Art from Ashes

First Friday Performance
2020-06-05 18:30 - 19:15 (America/Denver) | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us every First Friday for youth spoken word performances at the Art from Ashes location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station between 6.30 and 7.15 pm.
Stop by in support of our community’s young people who participate in our Phoenix Rising youth empowerment program. Listen as young people ages 12 to 24 tell their stories in metaphor through poems written in only 3 minutes.
Visit our beautiful space on the corner of 10th and Navajo on your way to the Art District on Santa Fe!
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta at Art from Ashes, for more information.

First Friday Youth Workshop
2020-06-05 16:30 - 18:15 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
FREE PIZZA! FREE POETRY PERFORMANCE! RESPECT FOR YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS!

All youth ages 12 to 24 are invited to join us at Art from Ashes every First Friday of the month at 4.30 pm for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising poetry and spoken word workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a performance poet. All youth are welcome; free pizza provided.
YOU DON’T NEED TO ALREADY WRITE POETRY!
WE BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS AND THAT YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL!

Workshops are at our location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station. Just DROP IN!
The first 10 youth willing to perform their workshop poems afterwards will receive $10!
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta at Art from Ashes, for more information.

Facebook Community Writing Prompts
2020-05-26 | Colorado
Join us on our Art from Ashes Facebook page for a community writing prompt every Tuesday and Thursday! You can post your 3-minute poem in the comments, send it to us here: www.artfromashes.org/share-your-poem or just keep it to yourself to cherish. Not lyin’, we hope you share it, though!

First Friday Performance
2020-05-01 16:00 - 16:30 | Colorado
VIRTUAL YOUTH & GUEST POET PERFORMANCE!
Log in to listen to the voices of young creative geniuses and a featured guest LIVE on Instagram at 4pm!
Because of the COVID-19 crisis, our monthly First Friday workshops and performances have been temporarily suspended in favour of a virtual performance on Instagram. For those of you unfamiliar with Instagram, easy instructions are below.
This event features youth spoken word performances by young people ages 12 to 24 tell their stories in metaphor through poems written in only 3 minutes. A guest poet from the community will join the youth to provide encouragement and to promote access to the arts.
Contact our Director of Programs
For Instagram novitiates! How to watch Instagram live:
Use a smartphone (not a tablet or desktop!)
If you haven’t set up your own Instagram account, do that
and if you have, log in and search for @afaphoenix
Click on our profile (If you’re not already following us, please hit follow!)
If our logo has circles around it, that means we are LIVE; Click on the logo. (You don’t have to hold it down to watch.)
You can also leave us comments (or poems ) while in our page!

All Sacred Tattoo Event
2020-03-13 18:00 - 22:00 | All Sacred Foundation, 7700 W 44th, Wheat Ridge, CO
Details coming soon!
Or sign up for our newsletter and get it right it hot off the press: text ARTFROMASHES (all caps, no spaces) to 22828

Creative Time
2019-12-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave., Denver, Colorado, 80204
FREE PIZZA! FREE ART! RESPECT FOR YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS!
All youth ages 12 to 24 are invited to join us at Art from Ashes every Thursday from 4 to 6 pm for a FREE Creative Time workshop: create art in a welcoming, safe space where people respect you and your creativity.
All youth are welcome; free pizza provided.
YOU ALREADY ARE AN ARTIST! WE BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS!

Workshops are at our location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station.
If you’d like to let us know you’re going to stop by, contact Celeste Seiler at Art from Ashes, using the form below or JUST DROP IN.
Thank you so much to Imagine 2020 and the Arts in Society grants, and to all our business sponsors and individual donors who make these workshops possible!

Celebration of Light
2019-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
The Art from Ashes annual Celebration of Light brings together the beautiful humans in our community to observe the triumphs and accomplishments of the year. Light is the common bond that unites diverse holiday celebrations at the end of the year. It signifies hope, rebirth, and guidance—all things Art from Ashes values. These values are honored when we come together to applaud the youth we serve and the community it takes to serve them. We ask everyone to shine a light on the Art from Ashes youth with their unwavering support and kindness at this special time of the year!
Give where you live!
Please join us at our annual Celebration of Light party on Colorado Gives Day at our location on 10th and Navajo. We’ll have adult and other beverages, great food, holiday art projects, youth and community poets, and our entertainment will feature the talented poet and musician Kayla Marque!

