Community Events

Create & Play is an early childhood program for ages 0-5 and their caregivers. The group is welcomed on the third Thursday of each month from October through May.

Upon arrival, participants check in at the front desk in the Hamilton Building and head down to Sharp Auditorium. There the kids are greeted by two very talented actors who initiate everyone into the "Imagination Factory." The kids are then tasked with solving a big problem: the creativity juice has run out! They must get more! To do this, the group is led to the galleries to collect the creativity juice by looking at and engaging with art! The program ends with artmaking in the early childhood classroom.

Behind the Baton Live: The American West, From Copland to Kirkland is a special presentation from CPR Classical and the Denver Art Museum on June 16 at the Sturm Grand Pavilion, exploring the music and art that both celebrate and challenge the identity of the American West. Conductor Scott O’Neil and JR Henneman, Curator of Western American Art, serve as your guides in this live, multimedia experience blending performance, storytelling and visual art. Part introspection and part celebration of Colorado’s 150th anniversary and America’s 250th, the evening journeys across time and landscape to reconsider the myth, memory and meaning of the West.

Untitled: Artist Takeover is a quarterly collaboration with local artists and creatives to create an evening full of events, performances, artmaking, and one-of-a-kind experiences. Throughout the night, artists showcase their work while providing a hands-on and engaging atmosphere.

Programming to begin at 6pm.