artist studios · since 1882
The Temple
Denver's first major synagogue, kept standing by about thirty working artists
Built in 1882 for the Beth Emanuel congregation, this was the first major synagogue in the Denver area, designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke with his brother Frank supervising. Fire gutted most of it in 1897 and the rebuild came back plainer. United Way was conceived inside it. By 2014 the roof was falling in; a developer named Adam Gordon bought the place and spent years on it, reopening in 2016 as cheap studio space for artists being priced out of RiNo - rents were reported around $350 a month at the time. Roughly thirty residents work there now.
Why go. A 140-year-old building saved by being made useful rather than precious.
It is a working studio building, not a gallery with opening hours - go on an open-studios night or with an appointment.
A short walk from The Temple
Rebel Bread
$Naturally fermented loaves out of a converted synagogue in Curtis Park
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 2400 Curtis Street
RedLine Contemporary Art Center
$Twenty-odd working studios you can walk through while the artists are in them
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 2350 Arapahoe St
Asterisk
A 1923 post office garage with a roof you can drink on
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 1075 Park Ave W
Stout Street Children's Park
A block of playground for the people who actually live around here
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 2501 Stout St
Hearth
$$Naturally leavened loaves, pastry and coffee from the original shop
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 2500 Lawrence St
Uchi Denver
$$$$Austin's sushi export, eight years into a steady Denver run
Ballpark & RiNo edge · 2500 Lawrence Street