First Friday Performance
2019-12-06 18:30 - 19:15 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us every First Friday for youth spoken word performances at the Art from Ashes location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station between 6.30 and 7.15 pm.
Stop by in support of our community’s young people who participate in our Phoenix Rising youth empowerment program. Listen as young people ages 12 to 24 tell their stories in metaphor through poems written in only 3 minutes.
Visit our beautiful space on the corner of 10th and Navajo on your way to the Art District on Santa Fe!
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
PLEASE NOTE: WE’LL BE TAKING JAN-MARCH OFF; THE NEXT FIRST FRIDAY PERFORMANCE WILL BE HELD DURING POETRY MONTH ON APRIL 3, 2020.
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta at Art from Ashes, for more information.

First Friday Youth Workshop
2019-12-06 16:30 - 18:15 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
FREE PIZZA! FREE POETRY PERFORMANCE! RESPECT FOR YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS!

All youth ages 12 to 24 are invited to join us at Art from Ashes every First Friday of the month at 4.30 pm for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising poetry and spoken word workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a performance poet. All youth are welcome; free pizza provided.
YOU DON’T NEED TO ALREADY WRITE POETRY!
WE BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS AND THAT YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL!

Workshops are at our location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station. Just DROP IN!
The first 10 youth willing to perform their workshop poems afterwards will receive $10!
PLEASE NOTE: WE’LL BE TAKING JAN-MARCH OFF; THE NEXT FIRST FRIDAY WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD DURING POETRY MONTH ON APRIL 3, 2020.
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta at Art from Ashes, for more information.

Running of the Gays 2019
2019-09-15 11:00 - 13:30 | ACE Eat Serve, 501 E. 17th Ave, Denver, 80203, United States
Running of the Gays: Hoofin’ it in Heels for LGBTQ+ Youth
Come out and join Denver’s LGBTQIA community and Allies as we run toward a better future for youth at the 10TH ANNUAL Running of the Gays!
Get yer heels (and ankles!) ready to roll… or strut, or hop, or stumble in a 3-block “marathon” in heels to fund creative empowerment programs for queer youth in the Denver community. The event is organized by Art from Ashes, Denver’s LGBTQIA* community and Allies. Each year runners are asked to raise money through sponsorships to trot 3 blocks down 17th Avenue in heels, starting at Ace Eat Serve patio next to Steuben’s Food Service followed by an all ages (until 1.30 pm) after party at X Bar!
Proceeds contribute to continuing transformational creative programs for local youth who identify as LGBTQ+. While the event is silly, the statistics for our LGBTQ+ young people are decidedly unfunny: gay and lesbian youth are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than other youths, and 30% of all completed youth suicides are related to the issue of sexual identity; 45% of gay males and 20% of lesbians surveyed reported having experienced verbal harassment and/or physical violence during high school as a result of their sexual orientation; 26% of gays and lesbian youth are forced to leave home because of conflicts with their families over sexual identity. Art from Ashes provides creative programs with proven results that improve self-perception and increase involvement with and connection to the community.
Run a 3-block marathon in heels to help fund creative empowerment workshops for the queer youth in our community! You’ll be able to register with a $35 donation ($40 after Aug 15th).
REGISTER TO RUN HERE!: bit.ly/ROTG2019
The fee entitles runners to the ROTG “I brought the gay” t-shirt, a goodie bag, a free Mimosa courtesy of Steuben’s, and a foot massage!
Runners are asked to seek sponsorships from friends and family to raise money for the youth programs.
SPONSORS WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC RUNNERS BY DONATING THROUGH FACEBOOK, PAYPAL, GIVINGFIRST, OR WITH A CHECK.
Donate through ColoradoGives: www.coloradogives.org/ROTG2019
Donate through Paypal GIving Fund (100% goes to AfA!): bit.ly/PayPal-AfA
If you are sponsoring a specific runner, please enter their name in the Special Instructions field or by writing their name on your check. Please send checks to 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver CO 80204.
BUSINESS PARTNERS CAN SUPPORT THE MARATHON BY CONTACTING US USING THE FORM BELOW OR BY CALLING 303.837.1550!
So many thanks to our wonderful annual business sponsors. Some have been sponsoring Running of the Gays since 2010! If you’re interested in supporting our youth programs, please download our ROTG Sponsor Menu for levels of sponsorship and associated benefits. We love to support community businesses that support creative empowerment programs for queer youth!
Runners gather at the bullpen at Ace Eat Serve/Steuben’s at 11 am to sign in, stretch and enjoy the street show. After Party, foot massages, drag show and silent auction will be held at X Bar from noon to 1.30 pm!
See on our ROTG Facebook page to see the photos from previous years, as well as find out more information.
Thank you to our business sponsors who make the whole thing possible!

