Grand Junction Creates

Grand Junction Creates

Creative District Happenings

Calls for art, new installations, art walks, and the artists behind them, newest first.

Posts

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Creative District posts by year A column for each year the district has posted, one cell per post: 2021, 1 post; 2022, 4 posts; 2024, 1 post; 2025, 1 post. 2021 2022 2024 2025

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.

  • Posts 7

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.