Museum of Contemporary Art

Laura Shill: Artist in Conversation Artist Laura Shill’s exhibition Phantom Touch, currently on view at MCA Denver, includes cyanotypes from her Absent Lovers series in which the artist appropriates images from covers of Harlequin romance novels and then edits out key details from the original, revealing hidden dynamics behind depictions of women. Shill is joined in conversation by Curator Nora Burnett Abrams. What is Feminism & Co.? It’s a program series from the Museum of Contemporary Art that explores contemporary culture through issues…

Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you'll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu. More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php The 2016 Lineup: BINGO A GO-GO Bingo with go-go Dancers March 4 | 6PM STITCH AND SWITCH Assemble your own mutant stuffed animals March 11 | 6PM POETRY SPAM Denver poets read your…

Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you'll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu. More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php The 2016 Lineup: BINGO A GO-GO Bingo with go-go Dancers March 4 | 6PM STITCH AND SWITCH Assemble your own mutant stuffed animals March 11 | 6PM POETRY SPAM Denver poets read your…

Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you'll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu. More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php The 2016 Lineup: BINGO A GO-GO Bingo with go-go Dancers March 4 | 6PM STITCH AND SWITCH Assemble your own mutant stuffed animals March 11 | 6PM POETRY SPAM Denver poets read your…

Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you'll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu. More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php The 2016 Lineup: BINGO A GO-GO Bingo with go-go Dancers March 4 | 6PM STITCH AND SWITCH Assemble your own mutant stuffed animals March 11 | 6PM POETRY SPAM Denver poets read your…

Join the MCA Teens for an exhibition opening from 6-8PM with free food and drinks! MCA Denver’s Teen Program: Failure Lab worked closely with artist Shayna Cohn in an intensive eight-week workshop to create an installation that manifests the physicality of the digital image through a playful, humorous, and crude material interpretation. The screen has captivated us with its luminous surface and imagined tactility. Fractured and incongruent imagery is recombined into an immersive environment where the gaze is shifted from the…

That's right, admission is only 1 penny on the first Saturday of the month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Grab some pennies, call your pals and go see some art! More about MCA: http://mcadenver.org On view: Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends surveys the last ten years of the artist’s practice, bringing together video, sculpture, and works on paper for the first time. The works on view highlight the artist’s unique process that migrates from two dimensions to three and back…

In celebration of Moms, all Mothers get in for only a penny on Mother's Day at the MCA. The rooftop Café & Bar will be serving up MOMosas all day. More info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar.php

-Penny Admission All Day -Member pricing for everyone in the Café & Bar + MCA Shop -10% off memberships More details soon at: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar.php

Teen Fridays Nights is a free, drop in program for teens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Every Friday from 5-7PM in the Teen Lounge, teens can hang out and join in on a variety of workshops led by local artists and creatives. Teen admission is always FREE* at MCA Denver. SPRING SERIES April 22: Egg/Drop/Fail April 29: Spring Halloween May 6: Failure Lab Exhibition Opening May 13: Giant Coloring Book May 20: Voodoo (Donut) Dolls May 27: TBD…

After receiving a bird watching, telephoto lens from a friend, Arne Svenson set up a tripod to capture what unfolded within a brand new, glass-and-steel high-rise building across the street from his Tribeca studio. Capturing the lives of his neighbors (their habits, activities, tastes) over the course of a year, Svenson also used the geometry of the buildings’ windows as his frame, creating various tableaux of domestic life unfolding. Presenting over 20 photographs from this series, The Neighbors, this exhibition…

Lanny DeVuono has been exploring outer space for the past year. Her ambition to illustrate extraterrestrial terrain, as she imagines it, led to the large-scale drawings on canvas on view in Critical Focus: Lanny DeVuono. The works that comprise Here and Elsewhere, the artist’s most recent series of conceptual landscapes, synthesize DeVuono’s curiosity about, and critique of, space travel, the influence of American Western landscapes on her practice, and her continuing dedication to materials. The images are at once familiar…

Teen Fridays Nights is a free, drop in program for teens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Every Friday from 5-7PM in the Teen Lounge, teens can hang out and join in on a variety of workshops led by local artists and creatives. Teen admission is always FREE* at MCA Denver. SPRING SERIES April 22: Egg/Drop/Fail April 29: Spring Halloween May 6: Failure Lab Exhibition Opening May 13: Giant Coloring Book May 20: Voodoo (Donut) Dolls May 27: TBD…

