Charles Burrell Visual News Today

On any given weekday, inside an Aurora classroom, you can find students producing their own masterpieces: from singing a cappella duets to scratching over beats, even creating music podcasts talking about their current favorite artists.

The Denver Post presents this selection of the most compelling images of 2023 from our staff and freelance photographers.

Declining enrollment leaves school districts in Colorado with an abundance of vacant buildings

Jazz is music that continues to be handed down through generations, and many eras will be represented locally in October.

Colorado jazz musician Charles Burrell, 103, to be honored at Dazzle

The jazz club’s new location in Denver Performing Arts Complex features work by Colorado artist Brett Matarazzo in honor of the bassist.

Aurora principals are designing a magnet arts school that will be open to all students with a focus on equity.

Colorado icons Charles Burrell and Clara Brown are remembered for their impacts on Colorado with the names of the Aurora Public Schools magnet schools.

Enrollment ends Friday for two new magnet schools in Aurora, one focused on entrepreneurial education and the other focused on visual and performing arts