Clyfford Still Museum

Over the course of the last century, artists have challenged notions of what a painting can be. As long ago as 1910, Picasso added newspaper clippings and things like contact paper and rope to his canvases while by mid-century Pop Artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol incorporated photographic techniques into their processes, blurring painting’s.... Read More

Clyfford Still’s art was nothing short of revolutionary. How can we capture the spirit of his paintings in words? Students in grades nine through 12 are invited to join us for an ekphrastic creative writing session in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Explore the Museum, learn about Still and Abstract Expressionism, and write in fiction,.... Read More

Andrea Moore, social artist, executive director, The Wayfaring Band Join the Clyfford Still Museum for this signature program that challenges participants to look beyond their first impression and spend quality time with a single painting. More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/one-painting-at-a-time-ph-443-1927-with-pnx-22-1-c-1926/

Enjoy a free art adventure at the Clyfford Still Museum for the whole family! Designed for children five through ten years old and their caregivers, family tours are an interactive way to explore the art on view. Every tour features games, close looking, and an art project to take home. Professional team of gallery teachers.... Read More

Join the Clyfford Still Museum each month to clear your mind and refresh your spirit with guided meditation sessions led by experienced meditation practitioners. All are welcome; no prior experience with meditation is required. Presented in collaboration with the Zen Center of Denver and the Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver. Meditation sessions begin promptly at 9 am and 9:30.... Read More

In this new series, staff experts invite you to join in a conversation about the key questions presented by Still & Art. Why is it important for artists to engage with art and art history, or is it imperative for artistic practice at all? What does it mean for artists to be in dialogue with.... Read More

At the time of his mammoth 1979 retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Clyfford Still provocatively declared, “My work is not influenced by anybody.” While many observers have regarded this view as merely typical of the artist’s notoriously unyielding singularity, in hindsight Still’s words ring true at a deeper level. The.... Read More

Enjoy a free art adventure for the whole family! Designed for children ages 5 through 10 and their adults, family tours are an interactive way to explore the art on view. Every tour features games, close looking, and an art project to take home. Discover a new and different theme–such as color, line, shape, movement,.... Read More

During the same period in which Clyfford Still challenged traditional painting methods, experimental musicians such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown sought to drastically alter approaches to musical composition and performance. Join CSM guide Nina Peterson for a short discussion of the musical innovations that occurred contemporaneously with the development of.... Read More