American Museum of Western Art-The Anschutz Collection

Today is the Denver Museum Shop Market at the Clyfford Still Museum outdoor forecourt! This event takes place during the Denver Chalk Art Festival. AMWA will be here from 10 am to 4 pm. Stop by the Museum's booth for some great AMWA merchandise or a chat about Western art.
https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/events/denver-museum-shop-market/

This weekend is the Denver Chalk Art Festival (June 6 & 7) in the Golden Triangle Creative District. AMWA is sponsoring featured artist, Stephen DeOrio, to recreate this beautiful painting in chalk. DeOrio selected this painting in celebration of the America 250-Colorado 150 anniversaries. It was painted by Colorado artist Gerard Curtis Delano in 1942. Stop by AMWA’s tent to see him work!
Gerard Curtis Delano, “The Waterhole”, ca.1942

Last chance to get tickets to today’s Artful Insight on Helen Frankenthaler! Frankenthaler began exhibiting paintings in contemporary museums and galleries in the early 1950s. While initially associated with abstract expressionism, her style was ever-changing throughout her sixty-year career. Her use of fluid shapes, lyrical gestures, and methods of fusing paint to canvas was highly influential to later generations of abstract painters. Frankenthaler used large formats to paint simplified or abstract compositions, but always with the goal of it looking spontaneous. She once said, "A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once."
Helen Frankenthaler, Phoenix, 1976.

https://anschutzcollection.org/product/artful-insights-helen-frankenthaler-06-01-2026

In addition to sponsoring the 2026 Denver Chalk Art Festival, AMWA will participate in the Denver Museum Shop Market at the Clyfford Still Museum outdoor forecourt on Saturday, June 6, from 10 am to 4 pm! Stop by AMWA's booth for some great AMWA merchandise.

In addition to sponsoring the 2026 Denver Chalk Art Festival, AMWA will participate in the Denver Museum Shop Market at the Clyfford Still Museum outdoor forecourt on Saturday, June 6, from 10 am to 4 pm! Stop by AMWA's booth for some great AMWA merchandise or a chat about Western art.
https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/events/denver-museum-shop-market/

Looking for free things to do on summer break? If you are in the Denver metro area, AMWA offers several ways to obtain free admission to the museum. The Museum partners with several library districts on Culture Passes that are good for free Self-Guided Tours of the Museum. Visit your county library’s website to see if they participate. Or, if you are a MyDenverCard holder, an EBT participant, or a Blue Star military family, you can always get yourself and up to three people into the museum free of charge. Remember that children must be at least 8 years old to visit.

AMWA is closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day.
Jay Hambidge, “Cavalry Scout with Rifle”, ca. 1895-1915

Artful Insight – Helen Frankenthaler
Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3 pm
Helen Frankenthaler began exhibiting paintings in contemporary museums and galleries in the early 1950s. While initially associated with abstract expressionism, her style was ever-changing throughout her sixty-year career. Her use of fluid shapes, lyrical gestures, and methods of fusing paint to canvas was highly influential to later generations of abstract painters. Frankenthaler used large formats to paint simplified or abstract compositions, but always with the goal of it looking spontaneous. She once said, "A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once."
Tickets: https://anschutzcollection.org/product/artful-insights-helen-frankenthaler-06-01-2026
Helen Frankenthaler, Phoenix, 1976.

With Memorial Day approaching, it’s a great time to remind everyone that AMWA is a Blue Star Museum! Active-duty military members and four of their family members can take Self-Guided Tours of the Museum for FREE anytime AMWA is open to the public. Just show your military ID at the front desk. Visit AMWA’s website for more details! https://anschutzcollection.org/plan-your-visit

Tickets are on sale for the next Artful Insight on Emanuel Leutze. Emanuel Leutze was a German-born American painter renowned for his historical works, which often dramatized pivotal moments in American History. He trained in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he developed a painting style that married realistic detail with Romantic idealism, influenced by European masters. Leutze’s paintings are artistic achievements and symbols of American national identity, inspiring viewers with themes of courage, unity, and progress. Learn about the artist and his works in the Anschutz Collection at this Artful Insight. Monday, July 6th, 2026, 3:00 p.m. This event is sure to sell out so it’s recommended to pre-purchase tickets online at https://anschutzcollection.org/product/artful-insights-emanuel-leutze-07-06-2026
Image credit: Emanuel Leutze, Indians Attacking a Wagon Train, 1863