Denver Walls Talk: Mural Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss

Photo courtesy of Denver Walls. The art of storytelling takes on many forms, and one of Denver’s favorite mediums has long been the mural. As the city’s landscape expands and transforms, we are blessed to share more and more wall space with incredible artists.  While street art isn’t unique to Denver specifically, there are many curated events and festivals in Denver meant to celebrate and publicize the scope of work that quite literally paints our town. As the weather cools, it’s time to hit the pavement and take in all of the mural artwork Denver has to offer. Colfax Canvas Mural Fest Photo courtesy of Colfax Canvas. Kicking off this month, Aurora celebrates their fifth Colfax Canvas Mural Fest with a block party on the 14th of September. The party recognizes that more than 30 large-scale and world-class murals cover buildings all over the Aurora Cultural Arts District, which includes new installments by ten artists on four additional buildings this year. The group of artists will work on the new murals from September 2-14, in the following locations: • Mango House (10180 E. Colfax Ave.) ◦ Artists: ILL.DES, Anna Charney, A.L. Grime • Scorpion Tax (1408 Del Mar Parkway) ◦...