Pirate News for September 2026

Updated 9/4/2026

Pirates are busy people. Read to learn about what our membership is up to outside of Pirate.

Kudos

Pirate member Denise Demby is a juror for 3 Square Art Gallery in Ft Collins for the upcoming show, Color 26, 9th Annual Juried International Exposition. An opening recepion is scheduled for Friday, September 11th from 6 to 8 PM. In April 2026, Denise was awarded Best of Show in 3 Square's Nooba Show.

Julie Jablonski, 1,900 Miles and Shadows Growing Long, 2026 

Unique archival pigment prints from photographs, blind contour ink drawings, and found cartoon imagery on Moab Entrada Rag Natural; original cyanotypes and original gouache with ink, both on Arches Aquarelle Hot Press, Edition 1 of 1 185 x 77 inches

Congratuations to Julie Jablonski, who recently completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Art Practice from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Julie's thesis show was positively reviewed by the prestigious international contemporary art magazine, Hyperallergic. You can read the review here.

1,900 Miles and Shadows Growing Long (detail)

1,900 Miles and Shadows Growing Long (detail)

Classes

Darren Henkel offers Alternative Printmaking Workshop: How to Transfer Images to Wood, Metal, and Glass

Alternative printmaking techniques offer a unique way to merge digital imagery with raw, organic materials beyond standard paper.

At 2DH Gallery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, artists can dive deep into this creative process, with owner Darren Henkel, through a hands-on Introduction to Pigment Transfer workshop. This session breaks down the process behind solvent-based emulsion transfers.

Classes are offered at multiple times at 2DH Gallery in Wheat Ridge. For more information and to reserve a space in Darren's workshop, click here.

Shows

Welcome Back (Dave Seiler)

Rino ArtPark Gallery, 1900 35th st. Denver, CO 80216

Now through October 24th, 2026

artwork by Amanda Stavast

Glitch in the System (Amanda Stavast)

D'Art Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

August 27th through September 20th, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, August 28th, 6 to 9 PM

Art from Parts  (Mark Friday)

NKollectiv Gallery, 3485 S Broadway, 2nd Floor, Englewood, CO

September 2 - 27, 2026

Second Saturday Artist Reception: Saturday, September 12th, 4 to 8 PM

Art from Parts, a group exhibition of assemblage art made from found objects and up-cycled items will be on view from September 2 - 27 in the north gallery at NKollectiv. Work by nine local artists who were invited to show their creations will be included: John Boak, Michelle Bracewell, Leigh Cabell, Gary Ciancio, Mark Friday, Deborah Jang, Terra Marks, Bill Nelson and Jerry Simpson.

pARTy 50th Anniversary Show (Phil Bender, Dave Seiler)

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

September 10th through November 8th, 2026

World's Wonder View Tower Installation  (Phil Bender, Mark Friday, Deborah Jang)

World's Wonder View Tower

Genoa, CO (Exit 371 off i-70)

Opening Reception, Saturday, September 19, 3 to 5 PM, 2026

Ongoing viewing on Saturdays, 10 AM to 5 PM

Pirate Members Phil Bender, Mark Friday, and Pirate Guest Artist Deborah Jang all have full-floor installations in the tower along with noted Denver artist Lonnie Hanzon (known for Evolution of the Ball at the entrance to Coors Field and the immersive Camp Christmas). From the top of the Tower you can see six states! A Ripley's Believe It or Not extravaganza!

For more information or to RSVP for the reception, email info@worldswonderviewtower.org.