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: “Warm Winter,” paintings by Alene Nitzky and Lonny Granston; 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, 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, through March 1; 350 Ponca Place, Boulder; bmoca.org.
Canyon Theater and Gallery: “Maker Made,” showcasing works created in the library’s makerspaces, through Jan. 28; “The Written Word,” art exhibit where advanced photo and pottery students from Boulder High School visually interpret their favorite pieces of literature, on display through Sunday; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.
Collective Community Arts Center: “Stories We Share — Tales, Myths, and Traditions,” invitational art exhibit featuring diverse depictions of tales, myths and traditions from different cultures around the world, through Jan. 11; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.
Dairy Arts Center: “Continuum,” exhibition delves into themes of identity, memory, chronic illness, grief and loss, personal and cultural landscapes, through Feb. 8; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.
East Window: “Love Letters to Life,” by Roddy MacInnes, through Dec. 31; “Shadows Gather Archive: 2019 to Now” features more than 2,000 instant photos from six years of underground culture, through Dec. 19; “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, through Jan. 31; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.
Kin Studio and Gallery: “Camp: Queer Arts and Crafts and the Beauty of Imperfection,” sculpture and mixed-media by Allyson McDuffie, through December; Kin Studio & Gallery, 4725 16th St., Studio 104, Boulder; kinstudioboulder.com.
Messinger Gallery: Showing art from Mila Garcia; Messinger Gallery at the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; boulderjcc.org.
Museum of Boulder: “Boulder Chamber — 120 Years of Purpose, Progress, and Partnership,” through Jan. 6; “Boulder Eats! Traditions Along the Front Range,” focuses on food traditions along the Front Range, with a special emphasis on the community’s restaurants, farms and kitchens, through July 26; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.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: “The Surface of Last Scattering,” by Bruce Price, through Jan. 10; 1221 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 110, Boulder; nickryangallery.com.
NoBo Holiday Market: 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, North Boulder Arts District, Boulder. From handmade art and home décor to cozy textiles and crochet animals, there’s something for everyone at pop-up holiday shops at the Thistle Community Gallery, Scribble Art Workshop, NoBo Art Center, the Bus Stop Gallery and the Artisan Gift Shop. Local participating studios will also be open for holiday shopping. The market is open to the public and filled with one-of-a-kind works from local artists. Grab fresh coffee and homemade treats from Emory Jane’s Coffee Truck. Free; noboartdistrict.org.
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.
Particulars Art Gallery: December’s featured artist is Peter Steele; 401 S. Public Road, Lafayette; particularsart.com.
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 New York-based painter and sculptor — and founder of the artistic movement Pattern and Decoration — Robert Kushner titled “Anemone”; 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, 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, through Dec. 19; “Shaping Time: CU Ceramics Alumni 2000–2020,” features artwork by 30 alumni, who offer an expansive, intermedial perspective of contemporary ceramics, 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: “Unfolding Horizons,” the annual Front Range Community College student showcase, up through Jan. 2; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.
The Great Frame Up: “Holiday Bazaar and Art Show,” annual holiday show with great prices on amazing local artwork, through Jan. 2; 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 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.
Please contact the galleries for hours and price information. Did we miss your exhibit? Please email features@prairiemountainmedia.com with “art listings” in the subject line.
