Past Exhibitions

Women in Science

Closed Nov. 13, 2024

The goal of this project by Isabella Benson is to recognize the contributions of women in science, who played instrumental roles in their fields, and to inspire girls and women to pursue careers in science.

Maker Made 2024

Closed Nov. 13, 2024

Crafted in home studios, garages and local makerspaces, the work of these individuals stirs our imagination and provides a glimpse of what we can achieve as a culture of creators. Curated by the BLDG 61 and Studio 24 Makerspace staff.

Teen and Adult Library Card Contest Entries 2024

Closed Nov. 3, 2024

This exhibition displays submissions for the 2024 Library Card Art Contest in the Adult and Teen category.

Celebrating India

Closed Nov. 2 2024

This exhibit features oil paintings by Jyotsna Raj and mixed media collages by Anita Nagpal Schwartz. Both artists use India themes and imagery.

Exploring the Intimacies of the Living World

Closed Oct. 31, 2024

Inspired by the colors found in nature, this exhibition showcases places lived in and traveled to by the artist, spanning the continent and globe.

Growing Up Boulder: Young Artists Envision Boulder’s Future Civic Area

Closed Aug. 28, 2024

BHS’s National Art Honor Society students have teamed up with Growing Up Boulder to contribute to Civic Area Phase 2 visioning.

BAA Member’s Show: A Century of Vision

Closed Aug. 28, 2024

The Boulder Art Association’s Centennial Member Show honors 100 years of fostering a vibrant creative community.

The Beauty and Complexity of Our Microscopic World

Closed July 28, 2024

The photographs on display were produced by Joseph Dragavon using the microscopes found within the BioFrontiers Institute’s Advanced Light Microscopy Core (ALMC).

Little Gay (Vegan and Goofy) Four Panel Love Comics

Closed July 12, 2024

These comics by artist Will Betke-Brunswick are, as the title promises, little, gay, vegan, goofy, love comics. Each four panel comic exists separately, but the autobiographical series showcases queer love in Boulder through small uplifting moments.

Unchained Voices 2024: Liminal Presents and Futures

Closed June 22, 2024

Unchained Voices, an annual public art show, showcases art from incarcerated artists in Colorado. The exhibition celebrates creativity within correctional facilities, raising awareness of our connection with the incarcerated community.

Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Showcase

Closed May 12, 2024

The Boulder Valley School District will hold its annual K–8 art exhibition at the Boulder Public Library. Art teachers from all elementary and middle schools will select pieces of art and honor the student artists.

Soundscape Symphonies (Bringing the Outside In)

Closed May 6, 2024

Listen to the changing acoustic-ecologies that surround Boulder’s wild areas, focusing on natural biophonic cycles through changing seasons. This non-visual representation reveals the important, delicate balance of the sonic-landscape and its intrinsic effect on our mental space.

Art in the Palm: Taiwanese Hand Puppets

Closed April 29, 2024

An array of hand puppets, each a storied character from Taiwan’s rich cultural heritage, intricately designed with elaborate outfits and weaponry. Showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of Taiwanese artisans.

The Boulder Soul Box Project

Closed April 28, 2024

This multi-generational art project is a visual memorial honoring our Boulder neighbors who died or were impacted by the shooting at King Soopers on March 22, 2021, and calls attention to the epidemic of gun violence.

Empty Space: A LASP Artist in Residence Program

Closed March 31, 2024 Artists Mario Miguel Echevarria, Alexandra Lockhart, and Clark Riley remind us how creativity fuels discovery, breaking the divide between art and science. This program is in association with the University of Colorado Boulder’sTimmerhausfund.

Bubbling Up

Closed March 29, 2024

Bubbles serve as poignant symbols on this transformative journey, where stories mend wounds, dispel isolation and call for action. Visitors are invited to contribute their stories and responses, actively participating in the exhibition’s ongoing dialogue.

