Plank Canvas Art Show Merges the Art World With Skate Culture for One Night

When Denver artist and skater Kyle Garlock found himself with a pile of trashed skateboard decks at the beginning of last year, an idea was born: Rather than let the chipped and cracked boards go to the landfill, why not repurpose them into canvases for artists to experiment with?

Just a few months later, that idea became an event that not only presented captivating works by dozens of creatives from Denver and beyond, but also brought together an array of different communities to mingle, have fun and experience an unconventional art show in an unconventional setting.

And now it’s back for round two. This year’s Plank Canvas Art Show will be held on Saturday, May 20, at the Denver SquareHouse, an indoor skate park just north of RiNo that also serves as one of two locations for the…