Associate Professor of Art Carlos Fresquez’s mural class received the Best Mural Project - 2012 award.

Metro State faculty, alumni and students are among those on Westword's 28^th annual “Best of Denver” list by virtue of staff picks and reader votes. Click on the name of the award to see the full description.

• Associate Professor of Art Carlos Fresquez’s mural class at Metro State grabbed the attention of readers and was awarded the Best Mural Project - 2012. Two murals at 721 Santa Fe Drive give a nod to the heritage of Auraria. The class created murals for the Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center as well as Metro State’s Center for Visual Art.

• Affiliate art faculty member Bradley Borthwick was voted as having the Best Multimedia Show - 2012. Borthwick’s elaborate piece includes an intricate installation, a staged performance and a film he starred in.

• The exhibition of works by artists focused on environmental issues at the Metro State Center for Visual Art was recognized as the Best Gallery Show — Group - 2012. The show, “Reclamation,” was organized by former CVA Director/Curator Jennifer Garner.

• The Displaced Aurarian Scholarship was named the Best Rapprochement by Higher Education - 2012. The tri-institutional program provides scholarships for students who are descendants of the residents of the Westside neighborhood who were displaced to make room for the building of the Auraria Campus.

• The award for Best Body Painter, Chalk Artist and Haunted House Actor - 2012 was given to Nicole aka, Mythica von Griffyn. She graduated from Metro State in 2011 with a major in psychology and minors in studio art and theatre.