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Brady Smith: (Don’t be embarrassed by) your trouble with living

May 20 - August 22, 2021

Brady Smith: (Don’t be embarrassed by) your trouble with living

Jefferson County School District Alumni Exhibition

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Brady Smith’s thoughtful collection of works exploring struggles with suicide from individual and societal perspectives aims to make a space where healthy dialogue can happen. Despite reports that 10 million adults in the US have serious thoughts of suicide each year, talking about this topic continues to remain taboo.

Access an Audio Tour of this exhibition to hear directly from the artist!

Audio Tour

Brady Smith: (Don’t be embarrassed by) your trouble with living

May 20 - August 22, 2021

Visiting the galleries

This exhibition is presented alongside Viral Influence: Art in the Time of Coronavirus in the Main Gallery and Melody Epperson: 100 Years + 1 in the Theatre Gallery. Reserve a ticket to visit all three!

The Arvada Center Galleries hold the health and safety of our visitors, staff, and artists as the highest priority. To allow for recommended distancing and to monitor the number of people in our galleries, we are utilizing a reservation system for this exhibition. As always, our galleries are free and open to the public.

  • All visitors are encouraged to reserve a free ticket for a one-hour time slot before you come to the Arvada Center.
  • Register for a time slot on our website - or give our Box Office a call at 720-898-7200. It doesn't cost anything to visit.
  • Once you reserve your ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with your chosen time slot and the number of people in your party.

Please do not visit the Center if you are feeling ill.

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Special Events

July 14, 2021 - Artist Talk with Brady Smith and Melody Epperson 

Join artist Brady Smith at 6:00 pm on July 14 in the galleries for an artist talk about this exhibition! He will discuss his work, processes, and the emotional impact of this powerful exhibition. This talk is free to attend - please RSVP at the link below!

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August 19 - Closing Reception

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Celebrate the closing of this exhibition, as well as Melody Epperson: 100 + 1: Women and the Vote and Viral Influence: Art in the Time of Coronavirus in the Arvada Center galleries! This reception is free to attend - please RSVP at the link below!

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