That's right, admission is only 1 penny on the first Saturday of the month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Grab some pennies, call your pals and go see some art! More about MCA: http://mcadenver.org On View until July 3rd: Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends surveys the last ten years of the artist’s practice, bringing together video, sculpture, and works on paper for the first time. The works on view highlight the artist’s unique process that migrates from two dimensions to…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Rob Drabkin The music of Rob Drabkin is spirited in nature, light from the heart and rocking on the six-string acoustic.…

Teen Fridays Nights is a free, drop in program for teens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Every Friday from 5-7PM in the Teen Lounge, teens can hang out and join in on a variety of workshops led by local artists and creatives. Teen admission is always FREE at MCA Denver. SPRING SERIES April 22: Egg/Drop/Fail April 29: Spring Halloween May 6: Failure Lab Exhibition Opening May 13: Giant Coloring Book May 20: Voodoo (Donut) Dolls May 27: TBD…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: MILES SAMUEL BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: ALIQUOT (Micah Shanks of Union Lodge No.1 with Chris McMahan & Bryce Doty) Bartenders in Residence During this…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Mirror Fears Mirror Fears is dark, dreamy, richly melodic, fun, weird, and harsh. Kate began recording 4-tracks and teaching herself how…

Teen Fridays Nights is a free, drop in program for teens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Every Friday from 5-7PM in the Teen Lounge, teens can hang out and join in on a variety of workshops led by local artists and creatives. Teen admission is always FREE at MCA Denver. SPRING SERIES April 22: Egg/Drop/Fail April 29: Spring Halloween May 6: Failure Lab Exhibition Opening May 13: Giant Coloring Book May 20: Voodoo (Donut) Dolls May 27: TBD…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: JUSTIN CUDMORE & RYAN SCANNURA BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: THE BANSHEES (Nicole Laurita of Williams & Graham with Christina Andrews) Bartenders in Residence During…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Evan Holm The Evan Holm Band is a 6 piece rock & roll group that plays confessional, moody grooves written by…

Teen Fridays Nights is a free, drop in program for teens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Every Friday from 5-7PM in the Teen Lounge, teens can hang out and join in on a variety of workshops led by local artists and creatives. Teen admission is always FREE at MCA Denver. SPRING SERIES April 22: Egg/Drop/Fail April 29: Spring Halloween May 6: Failure Lab Exhibition Opening May 13: Giant Coloring Book May 20: Voodoo (Donut) Dolls May 27: TBD…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: VENUS CRUZ BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: GOODNIGHT, SWEET GIRL (A. Minetta Gould of Ste. Ellie with Alexandra Amaru) Bartenders in Residence During this Series:…

Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends surveys the last ten years of the artist’s practice, bringing together video, sculpture, and works on paper for the first time. The works on view highlight the artist’s unique process that migrates from two dimensions to three and back again. Bress’s imaginative characters are born as doodles or collages, take shape as sculptural costumes, and come to life on video, as they are performed in front of elaborately composed backdrops. Connecting the past with…

For her first solo museum exhibition, Denver-based Laura Shill will create a new installation that features reclaimed materials in richly mannered, densely layered environments and which plays with the space as a site of disclosure and concealment. It will also include many of her Absent Lovers series in which the artist appropriates images from covers of Harlequin romance novels to create hauntingly beautiful cyanotypes. These works often reveal a violent, sinister, and sexualized dynamic latent in the clichéd depictions of…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Bluebook Bluebook is Julie Davis’ haunting analog-electro project, offering new songs and old, from each of her former projects—Bela Karoli, Fairchildren,…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: BOCAJ BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: CRYSTAL’S CASTLE (Crystal Barrios of The Kitchen with MCA Denver Cafe Staff) Bartenders in Residence During this Series: Goodnight,…

That's right, admission is only 1 penny on the first Saturday of the month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Grab some pennies, call your pals and go see some art! More about MCA: http://mcadenver.org On View until July 3rd: Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends surveys the last ten years of the artist’s practice, bringing together video, sculpture, and works on paper for the first time. The works on view highlight the artist’s unique process that migrates from two dimensions to…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php What Young Men Do (No artist info available at this time)

