BOULDER AREA
15th Street Gallery: Featuring lithographs by Santa Fe artist Rodney Carswell; open by appointment only; 1708 15th St., Boulder; 15thstreetgalleryboulder.com
Ana’s Art Gallery: “Margo Berkowitz and the World of Abstract,” oil and acrylic on canvas, explores new works of an almost mystical quality. Also shown are established abstract painters Rademis Borje and Paul Leceo. Opening reception at 4 p.m. Saturday, up through Oct. 21; 1100 Spruce St., Boulder; anasartgallery.com.
Art and Soul Gallery: Downtown space that offers a selection of fine art and jewelry; 1615 Pearl St., Boulder; artandsoulboulder.com.
Art Parts: Nonprofit creative reuse center with arts and craft supplies; 3080 Valmont St., Boulder; artpartsboulder.org.
Art Source International: Antique maps, prints and vintage posters; 1237 Pearl St., Boulder; artsourceinternational.com.
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: “MediaLive: Data Rich, Dirt Poor,” the 2025 edition of MediaLive digs into how value and values are constructed — environmentally, culturally and archivally, up through Jan. 11; 1750 13th St., Boulder; bmoca.org.
BMoCA at Frasier: “Interiors,” by Jordan Wolfson, investigates the depths of human perception through a selection of oil paintings, graphite drawings and charcoal works completed over the span of two decades, up through March 1; 350 Ponca Place, Boulder; bmoca.org.
Bus Stop Gallery: “To the Moon,” work by SMiLE returns, featuring 30 fresh original works that continue to fuse energetic street-art aesthetics with themes of urban life, animals and human connection, up through Sept. 27; 4895 N. Broadway, Boulder area; noboartdistrict.org.
Canyon Theater and Gallery: “What Makes You Flourish?” Boulder-based artist Liz Quan designed a series of playful forms using recycled cardboard, up through Wednesday; “The World Next Door,” photography by Richard Lariviere, up through Oct. 31 at Reynolds Branch; “A Cure for the Curious — WeeBees,” painted comic strip by Derek Simon featuring whimsical cloud characters with plant limbs, up through Oct. 24 at Meadows Branch; “Making Homelands — Tufting San Lazaro Lifeways,” up through Oct. 29 on the Arapahoe Ramp; “ImmigrantAmerica: Reclaiming our Presence,” undocumented community members’ stories displayed through a wide variety of mediums, up through Sept. 30; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.
Collective Community Arts Center: “Lost and Found: Art with Found Objects,” artworks that incorporate at least 50% recycled, repurposed or reused materials, up through Sunday; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.
Dairy Arts Center: “We Are From Iran,” curated by Parisa Tashakori, 18 Iranian graphic designers share poster works that speak to the urgency and complexity of their lived experiences, up through Nov. 11; “In Concrete Contrast: A Story of Withheld Spring,” by Boulder-based artist Samira Hemmat, up through Nov. 11; “Marking the Space” solo exhibition of paintings by Steven Tassin presenting a dynamic investigation of space, movement, context and tension through minimalist abstraction, up through Nov. 11; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.
East Window: “Love Letters to Life,” by Roddy MacInnes, up through Dec. 31; “Sanctuary,” a series of intimate portraits of queer, trans and non-binary individuals in their living spaces by Stas Ginzburg, celebrating the diversity of experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community, up through Jan. 31; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.
Groundworks Art Lab: Paintings from Boulder-based artist Melissa Stuart, whose paintings will be on display through September. The Art Lab’s new 12,500 square-foot space in North Boulder is filled with classes in pottery, metalworking, woodworking, glass and printmaking; 3750 Canfield Street, Boulder; groundworksartlab.org.
Kin Studio and Gallery: “Camp: Queer Arts and Crafts and the Beauty of Imperfection,” sculpture and mixed media by Allyson McDuffie, up through December; Kin Studio & Gallery, 4725 16th St., Studio 104, Boulder; kinstudioboulder.com.
Messinger Gallery: Fiber art by Camille McMurry, Julie Rothschild and Sara Goldenberg White; Messinger Gallery at the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; boulderjcc.org.
