Artifications Podcast

Artifications: Season 1 Episode 1: Denver As 2016 comes To a close, the city of Denver prepares for its “First Friday” of the new year. For the last number of years, this popular city-wide event has gone on, every first Friday without issue. and while artists and patrons alike have celebrated this for years without much thought, the scene is experiencing a backlash. The DIY flair of the burgeoning arts community has come under fire as of late. Some say it is a direct result of the “Ghostship” fire, that resulted in the death of 36 people at their art loft space in Oakland, California. Let's explore how a beloved Community can both exist and thrive as a larger society tries to find the right balance between “safe space” and “creative space”.