The exhibition blends important milestones in Denver’s LGBTQ+ culture with contemporary art-making, focusing on a diversity of queer identities. This exhibition draws on histories of struggle for self-determination to help us imagine a more inclusive future.
“Listen” brings discovery and intrigue to the McNichols Civic Center Building website through a virtual experience: a series of stories is told by men who spent more than 20 years in prison. These are intimate and brutally honest stories about their childhoods, crimes, surviving prison and attempting to create ‘normal’ lives after their return to society.
We all have experiences that we carry with us that may make us feel broken, but we each carry those broken pieces in different ways. Kintsugi teaches us that through the process of repairing the cracks between our broken pieces, we build resilience and strength. Our beauty shines through the cracks that might be perceived as weakness. How do we heal? How do we honor the strength within the imperfect parts of ourselves?