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: DJ DREW BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: GOODNIGHT, SWEET GIRL (A. Minetta Gould of Ste. Ellie with Alexandra Amaru) Bartenders in Residence During this Series:…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Horse Latitudes Ancient Elk Ancient Elk is a band in the vein of the Velvet Underground merged with Mammas and the…

Celebrating the opening of: Adam Pendleton: Becoming Imperceptible Guido Ignatti: Setup Critical Focus: Molly Bounds  $2 Admission Members Free Drinks & music in the alley, Food Trucks, and performances all night Meet the artists More info: http://mcadenver.org/summer16.php

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: ALEX WHITTIER BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: THE BANSHEES (Nicole Laurita of Williams & Graham with Christina Andrews) Bartenders in Residence During this Series: Goodnight,…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Famethrowah What does a nihilist in love sound like? Can a ukulele scream into the void? FAMETHROWAH has meager means to…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: ROGER THAT BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: ALIQUOT (Micah Shanks of Union Lodge #1 with Chris McMahan & Bryce Doty) Bartenders in Residence During this…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php M.Florea M.Florea is the new project from Megan Fong. Stories from a songbird moonshiner: dark + delirious americana gypsy rock. Oko…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: SAFTY SCISSORS BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: CRYSTAL’S CASTLE (Crystal Barrios of The Kitchen with MCA Denver Cafe Staff) Bartenders in Residence During this Series:…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: DREAM HIKE BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: GOODNIGHT, SWEET GIRL (A. Minetta Gould of Ste. Ellie with Alexandra Amaru) Bartenders in Residence During this Series:…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Elin Palmer & Light Racket Born in Värmland Sweden, raised along the front range in Colorado, Elin Palmer, "one of the…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: TONY Z BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: THE BANSHEES (Nicole Laurita of Williams & Graham with Christina Andrews) Bartenders in Residence During this Series: Goodnight,…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: PONYROK BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: ALIQUOT (Micah Shanks of Union Lodge #1 with Chris McMahan & Bryce Doty) Bartenders in Residence During this Series:…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Loanword Denver locals Loanword explore sound with a couple of laptops and a serious enthusiasm for sound. Billy Overton started the…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: DEEP CLUB DEEJAYS BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: CRYSTAL’S CASTLE (Crystal Barrios of The Kitchen with MCA Denver Cafe Staff) Bartenders in Residence During this…

B-Side Thursdays is a rooftop summer music series at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) focused on presenting the best up and coming colorado bands + side projects of well known Denver bands and musicians. Music 6p-8p Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5p; youth under 18 always free All ages. Come early, capacity limited. More info: http://mcadenver.org/bsidemusic2016.php Snails and Oysters DéCollage If Salvador Dali’s paintings were music, they would sound like déCollage. Formed in 2009 by Moon Magnet…

Every Friday, 6/10 - 9/9. OPEN LATE TIL 10PM! Music 6PM-9PM. Members always FREE | Non-Members $5 admission after 5PM. An evolution in Museum Quality Drinking, Lookout Club pairs some of Denver's best bartenders with underground DJ's. The ideal rooftop Friday happy hour with Deep Club providing the groove. Combo for this edition of Lookout Club: DJ: OCCIDENTAL BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE: BARTENDER IN RESIDENCE COMPETITION Bartenders in Residence During this Series: Goodnight, Sweet Girl - A. Minetta Gould of Ste.…

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) reopens its doors (a pipe leak temporarily closed the museum) with a mercurial garden party celebrating the opening of Kim Dickey, Nathan Carter, and Bodacioussss. This festive evening will feature roaming performances by Pythian Whispers, a rooftop garden DJ set by Killd By, projection mapping by Orchidz3ro, limited edition Meet the Dramastics merchandise, plus multiple bars and other general nonsense. Yay! $10 Members | $15 Nonmembers | $45 VIP VIP ticket includes: express entry, artist walkthrough, 2 drink tickets, VIP no-line bar,…

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Friday is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One…

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Fridays is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One…

Open your eyes and your mind. Pop into the teen lounge for our free morning making sessions. Enjoy breakfast snacks while learning new art techniques and skills, no experience required. Teens only! More info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Fridays is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One On…

Make + Tell is a monthly program at MCA Denver where members of the creative community are invited to gather in the MCA Cafe for project workshopping and happy hour, followed by talks from up-and-coming Colorado makers where they discuss their current projects. On Wednesday, December 21, Make & Tell will begin at 6PM with an open-mic. We invite all you creatives to bring your work-in-progress project to share with the audience. This can be a stand-up bit, a ceramics…

