12 MARCH 5-11, 2026 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Making a Mark MO’PRINT 2026 FLOODS COLORADO WITH PRINT SHOWS. HERE’S WHERE TO START LOOKING. BY TONI TRESCA Mo’Print, short for Month of Printmaking, is a volunteer-organized biennial celebration of original, handcrafted prints that stretches across Colorado. Launched in 2014, the event pulls together galleries, schools, museums, studios and artist-run spaces to show how var- ied printmaking can be, from woodcuts and etching to monotypes, photograms and books that treat the printed page like sculpture. “The goal of Mo’Print is to let everyone know the possibilities of printmaking,” says Tessa Crisman, director of communications and development at the Art Students League of Denver. “Our printmaking staff is very invested in making art accessible to people — in and out of the classroom — and fi nding ways to help people know art is available in the community and within their own body and mind.” What makes Mo’Print matter is its mix of history and access. It’s built on more than a century of local printmaking while also func- tioning like a public invitation: Walk into a reception, watch a demo, ask questions, buy an affordable work and leave with a better sense of how an image becomes an object. Now that MoPrint Inc. is offi cially a 501(c)(3), the organization is also posi- tioned to keep expanding that community-facing mission in a more sustainable way. This seventh edition of Mo’Print includes more than 45 affiliated happenings across the metro and around Colorado, which means you can treat it like a choose- your-own-adventure: follow the medium you love (wood- cut, screenprint, monotype, photogram, artist books) or follow the neighborhoods and let the presses lead you. Here are just some of the more interesting Mo’Print- related events: Futures: 528.0 Print Exhibition On view through Saturday, March 21 Center for Visual Art at MSU Denver, 965 Santa Fe Drive A juried snapshot of what printmaking looks like right now across 528.0 miles around Denver. The theme asks artists to imagine the future, so you’ll see everything from optimistic projections to more cautious, unsettling visions, all fi ltered through wildly different techniques across the western region. Bonus: It’s free, making it an ideal fi rst stop on Santa Fe. Xochimilco: Works by Eduardo Robledo Romero On view through Sunday, March 22 Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street Printmaking meets ecology and cultural memory in work shaped by Robledo Rome- ro’s ties to Xochimilco, Mexico. The images draw connections between plants, animals and belief systems, exploring the spiritual charge of the natural world and its cycles of birth and death. It’s a strong pick if you want prints that feel rooted in place and tradition. ex(PRESS)ion On view through Sunday, March 29 NKollectiv at EASEL, 3485 South Broadway, Englewood Printmaking in all its forms is the subject of an exhibition juried by Alicia McKim. Whether traditional or experimental, bold or subtle, the highlighted work exempli- fi es the richness and versatility of original, handcrafted print media. Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women On view through Saturday, April 4 Loveland Museum, 503 North Lincoln, Loveland In response to a growing climate of dis- crimination against marginalized people in the United States, Massachusetts-based printmaker Julie Lapping Rivera began a series of portraits of women who were often overlooked at the time. This ongoing collec- tion of woodcut and collage portraits was in- spired by the New York Times “Overlooked” series, which has been sharing the stories of remarkable people who’d previously gone unnoticed in Times’ obituaries. Printed Page V On view through Sunday, April 26 Anderson Academic Commons, 2150 East Evans Avenue Abecedarian Artists’ Books is presenting Printed Page V as part of Mo’Print. Cu- rators chose 38 works by 32 artists as outstanding examples of how tradi- tional printmaking tech- niques are being applied by contemporary book artists living and working across the United States. The re- sulting exhibition focuses on contemporary artist books that combine letter- press, intaglio, lithography, relief and other techniques to create bound works that blur the distinction be- tween reading and looking. Heroes On view through Sunday, March 29 Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building, 2121 East Asbury Avenue This survey-style show anchored in the DU printmaking ecosystem highlights artists connected to the university’s studio and spotlights student work as well. Because it aims to represent “each of the main areas of printmaking,” it’s a good one-stop primer if you want to compare techniques side by side without hopping venues. Pressed to Impress: A Community Print Exhibition On view through Saturday, April 11 Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant Street The Art Students League of Denver show highlights the works of ASLD’s diverse print community of members, faculty and students. The goal is to celebrate the fi ne art of creat- ing original, hand-crafted prints that inspire and make education accessible to the public. Round the Clock: 24 Hours of Colorado in Prints and Space Is the Place: Art & Design in the Atomic Age Through 2026, The Kirkland at the Denver Art Museum, 1201 Bannock Street This is the big, institutional anchor for Mo’Print season, and it’s two shows with very different pleasures. Round the Clock uses 48 prints to map Colorado life across a single day, hour by hour, turning the medium into a time machine for landscapes and everyday scenes. Space Is the Place shifts into mid-century futurism with 51 objects across art and design, tracing how the Space Age shaped the optimism, anxiety and visual language of imagined futures. Boulder Printmakers Winter Exhibit On view through Monday, March 30 Kin Studio and Gallery, 4725 16th Street, Studio 104, Boulder CULTURE continued on page 14 KEEP UP ON DENVER ARTS AND CULTURE AT WESTWORD.COM/ARTS Faith Williams gives a Tetrapak printing demonstration at DAVA as the art center prepares for the Mo’Print. A print from NKollectiv’s exPRESSion exhibition in conjunction with Mo’Print. COURTESY OF DAVA COURTESY OF NKOLLECTIV
