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The Art of Letter Writing

Tips for heartfelt correspondence in a digital age.

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There's Still Time to Register for Summer Art Classes

Get inspired, connect with others, relax, recharge, and express yourself.

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What Does Creativity Mean to You?

Visitors in the Creative Hub share why we need creativity.

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This Month's Sensory-Friendly Morning Explores Upcycling

Join us for an upcycled artmaking activity, a visit from McNicholas Miniature Therapy Horses, and more.

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5 Ways to Increase Your Creative Motivation

Check out writing instructor Theresa Rozul Knowles' tips.

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Podcasts Art Stories

Vida y Arte—Denver Art Museum Podcast

The Vida y Arte podcast brings the art of the Americas to the forefront and shows you why it matters now.

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Resolve to Explore Your Creativity in 2021

Check out our free online drawing, writing, and mindful looking classes.

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Making & Doing

Mexican Modernism for Kids & Families

Families can explore the exhibition with a pop-up guide and through our online Museum Web Quest.

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Explore 2019 NEA Big Read at Drop-In Writing

Explore Julia Alvarez's novel In the Time of the Butterflies in front of Marie Watt's artwork Butterfly (in The Light Show) at the Denver Art Museum's Drop-In Writing program on October 22.

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Relax with Tibetan Sand Mandala Inspired Coloring Page

Editor's Note: You can enjoy the coloring activity and see the Hayagriva Mandala in The Light Show through March 7, 2021.

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Announcing the Winners of the #NewTerritoryCo Instagram Contest

Thank you to everyone who entered this contest. We saw so many great photos! Photography curator Eric Paddock said, "This was a really fun and interesting experience. There was so much energy among the participating artists, and so many great pictures, that it was awfully hard to settle on a final group. We’re grateful for the opportunity to see everything, and encourage everyone who submitted to keep making pictures!"