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Fridays is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One On…

Winter Break Drop-In Week 1: Free drop in embroidery workshop. All supplies provided, no experience necessary. Direction from local fiber artist, Emilie Luckett. Just for TEENS. More info: http://mcadenver.org/mca-denver-teen-events.php

Make art with a local artist! All supplies provided; no experience necessary. Come create your own fictional world through poetry, map making, and illustration via hands-on art-making alongside artist Wes Sam-Bruce of The Curious Life, as he works on his forthcoming illustrated book, The Wonder Sound: A Field Guide. Just for TEENS. More info: http://mcadenver.org/mca-denver-teen-events.php

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Fridays is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One On…

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

KIM DICKEY: WORDS ARE LEAVES MCA Denver presents the first major survey of work by Boulder, Colorado-based artist Kim Dickey. Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves, opening at MCA Denver October 7th, showcases the ceramic works for which Dickey is best known, as well as work in other media, ranging from textile to photography. The exhibition highlights the artist’s ongoing study of pattern and decoration, as well as her investigation of landscape design and the history of the garden; more than 60…

Woohoo!! Black Sheep Fridays is back at MCA Denver for its 7th season of sophisticated nonsense, bringing museum quality malarky to the masses. Every other Friday through January 20, 2017, head to the rooftop cafe at the MCA for happy hour 5p - 7p and a delightfully weird mashup program 6p - 8p. Arrive early as capacity is limited and all events are first-come, first-serve. This season's lineup includes: 11/11 - Folked Up Karaoke (live folk band karaoke) 11/25 - Thai One On…

A new year kick off party with games, live music from teen musicians, fun foods, and immersive art experience. Just for TEENS. More info: http://mcadenver.org/mca-denver-teen-events.php

BODACIOUSSSS October 8, 2016 – January 29, 2017 Bodacioussss presents over twenty artists whose work is not only changing the definition of art, but also changing the ways in which art is produced and consumed. Unlike artists of the past century, whose works were validated through recognition in museums and galleries, the artists here move fluidly between physical and digital worlds, fine art and commercial arenas, and refined and popular styles. A hallmark of our age, many of the artists represented…

This exhibition is so much fun! Don't miss your chance to stand on the stage with a funky DIY craft-styled keytar and take silly photos. Nathan Carter's work exudes playfulness and is a delight to experience. More info: http://mcadenver.org/nathancarter

Join the MCA Teens for a special teen edition of Black Sheep Friday to decorate mini cakes inspired by the one and only Beyonce. Don't miss your chance to make your own ***Flawless treat and sip on some lemonade. Just for TEENS. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/341832952870584/

New this year: MCA Spring Breaks: A Vacation From Normal. This brand new series of epic events will bring you back to your days of MTV debauchery and give you an excuse to name drop Carmen Electra and Sisqo again. Bring on the frosted tips, jorts, and tequila-infused seediness because Spring Break is here. On Friday, March 3, the MCA will start off the series by hosting a Beavis & Butthead Bingo night. That's right Beavis & Butthead will be hosting bingo.…

Update all those items you might find in your grandma’s house, ceramic figurines, teacups, framed cat pictures…Learn some lettering and paint marker techniques and how to make your own stencils. TEEN ONLY WAKE & MAKE // Open your eyes and your mind. Pop into the teen lounge for our free morning making sessions. Enjoy breakfast snacks while learning new art techniques and skills, no experience required. More info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar

New this year: MCA Spring Breaks: A Vacation From Normal. This brand new series of epic events will bring you back to your days of MTV debauchery and give you an excuse to name drop Carmen Electra and Sisqo again. Bring on the frosted tips, jorts, and tequila-infused seediness because Spring Break is here. Channel your best Ice Cube, LL Cool J, and/or 2Pac and be ready to make rap battle history when you take the stage. Happy hour 5-7PM |…

New this year: MCA Spring Breaks: A Vacation From Normal. This brand new series of epic events will bring you back to your days of MTV debauchery and give you an excuse to name drop Carmen Electra and Sisqo again. Bring on the frosted tips, jorts, and tequila-infused seediness because Spring Break is here. Brittany Wangsness, a Brand Ambassador of St. Germain, will be mixing up classy AF cocktails so make sure pencil on your Cindy Crawford mole and wear your…

