Rhinoceropolis

Denver DIY art/music venue. Closed December 8, 2016 after a surprise Denver Fire inspection in the wake of the Ghost Ship fire. Colin was a 'Rhinoceropolis luminary' (per Kyle Harris, Westword) and had been working with John Golter on reopening it when he died in January 2018. A 'Colin Forever' tribute was spray-painted on the garage door of Glob.

Timeline of the space

• 2005 — Rhinoceropolis opens at 3553 Brighton Blvd, Denver
• ~2010–2016 — Colin Ward is instrumental to the space; Pepe Apantenco is a member of the collective
• December 8, 2016 — Surprise Denver Fire Department inspection shuts Rhinoceropolis and Glob in the wake of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire (Oakland, December 2, 2016)
• ~2019–2020 — Rhinoceropolis briefly re-opens after community fundraising (including from Meow Wolf); costs prove untenable without resident artists
• ~2022 — Squirm Gallery opens at the same address (3553 Brighton Blvd); most founding members met at Rhinoceropolis
• 2024 — Squirm Gallery wins Westword's "Best DIY Gallery and Event Space"

Sources

• Westword — Rhinoceropolis and Glob Struggle to Reopen (2018)
• 303 Magazine — Rhinoceropolis Reopening (2019)
• Westword — Squirm opens in Rhinoceropolis location