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Gift cards may be redeemed onsite for tickets, memberships, or merchandise within the Shops in the Hamilton Building and Sie Welcome Center. Not valid for online purchases.

Gift cards should arrive within 5-10 business days.

Limit 1 per transaction. To purchase multiple gift cards, call 720-913-0130 to speak with an associate.

We look forward to your visit!

Gift cards may be redeemed onsite for tickets, memberships, or merchandise within the Shops in the Hamilton Building and Sie Welcome Center. Not valid for online purchases.

Gift cards should arrive within 5-10 business days.

Limit 1 per transaction. To purchase multiple gift cards, call 720-913-0130 to speak with an associate.

We look forward to your visit!

Gift cards may be redeemed onsite for tickets, memberships, or merchandise within the Shops in the Hamilton Building and Sie Welcome Center. Not valid for online purchases.

Gift cards should arrive within 5-10 business days.

Limit 1 per transaction. To purchase multiple gift cards, call 720-913-0130 to speak with an associate.

We look forward to your visit!

Class Description:

In this class, students will learn various collage techniques that focus on manipulating materials to tell stories. During each session, students will create layers and nuance to describe emotions, sequences of events, and the complexities of memories. As the class progresses, students will create scrap buckets full of self-made embellishments. As a culminating project, students will arrange their scraps into a collage and share their stories with the group.

What to Expect:

Students will walk away from classes with new strategies for exploring visual narratives and evaluating conversations introduced by artworks from the museum's galleries. By the end of the class, students will have clear ideas about creating unique embellishments in their personal artwork and how to develop collages with a unique approach to materials.

Class Cancellation Policy:

If a class or workshop needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a “make-up” day will be scheduled on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY as the educator’s schedule allows.

Materials:

All materials will be provided for students and are included in the price of this workshop.

Educator:

Moe Gram is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Denver and uses a diverse array of media inluding painting, mural, collage, and installation. Gram graduated from California State University Bakersfield with a major in Visual Arts and a minor in Cultural Studies. Currently, Gram's art can be seen in murals throughout Colorado, an installation at the Denver Art Museum's Creative Hub, at the Acoma House in room 204, and at various locations throughout the Denver metro area. Through her playful color palette, messaging, and juxtaposition of unique embellishments and found objects, Moe’s work encourages the viewer to absorb and reflect- for the betterment of oneself and collectively for us all.

www.moegram.com

Class Description:
Flow State is a one-day workshop that explores the connections between intuitive painting, mindfulness meditation, and community. Participants will learn how to combine abstract painting and drawing skills with mindfulness meditation techniques and will explore how this hybrid practice can be used to hold space for our Selves and each other. Participants will work individually and as a group using acrylic paint, pastels, paper and canvas. This class connects to abstract works in the Denver Art Museum collection, including pieces by artists like Mark Bradford, Elaine de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Sam Gilliam, Shinique Smith, and Sonia Gechtoff.

What to Expect:
Students will be led into the galleries at the beginning of the workshop to observe and discuss one work. The selected work will serve as an introduction to and inspiration for the exercises that will be practiced during the day, which will include guided meditations, gestural painting prompts, and group reflections. Students can expect to:

  Be guided through various meditations as a group with visualization and mindfulness-based techniques.
  Practice guided, individual meditative painting/drawing exercises on paper.
  Create a large-scale, group painting on canvas.
  Reflect on the day s work in a group discussion at the end of each workshop.

Participants will walk away with a series of personal abstract paintings on paper, a set of creative meditations to use in everyday life, and the opportunity to co-create a large-scale group painting with others. The large group painting will require participants to work on the same surface at the same time in some instances.

No prior painting or drawing skills are required. No experience with meditation or mindfulness required. This class is open to all skill levels.


Class Make-up Day Policy:
If a class or workshop needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a  make-up  day will be scheduled on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY as the educator s schedule allows.

Materials:
All materials will be provided for students and are included in the price of this workshop.

