artBURSTS with Huerta Urbana’s Farmers Market 2024

Haley Knowles is an emerging artist from the foothills of Colorado. She uses art as an instrument to explore the relationships we develop with our surroundings – bringing to light the small things in life that influence our behavior. Creating public art is one of Haley’s ongoing goals because it is accessible to everyone. Instead of being barred behind a paywall or gallery, it’s part of our community.

Cynthia Mardones, known by her stage name, DJ Cyn has been curating music internationally for over 14 years. DJ Cyn began her career in Breckenridge, Colorado DJing for extreme sporting events, such as X-Games, Dew Tour, and Burton Open. Her career has been a culmination of artist showcases, corporate events, weddings, clubs, and has opened for other artists like Usher, Rob Base, Macy Grey, Tyga, Doja Cat, Miguel, and more.

Renowned for her ability to read the energy of a crowd, Cyn is truly unbound by genre or era. Curating music at culturally driven events, she truly has transformed the way we experience music. She prides herself on being a “one-stop-shop”. Not only does she provide professional DJ services, but she also offers full sound services, lights, staging, and can arrange booking for other DJ’s and bands.

Bailey Elora is an accomplished singer-songwriter and female-fronted alternative rock band with powerhouse vocals and Latin inspired guitar. For over 8 years, Bailey and her band have performed at many reputable venues in and around the Denver area including festivals such as Westword Music Showcase, Highlands Street Fair, and The Underground Music Showcase.

Lynda is a proud disabled multi talented queer artist, educator, and community organizer. Lynda is a writer /poet , dancer, yogi, vegan cook and lover of culture and the arts. Originally from the East coast, Lynda has been in Denver CO for nearly 11 years and considers the mile high city to be home.

Their mission is to Educate , Encourage , Equip , Empower, Embody , Excellence and Accessibility through art, science , history and other interdisciplinary mediums of practice. Lynda’s art centers anti capitalism, social – restorative justice , love, lust, heartbreak and the human experience. Lynda believes life is art, life is political , life is complex and hopes we all find the duality of the collateral beauty.

Jasmine Nicole Maldonado Dillavou is a Boricua poet, performer and storyteller. Dillavou recieved her B.A from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and has been teaching and creating art across the Front Range ever since. Her passions lie in sharing the important and complex narratives surrounding latinidad and femininity.

Samba Colorado is a dance and drum ensemble dedicated to preserving Afro-Brazilian cultural arts. We are a diverse community, built with the belief that the arts have the power to heal, by connecting us to our ancestors and releasing us from past trauma.