Exhibitions
Current
Type Faces
May 1 -July 29, Main, Arapahoe Ramp
Letter Character Craft Friday, May 2, 2 – 4 p.m., Main, Boulder Creek Room
Type Faces is a bold and imaginative art exhibition that redefines the modern alphabet through a playful series of characters and portraits. Artist Marek Hosek breathes new life into each letter, inviting both adults and children to see the alphabet in a fresh, creative light. Step into Marek’s world of invention, where curiosity meets design, and rediscover the joy of intuitive, childlike creativity. Each piece encourages us to return to a sense of wonder—again and again.
Fervor
May 1 – June Main, Arapahoe Entrance
This exhibition is part of Experiments in Public Art: 2025 Lecture Series with the City of Boulder.
The word “fervor” denotes both passion and devotion, and this temporary installation alludes to the Earth’s fervent transformational nature—decay becomes nourishment, and from death comes life. The artist explores color and movement with tulle. Tulle, seen as a prototypically feminine material, alludes to a fantasized message of happy fragility, where all is better when women delegate their own agency, and with it, their power. Ana Maria Hernando rebels against this notion, and presents tulle in a somatic and visual abstraction, bringing it forward in such abundance that softness becomes less a discreet quality and more a function of power, both formally and symbolically.
The Mazu Experience: A Journey into Taiwan’s Heart and Soul
April 30 – July 31, Reynolds Library
The Mazu Pilgrimage, centered around the veneration of Mazu, the Heavenly and Sacred Mother, is one of the most important cultural events in Taiwan. This exhibition will present a curated selection of documentation photographs expressing the essence of the Mazu Pilgrimage.
BVSD Showcase K-8
Apr. 9 – May 14, Canyon Gallery, Main Library
Featuring unique and wide-ranging artwork made by Boulder Valley School District students.
Upcoming
Sogetsu Ikebana
May 17 – 18, Main, Canyon Gallery
Sogetsu, one of the largest schools of ikebana (Japanese Flower arranging), follows the principle that anyone can create an arrangement using any materials, anywhere and at any time.
Echoes of Korea
May 28 – Aug 4, Main, Canyon Gallery. Opening reception Thursday, May 29, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
A collaborative journey into the essence of Korean craftsmanship, brought to life through ceramics, textiles, and wooden sculpture. Through the works of Colorado-based Korean artists Eunjoo Kang, Hana Kim, and Michael Le Desma.
The Sensory Sculpture
June 1 – July 31, Main, Arapahoe Entrance
Celebrate Reef Awareness Day (June 1) and National Ocean Month (June) with artist Paige Brown’s interactive coral reef sculpture. This sculpture is funded by the City of Boulder’s Experiments in Public Art program. Special Event: Reefs of Time Book Release with Author Lisa Gardiner Tuesday, June 10, 5 – 6:30 p.m., Canyon Theater, Main Library
The World Next Door
Aug. 3 – Oct. 31, Reynolds Library
Richard Lariviere’s photography offers a window into the invisible realm that shapes the world around us. This exhibition consists of artist narratives and original pictures, unedited and unaltered…and they’re terrifying. Join us for a conversation with the artist and an opportunity for audience reflections on Oct. 22, 6 – 7 p.m.
A Cure for the Curious: WeeBees
Aug. 4 – Oct. 24, Meadows Library
“WeeBees,” a painted comic strip series by writer and illustrator Derek Simon, aka Sky Welkin, merges vibrant visual storytelling with existential humor. Each artwork features whimsical cloud characters with plant limbs, engaging in witty banter that explores life’s curiosities.
Making Homelands: Tufting San Lazaro Lifeways
Aug. 5 – Oct. 29, Main, Arapahoe Ramp
Engage visually and haptically with a series of tufted textiles that storymap residents of San Lazaro’s climatic and political migration. The textiles record the ecologies present and changing over time and space, witnessing where residents make home. The series is a visual interview, each rug telling a story with a different resident, alongside a comprehensive map of the resident’s relationship to each other in their current community.
UndocuAmerica: Reclaiming our Presence
Aug. 9 – Sept. 30, Main, Canyon Gallery
Motus Theater’s exhibition invites visitors to engage with art that centers undocumented community members’ stories through a wide variety of mediums including photography, illustrations, films, and animations. At a time when people who are undocumented are often demonized as “other” for political gain, this exhibition invites us to look past our differences and find our shared humanity. Regardless of individual beliefs about immigration policy, visitors will learn more about the impact of these policies on the lives of undocumented families. Includes artwork by Sebastián Sifuentes in collaboration with Kirsten Wilson, Edica Pacha, & Motus Theater.
Ikenobo Ikebana Fall Show
Oct. 4 – 5, Main, Canyon Gallery
Ikenobo Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arranging. Enjoy this two-day exhibition in the Canyon Gallery accompanied by live demonstrations in the Canyon Theater.
Maker Made
Nov. 1, 2025 – Jan 29, 2026, Main, Arapahoe Ramp
Showcasing works inspired by and created in the library’s Makerspaces: BLDG 61 and STUDIO 24.
Papier Fantastique
Dec. 4 – Jan. 25, 2026, Main, Canyon Gallery
Experience imaginative uses of paper as an art medium through works by ten artists based in Boulder County, Colorado Springs, and the greater Denver area. Made up of installation, sculpture, and dimensional wall pieces, this exhibition seeks to expand our notions of paper as an art form and what the possibilities of paper may be. By putting diverse paper-centered work into conversation in the same space, we hope to find unlikely connections between the imagery, forms, and concepts created by the various artists, and to draw out new meanings.
Music from Scrap
Feb. 7 – March 28, 2026, Main, Canyon Gallery
This project from composer-performer-artists Abby Kellems, Jessie Lausé, and Gavin Kitchen enlivens recycling education through music making. Featuring interactive instruments built from recycled materials, graphic/text scores, artistic infographics about local issues, and workshops on instrument-building and sustainability.