State of the art

You might not recognize Michael Chavez if you saw him on the street, but you definitely recognize the fruits of his work at Denver Public Art. Some of them, after all, are over 40 feet tall.

Michael Chavez is responsible for overseeing the city’s public art program—a division of Denver Arts & Venues—which was established in 1988 through an executive order by Mayor Federico Peña and signed into law in 1991. With its mission of “building a permanent collection of public art that will enhance Denver’s identity,” the program