Educator:
Visual artist, Sarah Darlene, explores the functionality of abstraction through a feminine, queer, and contemporary perspective. Her work investigates the intersections of painting, social practice, and meditation and their collective ability to promote self-reflection, cathartic healing, and true social change. Palmeri holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Louisiana State University, and an Executive Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Notre Dame. She has been a member of Strangers Art Collective since 2015 and is a former Artist in Residence at RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Iceland.
www.sarahdarlene.com

Class Description:

Join the Butterfly Pavilion and the Denver Art Museum for a two-part artistic adventure! In part one, students will learn to draw butterflies by exploring their representation in artworks from the Denver Art Museum’s collections, while also discovering the fascinating anatomy of butterflies through the presentation of preserved specimens. In part two, students will be given a guided tour and immersed in the Butterfly Pavilion’s lush conservatory, surrounded by thousands of free-flying butterflies. They will continue to refine their drawing practice in this natural setting with the opportunity to nature journal and draw from live or preserved specimens. This two-part Workshop is perfect for artists and nature enthusiasts alike and does not require any prior technical knowledge.

What to Expect:

Students can expect to engage with butterfly specimens, both living and preserved, and examples of artistically represented butterflies in the collections of the Denver Art Museum. Instruction will cover both the art of illustrating butterflies and the science of their anatomy and coloration. Through the connection of art, science, and nature, students will develop skills in drawing the shapes, patterns, values, and colors of butterflies. They will gain a deeper understanding of nature and butterflies through the exploration of the Butterfly Pavilion and the Denver Art Museum’s collections.

Class Cancellation Policy:

If a class or workshop is cancelled due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a “make-up” day will be scheduled on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY as the educator’s schedule allows.

Materials:

All materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring their own sketch books and preferred drawing materials, but it is not necessary.

Educators:

Anna Kaye was born in Detroit, Michigan and now lives in Denver where she works in her studio creating drawings, paintings, videos, and sculptures that are inspired by the natural world. Witnessing the urban decay from de-industrialization as a child enhanced her sense of empathy, compassion, love for diversity and justice, and reverence for the natural world. She earned her B.S. in geology and fine art at Skidmore College, NY. She continued her education at Yale in painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography. She earned her M.F.A. at Washington University in St. Louis where she was awarded the Laura and William Jens Scholarship and a teaching on record position. Anna Kaye’s artwork is a part of international, private, public, corporate, and museum collections. Kaye donates a percentage of all sales annually to environmental funds. She curates large-scale exhibitions that promote social action and connectivity. She currently teaches at the Denver Art Museum and Denver Botanic Gardens.

https://www.annakayeart.com/

Megan Schulz is the Adult Programs Coordinator at Butterfly Pavilion, where she develops engaging programs that connect adults with the natural world. With a background in environmental education, Megan has expanded the Pavilion’s offerings to include diverse workshops, lectures, and hands-on activities centered around invertebrates. She is passionate about building inclusive, interactive learning experiences. In her free time, Megan enjoys nature photography, reading, and spending time with her pets.

https://www.instagram.com/nature_by_megan6/?hl=en#

Additional Notes:

Please be aware that the May 17th class session will take place at the Denver Art Museum and the May 24th class session will take place at the Butterfly Pavilion. General admission on the day of the workshop is included in your registration fee.

Join us for a thought-provoking lecture on how art played a crucial role in shaping the nationalization of the East India Company between 1813 and 1858. Tom Young will examine how new artistic production in colonial India—driven by emerging technologies like lithography and steam navigation, as well as middle-class print formats such as periodicals, scrapbooks, and literary annuals—contributed to the destabilization of the Company’s political legitimacy. Young will also explore the influence of amateur sketching among Company employees and the broader impact of visual culture on British colonial governance.

Create & Play is an early-childhood program at the Denver Art Museum for families with children ages 0-5 (though siblings are always welcome too!). Create & Play offers a range of experiences within the museum, including time close looking at art in the galleries, artmaking, and a participatory performance.

