COMMUNITY WIDE CELEBRATION
In recognition of the opening of the Clyfford Still Museum, several local arts and cultural organizations have joined together to create a variety of exhibitions, programs and events to celebrate the spirit of the Abstract Expressionist movement, the work of Clyfford Still, and Denver’s growing cultural community. The celebration runs through February 2012.
PARTNER EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS
Denver Art Museum
Focus: Robert Motherwell
On view through May 27, 2012
Focus: Robert Motherwell features a selection of paintings and drawings from the Denver Art Museum’s collection of some 20 works by Abstract Expressionist painter, Robert Motherwell.
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
denverartmuseum.org
Hours:
Tuesday–Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.*
Saturday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm*
*Open until 10:00 p.m. on Final Fridays.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Color Field Gardening
May-September 2012
Denver Botanic Gardens celebrates the addition of the Clyfford Still Museum to Denver’s cultural landscape with two mass plantings inspired by the work of Clyfford Still. Plants will be visible in May, peak in June, and be maintained through early September.
Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
botanicgardens.org
Hours: Through April 30, 2012: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
May-September, 2012: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily
Denver International Airport - Art Program
Rick Dula: Clyfford Still Museum Under Construction
January 14 – May 6 2012
DIA Terminal Level 5 Art Gallery will host an exhibit of works by Denver-based artist Rick Dula. Dula’s vibrant, realist watercolors and acrylic paintings examine the Clyfford Still Museum site under construction.
Denver International Airport Located in the DIA Terminal Level 5 Art Gallery
Kirkland Museum
of Fine & Decorative Art
Colorado Abstract Expressionism from Kirkland Museum
November 11, 2011 – April 1, 2012
Kirkland Museum's exhibition of Colorado abstract art, showing that great Abstract Expressionism was not limited to New York and San Francisco.
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
1311 Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80203
kirklandmuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday: Appointment only. No Children Under 13.
Robischon Gallery
AB EX: Positions and Dispositions Robert Motherwell, Manuel Neri, Frank Lobdell, Gary Komarin and Dale Chisman
January 26 - March 10, 2012
In conjunction with the 2011 opening of Denver’s Clyfford Still Museum and the Denver Art Museum exhibition entitled Focus: Robert Motherwell, Robischon Gallery presents a selection of works by Still's peer and fellow New York Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell. Also on view, further reflecting the Abstract Expressionist movement and its position of influence are aligned and divergent works by Still's students, noted painters Frank Lobdell and Jack Jefferson along with concurrent solo exhibitions by pre-eminent sculptor Manuel Neri and painters Gary Komarin and Dale Chisman.
Robischon Gallery
1740 Wazee Street, Denver CO 80202
robischongallery.com
William Havu Gallery
Still in Context
February 24 – April 7, 2012
Still in Context features artists who were contemporaries of Clyfford Still, including works by Helen Frankenthaller, Grace Hartigan, David Hare, and Knox Martin. In addition, the show features work by two of Still’s students from his tenure at Maryland Institute College of Art (M.I.C.A), Ed Kerns and Sam Scott as well as the work of Jeremy Hillhouse, who was influenced by Still.
Artist Talk: Sam Scott: February 25, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Sam Scott, featured will discuss his time at M.I.C.A. where he studied under Clyfford Still, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenhaler. RSVP required to info@williamhavugallery.com or 303.893.2360.
William Havu Gallery
1040 Cherokee Street
Denver, CO 80204
williamhavugallery.com
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Open until 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Sundays and Mondays by appointment.