Out Front Magazine :: Payroll Vault :: The Bank of Denver :: Queen City Collective Coffee
Thank you to all those who have “come out” in the past. Re-live the fun here:

Creative Time
2019-07-04 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave., Denver, Colorado, 80204
CREATIVE TIME IS CANCELED FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION!
The absolute ONLY time we ever cancel a workshop is if it falls directly on a holiday. So have a beautiful day, even without AfA! And make some art anyway!
YOU ALREADY ARE AN ARTIST! WE BELIEVE IN YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS!

2019 Rockies Game
2019-06-27 18:30 - 21:30 | Coors Field, 20th and Blake St, Denver, CO
ALL SOLD! Thank you, community ❤️
If you’d like to donate towards food and drinks for the youth we’re taking, please do so via Paypal or ColoradoGives or with cash/check (please indicate the purpose of your donation)!
1310 West 10th Ave • Denver, CO * 80204

Great seats, too! Section 117, rows 21, 22, 23

At the Inkwell Poetry Reading
2019-02-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Book Bar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO, United States
It’s February and love and poetry are floating like bits of annoying flotsam and jetsam in the atmosphere. But not for this event. At The Inkwell Denver returns February 16th to the Book Bar (and bar bar!) and kicks off 2019 with only the best in poetry and all its raw, honest darkness. Organized and hosted by Hillary Leftwich!
Featured Readers Include:
Two youth poets from the Phoenix Rising program at Art from Ashes, plus AfA’s founding director and CEO Catherine O’Neill Thorn. Catherine has conducted poetry and spoken word workshops for youth and adults since 1992. She established and ran weekly poetry sessions for three years for Columbine students and the aftermath of the Columbine shooting and in 2000, produced Screams Aren’t Enough, a compilation of Columbine student poetry, which won the Colorado Book Award. She is a published poet, writer and journalist and was the proprietor of O’Neill Publishing. She served as a poetry judge for both the 1994 Colorado Book Award and the 2007 Poetry Out Loud national competition among high school students. She was the editor and publisher Inner 303, an arts and poetry magazine for Denver’s urban youth, from 1997 to 2001, and the inspirational book/journal for youth Why Keep Tryin’? Voices from the Street.
Ashley Cornelius is a performance poet in Colorado. She graduated with a master’s in International Disaster Psychology from DU. She focuses on providing creative therapy for adolescents through poetry therapy and is currently working as a therapist in Denver and lives in Colorado Springs. Her poems reflect her personal struggles and journey as a young black woman navigating the changing world. She aims to inspire, empower, and tell a story of truth and depth. She has won four Hear Here Poetry Slams in Colorado Springs. She was the Women of the World Poetry Slam Colorado Springs Representative and competed in Dallas at Nationals in March 2018. Ashley is an organizer with Poetry 719 and has planned multiple community events in Colorado Springs included the Poetry 719 festival. Ashley was nominated for two 2018 Pikes Peak Art Council (PPAC) awards and won best recurring poetry event. Ashley is committed to using poetry as a platform to speak up and out for marginalized groups and be a voice for those who have been silenced.

