14 MARCH 5-11, 2026 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | LETTERS | CONTENTS | A group show featuring local printmakers who meet on a regular basis to share ideas, techniques and inspiration. The exhibition celebrates the diversity of printmaking, rang- ing from traditional woodcut and etching to experimental monoprint and mixed media, with each piece refl ecting the maker’s distinct personality while elevating the group’s shared dialogue. It’s a worthwhile stop if you’re interested in printmaking as a social practice. OFF-PRINSTE On view through Sunday, April 26 The People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora This show is built around the idea of “print thinking” rather than strict technique, so it’s for anyone curious about what happens when artists take impression, transfer, trace and pressure off the page and into unexpected materials. The premise alone makes it one of the more adventurous entries; go if you want to challenge your own defi nition of printmaking. 10 Years @ Tenn Street On view Thursday, March 5, through April 24 Tenn Street Coffee and Books, 4418 Ten- nyson Street A neighborhood-friendly annual that has built its own tradition, mixing intaglio, screen prints and experimental work in a setting that encourages lingering. Because this is the tenth year, the show also reads like a little archive of how a local print community sustains itself over time. Pair it with dinner on Tennyson. Arts For All On view Friday, March 6, through Saturday, March 21 Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive A show rooted in adaptive making where tools are reimagined so that wheelchairs, walkers and other devices can become part of the print process. While he work is the point, so is the methodology: It’s a clear example of how printmaking can expand through access, ingenuity and a willingness to redesign the studio. Student Printmaking Showcase On view Friday, March 6, through Saturday, March 2840 West Gallery, 6501 West Colfax Avenue, Lakewood A comprehensive look at what print students are currently creating in multiple Colorado schools, including Regis University, Colo- rado College, CU Boulder, RMCAD, Front Range Community College, Metro State and Jeffco Scholastics facilities. Expect a wide range of subjects and processes, from traditional assignments to work that gets weird in the best way possible as students push the medium’s limits. Gelatin Prints: A Redefi ned Pull On view Friday, March 6, through Sunday, April 12 Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive Gelatin printing is built for surprise. and this show leans into the medium’s mix of texture, layering and chance. Expect one-off pulls that feel immediate, translucent and slightly unruly, often fl irting with collage and mixed media. This is a great Santa Fe stop when you want printmaking that looks like it happened in real time. Under Pressure: 2026 National Printmaking Exhibition On view Friday, March 6, through Friday, April 24 The Lincoln Center Art Gallery, 417 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins If you want a view that extends beyond Colorado, this nationally juried exhibition is the move. With relief, lithograph, silkscreen, inta- glio and monoprints in the mix, it’s designed to showcase range and quality across the fi eld. Pair it with a Fort Collins day trip and you’ve got an easy Mo’Print mini getaway. Ecosystems On view Friday, March 6, through Friday, May 15 DAVA, 1405 Florence Street, Aurora Biodiversity is the through-line here, inter- preted through a mix of print techniques from intaglio and relief to more experimental ap- proaches like Tetrapak printing, collagraphs, foam prints and printing on ceramics. The exhibition includes work by DAVA students ages six through eighteen, plus guest artists, which makes it feel like a cross-section of how print skills get passed along. The Proof Is In The Print On view Saturday, March 7, through Mon- day, April 6 Spectra Art Space, 1836 South Broadway A salon-style format that lets you bounce between approaches quickly: letterpress, screen printing, relief block work and more under one roof. Learn about the various types of printmaking and enjoy some incredible new art from local creators. VOLUME: Screen Prints With Purpose On view Saturday, March 7, through Sunday, April 25 Blue Tile Gallery, 3944 South Broadway, Englewood For this exhibition, artists were asked to create a one-color image addressing a so- cial issue of their choice, which was then reproduced as a limited-edition, 12x12 screen print. Ink Lounge, an Englewood screen print design studio, curated and donated the screen printing, including materials, and some of the artists even came to the studio to pull the squeegee themselves. All sales benefi t a nonprofi t chosen by each artist. Do Not Disturb On view Saturday, March 14, through Friday, April 10 Space_Space, 7464 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite B3, Boulder Andi Newberry organized this print ex- change with seventeen artists from across the United States, prompting them to con- sider questions, feelings and tensions sur- rounding privacy, home, security, peace, seclusion, community, vigilance and support. With prints in the shape of doorknob signs, this portfolio and exhibit explores signifi ers of entry and printed matter as a barrier. It’s compact, clever and likely to stick with you. Pressing Matters On view Saturday, March 14, through Sat- urday April 18 Yolia Art Space, 901 Englewood Parkway, Unit 112, Englewood Curated by Carlos Frésquez and Grace Guti- errez of Los Fantasmas Artist Collective, this exhibition positions printmaking as a tool and testimony of the present moment. It includes collaborations built on screen- printed images by Frésquez plus a small prints showcase amplifying Chicano/a/x, Latino, Indigenous, queer and other com- munity voices. Pressing Matters is a timely, socially relevant show based on dialogue and contemporary politics. Connecting Energies On view Saturday, March 21, through Sat- urday, April 25 Studio Lunning, 12150 West 44th Avenue #116, Wheat Ridge A one-person show by print master Mark A. Lunning that spans big prints, small prints, old prints and new prints, which is another way of saying you get to see an artist thinking across time and scale. Studio Lunning is also a working printmaking facility, so the context matters: You’re seeing work in the ecosystem where prints get made. Go if you like exhibi- tions that feel close to the studio fl oor. Nevruz On view Thursday, April 23, through Thurs- day, April 30 Magnolia Street Art Space, 6600 East 74th Avenue, Commerce City A photogram series inspired by Nowruz and ideas of renewal and new beginnings, using plant shadows to build images that carry both light and loss. The project’s origins in collaboration and ritual give the prints an intimate charge. This is a strong, late-season stop if you want something quieter and more refl ective. Mo’ Print takes place at various art spaces in and around Denver through March and beyond. Learn more at moprint.org. Another print from NKollectiv’s exPRESSion exhibition in conjunction with Mo’Print. COURTESY OF NKOLLECTIV Eva Lucille “Eo” Kirchner’s “Shapes & Space,” 1961, at The Kirkland’s Round the Clock. Culture continued from page 12 ESTATE OF EVA LUCILLE
