I attended "RAW: Natural Born Artists" on Friday night in Denver. One of TFW's writers, a young woman named Izna, from Kashmir, was presenting her art for the first time. I had no idea what to expect, not having the time to research in advance. I was surprised to discover the show was in an interesting venue called "City Hall". The place was a brick multilevel building with two bars, stages, techno rock blasting, and performances taking place below and above.
Here's some information about RAW in its own words:
"Our mission is to provide independent artists with the first 10 years of their career with the tools, resources and exposure needed to inspire and cultivate creativity"
"We welcome all genres of art including independent film, fashion, music, visual art, performing art, hairstylists, makeup artists, and more."
They have monthly events from February through October.
The only thing I disliked was the admonition to wear "fashionable attire". It's insulting to be told what to wear. It's a shame that they include this ridiculous dress code in an effort to increase the hip factor. What's truly cool is to let people dress themselves in the way that best expresses their individualism.
Izna's show was a success. She was right in the thick of things and I'm proud of her.
Here's some information about RAW in its own words:
"Our mission is to provide independent artists with the first 10 years of their career with the tools, resources and exposure needed to inspire and cultivate creativity"
"We welcome all genres of art including independent film, fashion, music, visual art, performing art, hairstylists, makeup artists, and more."
They have monthly events from February through October.
The only thing I disliked was the admonition to wear "fashionable attire". It's insulting to be told what to wear. It's a shame that they include this ridiculous dress code in an effort to increase the hip factor. What's truly cool is to let people dress themselves in the way that best expresses their individualism.
Izna's show was a success. She was right in the thick of things and I'm proud of her.
It was an interesting venue for emerging artists. Izna had a nice collection of 2-D art; she did great! There were photographs, pen and ink and painting, a firedancer, feather earrings, cannabis T-shirts and steampunk black lights like flowers. A fun night!
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