Robert Kloss self-published his two most recent books. He is currently writing about murder.

Jay Halsey’s poems, prose, and photos have been published in several online and print journals and a handful of anthologies. Most recently, his hybrid piece “Predator and Prey” was nominated for Best of the Net by Menacing Hedge, and his short story “Hard and Harder” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Cowboy Jamboree. His photography has been used as cover art for poetry collections and novels, featured in fundraising campaigns for the Rocky Mountain Land Library in Fairplay, Colorado, and was part of a touring exhibit featured at libraries and bookstores throughout France to represent Editions Gallmeister’s American authors. He was born and raised in Dayton, OH and has lived on the Colorado Front Range for the past 12 years.

Ben River is a Denver local non-binary latinx who also lives part time in New Mexico. They do work as a writer/poet/activist/painter working mostly in immigration, story telling, and gender bending.

Phoenix Rising Workshop at AfA
2018-11-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join Art from Ashes facilitators, other youth from the community, and guest poets for a FREE poetry and spoken word workshop at Art from Ashes every Wednesday from 4 to 6 pm at 1310 West 10th Ave right next to the light rail station at 10th and Osage.
All young people between the age of 12 and 24 are welcome. We provide the writing materials, art supplies, guest poets, food and drinks… You provide the creative genius! You can email us using the form below if you’d like to let us know you’re coming or want more information…and if you want to be sure you get some food. Or just drop in any week at 4pm!
Thank you so much to the Tony Grampsas Youth Services (TGYS) and to the City and County of Denver’s Office of Children’s Affairs Healthy Lifestyles grant, and to all our business sponsors and individual donors who make these workshops possible!

Creative Time
2018-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Colorado

Running of the Gays 2018
2018-09-08 11:00 - 14:00 | ACE Eat Serve, 501 E. 17th Ave, Denver, 80203, United States
Running of the Gays: Hoofin’ it in Heels for LGBTQ+ Youth
Come out and join Denver’s LGBTQIA community and Allies as we run toward a better future for youth at the 9th annual Running of the Gays!
Get yer heels (and ankles!) ready to roll… or strut, or hop, or stumble in a 3-block “marathon” in heels to fund creative empowerment programs for queer youth in the Denver community. The event is organized by Art from Ashes, Denver’s LGBTQIA* community and Allies. Each year runners are asked to raise money through sponsorships to trot 3 blocks down 17th Avenue in heels, starting at Ace Eat Serve patio next to Steuben’s Food Service followed by an all ages (until 1.30 pm) after party at X Bar!
Proceeds contribute to continuing transformational creative programs for local youth who identify as LGBTQ+. While the event is silly, the statistics for our LGBTQ+ young people are decidedly unfunny: gay and lesbian youth are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than other youths, and 30% of all completed youth suicides are related to the issue of sexual identity; 45% of gay males and 20% of lesbians surveyed reported having experienced verbal harassment and/or physical violence during high school as a result of their sexual orientation; 26% of gays and lesbian youth are forced to leave home because of conflicts with their families over sexual identity. Art from Ashes provides creative programs with proven results that improve self-perception and increase involvement with and connection to the community.
Run a 3-block marathon in heels to help fund creative empowerment workshops for the queer youth in our community! Register with a $40 donation below:
RUNNERS Register here: bitly.com/ROTG2018
(or send by cash or check to Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver CO 80204)
The fee entitles runners to the ROTG “I brought the gay” t-shirt, a goodie bag, a free Mimosa courtesy of Steuben’s, and a foot massage!
Runners also seek sponsorships from friends and family to raise money for the youth programs. Download the Runners Packet for more info!
SPONSORS SUPPORT YOUR RUNNER HERE!
If you are sponsoring a specific runner, please enter their name in the Special Instructions field of the Donate Now window.
BUSINESS PARTNERS SUPPORT THE MARATHON HERE!
So many thanks to our wonderful business sponsors, most of whom have been sponsoring Running of the Gays since 2010! If you’re interested in supporting our youth program, please download our ROTG Sponsor Menu.
Runners gather at the bullpen at Ace Eat Serve/Steuben’s at 11 am to sign in, stretch and enjoy the street show. After Party, foot massages, drag show and silent auction at X Bar from noon to 2 pm!
See on our ROTG Facebook page to see the photos from previous years, as well as find out more information. And be sure to join this year’s event HERE!

