Don't Buy Ivory Poster Focuses on Illegal Ivory Trade
Note: This blog was originally published for the exhibition Drawn to Action. Since Don't Buy Ivory is on view again in Stampede: Animals in Art, we are republishing it.
Note: This blog was originally published for the exhibition Drawn to Action. Since Don't Buy Ivory is on view again in Stampede: Animals in Art, we are republishing it.
Thomas Evans, a.k.a. Detour, is an interactive visual artist experimenting with the intersections of art, music, and technology. Detour is the Denver Art Museum’s Fall 2017 Creative-in-Residence. His residency runs October 1 through November 30, 2017.
Laura Ann Samuelson is a choreographer, dancer, teacher of performance. She was the DAM’s creative-in-residence in July and August, 2017.
Jeff Rodriquez will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating costume prop fabrication July 29-30, 2017. The following interview was conducted in November 2016 for a previous demonstration he did in the Costume Studio.
In celebration of Art Museum Day on May 18, we invite you to take advantage of these special offerings.
ADMISSION
Visitors who purchase a general admission ticket at either the Clyfford Still Museum or here at the DAM can enjoy free admission at both museums when presenting their admission ticket or receipt, thanks to the museums’ collaborative two-venue presentation of Shade: Clyfford Still/Mark Bradford.
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The DAM is amongst a small group of museums that have such a captivating card catalog.
The Denver Art Museum is looking for its next creative-in-residence to work alongside staff and visitors May through August 2017 (selection criteria and submission guidelines). Our creative-in-residence program invites creatives working in a range of non-traditional mediums to cocreate work with us that responds to our museum collections and also looks to actively engage visitors in new ways.
Jessica Rowell will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating free-form costume design January 28−29 and February 11−12
Holly Nordeck: What will your demo look like at the DAM? What can visitors expect?
Inspired by the upcoming Mi Tierra: Contemporary Artists Explore Place exhibition, the Denver Art Museum invites you to share photos relating to place, home, and memory on Instagram with the hashtag* #PictureMiTierra.
Mi Tierra will feature installations by 13 Latino artists that express experiences of contemporary life in the American West.
Win and be among the first to see the completed exhibition and meet all 13 artists on Feb. 16 before it opens to the public.
Annabel Reader will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating fantastical costume design September 8 and 9, 2017.
Holly Nordeck: What will your demonstration at the DAM be like? What will you be showcasing?
Annabel Reader: I’ll be working on a new costume. It is an imaginary creature, a cross between a deer, a human, and a flower. It will be a two-legged stilt costume. I have been sewing together old sheets, upholstery fabrics, and clothes to make the fabric which I will then make the costume out of.
Art comes in many forms: paintings, sculptures, and household objects to name a few. The current Create-n-Takes focus on two very unique objects in the Denver Art Museum’s collection.
One Create-n-Take—Screen Stories—features a Chinese tabletop screen on Level 5 of the North Building. All ages are welcome to participate. Dive into a discussion about the intricate details imbedded in the six panels on the screen.
Adolfo Romero will be in the Costume Studio December 3–4, 2016 and March 4–5, 2017.
Holly Nordeck: What will your demonstration look like at the DAM?
Adolfo Romero: It will involve a series of masks in different shapes, which show the possibilities of this costume in action. It will be divided in both theater costume and a carnival project, which talks about our current society.
HN: How has your background influenced you as an artist?