The MCA hosts its final episode of the MCA Spring Breaks series with MCA Unplugged, featuring Chella & The Charm. This local Denver Americana/Alt-Country/Folk band likes trains, whiskey, broken hearts, PBR Tallboys and the Lord so if that sounds good to you RSVP today. Tickets here: http://bit.ly/2ml8MsK Happy hour 5-7PM | Music 6-8PM in the MCA Cafe The museum is open until 9PM on Fridays   More info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar

This is the final Wake & Make and we're doing a redo of the terrariums and adding a tater tot eating contest. Come hungry and with your green thumb. TEEN ONLY WAKE & MAKE // Open your eyes and your mind. Pop into the teen lounge for our free morning making sessions. Enjoy breakfast snacks while learning new art techniques and skills, no experience required. Mor info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar

Performances by:   Tacocat Wheelchair Sports Camp Great American House Fire Mirror Fears The Maybe So’s Music from Girls Rock Denver and Youth on Record   Plus   A burlesque cereal bar Nail Bar by Tootsies The Nail Shoppe Make your own buttons and zines Build a working synthesizer Learn to beatbox And exhibition tours led by teenagers Of course, free tacos by Illegal Pete’s     Everybody’s Free* Dance Party   With guest bartender Brittany Wangsness Start with Pussy…

One of our favorite summertime music series! B-Side Friday is MCA Denver's summer rooftop music series, presenting the best up and coming colorado bands and side projects of well-known Denver bands and musicians. The 2017 lineup: Levi Dal Nodar & Shady Elders (6/2); Me Me Monster & the Firstimers (6/9); Venbus Cruz & Big Wheel Feat. Greg Tanner (6/16); Wesley Watkins & Particle Parade (6/23); Anna Shoemaker & High Plains Honky (6/30); Pinkhawks (7/14); Yasi (7/21); Kitty Crimes & Jay…

Three Things, Any Three Things, is an experiment in performance, lecture, and music. MCA Denver brings you three experiences, smashed together with no connections. Let's see what happens. More info and tickets: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar The Lineup: June 8 Boy Movies, an Experimental Film, and a Strange Wooden Instruments - with Nancy Wadsworth, Jeremy Couillard and Farrell Lowe plus David Willey. June 15 Star Wars, Electric Guitar Loops, and a Big Pom-Pom - with Seth Masket, Roger Green and the Ladies Fancywork Society June 22 Coffee,…

Join MCA Denver for their annual teen summer party: Festivus Maximus. This evening teen takeover of MCA Denver will feature music, food, and shenanigans. Soak in all the summer vibes with flashy gold highlights brought to you by MCA Denver Teens. They're serving up sweet treats, lounging on the rooftop with live music from Surf mom, and Desrude. Come ready to snap a photo in the bad and boujee photobooth, and check out a drag show hosted by Rainbow Alley.…

On Wednesday, June 28th, join Derrick Velasquez and Peter Miles Bergman at MCA Denver for a discussion about Velasquez's current exhibition at the museum, Obstructed View. Velasquez will talk with Bergman about the work in the exhibition and how it fits within the scope of his practice, as well as the political ideas behind some of the work. Derrick Velasquez moved to Denver after graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara (BFA) and the Ohio State University (MFA).…

Work In Progress is a collaboration between Fellow Magazine and the MCA Shop. Once a month, we invite a local maker(s) to chat about how they turned their creative practice into a business and to share the current projects they are working on. After the talk, the floor will be open to any attendees to discuss their own projects (i.e. works in progress). Come up to the cafe between 5 and 7 for happy hour and stay for Work in…

Celebrate the opening of MCA Denver's new exhibition with a fantastic party!   Tayhana (NAAFI Collective, https://soundcloud.com/tayhana) will be spinning tunes on the roof. Joshua and Eutimia (Baubo/Mocochetes) will be playing a mix of Mexican and American folk songs (with an additional bar) in the whole room, + our more of our general MCA Denver shenanigans and surprises...​​​​​ 6PM-11PM | ALL AGES, 21+ TO DRINK Tickets: Members: $20 | Nonmembers: $25   All tickets include two(2) Maestro Dobel Tequila cocktails, beers…

