Grand Junction Creates
Creative District Happenings
Calls for art, new installations, art walks, and the artists behind them, newest first.
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March 31, 2025
Call for Art: Table Art for Colorado Creative Industries Summit
GJ Creates is excited to announce we are hosting the 2025 Colorado Creative Industries Summit! This is a great opportunity to highlight our creative culture and showcase the amazing work being done in Grand Junction!
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August 30, 2024
Porchella 2024
The second annual Porchella downtown neighborhood music event is Saturday, October 5! Enjoy free music after the Downtown Art Festival in the neighborhoods surrounding downtown!
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July 27, 2022
“Silence the Girl” Art Installation
The latest addition to the Shift (702 Main Street) is a four-panel installation called “Silence the Girl” by Sheri Ray. This new installation is located in the east parklet.
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April 1, 2022
Protect Your Public Art
When you come into the downtown shopping park, you can’t help but notice the outdoor sculptures. You may have wondered how they got there, who owns them, or even who takes care of them. The simple answer is; we all do.
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March 4, 2022
First Friday Art Walk
Join us every First Friday of the Month for the art walk and gallery tour! Here are the featured galleries for the month.
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February 28, 2022
Behind the Art: “Mind Numbing”
At its best, public art has the power to inspire human connection, inform, and create social change. One recent GJ Creates project hits all three notes. If you haven’t visited downtown lately, make a stop to see “Mind Numbing” by Andrew Watson, located at 702 Main.
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January 19, 2021
Artist Profile: TJ Smith
Meet TJ Smith. TJ is a graphic designer, printer, and muralist. His style is often influenced by the natural world, particularly the desert.
One cell is one post. The thin years are as much of the record as the busy ones, and 2022 is the year the district wrote most about its own public art.
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One of these seven posts is published here in full. The others open with the district’s own words and end where the archived copy ends.