Installation view of the colorful new Dream Studio open space

The Dream Studio

A place to spark your creativity, connect with Denver’s creative community, and get a new perspective on the artistic process

Inside the Dream Studio

The Dream Studio, open during regular museum hours, invites visitors to delve into ways artists engage their imaginations to breathe life into their dreams, birth new creations, envision futures, and conjure fantastic worlds.

One of an artist’s most admired skills is the ability to turn big dreams into reality. From an artist’s imagination, the everyday can become the fantastic. The heart of the space are three artmaking activities surrounded by the mesmerizing installation by featured artist Gaby Oshiro, whose fanciful origami and paper artwork adorn the studio with inspiring texture and color:

  • In the Folded Flora activity, visitors can make their own origami flowers, fish, and frogs. Creations can be taken home or added to a community sculpture that will grow and change over time.
  • In Sound Study, the focus is on slowing down. While listening to selected soundscapes, visitors will put pen to paper. Mindful drawing allows us to tap into our own creativity and be present in the moment.
  • Finally, The Imaginarium is an activity that explores digital painting with artwork projected on the wall. Technology melds with the mind for a unique opportunity of creative expression.

Visitors can get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative practice and artistic practice of professonal artists at a Demonstrating Artist session, a program that occurs several times a month on weekends.

About the Featured Artist

Artist Gaby Oshiro is the featured artist of the Dream Studio. Born in Buenos Aries, Argentina, and raised in Turino, Italy, Oshiro is currently a working artist in Colorado Springs.

Taking inspiration from this summer's Biophilia: Nature Reimagined exhibition, her artwork Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf is on view in the studio. The piece is a modular sculpture comprised of lily pads, koi fish, and lotus flowers.

Oshiro invites visitors to the Studio to contribute to the sculpture by making origami pieces in the Folded Flora activity. Visitors can follow the steps and learn how to create their own lotus, jumping frog, and swimming koi.

The Dream Studio is generously sponsored by Robert and Judi Newman Family Foundation.