an art installation that explores creative responses to obstacles that residents face while navigating their home, their neighborhood, and their government. It’s weird. And fun. And means a lot to a lot of people….It includes Hot Wheels, a museum of repeated history, a resurrected 1953 Chevy Bel Air, a bus stop, paintings of humans, a closet of souls on video, many murals, free trees, and it is wild!
Where: 4335 Thompson Ct Denver 802016 (entrance in alley)
Exhibition Hours
August 16, 17, 20: 4:30-8:30pm
August 18, 19: 2-7pm
This installation is part of a larger project also called THIS MACHINE HAS A SOUL. Over the past two years, residents, students, artists, and community groups have been working together to bring two participatory budgeting (PB) processes to Denver. In both processes residents and students are working with their communities to decide how to spend $30,000 on projects that are community-led, from collecting ideas to developing proposals to voting on the winning project, and lastly implementation. Artists have created work in service of the PB process that have been used to engage, teach, and inspire residents.
THIS MACHINE HAS A SOUL is inspired by the PB processes as well as by interviews with participants, neighborhood residents, history, artists and activists.
Featuring work by the following artists and residents: BirdSeed Collective and Anthony Garcia Sr., Buntport Theater, Silas Emanon Jolt from Guerrilla Garden, Lockerpartners, Mmmanyfold, Rochelle Johnson, Elvis Nunez and Manuel Chavez, Incite Colorado, Danza Guadalupana Matachina Tlaxcalteca, Warm Cookies of the Revolution, Maria Carrillo, Lupe Carrillo, and Kerrie Joy. On camera: Candi CdeBaca, David Torres, Tony Garcia, Candace L. Johnson, Brande Micheau, Nola Miguel, Alma Urbano-Torres, Angelina Torres.
Location: The installation is located in and around the detached garage at 4335 Thompson Court. It is wheelchair accessible. The garage can be accessed via the alley between Elizabeth Street and Thompson Court. Please note that there are no bathrooms available at the installation location.
Parking: Street parking is available around Dunham Park at East 44th Avenue and Thompson Court or the fenced off property on Elizabeth at 44th. Please park at one of these locations and walk to the installation to ensure that residents’ ability to park in their neighborhood is not disrupted.
All materials in the exhibition are in English and Spanish.
(Live Spanish interpretation available as well on Saturday, August 18 from 2-7pm.)
Opening reception on August 16th with music from Molina Speaks Roots, Rice & Beans
THIS MACHINE HAS A SOUL is generously funded by grants from ArtPlace America; Arts in Society with the support of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Hemera Foundation, and Colorado Creative Industries; and Colorado Art Tank with the support of Denver Arts and Venues and Denver Foundation’s Arts Affinity Group.
More info at www.thismachinehasasoul.com
(Photo Credit Rich Aguilar)