Upcoming Programs & Events
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Sharp Auditorium at the Denver Art Museum
SUMMER KEYNOTE: STILL'S CONTEMPORARIES
Thursday, June 7, 2012
6:30 p.m.
"The artist who wouldn't stand still: Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997"
John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Except for de Kooning, the great Abstract Expressionists—Clyfford Still notable among them—slowly established a characteristic style, which they developed, expanded, and enriched as their careers evolved. In contrast, de Kooning was restless, moving successfully from style to style throughout his long career. What, then, is the balance between continuity and change within the art of Willem de Kooning? Join the Clyfford Still Museum for an evening with John Elderfield, who explores this essential question in a discussion about Willem de Kooning, one of Clyfford Still’s most famous contemporaries.
$20 public; $15 Museum members
MEMBER PROGRAMS
Program or event limited to Museum members only.
MAD Wine
1944 SOCIETY RECEPTION
Thursday, June 7, 2012
5:30 P.M.
The 1944 Society is hosting a cocktail reception prior to John Elderfield's lecture for 1944 Society members and upper-category membership groups at MAD Wine.
Clyfford Still Museum
MEMBER MONDAY: JUNE OPEN HOUSE
Monday, June 11, 2012
4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Member Mondays provide a unique opportunity for Museum members to access the Museum on a day when we are closed to the public. Staff will be available to provide insight and answer questions about the collection and ongoing Museum activities. These open-houses are typically held ever-other-month.
Remarks by Dean Sobel, director, at 5:30 p.m.
Due to great demand, and limited capacity, please be sure to RSVP.
Clyfford Still Museum
1944 SOCIETY: BEHIND THE SCENES
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
6:00 P.M.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes night at the Museum to learn more about membership in the 1944 Society and peek into areas of the Museum normally closed to the public There will be a minimal per-person registration fee for this event. Tickets and additional information coming soon!
Clyfford Still Museum
MEMBER MONDAY: AUGUST OPEN HOUSE
Monday, August 13, 2012
8:00 A.M. - Noon
Member Mondays provide a unique opportunity for Museum members to access the Museum on a day when we are closed to the public. Staff will be available to provide insight and answer questions about the collection and ongoing Museum activities. These open-houses are typically held ever-other-month.
Due to great demand, and limited capacity, please be sure to RSVP.
MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND MODERNISM
This summer, the Clyfford Still Museum celebrates music, movement, and modernism in gallery talks, lectures, and performances that will investigate ideas central to the work of Clyfford Still, Abstract Expressionism, and the cultural landscape following World War II.
Clyfford Still Museum | Anschutz Foundation Atrium
STILL'S MUSIC COLLECTION
Thursday, June 28, 2012
6:30 P.M.
Scott O'Neil, Colorado Symphony resident conductor
In this slide lecture, Colorado Symphony resident conductor Scott O'Neil explores the contents of Still’s record collection, contained in the Clyfford Still Museum archives. A conductor and classical-music expert, O'Neil will share his observations about the records in Still's collection and play audio clips from some of the records.
$10 public; $7 Museum members
(The Museum will be closed for program setup from 5:00–6:00 p.m. Doors open for the program at 6:00 p.m.)
Clyfford Still Museum | Anschutz Foundation Atrium
MODERN MOVEMENT: INNOVATIONS IN DANCE AND PAINTING
Thursday, July 12, 2012
6:30 P.M.
Join Gil Boggs, artistic director at Colorado Ballet, for a discussion about the pioneers of modern dance, including Martha Graham, and how their innovations in movement connected with main themes in Abstract Expressionism. Boggs, a former principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in New York, has worked with numerous choreographers and companies that came out of the modern movement, including Merce Cunningham, Ted Shawn, Paul Taylor, Agnes DeMille, and Twyla Tharp.
$10 public; $7 Museum members
(The Museum will be closed for program setup from 5:00–6:00 p.m. Doors open for the program at 6:00 p.m.)
Clyfford Still Museum
MAKING/SEEING MOVEMENT
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
2:30 P.M.
