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Telling the stories of overlooked subjects Art Students League of Denver welcomes Natalia Roberts as second BIPOC resident artist BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
The multitalented Natalia Roberts is about halfway through her Visiting Artist of Color Residency conducted by the Art Students League of Denver. Roberts brought a wealth of talent to the position: performer, choreographer, filmmaker, photographer and teacher. And she also studied architecture. Through her work, Roberts “aims to tell the stories of those who are often overlooked, and let these overlooked subjects know that their SEE STORIES, P3
State wants it back BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Two teenagers were arrested, but as of March 3, no charges had been filed in the case. The March 3rd demonstrators included Garcia’s teammates on the East High soccer team. Junior Grant Elliot said his message to lawmakers is simple: “This can’t keep happening. “This was so hard for everyone around us and I can’t imagine going through this again,” said Elliot.
Sage Naumann, a former staffer at the Colorado legislature, was conducting his occasional nerd search of state relics on eBay when a pricey item caught his eye: “ORIGINAL BRONZE WALL SCONCE FROM THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL BLDG. IN DENVER COLO.” The list price of the enormous artifact? Available from a Littleton seller for the cool price of $8,995, or $431.82 a month over 24 months with PayPal credit. Local pickup only. “Own a piece of Colorado history,” the listing says. Naumann posted about his discovery on social media earlier this year, prompting a short blurb on a political news website. That tipped off the legislature’s Capitol Building Advisory Committee, responsible for maintaining the historic integrity of all things Colorado Capitol. The panel quickly determined it wants the sconce — a decorative light fixture — back. Like, yesterday. “This is clearly state property and it is the responsibility of the Capitol Building Advisory Committee to
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Photographer Natalia Roberts, the Art Students League of Denver’s current BIPOC resiPHOTO BY NATALIA ROBERTS dent artist, captures dancer Dani Coleman in January 2020.
Denver East students walk out to rally against gun violence BY MATT BLOOM AND JOHN DALEY, DENVERITE
At least a thousand Denver high school students walked out of class in the morning of March 3 in response to the death of a 16-yearold classmate at East High. The protesters made their way to the state capitol, where they were invited to come inside and speak with Democratic lawmakers, as part of a lobby day to advocate for stricter gun laws. Students wore red and white —
A piece of Colorado Capitol history is on eBay
East High’s school colors — with shirts reading “Angels against gun violence,” and signs saying “End the silence, stop gun violence.” Once inside the capitol they filled the gallery around the state Senate, looking down on lawmakers doing their work. Protesters remember East High student killed by a shooting
Luis Garcia died due to a gunshot-related injury he sustained shortly after leaving school Feb. 13.
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