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Art as Agency: Creating Beauty at Amache and Beyond

During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated from their homes on the West Coast and into American concentration camps, where they lived in uncomfortable barracks while battered by extreme climates without knowing when their unjust incarceration would end. For many, the arts became avenues to beauty, comfort, and survival in the face of prejudice. Inspired by the exhibition "The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama", the Petrie Institute’s 19th annual symposium explores how painting, gardening, screen printing, and other art forms helped reassert humanity, creativity, and resilience at camps including the Granada Relocation Center in Southeast Colorado, now the Amache National Historic Site.

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Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak presents more than 400 artworks created by Maurice Sendak. One of the most versatile artists of the twentieth century, Sendak is best known for picture books, especially the award-winning titles Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and Nutshell Library. He also designed theater sets and collaborated on films.

Wild Things is named after Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, the beloved children’s book he authored in 1963 that became a cultural touchstone. The exhibition's title signals to all the beauty, whimsy, and mischief that his art inspired over his 65-year career. Visitors will see unique examples of Sendak’s timeless art, such as the final artworks for Where the Wild Things Are, and get a sense of his extraordinary skill and his deep understanding of the process of creating picture books and designs for the stage, television, and film productions. The show will include a wide array of drawings, paintings, posters, and mockups for books. It will also include set designs for the Where the Wild Things Are opera and the costumes for the live-action, feature-length film.

Alongside Sendak’s work, Wild Things will showcase works by other artists that Sendak collected throughout his life, tracing the origins of his creativity to William Blake, Winsor McCay, Beatrix Potter, George Stubbs, and Walt Disney. Sendak’s collaborations with distinguished directors, composers, writers, and choreographers such as Carroll Ballard, Frank Corsaro, Carole King, Spike Jonze, Tony Kushner, among many others, are also illuminated throughout the exhibition.

Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak is a ticketed exhibition and not included in general admission. On free days, enjoy $15 tickets to see Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak.

Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak presents more than 400 artworks created by Maurice Sendak. One of the most versatile artists of the twentieth century, Sendak is best known for picture books, especially the award-winning titles Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and Nutshell Library. He also designed theater sets and collaborated on films.

Wild Things is named after Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, the beloved children's book he authored in 1963 that became a cultural touchstone. The exhibition's title signals to all the beauty, whimsy, and mischief that his art inspired over his 65-year career. Visitors will see unique examples of Sendak's timeless art, such as the final artworks for Where the Wild Things Are, and get a sense of his extraordinary skill and his deep understanding of the process of creating picture books and designs for the stage, television, and film productions. The show will include a wide array of drawings, paintings, posters, and mockups for books. It will also include set designs for the Where the Wild Things Are opera and the costumes for the live-action, feature-length film.

Alongside Sendak's work, Wild Things will showcase works by other artists that Sendak collected throughout his life, tracing the origins of his creativity to William Blake, Winsor McCay, Beatrix Potter, George Stubbs, and Walt Disney. Sendak's collaborations with distinguished directors, composers, writers, and choreographers such as Carroll Ballard, Frank Corsaro, Carole King, Spike Jonze, Tony Kushner, among many others, are also illuminated throughout the exhibition.

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This package includes a Young Museum Associates Membership plus a CultureHaus add-on.

In addition to your DAM membership, CultureHaus members enjoy the following benefits:

• Complimentary access to quarterly CultureHaus programs like:
  • Museum after-hours events and curator tours
  • Collection talks and gallery visits
  • Behind-the-scenes moments with artists, museum personalities, and featured guests
• Free admission to all DAM lectures and talks by contemporary artists, visiting scholars, curators, authors, and more!
• Invitations to happy hour meetups before select museum programs
• Four complimentary vouchers to any Untitled: Artist Takeover
• Even greater discounts on courses, Creative Classes, and symposia
• First access and discounted tickets to the Annual Ball, a signature CultureHaus event

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In addition to your DAM membership, Museum Friends enjoy the following benefits:

• Free admission to talks by visiting scholars, curators, and lectures by contemporary artists
• Greater discounts on exhibition courses and curatorial symposia
• Advance registration for talks, lectures, courses, and symposia
• Access to behind-the-scenes events and museum updates
• Invitations to social and enrichment events that include activities such as:
  • After-hours programs and experiences with curator access and behind the scenes moments
  • Social gatherings and receptions featuring special guests
  • Exclusive tours of exhibitions and collections

This package includes a Dual DAM Membership plus a Museum Friends add-on.

In addition to your DAM membership, Museum Friends enjoy the following benefits:

• Free admission to talks by visiting scholars, curators, and lectures by contemporary artists
• Greater discounts on exhibition courses and curatorial symposia
• Advance registration for talks, lectures, courses, and symposia
• Access to behind-the-scenes events and museum updates
• Invitations to social and enrichment events that include activities such as:
  • After-hours programs and experiences with curator access and behind the scenes moments
  • Social gatherings and receptions featuring special guests
  • Exclusive tours of exhibitions and collections

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

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Free days in 2024 include:

• Tuesday, January 9
• Saturday, January 27
• Tuesday, February 13
• Tuesday, March 12
• Sunday, March 24
• Tuesday, April 9
• Sunday, April 28 Día del Niño
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• Tuesday, June 11
• Tuesday, July 9
• Sunday, July 21
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Please be aware general admission does not include entry to ticketed exhibitions.

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

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

This package includes a Family Plus DAM Membership plus a Museum Friends add-on.

In addition to your DAM membership, Museum Friends enjoy the following benefits:

• Free admission to talks by visiting scholars, curators, and lectures by contemporary artists
• Greater discounts on exhibition courses and curatorial symposia
• Advance registration for talks, lectures, courses, and symposia
• Access to behind-the-scenes events and museum updates
• Invitations to social and enrichment events that include activities such as:
  • After-hours programs and experiences with curator access and behind the scenes moments
  • Social gatherings and receptions featuring special guests
  • Exclusive tours of exhibitions and collections

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.

This package includes a Contributing DAM Membership plus a Museum Friends add-on.

In addition to your DAM membership, Museum Friends enjoy the following benefits:

• Free admission to talks by visiting scholars, curators, and lectures by contemporary artists
• Greater discounts on exhibition courses and curatorial symposia
• Advance registration for talks, lectures, courses, and symposia
• Access to behind-the-scenes events and museum updates
• Invitations to social and enrichment events that include activities such as:
  • After-hours programs and experiences with curator access and behind the scenes moments
  • Social gatherings and receptions featuring special guests
  • Exclusive tours of exhibitions and collections

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

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) and ten free general admission guest passes, plus:

• Plus One card for designated caregiver
• Free admission for all children residing in the household for all specially ticketed exhibitions
• Special kid-friendly offers and communications including a special gift on each child's birthday
• Basic reciprocal admission privileges at more than 25 museums nationwide via the Museums West and Western Reciprocal networks