Entry No. 62 — the Denver file — filed under: artist-run
Dateline Gallery
Founded in 2013 by curator Jeromie Dorrance and artist Adam Milner, Dateline sits at the awkward, deliberate friction point between a DIY underground space and a real commercial gallery - and it refuses to be either. It shows experimental and marginal artists who'd have no other platform, curated by artists themselves, in a tiny storefront on Larimer that most of the RiNo bar crowd strolls past. Hours are basically Saturdays plus whenever someone's around, which is the whole point. It's the kind of place where you might be the only two people in the room with something genuinely strange on the walls.
The story
In 2013, artist Jeromie Dorrance was stranded in Berlin after a breakup, scrolling Craigslist for a Denver apartment. On Facebook, artist Adam Milner mentioned he was getting kicked out of his place. Simultaneously, Dorrance got a message from a friend holding a lease at 3004 Larimer Street—the friend had gotten drunk, eloped to the Bahamas, and was vacating the storefront immediately. The two hatched a plan that night, taking over the space to launch Dateline as a raw, artist-curated refuge in the River North Art District.
When Milner left for graduate school at Carnegie Mellon shortly after, Dorrance kept the keys and doubled down on Dateline's core tension: occupying the awkward, deliberate middle ground between an underground DIY space and a commercial gallery while refusing to be either. Rather than chasing gallery sales or catering to the bar-hopping crowds tumbling down Larimer, Dateline gives wall space to marginal, experimental, and unrepresented artists who have nowhere else to show.
While the surrounding blocks morphed into polished breweries and luxury apartment complexes, this tiny storefront remained intentionally unvarnished, operating month-to-month and running on artist instinct. Even the alley behind the building—Dateline Alley—functions as an informal, rotating gallery wall for visiting street artists and taggers. You aren't going here for polished pretension; you're going to catch art that hasn't been scrubbed for mass consumption.
What it's like
You will step straight off Larimer Street into a minimalist room that feels less like a formal business and more like someone's private studio experiment. Half the time, you might be the only person in the room staring at something genuinely strange on the wall. The main catch is timing: the gallery operates primarily on Saturday afternoons from noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment, and hours shift unpredictably between exhibitions. Check @ddaatteelliinnee on Instagram to confirm a show is actively installed before walking over, and make sure to slip into the alley behind the building afterward to check out the ever-changing wall murals.
The move: Make it a Saturday-afternoon stop on a RiNo walk: see whatever experimental show is up, then wander the surrounding murals and grab a coffee or beer nearby to unpack what the heck you just looked at.
📍 Before you go Dateline is a small storefront on Larimer in the heart of the RiNo Art District, easy to stride right past amid the breweries and muraled warehouses, so watch the street numbers near 30th. RiNo is dense and walkable, so park once on a side street or in a lot and explore on foot. The catch is timing: it's effectively a Saturday-afternoon space (plus by-appointment), and shows rotate, so check what's currently up and confirm the day before you commit the trip — hours and openings shift between exhibitions. Pair it with the surrounding murals and a nearby coffee shop or taproom to debrief afterward.
- 📍 RiNo
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 3004 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205
Hours: Open most Saturdays roughly noon-5pm (some listings show Sat-Sun) and by appointment; confirm a current show via dateline.gallery or @ddaatteelliinnee before visiting
Pair it with
- Squirm Gallery — Pair Dateline's artist-run storefront with Squirm Gallery, the reopened DIY space inside the legendary former Rhinoceropolis brick warehouse on Brighton.
- One River North (MAD Architects canyon floors) — Contrast Dateline's street-level experimental gallery with MAD Architects' 16-story apartment tower four blocks away featuring a planted open-air canyon cut through its upper floors.
- Alchemy Ritual Goods — Trade experimental contemporary art for an authentic ritual supply shop hiding an Ancestral Medicine Clinic inside the historic Savoy building just south in Five Points.
- Welton Street Cafe — Follow up an afternoon of experimental art on Larimer with soul food at Five Points' historic family-owned staple operating since 1986.
Good to know
What are Dateline's regular hours?
Dateline is open most Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment. Hours fluctuate between exhibitions, so confirm an active show via dateline.gallery or @ddaatteelliinnee before heading over.
Is there an admission fee to visit?
No, entry is free. The space operates as an artist-run, non-commercial project gallery.
Who runs the gallery?
Dateline was co-founded in 2013 by curator Jeromie Dorrance and artist Adam Milner. Dorrance continues to manage and curate the space.
Where is Dateline located?
It sits at 3004 Larimer Street in Denver's RiNo (River North) neighborhood, right near 30th Street.
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Further reading: Westword · rinoartdistrict.org · Yelp · Official site · voyagedenver.com · upmagazine.com
last checked: 2026-06-07