In conjunction with Mo’Print, DAVA presents a dynamic group exhibition curated by Paloma Jimenez and Genevieve Waller. Featured artists include Mary Lynn Baird, Maddie Christian, Miriam Dubinsky, Rick Griffith, Laura Grossett, Georgia Luckiw, Dianna Miguez, and Mami Yamamoto.
The artists in this exhibition reconfigure symbols from their environments to construct inventive visual languages. From vastly layered monotypes to three-dimensional installations, their processes reflect an experimental approach within the abundant world of printmaking.
This exhibition is on view through April 19, 2024.
Power to the Print Opening Reception at the BRDG Project
Power to the Print Opening Reception at the BRDG Project
March 8, 20246:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Power to the Print, a month-long group exhibition at the BRDG gallery in Denver unites a diverse group of Colorado artists who use print media as a tool for social change. These artists engage with ideas of decolonization, social and restorative justice, equality, resistance and interconnected solidarity around the world.
Join us at MATTER March 9th for a day of letterpress printing instructed by Rick Griffith. We will kick off the day at 10 am with some bagels and coffee and letterpress printing talk. Then at 10:30 we’ll sling posters and roll out. Attendees will typeset and print whatever words they wish to immortalize. This workshop is beginner-friendly. Register here.
March 13, 20246:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Shop at MATTER, 2114 Market St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
EVENT TYPE: Book Club
Co-leaders: Faatma B. Oné and Dominique Christina
2nd Wednesday of the month
One of the main features of imperial oppression is control over language. It tends to marginalize or erase anything outside of the standardized system it installed. Language is a culture keeper and a road opener. This book club, in the acknowledgement of that fact, is a post colonial-futuristic-literary discussion portal to activate our imagination to “reworld” the world.
March 22, 20243:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Shop at MATTER, 2114 Market St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
We are honored to be hosting a poetry reading and book signing with Mx. Yaffa (they/she), an acclaimed disabled, autistic, trans, queer, Muslim, and indigenous Palestinian activist and writer.
"Blood Orange" is a highly emotional, important, and timely poetry collection. Yaffa will be collecting donations and selling prints to support queer, trans-Palestinian, and on-the-ground work in Gaza and occupied Palestine.
RSVP is required. "Blood Orange" will be available to purchase in-person on March 22nd.
SCHEDULE 3:00 pm Welcome to MATTER 3:30 pm Mx. Yaffa shares poems from their collection & talks about current happenings in Palestine. 4:30 pm Book signing with Mx. Yaffa
SPACE & ACCESSIBILITY
The Shop at MATTER is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms. Chairs are provided for all. Masks are required.
We are now booking events in our new space, The Annex, at 2114 Market St. We are honing our process, so please email us your event request and we’ll get back to you. We need a few weeks of planning generally, but if you have an emergency on your hands, contact Debra.
We would LOVE to bring our BOOKSTORE POP-UP out into the Denver Metro area for conferences, corporate events, or organization fairs and festivals. Contact us with your details.
We can order your selection or provide suggestions for BOOK CLUBS. We are flexible to arrange for local pick up, ship to each book club member, or deliver the books to one location. We customize solutions to fit your needs. Contact us with your special requests.
Grand Re-Opening
Save the Date! Saturday, February 24th, 11am-10pm for an all-day GRAND RE-OPENING celebration of our bookstore and community venue. Live music, cinema, authors, and more.
Open to the public.
Letterpress Printing Workshops
One-Day Workshop: Join us at MATTER for a day of letterpress printing instructed by Rick Griffith. We will kick off the day with some bagels and coffee and letterpress printing talk, then we’ll sling posters and roll out. Attendees will typeset and print whatever words they wish to immortalize. This workshop is beginner-friendly. Typesetting instruction provided Color backgrounds provided Letterpress print anything as a poster Minors must be accompanied by an adult April 20th, Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. Limited to 10 people. $220 per person. Register here.
Design Book Club
A book club dedicated to designers with a broad interest in design, and new discussions about design
Curated and led by Rick Griffith and friends, Design Book Club meets every odd* month on Zoom to talk all things design. You can join the meetings at no cost or sign up for the Design Book Club Subscription where we send you obscure & hard-to-find designed stuff monthly.
*odd months are January, March, May, July, September, and November
MATTERbetaBook Club
Welcome to the newly founded MATTERBETAs. This Book Club is a vital way to include our community in our bookstore’s curation. At the first meeting on 02/15, our participants will choose an Advanced Reader’s Copy from the scores of books that are sent to us by publishers and authors. Then, as Beta Readers of these titles, we all report back on the books we read. Books are free. One per month. MATTERBETAs meet every 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-7:30pm Simple evaluation rubric provided.
Curated and hosted by Faatma, @handoffaatma and Dominique Christina, @dominiquechristina
One of the main features of imperial oppression is control over language. It tends to marginalize or erase anything outside of the standardized system it installed. Language is a culture keeper and a road opener. This book club, in the acknowledgment of that fact, is a post-colonial-futuristic-literary discussion portal to activate our imagination to “reworld” the world.
March’s book is The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri. Purchase here. Book Club to Remake the World meets every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30pm, beginning March 13th.