Take a behind the scenes tour of the Saber Acomodar with MCA Denver's Curatorial Associate, Zoe Larkins. Bring your curiosity, questions, your art friends, and enjoy. Tour is free with museum admission. Simply tell the front desk you are here for the tour and they will get you to where you need to be. More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/curatorial-tour

The final Black Sheep of the season on January 19, is going to be a full museum takeover!! Not only will the first 100 people through the door get a free Ratio Beerworks brewski (21+), but there will be a youth mariachi band, Casa Bonita musicians, and grilled snacks on hibachi grills throughout! This season of Black Sheep Friday is going to be absolute bananas. That's right. B.A.N.A.N.A.S. You're going to learn everything you never knew you've always wanted to…

Three Things, Any Three Things is an experiment in performance, lecture, and music. We bring you three experiences. We smash them together. We make no connections. Let’s see what happens. November 2: Senior Dogs, Exoplanets, & the Drums with @wolfgang2242 (Steve Greig), Ka Chun Yu, & Gregg Ziemba November 16: Situationist Fashion, Chiptune Duets, & a Glossary of Graffiti with Maria Buszek, Peter Montoulieu, & Anthony Garcia Sr. November 30: Sonic Art, Awkward Hugs, & A Barn Dance with Nathan Hall, Ty…

On Thursday, December 14th, curator Patrick Charpenel is joined by exhibiting artist Eduardo Sarabia to discuss the exhibition Saber Acomodar.  The two will talk about the culture of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and how the city’s unique relationship with artisans in the region allows contemporary artists a freedom to create using ateliers as partners in production. More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/curators-talk

Artist Cynthia Gutierrez’s work creates monuments to histories that exist somewhere between reality and fiction. During her time in Denver, she will lead two workshops that build on her own working process to create new works. Participants will tour the galleries, learn about Cynthia’s work and use her process as a starting point to create monuments of their own – either real or imagined. As part of Saber Acomodar: Art & Workshops of Jalisco 1915-NOW, Guadalajaran artist Cynthia Gutierrez will…

Take a behind the scenes tour of the MCA's current exhibitions (Cleon Peterson, Diego Rodriguez-Warner and Arthur Jafa) with Curatorial Associate, Zoe Larkins. Bring your curiosity, questions, your art friends, and enjoy. Tour is free with museum admission. Simply tell the front desk you are here for the tour and they will get you to where you need to be. More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/curatorial-tour

Join MCA Denver for an artist talk with Diego Rodriguez-Warner and assistant curator Zoe Larkins. Bio: Diego Rodriguez-Warner was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1986 and moved to Denver, Colorado in 1990. He holds fine arts degrees from Hampshire College and the Rhode Island School of Design, and he has studied under the Cuban Minister of Fine Arts, Lesbia Dumois, in Havana. At RISD, he was a recipient of the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship. His work has been shown around the…

Usually, when you’re in a museum you only get to look at the art, but MCA Denver wanted to change all that. They wanted people to have the ability to look at the art on their walls, and also to have the chance to hang that art in their own homes and LIVE WITH IT. Radical, yes, but, the MCA firmly believes in the power of art and its ability to inspire, challenge, and enrich lives. The Octopus Initiative is…

Look under your seats everybody, because guess what?!! YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! No, Oprah won’t be there but MCA Denver’s new Spring Event Series will give a stage to the art of live comedic storytelling with Shut Up and Listen, a new event that combines a live podcast taping (because learning is fun) with comedy (because comedy is fun-ny) to create a night that will leave you both smarter, and…

Look under your seats everybody, because guess what?!! YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! No, Oprah won’t be there but MCA Denver’s new Spring Event Series will give a stage to the art of live comedic storytelling with Shut Up and Listen, a new event that combines a live podcast taping (because learning is fun) with comedy (because comedy is fun-ny) to create a night that will leave you both smarter, and…

Look under your seats everybody, because guess what?!! YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! And YOU get a laugh! No, Oprah won’t be there but MCA Denver’s new Spring Event Series will give a stage to the art of live comedic storytelling with Shut Up and Listen, a new event that combines a live podcast taping (because learning is fun) with comedy (because comedy is fun-ny) to create a night that will leave you both smarter, and…

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org

On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA's spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with  lovely views of downtown. FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they're open before you go! More info: http://mcadenver.org