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"The Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums is a service organization which educates and unites its membership and the larger museum community. CWAM advocates and promotes museum interests in Colorado and Wyoming and encourages excellence and professionalism in the museum field." (CWAM Mission, adopted May 13, 1994) THE PURPOSE of the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums is to “unify for mutual benefit those individuals, institutions, and organizations in Colorado and Wyoming who are engaged in the collection, preservation, and/or interpretation of artistic, natural, pre-historical, or historical heritage and who are dedicated to the continued improvement in quality of programming and service.” (Articles of Incorporation, Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums, March, 1972.)Annual Meeting
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- American Association for State and Local History
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We are hosting the Norman Rockwell 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers Exhibit on display now through September 28th. Admission is FREE! For information call 970.824.6360 or visit us on the web at museumnwco.org
Three new exhibitions have recently opened at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming. Quilter Marta Amundson’s Seven Cattleguards from Civilization: Art Quilts from the Wyoming Frontier, Passion and Discovery: The Impulse to Collect, and Artist Justin Hayward’s Loooking Back will be on display from September 28, 2012–January 6, 2013. Please visit our website http://www.thenic.org to learn more. Sundays are free.
You are invited to explore
the world of Textiles
At the
BLUE ALCHEMY: STORIES OF INDIGO
Mary Lance, the distinguished and award winning director of films on the WPA arts project, Diego Rivera, and other great artists, traveled to five countries to research and videotape the stories of people who are using indigo according to their cultural traditions and those who are reviving it to improve their communities.
1:00pm July 22, 2013
Sharp Auditorium
Hamilton (new) Building
Pre-Film Textile Enthusiast Social
Film screening
Presentation by Mary Lance
Gallery admission to:
Spun: Adventures in Textiles
Asian Art Association Members: Free
Denver Art Museum Members: $7
General Public: $10
720-913-0130 or
http://www.denverartmuseum.org/buytickets
Presented by
Asian Art Association ≈ Textile Art Department ≈ Asian Art Department
Underwritten by the Cooke-Daniels Fund
DVD’s available in Gift Shop for signing.
Don’t rush home from the conference!
Come to the Denver Art Museum for some music and dance.
5th Annual Afternoon of
Indian Music and Dance
Sunday April 28, 2013 2:00-4:00pm
Doors Open at 1pm. Open seating.
Admission includes refreshments at intermission.
Featuring
Master Musician Rajeev Taranath
Internationally acclaimed, Maestro Rajeev Taranath, one of the world’s leading proponents of the sarod, performs Indian Classical music rich with inspired imagination and emotional intensity.
Sri Abhiman Kaushal, outstanding tabla (small drums) artist much sought-after for his sensitive accompaniment and intense solo playing.
Dr. Sarah Morelli, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Denver’s
Lamont School of Music, will explain and demonstrate Kathak dance.
Asian Art Association members: $8, Teachers and Students: $8, DAM Members: $12, General Public: $15
Sharp Auditorium, Hamilton Bldg., Denver Art Museum
Reservations Required. 720-913-0130 or http://www.denverartmuseum.org/events
Information: 720-913-0040 or blittle@denverartmuseum.org