Thank you to all those who have “come out” in the past. Re-live the fun here:

AfA Holiday Party 2017
2017-12-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us to celebrate the Spirit of AfA Past, Present & Future
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 between 6:30 and 9 pm at our office :: 1310 W. 10th Avenue, Denver
On Colorado Gives Day, we will honor more than 14 years of service to our youth!
Come enjoy drinks, hor d’oeuvres, youth and community poet performances, custom poetry, a silent auction and giveaways.
We want to celebrate all past, present and future volunteers, board members, partners, funders, sponsors, poets, artists and youth! We couldn’t have served more than 12,000 youth without you!

Rockies-Fireworks
2017-09-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Colorado
ROCKIES VS DODGERS FIREWORKS GAME! MUST BUY THIS WEEKEND!

Every year Art from Ashes sells Rockies tickets to support community engagement with our youth. This year it’s the Rockies v. Dodgers! One of the more dramatic rivalries right now in the National League! So there will be fireworks… and there will be FIREWORKS! Yup, the September 29th game includes a fireworks show!

You can buy prime seats right down the first base line in Section 117, Rows 26-31 (check out the seats here). BUT YOU ONLY HAVE THROUGH SUNDAY SEPT 17TH TO DO IT!

Tickets are sold at the regular price of $40, but through us, you’ll save the $9 Ticketmaster fee! (We are asking if people would be willing to select the option of paying our $2 PayPal fee, if you would.) That $7 to $9 difference will buy you a footlong Bratwurst at $6.75, so we’re basically buying you food, too!

Contact us at 303.837.1550 to arrange for payment or purchase below using PayPal.
Join us at Coors Field on the 29th for the bang of the bats and the boom of the fireworks!
If you can’t go or … *gulp* don’t like baseball, please consider purchasing a ticket for a youth who may never have had the opportunity to see a live game.

Options

Ticket only (will pick up) $40.00 USDTicket w/shipping $41.50 USDTicket plus Paypal fee $42.00 USDTicket w/shipping and Paypal fee $43.50 USD

How many are for our youth?

All Sacred Tattoos and Poetry!
2017-08-06 12:00 - 18:00 | The Turnhalle at the Tivoli, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Artists and creatives disrupting the tattoo industry!
Committed to community betterment, All Sacred Foundation artists “tattoo with heart.” At a quarterly event, All Sacred Foundation provides tattoos to the public and donates all proceeds to three area nonprofits, including Art from Ashes!
There’s also a party. And youth poets. So get your tat on and support the youth!

Here we go Denver! This event is going to be amazing! We’re so excited that this many amazing artists will be joining us, and some spectacular guests from out of town as well! Please come for a day of art, music, photography, henna, poetry, and all the great things our events deliver for the community!
Stay tuned for the link to make appointments, or go to their Facebook page and ask!

First Friday Performance
2017-08-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us every First Friday for youth spoken word performances at the Art from Ashes location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station between 6.30 and 7.30 pm.
Stop by in support of our community’s young people who participate in our Phoenix Rising youth empowerment program. Listen as young people ages 12 to 24 tell their stories in metaphor through poems written in only 3 minutes.
Visit our beautiful space on the corner of 10th and Navajo on your way to the Art District on Santa Fe!
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta at Art from Ashes, for more information.