Relatosde la Madre Tierra, Tales from Mother Earth

Closed Feb. 4, 2024

Un experimento de arte colectivo que recrea y recupera los saberes ancestrales para el cuidado de la Madre Tierra. A collective art experiment that recreates and recovers ancestral knowledge for the care of Mother Earth.

Moving Steel Canvases: Railroad Graffiti in Boulder

Closed Jan. 31, 2024

Tad Kline’s unique photographs capture his passion for twentieth-century painting, the aesthetic of the railroad cars, and bold graffiti tags. His work examines alteration through weathering, accident, overpainting, and the efforts of the railroad companies to erase the vandalism.

The Boulder Art Association: Celebrating 100 years!

Closed Jan. 30, 2024

The Boulder Art Association (BAA) is a Community of Artists. We Talk, Teach, Promote, Exhibit, Support, Explore & DO ART! All are Welcome: all Mediums, Styles, Levels, Ages, Genders, Sizes, Cultures, Creators & Lovers of Art. This exhibit highlights the history of BAA with photos from the Carnegie Archives.

Birds of México

Closed Jan. 30, 2024

For his exhibit artist Christian Suárez created several depictions of different birds indigenous to México, in addition to a painting of the Mexican flag. The paintings are done in acrylic and the drawings in ink. The bird depicted on the Mexican flag is Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of time.

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Celebrating the Life and Art of Steve Jenkins

Closed Dec. 3, 2023

A vibrant retrospective of the wondrous work of Boulder Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins (1952–2021), featuring illustrations from his many children’s books (some in collaboration with his wife, Robin Page), that describe the marvels and magic of animals and the natural world.

Poems Beyond the Page

Closed Oct. 6, 2023

This interactive multimedia exhibition portrays poetry as an art that can live off the page to activate a sense of playfulness and connection. Presented by Beyond Academia Free Skool (BAFS), a literary arts collective that hosts free monthly poetry workshops in the Boulder Public Library.

Little Creatures

closed Sept. 28, 2023
Whether you hate them, love them, or are indifferent — your life depends on insects. Cool Boulder has teamed up with the Endangered Species Coalition and Colorado artists to explore our relationship with invertebrates through art, performance, workshops, community discussions, and more.

Our Wishes / Nuestros Deseos

Closed Aug. 8, 2023
Alejandra Abad developed “Our Wishes” in 2020 as a response to COVID-19 during her time as an Engaged Arts & Humanities graduate scholar at CU Boulder. The ongoing project has been displayed as hand-made banners throughout Boulder and Denver. This iteration focuses on banners that reflect wishes of joy to coincide with the library’s One Book One Boulder series related to the “Book of Joy”.

Maker Made

Closed July 30, 2023
The maker movement represents the collective energy and ambition of a community of inventors, designers, engineers, artists, craftspeople and tinkerers. Its ethos is a mixture of DIYer self-reliance informed by open-source learning, traditional craftsmanship, new technology and modern design thinking. Crafted in home studios, garages and local makerspaces – the work of these individuals stirs our imagination and provides a glimpse of what we can achieve as a culture of creators.

Cultivating Resilience

Closed June 11, 2023

Art and science come together in this exhibition by Amy Hoagland, Summer King, and Jullian Young. In collaboration with local artists, scientists, an elementary school, and Hannigan Air Quality Lab. This exhibition reflects on the unique abilities of plants to survive, thrive, and even improve the air around them after crises. Test an air quality monitor, take home an air-purifying plant clipping, and experience a data informed art environment.

Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Art Exhibition

closed May 7, 2023

BVSD once again held its annual K–8 art exhibition at the Boulder Public Library. Art teachers from all elementary and middle schools will select pieces of art and honor the student artists.

Reservoirs

closed March 23, 2023

“Reservoirs” creates a sonic river using everyday containers contributed by community members across the Boulder Creek watershed. Featuring sound installation and curation by Michiko Theurer, visual artwork by Alejandra Calvo, musical contributions by Liangyeh Tai, and a poetic invitation by Ambika Kamath, “Reservoirs” frames questions about community, climate change, and intergenerational commitment.