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May 25, 2012
Ten things to do for $10 this Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, 2012
Three-day weekends rule, and this one is certain to be a hit. The city is bursting with stuff to do, and you don't have to spend an arm and a leg to do it. Watch Footloose, see a Tim and Eric Awesome Show puppeteer, and more, all for under $10. Enjoy staying out late on Sunday night and experiencing ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Painter Theodore Waddell proves that all cows do not look alike
The hoopla at the Denver Art Museum this summer is mostly focused on fashion and Yves St. Laurent. But another small show, Abstract Angus, featuring works by contemporary Western painter Theodore Waddell, opened at the DAM over the weekend, offering museum-goers a completely different artistic point ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Tonight: DAM Uncorked at the Denver Art Museum
The twelfth annual DAM Uncorked takes place tonight at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway. The fundraiser is the museum's largest, and a guaranteed good time. Sample over 300 wines from around the world (as well as some local beers), along with appetizers, music and art, of course. ... More >>
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April 5, 2012
On the runway at the Denver Art Museum gift shop: The spirit of Yves Saint Laurent
Just as you might be compelled to visit Yves Saint Laurent: A Retrospective again and again during its stay at the Denver Art Museum through July 7, you'll want to keep coming back to the gift shop, which is bursting with a sense of style inspired by the YSL couture on display upstairs. Think of it ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2012
10 things to do for $10 this weekend, January 27-29, 2012
As the end of the month approaches -- and the rent is due -- other expenses fall by the wayside. We start making bizarre food concoctions out of whatever is left in the fridge and skimp on luxuries, like shampoo. But even though the landlord is looking for us, it's no reason to skimp on fun. Here's ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
The Denver Art Museum's reinstallation of ¿Being Home? means you don't have to be
The best thing about the holidays? It brings families together. The worst thing about the holidays? Right: It brings families together. But here's something enlightening to remember when that dark moment comes down and you fear you are going to do something horrible to your children the nex ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
The DAM's pottery wheel instructor makes me feel like a kid again -- but not in a good way
Thanks, but I'll take it from here.Marvelous Mud at the Denver Art Museum is a truly awesome set of exhibits, and it's something that every adult -- and kid -- can enjoy because of both its scope and its appeal to all ages. In fact, the DAM typically does a fantastic job of catering to kids. ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
The Denver County Fair Arts Pavilion: All Colorado, all the time! Here's what you'll see
Lisa Fricker What can you expect in the Denver County's Fair's landmark Arts Pavilion? Not even pavilion manager (and official fair poster artist) Mark Penner-Howell knows for certain at this juncture, at least as far as the big juried show is concerned, but there are at least 400 entries to ... More >>
Culture
July 21, 2011
Eight great shows make up the brilliant Marvelous Mud at DAM
Lisa Fricker What can you expect in the Denver County's Fair's landmark Arts Pavilion? Not even pavilion manager (and official fair poster artist) Mark Penner-Howell knows for certain at this juncture, at least as far as the big juried show is concerned, but there are at least 400 entries to ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Dirty Dam
Lisa Fricker What can you expect in the Denver County's Fair's landmark Arts Pavilion? Not even pavilion manager (and official fair poster artist) Mark Penner-Howell knows for certain at this juncture, at least as far as the big juried show is concerned, but there are at least 400 entries to ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Tonight: Moderating the Manifestos on Modernism
Is it modernist? Find out.The streamlined forms, the emphasis on planes and lines, the form-follows-function mentality: all tenets of architectural modernism. At the same time, though, it's not so easy to define what is modernism and what isn't -- a lot of schools of architecture could fall u ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Red, White and You
Is it modernist? Find out.The streamlined forms, the emphasis on planes and lines, the form-follows-function mentality: all tenets of architectural modernism. At the same time, though, it's not so easy to define what is modernism and what isn't -- a lot of schools of architecture could fall u ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
The DAM's Blink! exhibit is a great way to get the kids out of your face on Spring Break
"With out you, this would not have been necessary."Walking into the Denver Art Museum's current Blink! exhibit is kind of like walking into Willie Wonka's chocolate factory (except far less dangerous to children with slack morals): There's just a whole lot going on, and you really have no ide ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Comment of the day: "TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT"
It was pretty damn lame on Tuesday when the Denver Art Museum cut down Talia Kauk's unauthorized installation of 1,000 paper cranes in front of the Hamilton Building and threw it in the trash -- and I said as much in the post I wrote on it, where bitched about the DAM's depressing failure to ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Call for Entries: Digital media artists wanted for Create Denver's Frame of Mind 2011
Artists: See your work up in lights!Looking ahead to the citywide Create Denver arts blowout in May, the Downtown Denver Partnership and Denver Theatre District are teaming up to put the work of some Denver digital media artists up in lights -- really big ones -- on the giant outdoor LED scre ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Tele-Talk
Artists: See your work up in lights!Looking ahead to the citywide Create Denver arts blowout in May, the Downtown Denver Partnership and Denver Theatre District are teaming up to put the work of some Denver digital media artists up in lights -- really big ones -- on the giant outdoor LED scre ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
On view: Native arts go up close and personal at the Denver Art Museum
Willie Seaweed, Kwakwaka'wakw, "Wild Man of the Woods Mask," 1900.Last Sunday, the Denver Art Museum's American Indian Art Galleries suddenly got a whole lot more personal: That's when DAM native arts curator Nancy Blomberg unveiled a whole new way of looking at Indian art to the public, by c ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
Over the Weekend: Untitled #33 (Pledge) at the Denver Art Museum
Denver Art MuseumI have to admit I wasn't quite in sync with Friday night's Untitled theme at the Denver Art Museum: Pledge. Pledge? It had something to do, they told me, with artists making creative pledges to accomplish certain things and how to keep museum installations well dusted; people ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
10 things to do for $10 this weekend, January 28-30, 2011
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Pledge Allegiance
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Pow Wow!
