FALL ISSUE 2026:
September 24, 2026
Publisher's Note: The Art of Who We Are
From childhood sketches to magazine design, art shapes how we see, heal, connect, and celebrate the extraordinary creativity, resilience, and identity of LGBTQ+ communities.
By William Cameron
Art has had a profound influence on my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I would sit for hours drawing replicas of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars, carefully studying their shapes and details and trying to capture them on paper. That fascination grew into drawing fictional characters and scenes, and experimenting with pencil, colored pencils, and pastels to create landscapes. Art was never simply something I did—it was a way of observing the world, making sense of it, and imagining the possibilities.
Today, I feel extremely fortunate that art remains such an important part of my life, albeit in a very different way. Creating and laying out each issue of Metromode gives me the opportunity to work with imagery, typography, composition, photography, and design every day. In many ways, the magazine has become another canvas, allowing me to paint the extraordinary lives of LGBTQ+ people, their creativity, resilience, passion, and vision that makes Colorado such a remarkable place to live.
That spirit is at the heart of this Fall’s Art and Art Gallery Special Edition.
We speak with Dean Prina about his lifelong passion for collecting art and the stories attached to the works we bring into our lives. We also sit down with David Dadone, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, where art is an invitation—one that asks us to slow down and become more curious.
We take you inside Michael Warren Gallery, where Metromode talks with owners Michael McClung and his husband, Warren Campbell. Their Denver gallery is a place where art, identity, and community meet, reminding us that galleries can be places of connection and belonging.
Images: William Cameron's Artwork -Pastels on Paper, Art Collector -Dean Prina, Exectutive Director and Chief Curator of BMoCA -David Dadone, Michael Warren Contemporary Art -Jialun Tong: Blue, Charcoal and Graphite on Paper, RedLine Contemporary Art Center
We explore RedLine Contemporary Art Center, where art builds community, amplifies marginalized voices, empowers youth, supports artists, creates opportunity, and inspires meaningful social change.
We also venture into the Age of AI, examining how artificial intelligence is challenging long-held ideas of authorship as courts, artists, and publishers grapple with creativity, ownership, credit, and compensation.
The Art of Healing moves from Florence Nightingale and AIDS care to Jennifer McCray Rincón, exploring how art can transform suffering, grief, connection, and healing. The Psychology of Color examines how memory, trauma, personal experience, and color shape our emotional responses to art, spaces, and everyday life.
In our main feature, Painter Trevor Mikula (represented through Pop Gallery, Denver) transforms a challenging childhood and colorful life in Provincetown into joyful, whimsical art celebrating freedom and creativity.
We also celebrate the Clyfford Still Museum’s 15th anniversary. Congratulations to everyone who has helped make this remarkable institution an important part of Colorado’s cultural landscape.
Jason Allen’s AI Generated Art Piece, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, Coloured lithograph of a ward at Scutari by E. Walker, 1856, Artwork by Noj Barker, The Red and the Black, Paintings by Trevor Mikula, Little India off 6th Avenue in Denver, Inside Clyfford Still Museum
Finally, we close with our interview with Simeran Baidwan, Owner of Little India, another reminder that creativity and culture can find their way into every corner of our lives.
Because everyone needs art in their lives.
Art makes us stop. It makes us feel. It challenges us, comforts us, provokes us, connects us, and sometimes simply makes us smile. Whether you create it, collect it, visit a gallery, hang a favorite piece on your wall, or simply notice beauty around you, art enhances life.
I hope this special edition inspires you to look a little closer—and perhaps find a little more art along the way.
William Cameron
Publisher, Owner
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About the author
With a 25-year background in print advertising sales and publishing, a love for art and design, and steadfast determination, William has helped develop and execute the successful launch of three publications over his career; METROMODE being his own. As the Creative Director, he sets the brand's vision and leads a talented team of writers while bringing his creative abilities (16-years in graphic design) to designing each issue.