Awesome Bazaar
2017-08-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Colorado
Join us on First Friday, August 4 from 5 to 8 pm, for the Art from Ashes Awesome Bazaar!
AfA will have 20 vendors set up with the help of Ari Hunniford of Open Mind Oils. These vendors will sell art, essential oils, handmade goods, pet products and other items, with a portion of the proceeds donated to AfA!
In addition to the items for sale, each vendor will also donate a door prize. To win a prize, buy raffle tickets, place them in the containers in front of the items you like, and we will have a drawing for each one!
The Awesome Bazaar coincides with AfA’s amazing and inspiring monthly youth performances, which take place every First Friday. So stop by our office at 1310 West 10th Ave, shop the great items, and listen to some incredible poetry—what could be better? It will be a remarkable night and we look forward to seeing see you!
View our Facebook invite for a list of vendors here!

First Friday youth performance
2017-07-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Kayla Marque, July First Friday featured poet
Join us every First Friday for youth spoken word performances at the Art from Ashes new location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station between 6.30 and 7.30 pm.
Stop by in support of our community’s young people who participate in our Phoenix Rising youth empowerment program. Listen as they pour our their hearts and tell their stories in metaphor through poems written in 3-minutes.
Our wonderful guest performance artist this month is Kayla Marque!
ADDITIONALLY, this month we’re having a Rumble in the Jumble Rummage Sale! for more info, check out our Facebook event.
Visit our new space on the corner of 10th and Navajo on your way to the Art District on Santa Fe!
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing wordshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
Contact MJ Smart, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes, for more information.

Recover Your Creative Genius Gala
2017-06-09 18:00 - 21:30 | Grant Humphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 9 from 6 to 9:30 PM! Art from Ashes has been blessed with a gala fundraiser thanks to Liz Kane of Centennial Peaks Hospital and Rourke Weaver of Red Rock Recovery Center.
The Recover Your Creative Genius gala fundraiser at the Grant Humphrey’s Mansion in Denver is all to honor AfA’s work in prevention and intervention of youth substance abuse! There will be wine and appetizers, a lavish 3-course meal, live music by AfA guest musicians Jon Shockness (kid astronaut) and Kayla Marque, fun games, and a brilliant keynote speech by Austin Eubanks, Columbine survivor and champion of his own personal recovery from substance abuse.
This fundraiser is special for AfA since so many of the youth and staff we work with have been affected by addiction. Substance abuse prevention is a documented result of AfA’s creative youth empowerment programs. To show the support and appreciation of the recovery community, Liz and Rourke have joined forces with Wesley Hooks of Sandstone Care to make this gala fundraiser a gift for our agency.
There are still 30 tickets available for individuals to purchase: $175 each or $250 for two. And we would LOVE it if we had a few more business sponsors purchase tables in support of our work in recovery at either the $1,000 / $2,000 or $5,000 sponsorship. For more information and to purchase tickets/sponsorships, select the orange “Register Here” button on the upper right side of this page: http://bit.ly/AfArecoverygala. We hope to see you there!
Sponsorship Levels

First Friday youth performance
2017-06-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us this First Friday, June 2 for youth performances and a Bake Sale. The youth will be performing at our new location just off the 10th and Osage light rail station between 6.30 and 7.30 pm. Come as early as 6 pm to purchase baked goods that have been lovingly prepared by AfA staff and volunteers. All of the profits will go to Art from Ashes youth performers!
For those who are donating their yummy baked goods; please be sure to individually wrap each item, and mark them with possible allergens so everyone can enjoy our bake sale! All baked goods should be brought to the Art from Ashes office from Wednesday May 31 to Friday June 2 during regular office hours, and no later than 5:30 pm on Friday.
If you’d like to let us know you’re going to stop by, check out our Facebook event.
Stay tuned for more exciting events at AfA on First Fridays, including our upcoming Transform Your Stuff Sale (okay, it’s a yard sale) and the August Awesome Bazaar!
Contact MJ Smart, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes, below for more information or to get involved.