Whether bold, gestural, controlled, or performative, movement was important to the creation of Abstract Expressionist artworks. Visit three Clyfford Still masterworks with Victoria Eastburn, director of education and programs, to explore movement in the work of Clyfford Still. Meet in the Sarah and Christopher Hunt Family Orientation Gallery.
Free with Museum admission.
Clyfford Still Museum | Anschutz Foundation Atrium
COLORADO SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET
Thursday, July 19, 2012
6:30 P.M.
Inspired by Clyfford Still’s passion for classical music, musicians from the Colorado Symphony’s string section present an evening of chamber music at the Clyfford Still Museum.
$32 public; $28 Museum members
(The Museum will be closed for program setup from 5:00–6:00 p.m. Doors open for the program at 6:00 p.m.)
Denver Film Center/Colfax
FILM/STILL: SHORT FILMS BY MAYA DEREN
Thursday, July 26, 2012
7:00 P.M.
Clyfford Still Museum and Denver Film Society delve into the summer’s programmatic theme of music, movement, and modernism with an evening of short films by avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren. Like the Abstract Expressionists, Deren (1917-1961), who was also a choreographer, dancer, poet, writer, and photographer, was known for a radical aesthetic, the exploration of timeless ideas, and innovations in her medium. Join Clyfford Still Museum staff for a postfilm discussion that explores the intersection of visual and conceptual interests between Deren and Still.
$12 public; $10 Clyfford Still Museum and Denver Film Society members
Visit denverfilm.org for tickets.
ONE PAINTING AT A TIME
Join Clyfford Still Museum staff to explore our collection of 825 paintings one painting at a time. Each talk will begin in the galleries and focus on deep exploration of a single masterwork by Clyfford Still. Talks will last approximately 30 minutes and occur in the gallery.
Clyfford Still Museum
ONE PAINTING AT A TIME: 1957-J #2
June 26, 2012
2:30 P.M.
Our exploration of the Museum's collection of paintings continues with 1957-J #2.
Due to popular demand, we are taking RSVP's for One Painting at a Time.
Seating is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis, even to registered participants. Please arrive early if you wish to secure a seat. The Museum will hold a portion of the spaces available for walk-up visitors the day of the program.
Free with Museum Admission.
Clyfford Still Museum
ONE PAINTING AT A TIME: PH-79, 1935
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
2:30 P.M.
Join us for a deep exploration of the single painting, PH-79, 1935.
Due to popular demand, we are taking RSVP's for One Painting at a Time.
Seating is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis, even to registered participants. Please arrive early if you wish to secure a seat. The Museum will hold a portion of the spaces available for walk-up visitors the day of the program.
Free with Museum Admission.
Clyfford Still Museum
ONE PAINTING AT A TIME: PH-1049, 1977
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
2:30 P.M.
Take 30 minutes to join us for another deep look at a single painting in the Museum's collection, PH-1049, 1977.
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Due to popular demand, we are taking RSVP's for One Painting at a Time.
Seating is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis, even to registered participants. Please arrive early if you wish to secure a seat. The Museum will hold a portion of the spaces available for walk-up visitors the day of the program.
Free with Museum Admission.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Clyfford Still Museum
HAMPTONS BOHEMIA: SUMMER 1955
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A premiere ticketed event celebrating the Clyfford Still Museum. Tickets on sale June 1, 2012.
WESTERN ROOTS
A three-part series exploring Clyfford Still's work in the context of his western roots.
Clyfford Still Museum, Anschutz Foundation Atrium
WESTERN ROOTS PROGRAM III: THINKING ABSTRACTLY
Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30 P.M.
Western Roots Program III: Thinking Abstractly
American Artists and a Western Spirit
Thomas Smith, Director of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum, searches beyond the concrete visual icons of the American West and into the abstract qualities of the West that allured key American artists up to the time of the Abstract Expressionist movement.
Tickets:
$10 General; $7 Clyfford Still Museum Members
Museum doors will re-open for this program at 6:00 p.m.
