Upcoming Events

related to The Light Show
The Light Show
Exhibition

The Light Show

On View through May 3, 2020

The Light Show at the Denver Art Museum explores physical and symbolic representations of light in art through a thought-provoking narrative. The exhibition features about 250 objects drawn from the DAM’s nine curatorial departments. The Light Show focuses on the quest by humanity and artists to understand physical light in the natural world as well as metaphorical, spiritual, and divine representations of light. More

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      Event: Artists & Studios

      Creative-in-Residence: Juntae TeeJay Hwang

      Saturday Studies: Performance Workshops
      Occurs every Saturday through September 14, 2019. Next Occurs on Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 3:00pm – 4:00pm.

      Learn a performance and participate in a museum happening! TeeJay will guide visitors through a thematic performance workshop that will end with a performance in the museum.

      No additional fee for workshop beyond museum admission, but online pre-registration required.

      SATURDAY STUDIES: PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP, 3-4 pm

      Body, Gesture, Gaze

      July 13, level 1, Jordan Casteel

      July 20, level 2, Treasures of British Art More

    • Don Stinson, High Beams and Starlight: Beyond Absence - Double Negative, July 2003 PM, 2004
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Mindful Looking

      Don Stinson's High Beams and Starlight: Beyond Absence - Double Negative, July 2003 PM
      Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 1:00pm – 1:45pm.

      Slow down and spend time with one work of art each month. In August, explore an unusual desert landscape by Colorado painter Don Stinson More

    • Talk at 12 (Wednesday & Friday)
      Event: Tours

      Talk at 12 (Wednesday & Friday)

      Occurs every Wednesday and Friday. Next Occurs on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 12:00pm – 12:30pm.

      Join a docent for a 30-minute, in-depth look at an aspect of the museum’s collections or something special happening in the galleries. More

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      Event: Artists & Studios

      Creative-in-Residence: Juntae TeeJay Hwang

      Witness Wednesday Happenings
      Occurs every Wednesday through September 11, 2019. Next Occurs on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 1:00pm – 3:00pm.

      Observe, reflect, and interact with the DAM's current Creative-in-Residence, Juntae TeeJay Hwang, as he explores performance art in the museum during Wednesday Happenings.

      WITNESS WEDNESDAY HAPPENINGS, 1-3 pm

      Body, Gesture, Gaze

      July 10, level 1 gallery

      July 17, level 2 gallery, Treasures of British Art

      Voice & Breath

      July 24, level 4 gallery, Eyes On: Erika Harrsch

      July 31, on Martin Plaza

      More

    • Illustration of Kate Speer
      Event: Untitled Final Fridays

      Untitled Final Friday: A(me)ricana

      featuring Kate Speer
      Friday, August 30, 2019 - 6:00pm – 10:00pm.

      August's Untitled event highlights the creative practice of Kate Speer, with the theme "A(me)ricana," inspired by The Light Show. More

    • Drop-In Drawing
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Drop-In Drawing

      Monthly program on the second Tuesday of the month
      Occurs on the second Tuesday of every month. Next Occurs on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 1:00pm – 3:00pm.

      Join artist Anna Kaye in our fun and informal creative art sessions. Bring a drawing or sketching project of your own or get started on something new. More

    • Art & About Tour
      Event: Access

      Art & About Tours

      Occurs on the second Thursday of every month. Next Occurs on Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 1:00pm – 2:30pm.

      Art & About tours are designed for visitors with early-stage Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners. Themes change monthly. More

    • People doing yoga in the museum
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Unplugged: Yoga

      with Mona Akbari
      Friday, September 20, 2019 - 4:00pm – 4:45pm.

      Wind down your week in the galleries with Unplugged, a program that explores different ways to turn down the tempo and step into a state of relaxation, reflection, and calm. In September, slow down with all-levels yoga in The Light Show. More

    • Illustration of MO SPKX
      Event: Untitled Final Fridays

      Untitled Final Friday: Harvest of the Dreamer

      featuring MO SPKX
      Friday, September 27, 2019 - 6:00pm – 10:00pm.

      September's Untitled event highlights the creative practice of MO SPKX, with the theme "Harvest of the Dreamer," inspired by The Light Show. More

    • Multi-colored Hayagriva sand mandala
      Event: Access

      Tactile Tables: The Light Show

      Occurs every day through October 12, 2019. Next Occurs on Friday, October 11, 2019 - 11:00am – 1:00pm.

      Get hands on with art! This October we feature some unique objects from The Light Show. Try on a pair of snow goggles or feel a raised line drawing of a sand mandala. More

    • Unkoku Toeki, detail of Winter Landscape, 1600s
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Unplugged: Mindful Looking

      Friday, October 11, 2019 - 4:00pm – 5:00pm.

      Slow down and spend time with one work of art in this month's Unplugged, a program that explores different ways to turn down the tempo and step into a state of relaxation, reflection, and calm. More

    • Unkoku Toeki, detail of Winter Landscape, 1600s
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Mindful Looking

      Unkoku Toeki's Winter Landscape 
      Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 1:00pm – 1:45pm.

      Slow down and spend time with one work of art each month. In October, meander through a peaceful landscape painted on a 17th-century Japanese folding screen. More

    • Featured artist Lauri Lynnxe Murphy
      Event: Untitled Final Fridays

      Untitled Final Friday: in/visible

      featuring Lauri Lynnxe Murphy
      Friday, October 25, 2019 - 6:00pm – 10:00pm.

      October's Untitled event highlights the creative practice of Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, with the theme "in/visible," inspired by The Light Show and Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature. More

    • Reflective, shiny blue disk
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Unplugged: Meditation

      Friday, November 15, 2019 - 4:00pm – 5:00pm.

      Wind down your week in the galleries with Unplugged, a program that explores different ways to turn down the tempo and step into a state of relaxation, reflection, and calm. In November, find your bliss with a guided meditation in The Light Show. More

    • Mindful Looking
      Event: Programs & Lectures

      Mindful Looking

      El Anatsui’s Rain Has No Father?
      Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 1:00pm – 1:45pm.

      Slow down and spend time with one work of art each month. In November, revel in the tiny parts and impressive whole of El Anatsui’s Rain Has No Father? More