Yard Sale!
2017-06-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Colorado
Do you want to serve our lovely youth but don’t have enough time on your hands? Now is your chance! AfA is holding a Yard Sale fundraiser on Friday, June 2 from 4 PM to 7 PM, where we will sell your donated items to benefit our youth workshop programs.
We’re on the lookout for “pretty things,” such as small pieces of furniture, candles, decorative objects, and similar goods. All items should be in new or lightly used condition.
Swing by AfA at 1310 West 10th Avenue, Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, before June 2 to drop off your donations! If you can’t donate right now, you can support our youth by stopping by and checking out the lovely items for sale. Stick around to hear our youth performances that begin at 6 PM. All proceeds from the Yard Sale will directly fund our free weekly drop-in workshop, which is a haven for many homeless and LGBTQ+ Denver youth.

3rd Friday Open Mic
2017-05-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Tennessee Street Coffee & Books, 4418 Tennyson St. , Denver, CO, 80212, United States
Join us every Third Friday at Tenn Street Coffee for an open mic that also features performances by Art from Ashes youth poets and a guest performer from the community!
Hosted by BlissFest

First Friday - May
2017-05-05 04:30 - 18:00 | Colorado
Recurring Event (See all)

Join us every First Friday in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe for youth spoken word performances at different venues on Santa Fe Dr. between 6.30 and 7 p.m. (during summer we will be performing on the corner of 9th and Santa Fe).
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing wordshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for their community performances.
Contact MJ Smart, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes, for more information.

Introductory Adult Workshop
2017-04-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Colorado
Reigniting Your Creative Genius
The Phoenix Rising process is designed to allow participants to recognize their inherent creative power and how perception affects our identity and our reality. Art from Ashes uses the latest research in left-brain/right-brain functioning and the role of creativity in transformation to encourage participants to access the creative subconscious and the power available through artistic expression.
:: Saturdays from 11 am to 12.30 pm, April 22 – May 27 with Catherine O’Neill Thorn
$175 payment for the entire series of 6 one and a half hour workshops :: pay by check, cash, call us with credit card information, swipe or pay online with Paypal (below)
*You don’t need a Paypal account to pay through Paypal

Choose which series

Introductory: Reigniting Your Creative Genius $175.00 USDIntermediate: Synesthesia $175.00 USDIntermediate: Four Agreements $175.00 USDAdvanced: Boldness and Confidence $175.00 USDAfternoon Forum $69.00 USDGift Certificate: Workshop Series $175.00 USDGift Certificate: Afternoon Forum $69.00 USD

Introductory Adult Workshop
2017-04-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Colorado
Reigniting Your Creative Genius
The Phoenix Rising process is designed to allow participants to recognize their inherent creative power and how perception affects our identity and our reality. Art from Ashes uses the latest research in left-brain/right-brain functioning and the role of creativity in transformation to encourage participants to access the creative subconscious and the power available through artistic expression.
:: Saturdays from 11 am to 12.30 pm, April 22 – June 3 with Catherine O’Neill Thorn (skipping May 20)

House Lighting
2017-03-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Colorado
On First Friday on March 3rd at 6 pm, Art from Ashes will hold a house lighting…like a housewarming, just with more, well light.
We want to keep our new home filled with love and light, so we are asking that everyone bring something that generates, photosynthesizes, reflects or refracts light. What does that look like? Floor lamps (we need a few!), crystals, plants, faerie lights, strings of lights, Chinese lanterns, or any other delightful gift that will bring more love and light to our new home. And of course, the youth will perform. So you get light right back!
As always, there will be amazing performances from youth in our community. Our young people have put their soul on a page to share it with you. Miss Angela Nicole will be the MC for the evening.
We are so excited for everyone to see our new home! We’ve moved, we’ve organized, we’ve settled in and we’re finally ready for company.
There is plenty of parking on the street (meters expire after 6 pm) or you can take advantage of Denver’s light rail service since our new home is conveniently located half a block north of the Osage Light Rail Station.
If you would like to see some of our past First Friday performers go to our Youtube channel here.
First Friday Details:
Where: 1310 W 10th Ave Denver, CO 80204
When: Friday, March 3, 2017 from 6 to 7.30 pm
What to bring: Anything that generates, absorbs, or reflects light. Also bring lots of enthusiasm for the youth who are performing.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone there! If you’d like to sign up on Facebook, please go here; if you’d like to help by bringing wine or appetizers, please go here.
