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Experiment with all kinds of media, from paint to paper to fabric and more! Play with materials and ideas like a true artist and take home art inspired by the many genres and materials seen in the museum’s diverse collections.

Transform the everyday into the extraordinary! Explore how artists like El Anatsui turn recycled materials into stunning works of art, then head to the workshop to experiment with found objects and build your own bold, imaginative assemblage.

This camp will be a 4-DAY week in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. There will not be a session on Friday June 19th, 2026.

From materials to inspiration, nature shows up in art in all kinds of ways. This week, we’ll think about the connection between art and the environment as we explore the galleries. By the end of the week, you’ll be able to take home some nature-inspired artwork of your own!

This camp will be a 4-DAY week in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. There will not be a session on Friday June 19th, 2026.

Are you an artist who wants to make the world a better place? Then this is the camp for you! This week, we’ll learn about how art is a tool for activism, or artivism and use our creativity to speak up for the causes we care about!

This camp will be a 4-DAY week in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. There will not be a session on Friday June 19th, 2026.

From Navajo weavings to Chinese ceramics, patterns are everywhere. Campers explore the galleries to discover how artists use patterns across cultures, then head to the workshop to design and create their own patterned artwork.

Pack your imagination and get your art passport ready! This week, we’ll explore artwork from cultures across the globe. Each stop on our journey inspires a new hands-on project back in the workshop, letting campers create their own world of art.

Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! This week, get to know the animals in the DAM’s collection, then make art inspired by our furry friends back in the workshop. Be sure to have your safari hats and binoculars ready for this adventure!

From fashion to soft sculpture, there are all kinds of artwork you can create with the versatile medium of fabric! This week, campers will take a closer look at this material, both in the galleries and as artists in the workshop.

Transform the everyday into the extraordinary! Explore how artists like El Anatsui turn recycled materials into stunning works of art, then head to the workshop to experiment with found objects and build your own bold, imaginative assemblage.

From materials to inspiration, nature shows up in art in all kinds of ways. This week, we’ll think about the connection between art and the environment as we explore the galleries. By the end of the week, you’ll be able to take home some nature-inspired artwork of your own!

Pack your imagination and get your art passport ready! This week, we’ll explore artwork from cultures across the globe. Each stop on our journey inspires a new hands-on project back in the workshop, letting campers create their own world of art.

From Navajo weavings to Chinese ceramics, patterns are everywhere. Campers explore the galleries to discover how artists use patterns across cultures, then head to the workshop to design and create their own patterned artwork.

Enrique Chagoya’s prints, drawings, paintings, and codices in the tradition of satirical cartoons have brought him international recognition. Chagoya skillfully combines contrasting images sourced from secular and religious iconographies and popular culture to address colonialism, inequality, and international conflicts with biting humor. Using familiar pop icons such as Superman and Mickey Mouse, he creates deceptively friendly points of entry for a discussion of US hegemony and colonialism.

Chagoya began making political cartoons in the 1970s for union and student newspapers while studying economics at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Me?xico in Mexico City. He later directed rural development projects in the city of Veracruz, an experience that ignited his burgeoning interest in transnational politics that would eventually become the subject of his art. Chagoya employs a process which he calls “reverse anthropology,” depicting contemporary events on Amate, a type of paper used in traditional Central American bookmaking, folded like an accordion and read from right to left. His subjects range from revisionist histories of British and Spanish settlement in the Americas to challenging racial stereotypes.

Hayv Kahraman paints graceful and commanding women in intertwining and seemingly impossible poses. They appear like translucent apparitions with inky halos of hair and silken skin rendered delicately in layers of oil paint and adorned in geometric Islamic patterns. Together they form a collective of Middle Eastern women, a motif Kahraman employs to celebrate her cultural identity, once repressed by violent assimilative and colonial forces.

Kahraman draws from her experience as a refugee in exile from her native Iraq, weaving ideas of narrative, memory, and diaspora. The body as object and subject play a central role in her practice, functioning as both a self-portrait and embodiment of a larger whole. Her recent work has addressed the devasting impact on vulnerable communities as a result of war, the parallels between medical terminology and military metaphors, and ecological disasters.

Luncheon by Design begins at 11:00 am with a lively networking reception. At noon, guests will enjoy a seated luncheon and our featured program in the Sturm Grand Pavilion. At 1:30 pm, immediately following the program, guests are invited to an exclusive viewing of Conversation Pieces: Stories from the Fashion Archives—a fitting finale to an experience steeped in bold style and iconic design.

I am unable to attend Luncheon by Design but would like to make a contribution in support of the event.

Visit The Kirkland during special Members-only Mornings on Saturday, March 7 and Saturday, March 14 from 9-10 am.

We'll open The Kirkland early for you to visit two new exhibitions on view: Space is the Place: Art and Design in the Atomic Age and 'Round the Clock: 24 Hours of Colorado in Prints.

Enjoy additional savings in the Shop at The Kirkland during these special member hours.

With Pissarro's Impressionism as a springboard, the Perspectives on Pissarro program series offers a fresh take on the exhibition, the artist, and his world.

Join curators, art historians, and a horticulturalist as they share insights into Pissarro's work and the natural landscapes that inspired him. Register for individual sessions or enjoy a discount for the full series.

Please note that this link is for purchasing tickets to livestream recordings of the lecture series so that you can watch from home. To purchase in-person tickets, please click here.

With Pissarro's Impressionism as a springboard, the Perspectives on Pissarro program series offers a fresh take on the exhibition, the artist, and his world.

Join curators, art historians, and a horticulturalist as they share insights into Pissarro's work and the natural landscapes that inspired him. Register for individual sessions or enjoy a discount for the full series.

Please join the Denver Art Museum’s Native Arts and Provenance departments, along with special guest Mr. Olugbile Holloway, Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) of Nigeria, for a special evening discussing the recent repatriation of a plaque from the Kingdom of Benin. We are pleased to host Mr. Holloway for a lively panel discussion focused on the significance of repatriating Benin Bronzes with Nigeria and the importance of fostering international relationships that go beyond the return of objects. We will also discuss the importance of provenance research and the role it plays in returning objects to rightful countries of origin.

The Denver Art Museum has held a long-standing relationship with the government of Nigeria, the Oba of Benin and the NCMM for over five decades. This partnership has been dedicated to the respectful identification and repatriation of cultural artifacts, including the repatriation of the Benin Bronze plaque in the DAM’s collection, now on view in the Arts of Africa gallery, after the agreement of a five-year loan from the Nigerian government. Repatriations like this reflect the DAM’s commitment to ongoing collaboration with African communities, working to build trust and repair wrongs of the past.