The 24th Annual Denver Arts Festival took place this Memorial Day Weekend in Denver's Central Park neighborhood, which is located in the northeast part of the city on the site of the old Stapleton International Airport. I used to visit this festival every year when it was held downtown at the Denver Pavilions Shopping Center. Back then, it featured only Colorado artists, although these days they have a "select number" of out-of-state artists, too.
After many years, the festival moved to the green-space in front of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts before moving to its current location, which although inside the city limits, has an upscale suburban vibe - big houses and very few trees, even at Central Park's Conservatory Green, where the festival was held. Plus, it takes almost half an hour to drive there, and when you arrive, you have to drive all over the neighborhood to find a parking spot. Don't get me wrong - it was fun to peruse all that art. There were over 150 artists showing their work, including many very fine photographers, and it made for great people-watching, but I wish it was still held downtown. Needless to say, I was never consulted about the move. How insulting.
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