Studio Programs

Step into Cosmic Studio, the museum’s artmaking space on level 1 of the Hamilton Building, and be transported into a vast creative universe.

This studio draws inspiration from artists across time and space and invites visitors to experience the future of art through three hands-on activities. You'll paint, weave, and dream your way into the deepest reaches of human creativity, then return more connected to yourself and the worlds around you.

Cosmic Studio’s featured artist is Deep Space Drive-In, a Denver-based design collective that builds immersive experiences at the intersection of creativity and technology. Step into the command chair on their Cosmic Journey and use the joystick to gather museum cargo that’s been misplaced along the Milky Way!

Copy Moon Joy: Art to NASA: Celebrate NASA's Artemis II mission by creating art inspired by space in the Cosmic Studio. From April 16 to May 3, the museum will be collecting artwork and notes to be sent to NASA headquarters. Stop by the Cosmic Studio to send yours! Visit The Kirkland to see Space Is the Place: Art & Design in the Atomic Age to continue your cosmic adventures.

Visit the Ellen Bruss Design Studio on level 2 of the Martin Building to get a behind-the-scenes look at how designers bring their ideas to life. Explore materials, process, and create your own unique designs inspired by DAM's exhibitions and collections.

This interactive space for visitors of all ages was created with the idea that design is everywhere. Building design awareness, the studio explores design as both a process and an outcome. Visitors connect with designers and cultivate their own design thinking and skills.

Follow updates on Designing for Accessibility, a transformative 3-year project in which we collaborate with our community to design more inclusive exhibitions.

Fascinated by fabrics? Explore the Thread Studio on level 6 of the Martin Building to try your hand at textile-based activities inspired by the DAM's exhibitions and collections.