Look no further for fall fun. The DAM has you covered with art, culture, fashion, and more. Check out this list of exhibitions and events, many of which are free or included with general admission (which is always free for members).
1. Explore Native art & culture (Saturday, Sept. 10)
Photo from left: Arts educator Ryan Mathews and founders of Blue Ribbon Arts Initiative Max Miller and Rebecca Miller. Visit the second annual Youth Artists on the Spectrum: A Celebration of Neurodiversity on view at the Denver Art Museum on the lower level of the North Building August 26−October 2, 2016. Entry to the showcase is free; admission to the rest of the museum requires a ticket. Learn about one of the artists in the showcase in this story on 9News.com.
Glory of Venice: Masterworks of the Renaissance is on view October 2, 2016 through February 12, 2017 at the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition is included in general admission (free for members and kids 18 and younger).
Learn more about the artists, their work, and creative innovations through lectures and courses by experts in the field, on guided tours, and other unique opportunities:
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Untitled Creative Fusions
It’s dance season at the Denver Art Museum and it’s time to take Center Stage at Untitled Final Friday.
All the world’s a stage, but this one’s full of ballerinas, drag queens, and never-before-seen sky-high chair soldiers! What?! Stick around, kid; it’s going to be one heck of a show.
Take a brief video tour (above) through select gallery spaces in the Women of Abstract Expressionism exhibition, on view through September 25, 2016.
Then, delve deeper into the subject matter with in-depth interviews (below).
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
Curator Gwen Chanzit talks with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.
Listen to the interview (13:21).
HYPERALLERGIC PODCAST
Untitled Creative Fusions
It’s time to get steppin’ for Untitled In-Sync, the first of three movin,’ groovin’ Untitled Final Fridays celebrating dance at the Denver Art Museum. For July, we’re gathering our crews for a night of synchronized moves and creative collaborations, as we look at partners, pair-ups, and performances that really, you know…move us!
Our interactive installation #dancelab seems to be a hit. Open less than a week, there have already been 3,000 dances!
What is #dancelab?
A collaboration between the DAM, Wonderbound dance company, and Legwork Studio, #dancelab is a participatory dance experience, where you, the visitor, are invited to follow dance steps choreographed exclusively for this installation. Then see your movements projected in large format, into an MTV-like music video for all to see. No dance experience or skills are needed.
Katherine Dunham (depicted above), Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, Fred Astaire, and Martha Graham are a few of the acclaimed dancers and personalities that have enthralled audiences over this past century. These and many more famed dancers are exquisitely depicted by American artists in this Denver Art Museum exhibition Rhythm & Roots: Dance in American Art.
For this month’s Untitled, we’re joining in on the action of Women of Abstract Expressionism and celebrating an amazing collection of female artists and women warriors from Denver and beyond. Get ready for a night of laughs, drama, and good times at Untitled: Power House.
Talks and Tours
Denver Art Museum visitors are enjoying making stop-motion movies in the Movement Studio. Here's a compilation of just a few of our favorites so far!
The Movement Studio lets visitors explore how artists express movement through different mediums and techniques. Animate an Action is fun for all ages, and no experience is necessary to make your own masterpiece come to life.
Visit the Movement Studio on Level 1 of the Hamilton Building to create your own movie and participate in other hands-on activities such as Build a Puppet and Dynamic Drawing.
The Denver Art Museum is showcasing a first-of-its-kind exhibition and you won’t want to miss it. Women of Abstract Expressionism, on view June 12−September 25, features 12 women artists who were often overlooked by an art movement defined by men.
Even before it opens, Women of Abstract Expressionism received major media coverage. And for her years of work putting this exhibition together, DAM curator Gwen Chanzit was recently named one of 16 Female Curators Shaking Things Up in 2016.
As visitors race to experience the final days of the Denver Art Museum exhibition Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection, we highlight a piece from the show that features a race of another sort. The room-dividing, folding screen, or byōbu (shown above), features a famous scene from samurai history.
Racing into History