Denver Art Museum creative-in-residence Viviane Le Courtois’ Global Thinking Pod is now installed in the exhibit Audacious: Contemporary Artists Speak Out. This is not the first thinking pod the artist has designed and built for an art setting. It is, however, the first thinking pod to rely heavily on the contributions and help of visitors.
Mar Williams' installation at the Denver Art Museum is playful and interactive, yet the creative-in-residence wants visitors to ask questions about the role of technology in their lives. In this video, Williams shares the big ideas that inspired the "Feed the Animal" installation, among these is the question: How can we create an emotional response to our personal data or "online" identity? The technology involved in the installation is being developed over the course of this residency.
Public Hours
Jan Jacobs will have public hours when she will engage with visitors in the studio on level 3 of the North Building on the following dates:
April 20–21, 23–24: 11 am–2 pm
Insider Moment
Join Jan Jacobs for an off-the-cuff chat about her ongoing work in the Native Arts Artist-in-Residence studio. We'll go wherever the conversation takes us.
May 4: 1-1:30 pm North Building, level 3, included in general admission.
Nooner Tours— A Chat with an Artist
Viviane Le Courtois, a Denver-based artist, will be a creative-in-residence at the Denver Art Museum from April 5–15, 2016. During her residency, she will be building a “thinking pod” inside the exhibition Audacious: Contemporary Artists Speak Out on Level 3 of the Hamilton Building. The most important aspect of Le Courtois’ residency is the participation of visitors whom she hopes will not only donate materials to weave into the pod’s structure, but also will join in the weaving process and in discussion.
Donate Hair
When the time came to choose someone to be the next creative-in-residence, well, we knew right away who it should be. That person is Mar Williams. The beauty of working with Williams is that we are simultaneously working with a hacker, an artist, a tinkerer and an extraordinarily creative mind. We are excited about the activities that Williams is creating because they blend technology and art in a way that is new to the DAM and will provide a unique experience for visitors.
Editor's Note: Gregg Deal is the Native Arts Artist-in-Residence. He hosts public hours 11 am–2 pm January 13-17 and will perform at Untitled Final Friday on January 29. Below is a blog he wrote about his recent performance piece at the DAM, Ethnographic Zoo.
Evan Weissman and Chris Getzan brings, Warm Cookies of the Revolution (WCoR), into the DAM to examine voting and civic health from different perspectives.
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz will be in the Flower Studio at the Denver Art Museum demonstrating her creative process October 10 and 11.
Dawn is the owner of DSH Perfumes in Boulder, Colorado and is regarded as a prolific artist and consummate niche perfumer. She uses her education in the arts as a painting student to design her exceptional aromas using the principals of fine arts such as shape, color, light, expression, and texture. As an artist, Hurwitz often draws inspiration from her surroundings and other works of art.
When Tom Haukaas was young, he spent hours watching the traditional dancers of his Rosebud Sioux Tribe with awe. He was impressed not only by their dancing, but also with the beauty of their elaborate costumes. He couldn’t afford to buy the garments so he decided to learn how to make them. Surrounded by family and friends who were skilled at both quilt and beadwork, Haukaas learned from the best, eventually developing his own original aesthetic.
Currently on view at the Denver Art Museum is the exhibition Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz featuring 31 ceramic works by the eponymous artist. Ortiz's work is a unique blend of tradition and futurism drawn together to create an immersive story line. Recently, I corresponded with Virgil Ortiz through e-mail for insight on his inspirations and approaches to artmaking.
Eric Berkemeyer: When did you first start making ceramics?
Artist Arthur Williams took inspiration from the museum collections to create site-specific installations and live performances.
Rita Flores de Wallace will be in the Flower Studio August 29 and 30, and September 5 and 6. Check out the video and read below to learn more about Rita and her work.