The Denver Art Museum has been a leader in educational programming for more than two decades. The family-friendly approach is fully integrated into the galleries through a unique partnership between curators, designers, and educators for each discipline. A trailblazer in creating innovative opportunities that encourage visitors to interact with the collection, the museum is also known internationally for the way we help our visitors explore art and their own creativity. The DAM is one of the largest art museums between Chicago and the West Coast, with a collection of more than 70,000 works of art divided between nine permanent collections including African, American Indian, Asian, European and American, modern and contemporary, pre-Colombian, photography, Spanish Colonial, and western American art. Our holdings reflect our city and region—and provide invaluable ways for the community to learn about cultures from around the world.
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Exciting news for #accessibledesign - the Denver Art Museum was awarded a Museums for America grant to support, "Designing for Accessibility" which will partner accessibility advocates, disabled community members, and designers to help solve museum access barriers. Thrilled to be part of this team! More exciting things to come! #accessibledesign #museumaccessibility #disabilityinclusion
Join us for Creative Aging Convening 2024: The Creative Age on Tuesday, September 24, 9:30am to 5pm. This is a daylong opportunity for practitioners working in aging-services organizations, arts centers, museums, healthcare, senior residences, and beyond to learn together about the positive impact of creative aging through deep conversation and hands-on learning. Using the temporary exhibition "Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" (opening at the DAM on September 8) as a springboard, the 2024 Creative Aging Convening is focused on celebrating the role of art in lifelong creativity, longevity, and perseverance. Tickets are $50 and include full-day program attendance, boxed lunch, and light refreshments throughout the day. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4dJbcdt
Enjoy happy hour at The Ponti restaurant at the DAM on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 4-7pm through August 31! Summer hours at The Ponti: Monday: 11am–4pm Tuesday: 11am–8pm Wednesday: 11am–4pm Thursday: 11am–7pm Friday: 11am–9pm Saturday: 11am–7pm Sunday: 11am–4pm 🍽️ A museum ticket is not required to dine at The Ponti. Reservations: https://lnkd.in/efE7vYW9 Photo: Bruce Fernandez
CALL FOR CREATIVE EDUCATORS! We are seeking creative educators to develop and instruct Creative Classes for adult audiences for the Winter/Spring 2025 semester. Both experimental and traditional approaches that speak to the breadth of creative practice may be explored—to widen and ignite the creative perspective of DAM visitors and develop connections with exhibitions and collections. The current Creative Classes include topics such as: meditation and painting, nontraditional weaving techniques, natural fabric dyeing methods, painting and collage, and monotype printmaking. Our motto is “everyone is creative,” and we work to create a class schedule and class content that will spark the interest of a wide audience. Learn more and submit your proposal: https://bit.ly/3yhLqh0
We want to hear from you! The American Alliance of Museums' Annual Survey of Museum-Goers is a quick 9-minute (on average) survey. Your answers, along with others, will help us deliver better services to you and our community. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/48dfN4B
We're hiring! Contribute your skills to our dynamic team and help the museum spark creative thinking and expression through transformative experiences with art. Open positions include Manager of Youth Programs, Senior Administrative Assistant for the Development Department, and four paid internship opportunities through our Pathways Exploration Internship Program in the Native Arts department, School & Community Programs department, Learning & Engagement department, and the Photo Services department. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3mf6K0I Photo by James Florio Photography
Join us for the 18th Annual Petrie Institute of Western American Art Symposium on Friday, January 26, 10am-5:30pm! This year's topic is "Art and Ambition: Creative Partnerships in the American West." Creativity does not happen in a vacuum: artists are influenced by the places, politics, and people around them. Inspired by Charlie and Nancy Russell’s artistic partnership, a theme featured in the Denver Art Museum’s current exhibition "The Russells in Denver, 1921," the Petrie Institute of Western American Art’s 18th annual symposium highlights examples of dynamic personal and community relationships that enabled and sustained the creation of great western American art. Advance registration is required. Discount for members and Museum Friends. Tickets are available to purchase for in-person or virtual attendance. If you are attending in person at the museum, your registration will include a light breakfast with coffee and tea, a lunch, and after-symposium reception. All registrants will receive a welcome letter and schedule. Doors open at 9am. More information: https://bit.ly/3RskTnk In-person tickets: https://bit.ly/48lR5zn Virtual tickets: https://bit.ly/3Rsuo5S Images: Left: Beatrice Mandelman (American, 1912–1998), "Black Cross," 1966. Oil paint on canvas; 35 ¼ × 23 ¾ in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Mandelman-Ribak Foundation, 2009.730. Right: Louis Ribak (American, born Lithuania, 1902–1979), "Santo Domingo Corn Dance," about 1948. Oil paint on canvas; 36 × 40 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Mandelman-Ribak Foundation, 2009.731.
CALL FOR ARTISTS! The second installation of the Denver Art Museum Mural Project will launch in mid-January 2025. We are currently seeking a local artist (or multiple artists working in collaboration) to work with the museum and community members on a mural in the Sie Welcome Center of the Martin Building that will be on view for up to three years. Artists interested can review and download our request for proposals at the following link: https://bit.ly/3HbbThq Applications open today and are due by February 14, 2024 at 11:59pm. Artist(s) will be selected in March/April, project work would start in May, with the mural being installed in January 2025. Photo by Matt Howshar
We need your help to keep the DAM's youth programs relevant, responsive, respectful, and engaging! We're looking for applicants for the Youth Advisory Group (YAG), comprised of a diverse group of kids, parents, and educators, who will work and learn together with DAM staff. This is a paid opportunity to share your experience with us and help shape future youth programming. Learn more about the program and apply by January 8, 2024: https://lnkd.in/gzPwedKm
Hyonjeong (HJ) Kim Han, Joseph de Heer Curator of Asian Art at the Denver Art Museum, traveled to Seoul last month to receive the Sejong Culture Award 세종문화상 (Presidential Award). This is a special recognition from the Korean government for her efforts in the development and dissemination of Hangeul in the United States, and honors only four recipients annually. Hangeul is the Korean alphabet which was created by the Great King Sejong in 1443. She is the first curator to be selected for the award since its inception in 1982. Congratulations, HJ! https://lnkd.in/ggj2mR4G