Museum of Boulder: “Bending the Arc,” recognizing the 50th anniversary of six same-sex marriage licenses issued in 1975 in Boulder, up through Sept. 29; “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History,” highlights the history of Black culture in Colorado, up through September; “The McGuckin Way — 70 Years as Boulder’s Favorite Everything Store,” exhibit that looks back at the McGuckin evolution using photos and artifacts collected from the Green Vest family archives, up through Sept. 27; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.org.
The New Local Annex: “Luminous Beasts” by Karina Vogt pays homage to the animal kingdom, where birds take flight, big cats captivate and David Bowie makes a cameo as a fox, up through September; noon-4 p.m. Sundays and by appointment; 713 Pearl St., Boulder; thenew-local.org.
The New Local Gallery: Downtown gallery in a historic home features diverse work of different mediums by over 90 local, female creatives; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 741 Pearl St., Boulder; thenew-local.org.
Nick Ryan Gallery: “Interdimensional,” group exhibition, up through Sept. 27; 1221 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 110, Boulder; nickryangallery.com.
NoBo Art Center: “Evolving City,” relief murals by CLS, up through Sept. 27; 4929 Broadway, #E, Boulder area; noboartdistrict.org/nobo-art-center.
Open Studios Gallery: Showing art from Boulder County artists and includes paintings, prints, jewelry, pottery, small gifts and more; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Junction Place, 3075 Pearl Parkway, Boulder; openstudios.org.
Seidel City: A contemporary art gallery and alternative art space that hosts performances, educational events and art exhibitions; 3205 Longhorn Road, Boulder area; seidelcity.com.
Shark’s Ink: A new color lithograph by California-based artist Kara Maria, “Ferret in the Headlights (black-footed ferret),” depicts one of the most endangered mammals in the U.S., one that conservationists are attempting to save through cloning; 550 Blue Mountain Road, Lyons area; sharksink.com.
SmithKlein Gallery: Works from pastel artist Lisa Gleim that depict realistic animal paintings on ephemeral mediums; 1116 Pearl St., Boulder; smithklein.com.
Wilderness Art Studios: 2810 Wilderness Place, Suites C, D and E, Boulder; Space with 28 individual creative studios for local Boulder artists, with various workshops and activities. Find out more at wildernessartstudios.com.
CU Art Museum: “Turn, Turn, Turn — Picturing Time,” invites viewers to consider how artists capture, challenge and reshape understandings of time, up through July of 2026; “Biogenic Futures: Women Shaping Material Ecologies,” highlights the transformative potential of biomaterials and their capacity to reshape our built environment through care, resilience and innovation, up through Dec. 19; “Shaping Time: CU Ceramics Alumni 2000–2020,” features artwork by 30 alumni, who offer an expansive, intermedial perspective of contemporary ceramics, up through Dec. 19; 1085 18th St., Boulder; colorado.edu/cuartmuseum.
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History: Various galleries that focus on natural and human history include: Discovery Corner, hands-on activities for kids, the BioLounge, McKenna Gallery and the Anthropology Hall, which holds a bank of ancient stone tools found in Boulder; CU Boulder Henderson Building, near 15th Street and Broadway, Boulder; colorado.edu/cumuseum.
For tips about opportunities, grant information and art news, visit Boulder County Arts Alliance at bouldercountyarts.org.
LONGMONT AREA
Firehouse Art Center: “Against the Grain,” by Saxon Martinez, up through Oct. 5; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.
The Great Frame Up: Open Show featuring 16 artists from around the area, up through Oct. 3; 430 Main St., Longmont; longmont.thegreatframeup.com.
Helios Public Art House: An art house that displays the work of around 20 Boulder County artists and hosts live music; open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 364 Main St., Longmont; downtownlongmont.com/go/helios-public-art-house.
Longmont Museum: Closed for at least one year for expansion; 400 Quail Road, Longmont; longmontmuseum.org.
Tumbleweed Art Collective: This artisan boutique displays local artwork, hosts various classes and offers studio space; open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1333 Coffman St., Suite A, Longmont; thetumbleweedartcollective.com.