Feral Factory Ltd
February 24 – June 27, 2017
Company launch and opening party!
Opening Friday, Feb 24th, 7-10pm
With theatrical and dance performances, DJ Sosan, and nibbles.
Feral Factory Ltd. is a new interdisciplinary arts organization forging alliances between the visual arts, performing arts, and business in RiNo, Denver, and beyond. All our exhibitions, openings, and events are curated as a synergistic melange of the finest arts.
As an organization, Feral Factory is launching with a four-month exhibition of art and happenings called:
“Urban Collage and the Collage City.”
The exhibition / residency is a partnership with the River North ArtDistrict (RiNo), RedLine Contemporary Art Center, NINE dot ARTS, and Denver Month of Photography.
From April to June, the exhibition will rotate in a juried, multi media show exploring different angles of the residency theme, with one featured artist from RiNo during each month and dozens of other artists from the region and around the world. Inter-arts events, performances, wine tastings, salons, openings, workshops, talks, and feral happenings will abound.
The Crash
2555 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80205
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EXPLORING THE COLLAGE CITY
February 24th - Mar 30th, 2017
Opens Friday, Feb 24th, 7-10pm
Featured Artists
Armando Martinez
Shana Cordon
Salon
Tuesday, March 7th, 7-9pm
Exploring the Collage City
An Exhibition of Photography
Feral Factory’s four-month Residency at the Crash begins with an exhibition for the Month of Photography. Artists Armando Martinez and Shana Cordon present a collection of images which illuminate the themes of urban collage and the collage city.
Martinez’s photography exposes the sublime in the everyday lives of his subjects, a cross-section of urban dwellers who represent the heterogeneity of cities. Cordon’s work abstracts the image of the city, both reducing it to impressions and revealing the accidental collisions of texture and intention which exist in cities at every scale. Martinez exposes us to urban life; Cordon, to the marks this life leaves behind.
This exhibition draws its questions from the urban theories of Colin Rowe, Fred Koetter, Kevin Lynch, Jane Jacobs, and others. While Martinez and Cordon set the stage, the exhibition will continue with three more shows through the end of June, 2017.
The Crash
2555 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80205
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Urban Collage: Radical Heterogeneity
Opens Saturday, April 1, 7-10pm
with over 25 original pieces from artists around the nation.
Our featured artist this month, Thomas “Detour” Evans, will reveal new work created specifically for this show.
This group show is comprised of photography, painting, and multi-media works by local and national artists. The theme is “Radical Heterogeneity,” a theory espoused by architectural theorist Colin Rowe that strong cities and communities exist when every stakeholder/identity is represented.
This show was juried by Louise Martarano of RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Tracy Weil of RiNo Art District, Martha Weidmann of NINE dot ARTS, and Feral Factory founders John Barbour and Shana Cordon.
Feral Factory's openings are part art exhibition, part performance, entertainment, and party—an evening of aesthetic inspiration and community. The opening will include original performances based on the art and themes of the show including spoken word, improv, and monologues by some of Denver's finest performers.
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Artist Salon
Tuesday, 11 April, 7-9pm
Reserve your seat here: feralfactory.com/salon
Our salons connect the themes of our exhibition to our community, with talks from our featured artist. This month continues last month’s themes of cities and urban life. “Radical heterogeneity” is the idea that healthy societies afford participation and representation to diverse groups, that these groups receive equal time in the discussion, an equal voice among their peers. While this ideal remains in our future, art explores these ideas now. This month’s Salon will talk about the idea, and the art, of heterogeneity.
Panelists include:
Featured artist Thomas “Detour” Evans.
Gabriela Perez, Creative Strategies for Change.
Facilitated by John Barbour, Co-Founder of Feral Factory and design-educator, author, and futurist.
With additional members of the community to be announced.
First Friday, RiNo Art Walk
Friday, April 7, 6-9 pm
Make Feral Factory part of your Art Walk in RiNo! The neighborhood is large, so check the guide and plan your path.
Free and Open to the Public
The Crash
2555 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80205
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ART OF RESISTANCE, ART OF RESILIENCE
Group Show
Featured Artist
Nicholas Emery
April, 29th - May 24th, 2017
Opening Saturday, May 27th, 7-10pm
Salon
Tuesday, June 13th, 7-9pm
The Call for Entries for this exhibition is now OPEN.
Artists, please apply here: http://bit.ly/2iCGojv
The Crash
2555 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80205
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THEATER OF MEMORY, THEATER OF PROPHECY
Group Show
Featured Artist
Stephanie Hartshorn
May 27th - June 28th, 2017
Opening Saturday, Apr 29th 7-10pm
Salon
Tuesday, May 9th, 7-9pm
The Crash
2555 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80205
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Please check our website for ongoing updates on additional artists, events, and collaborators: www.feralfactory.com.
For questions contact howl@feralfactory.com.
Feral Factory Ltd.
757 E 20th Ave
STE 370 #438
Denver, CO 80205
www.feralfactory.com
@FeralFactory