CherryArts is delighted to reveal this year's featured artist Mami Yamamoto for the 2024

Cherry Creek Arts Festival commemorative poster! This beautiful artwork, titled "We All Listen To His Blah, Blah, Blah," is a striking monoprint that exemplifies her unique artistic vision.

As "mono" indicates, this print is one of a kind. Using oil-based ink on plexiglass, Mami employs a variety of techniques including free drawings, chin colle, collagraph, and stenciling to craft her complex designs. Each finished design is printed through an etching press, with Mami precisely layering colors and designs until the finished work translates Mami’s vision.

Pre-order your commemorative poster today!

“Growing up in Japan, distinguished sensibilities deeply rooted in culture, may almost be a prerequisite for its people. In every aspect of my young life, I was surrounded by both an old and new aesthetic, many of which could simply be considered customs or rituals.” Mami Yamamoto is a printmaker based in Englewood, CO.



"Each artifact I have encountered and collected possesses unique beauty, based on the choice of materials and execution to become functional. In those everyday objects, I often find the most sincere and genuine beauty. I am choosing a similar path to create something intangible in my own life. Every element of our lives is superimposed and layered with other matters and elements. Endless variations of pigments, complex textures and organic forms and shapes are all my intended forms of expression."

It's time to get creative, join us for an amazing one-week summer art camp! CherryArts is hosting this interactive art experience in partnership with nationally renowned artist, Pat Milbery. Participants get to explore their own creativity while developing new artistic skills involving printmaking, painting and sculpture.

The collaborative artwork will be showcased at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and then becomes a part of the CherryArts Mobile Art Gallery traveling to schools and communities throughout the Denver metro area. At camp, students will also create individual artwork and explore creating sustainable artwork on an individual and collaborative level.

Camp Details

Ages: 11-17 years old

Dates: June 17th, 18th, 20th & 21st from 9am - 4pm

(No camp on Wed. June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday)

Location: Cherry Creek North

Cost: $240.00

Scholarships are available.

Click here to learn more!

The Student Art Buying Program is an exceptional initiative that cultivates a deeper appreciation for the arts among students throughout Colorado. Here's an easy way for fans of art and arts education to help us provide a one-of-a-kind art experience to young people throughout Colorado. Become a SAB patron and you will support students from across the state study art, learn about the business of being an artist and then visit the Cherry Creek Arts Festival to meet with artists and purchase original art for permanent display in their schools. Together, we can nurture creative thinkers, enrich communities and foster a lifelong love for the arts!

CherryArts, a Denver-based nonprofit, believes that access to art is for everyone, and artists are essential. www.CherryArts.org