Denver, CO – July 2, 2024 – The Clyfford Still Museum (CSM) will host two free family-friendly events on its outdoor forecourt, including the Summer Lawn Concert featuring The Patti Fiasco from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on July 19 and the Disability Pride Celebration from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 28. Headlined by frontwoman Alysia Kraft, The Patti Fiasco delivers a brash and fiercely soulful brand of rock and roll with a heavy dose of rockabilly, blues, and ballad. The band fuses a hard-rock swagger with the two-step of its Wyoming roots. The Colorado Sound named Kraft as the 2023 Award for M ..read more

The downtown art scene in New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s was a tight-knit community. While Clyfford Still embraced individuality above all, he was not a solitary, lone individual painting for his own sake and was an active participant in this community. The exhibition Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists explores this community of artists and Still’s place within it and hopes to dispel the myth of the artist as an isolated genius. Guest curator and art historian Valerie Hellstein took us into the world of the Abstract Expressionists with her ..read more

Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists considers the nuanced ways in which Clyfford Still was part of an artists’ community in the late 1940s and early 1950s, despite his protestations to the contrary, and how his paintings, through their scale and composition, promote ideas of community. This video series dives deeper into exhibition themes and supporting research. Part IV features guest curator Valerie Hellstein on action painting and Clyfford Still’s value of independence. The post Dialogue and Defiance — Part IV: Action Painting and Independence appeared f ..read more

Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists considers the nuanced ways in which Clyfford Still was part of an artists’ community in the late 1940s and early 1950s, despite his protestations to the contrary, and how his paintings, through their scale and composition, promote ideas of community. This video series dives deeper into exhibition themes and supporting research. Part III features guest curator Valerie Hellstein as she discusses the 1952 exhibition 15 Americans at MoMA and happenings at The Club. The post Dialogue and Defiance — Part III: 15 Americans and T ..read more

  Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists considers the nuanced ways in which Clyfford Still was part of an artists’ community in the late 1940s and early 1950s, despite his protestations to the contrary, and how his paintings, through their scale and composition, promote ideas of community. This video series dives deeper into exhibition themes and supporting research. Part II features guest curator Valerie Hellstein as she reveals the nature of Clyfford Still’s relationships with other artists of Still’s time and their influence on each other. The post Di ..read more

The Clyfford Still Museum congratulates Nicole Cromartie, our director of learning and engagement, on being selected to be a Museum Guest Scholar at the Getty in 2025. Her research is focused on evaluating early learning in museum settings, sharing curatorial authority with young children, and the benefits of museum experiences for young visitors from birth to 14 months. She will be in residence at the Getty from April to June 2025, focusing on Building a Community of Research and Practice on Young Children and Art Museums. Nicole Cromartie The Getty Scholars Program supports researchers in a ..read more

Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists considers the nuanced ways in which Clyfford Still was part of an artists’ community in the late 1940s and early 1950s, despite his protestations to the contrary, and how his paintings, through their scale and composition, promote ideas of community. This video series dives deeper into exhibition themes and supporting research. Part I is an introduction to guest curator Valerie Hellstein as she shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the curatorial process and her favorite Clyfford Still painting. The post Dialogue and Def ..read more

Clyfford Still withdrew his paintings from the Betty Parsons Gallery in 1951, refusing to participate in a market prioritizing the fame of an artist and the price of their artworks. The following year, he surprised many by agreeing to participate in a group show at the Museum of Modern Art. His rationale for doing so was because the curator, Dorothy Miller, agreed to show Still’s works together in their own gallery. As Still saw it, his work could be viewed on its own terms and not in direct comparison to other artists—but visitors could still see the scope of American painting in the mid-ce ..read more

Denver, CO – May 1, 2024 – The Clyfford Still Museum (CSM) will open Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressionists, guest curated by scholar Valerie Hellstein, on May 10 for Museum members and May 11 for the public. The exhibition considers the nuanced ways Clyfford Still was part of an artists’ community in the late 1940s and early 1950s, despite his protestations. The fiercely independent Still disdained the commercialized art world and did not think highly of artists who participated. In line with these views, Still withdrew his paintings from the Betty Parsons Gall ..read more

Denver, CO – April 29, 2024 – A committee chose five fellows from different study areas to participate in the Clyfford Still Museum’s (CSM) first Institute Residential Fellowship Program from July 21 to August 11 in Denver. The program focuses on three pillars of study: art, education, and social enterprise. “Clyfford Still left his collection to an American city, and Patricia Still ultimately chose Denver as its home,” said Joyce Tsai, CSM director. “As CSM embarks on its second decade, we ask how we might draw strength from Still’s extraordinary gift. We have established the Institute Resid ..read more