Museum of Contemporary Art

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.... Read More

Activism: Women + Hunger: Hunger Free Colorado’s project “Through My Lens” provides cameras to women to document their lives, using art as a means to illustrate the very real struggle of Coloradans who don’t have sufficient access to nutritious food. This project helps illustrate the struggles of the thousands of men and women who go.... Read More

A teen music showcase featuring Meeting House, Sharone, Foxtrot, and DJ SuperDuper! Free! More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/834750323313861/

This winter, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) welcomes to its galleries four artists: Brian Bress, Lanny DeVuono, Laura Shill, and Arne Svenson. Solo presentations of each artist’s work open at the museum with a celebration on February 19, 2016, and run through late spring. A survey of Bress’s work includes video, sculpture,.... Read More

In Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty, the exhibition explores in detail the myriad image choices Minter has made as a painter and photographer, the evolution of her style and technique, and her mode of production, including her organization of an unusual studio of assistants trained to create hyper-real, sometimes dizzyingly painted surfaces. Pretty/Dirty illustrates Minter’s progress from a curious youth looking.... Read More

With an emphasis on close observation and easy to grasp principles, this three-part (take one session or all 3), participatory workshop is designed to give all audiences the ability to appreciate even the most difficult works of contemporary art. Learn the basics of Art Fitness Training at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver then flex.... Read More

Come join Denver artists Jaime Molina & Pedro Barrios for a hands on mural project at MCA Denver in the Teen Lounge. Grab a brush, and help out with the mural. Teens are invited to stop by on Dec 22 & Dec 29-31 from 12-5PM. No prior art experience necessary. Bring a friend! Teen Mural Project.... Read More

Join the MCA for an intimate evening of music with Esme Patterson in the Whole Room. Bio: “Paper Bird’s Esmé Patterson flies solo,” mused Denver’s Westword in Summer of 2012. Since that time this fierce and brilliant songwriter’s altitude and velocity has only increased. As a founding member of the Americana group Paper Bird, Patterson’s songwriting is.... Read More

Come join Denver artists Jaime Molina & Pedro Barrios for a hands on mural project at MCA Denver in the Teen Lounge. Grab a brush, and help out with the mural. Teens are invited to stop by on Dec 22 & Dec 29-31 from 12-5PM. No prior art experience necessary. Bring a friend! Teen Mural Project.... Read More

Teen Fridays Nights at MCA Denver is a free, drop in program for teens where 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. December 11: Boxwood Pinball tournament More info: http://mcadenver.org/teendropin.php