Join us for an exclusive curator-led tour of Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors, the first major exhibition showcasing the first major U.S. presentation of celebrated artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation). This tour will explore the monumental works that merge history painting with contemporary themes, confronting colonial narratives while amplifying the lived experiences of Indigenous communities and addressing crucial topics such as climate change, generational trauma, and LGBTQ+ pride. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage deeply with Monkman’s powerful and thought-provoking art.

The basic benefits, including unlimited free general admission for an entire year for two named card-holders and four guests per visit, up to six total adult tickets per visit, including the cardholder(s) plus:

• Expanded reciprocal admission benefits at more than 500 museums nationwide via the Art Museum Reciprocal Network (AMRN), the Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM), the Western Reciprocal Program, and Museum's West
• Four free admissions for every ticketed exhibition

• Advance purchase for ticketed exhibitions
• Six complimentary one-time use general admission guest passes
• 30% off coupon for one item in the Shop

Join us for our annual Día del Niño (Children's Day) festivities, a global celebration of children, with a wide variety of live music, dance performances, art making, and free general admission for everyone.

April 27 is a Free Day at the DAM. Advanced reservation is recommended, but not required.

Give to the Denver Art Museum's Annual Fund

Your 100% tax-deductible contribution supports inspiring art connections, powerful artist collaborations, community-minded programming at the Denver Art Museum. During these unprecedented times, your donation helps the museum reimagine how we connect in person and online through a series of new opportunities for visitors of all ages. Thank you for your support of the Denver Art Museum's annual fund.

Creating art is uniquely human. From Stone Age cave paintings to contemporary street art, creative expression is bound to the very essence of our humanity. In this three-session seminar, led by Denver Art Museum teaching specialist and art historian Molly Medakovich, explore the powerful roles and benefits of art in our lives. Through interactive lectures, group discussions, and dedicated time in the galleries, we’ll consider art as a vehicle for personal well-being and mindfulness, community healing and connection, and societal statements and provocation. Walk away with new perspectives on the museum’s global collections and your own relationship to art.

Shiva Ahmadi orchestrates exquisitely crafted scenes of beauty and terror. Her vibrant fantasy realms are, upon closer inspection, macabre theaters of conflict where faceless figures engage in endless cycles of struggle and pain. Combining luminous colors and mystical beings with violent imagery, Ahmadi creates watercolor paintings, sculptures, and digital animations that illuminate global issues of migration, war, and brutality against marginalized peoples. Her work is informed by current events in the Middle East and the US, and inspired by Iranian, Turkish, and Indian book and miniature painting traditions.

In 2016, Ahmadi received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Her work is in the collections of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Dallas Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.

The Provenance Research Department is excited to present Looking Out, Looking In: Legacies of the Masuda Collection. Provenance Research Fellow Mac Coyle will highlight works at the Denver Art Museum from the collection of Baron Masuda Takashi (1848-1938). President of Mitsu Company, Masuda was an avid collector during Japan’s transformative Meiji period (1868-1912) who assembled one of the most impressive and influential holdings of Japanese art—the legacy of which can still be felt in Japan’s cultural patrimony laws and in Japanese art collections worldwide.

Donations to this fund are invested by the DAM foundation with the intention to grow the fund in value over time. This fund provides an annual distribution based on the Foundation's policy.  Distributed funds are used to acquire new artwork for the DAM.

The Museum regularly reconciles expenditures made from distributed funds to ensure that they are allocated as intended.

Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what means the most to employees, clients, and stakeholders. To learn more about corporate membership options and benefits, please contact us at 

CorporatePartnerships@denverartmuseum.org.

Every Corporate Membership Includes:

• Corporate and Executive membership cards for free general admission
• Corporate special exhibition ticket price available to all employees
• 10% discount in the museum shop
• Recognition in the museum's Annual Report
• Access to virtual programming and art making activities
• Bimonthly member magazine On & Off the Wall and Beyond the Walls patron newsletter
• News and updates through exclusive member communications

Please select the date you would like to visit the Denver Art Museum. Your tickets will be valid for the entire day.

The basic benefits including unlimited free general admission for one for an entire year, plus two free general admission guest passes