ARTCRANK Denver 2009 – RECAP
13.04.09
This was Denver’s first year hosting ARTCRANK and we came out strong! HUGE turnout, bikes everywhere, fashion show, crazy-ass marching band and over 40 posters from some of Colorado’s freshest artists. We made the trek from Boulder via bus / bike (bus to Wadsworth, bike from there), riding with Collin (Quickleft), Dan (Retail Sprout/Hi! Local), and Big Grant (Sid Factor Seven).
You can check out all of our photos over on our Flickr, but here are a select few. Big ups to the Wills Fam for hosting the whole shebang, to Charles (who started ARTCRANK back in MN 4 years ago) and Rob & Celeste who made the long trip back for the show. We miss you guys already.
Until next year.
Scot Lefavor's awesome & massive hand painted paste up (morning of Artcrank)
Crowd-swell inside Neopolitan
Dea & Dave's Plastic Chapel was packed all night!!! Toys and bikes - so amazing.
The Fabric Lab was slammed all night as Tran handled poster purchases.
Dea & Dave's Schwinn Crates
Not really much room to move - at all.
The BLOCK in full effect. Denver knows how to party - arty.
And some of our favs… Alex had to fight the crowd to get pics so we couldn’t get ‘em all.
Scot Lefavor w/ help from master pressman Chris Huth (note: metallic ink)
Mike Scarano (detail) Letterpressed by Brett Lareau at "Birks & Birks Letterpress"
Mike Scarano (detail) Letterpressed by Brett Lareau at "Birks & Birks Letterpress"
RAFA JENN (detail) w/ Indyink on press
John Fellows
Markham "Shitty Kitten" Maes (detail) - illustration, design, and press. Yeah Shitty!!!
Chris Nguyen (detail) - Awesome.
Ray Young Chu as Chule (detail) - Stencil
Aaron Ray design and hand pull
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Yeah guys straight killin it! And the new added twitter column is super tight!!!
April 14, 3:03 pm KevinThank you to everyone who came and supported the show. And more importantly, supported local artists. I am in awe and inspired for next year.
April 16, 9:09 am CharlesSooo awesome…I even picked up John Fellows poster for myself.
April 16, 2:47 pm Andrew HoffmanScot Lefavor’s wheat paste is dope! What a great block party that was.
April 22, 11:58 am Mario Zoots[...] ‘bike train’ is so cute, in fact–joy engine used it as the concept behind their art crank poster a few months back. check out this rad poster i just bought today too–as future [...]
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