About RiNo ArtPark
The RiNo Art District is a grassroots nonprofit that believes art has the power to connect people and strengthen community. Art is the common thread that shapes the district and guides our work in support of the neighborhood.
RiNo Art District helped lead the development of the ArtPark alongside community and civic partners, advocating to preserve and activate the historic buildings on site as creative community spaces.
Along the South Platte River, what was once a collection of underused city-owned buildings has been transformed into a creative community hub rooted in art, culture, and public space.
When the site was originally slated for demolition, the RiNo Art District worked with community members and civic partners to reimagine what the space could become: a place where artists, neighbors, nonprofits, and small businesses could gather, create, and connect. Together with the City of Denver, The Greenway Foundation, and Trust for Public Land, the district helped shape a vision for a park and public campus that would preserve the site’s historic buildings while opening the riverfront to the community.
Since opening in 2021, the ArtPark has evolved into a multidisciplinary destination that blends arts programming, public gathering space, affordable creative infrastructure, and community-centered partnerships. Today, the campus includes Denver Public Library’s Bob Ragland Branch Library, CAST Colorado’s artist studios and gallery space, and Sandoitchi, alongside year-round events, performances, workshops, markets, and public activations.
Completed in 2024, Truss House expanded the vision even further — creating an affordable, flexible venue for performances, exhibitions, community events, and creative experimentation. Designed to support accessibility and representation in the arts, the space prioritizes opportunities for local and historically underrepresented artists and communities. As the surrounding neighborhoods continue to change, the ArtPark remains grounded in the idea that creative spaces should stay accessible, welcoming, and connected to the people who call these communities home.
Today, RiNo Art District manages and programs both the ArtPark and Truss House, stewarding the campus as an evolving space for creativity, culture, and community connection.