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
December 16, 2010
There's plenty to see besides King Tut at the Denver Art Museum
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Art Spoken Here
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
October 28, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
October 14, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
August 26, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
July 22, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
July 15, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
July 1, 2010
Shows around town display a range of expressions
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
June 24, 2010
Now Showing
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Going Rogue
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
About Face
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
December 24, 2009
Conceptual art decks the halls of three Denver galleries
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Culture
December 10, 2009
The Denver Art Museum says goodbye to Lewis Sharp
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
BONE UP ON ART
It's the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it's the weekend and that's all that matters. The important thing is you'll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we've got you cov ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Another art print slashed and stolen from the Denver Art Museum
DAM shame. Looks like yet another art print on a temporary display at the Denver Art Museum has been sliced out and stolen by some sneaky sneak. This brings the count to four. Whereas all of the previous thefts were rock art posters from the museum's Psychedelic Experience show, the latest print ... More >>
Culture
May 21, 2009
The Denver Art Museum has a psychedelic flashback
DAM shame. Looks like yet another art print on a temporary display at the Denver Art Museum has been sliced out and stolen by some sneaky sneak. This brings the count to four. Whereas all of the previous thefts were rock art posters from the museum's Psychedelic Experience show, the latest print ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2009
Today's featured event: Take a psychedelic side-trip at Michele Mosko Fine Art
It's not hard to fall under the spell of that psychedelic-poster show currently wrecking the walls at the Denver Art Museum. The Victor Moscosos alone brought me to my knees they're so trippy -- but let's not belittle the rest of the artists on display there. Included among them is Stanley Mouse, ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
Untitled Energy
The Denver Art Museum will jump again on Friday night.
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Wake-Up Call: A wine time at the DAM tonight
There's an art to drinking wine; discover it from 6-9 p.m. tonight at the Denver Art Museum when the DAM Uncorked Wine Tasting presents over 250 wines from prominent domestic and international vintners. And from 6-10 p.m. on April 18, the DAM follows up with a dinner and auction. Tickets range from ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Art lovers take home pieces of the Denver Art Museum's "Psychedelic Experience"
Photo by Jay Vollmar "The Psychedelic Experience," a Denver Art Museum exhibit that runs through July 19, is touted by a great poster suitable for framing -- or ripping off. As you can see by the attached photo, DAM personnel wrapped scaffolding around the museum with advertisements for the show, a ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2009
Cathey McClain Finlon named Denver Art Museum president; director Lewis Sharp to retire in two years
Cathey McClain Finlon. The head of the Denver Art Museum's board of trustees, Frederic C. Hamilton, announced this afternoon that longtime boardmember Cathey McClain Finlon will become the institution's interim president. She is charged with developing long-term planning for the museum and, more te ... More >>
Culture
March 19, 2009
The Denver Art Museum looks to the West from its seventh-floor galleries
Cathey McClain Finlon. The head of the Denver Art Museum's board of trustees, Frederic C. Hamilton, announced this afternoon that longtime boardmember Cathey McClain Finlon will become the institution's interim president. She is charged with developing long-term planning for the museum and, more te ... More >>
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November 13, 2008
Free For All
Museums stay open for one special night.
Culture
November 6, 2008
Now Showing
Capsule reviews of current exhibits
Blogs
August 28, 2008
Denver Art Museum's Focus: The Figure opens in time for the DNC
Capsule reviews of current exhibits
Blogs
June 27, 2008
Unraveling Textiles at the DAM
Capsule reviews of current exhibits
Blogs
June 20, 2008
Last Night...Creative Music Works @ the DAM
Capsule reviews of current exhibits
Culture
May 1, 2008
From Gee’s Bend to the Mennonites
Quilting gets in covered in depth at the DAM.
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