Subscribe in a readerCultureHaus, a social and educational support group of the Denver Art Museum connecting the young at heart with art, announced today that it co-sponsored Artist John McEnroe’s Embrace! installation, “The Bathers,” at the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building, along with Darby Donohue.
McEnroe was recently named “Artist of the Year” on the “Top 10 in 2009: Art” list by the Denver Post’s Fine Art Critic, Kyle MacMillan. View the story in its entirety at www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_14067223. In addition, Embrace! was honored as one of the “Top 10 Art Shows of 2009.”
“We are honored to have co-sponsored John McEnroe to create this stunning piece at the Denver Art Museum,” commented CultureHaus Board Co-Chair Jenn Penn. “When CultureHaus was founded in 1997, we established a mission of contributing to the collection of the museum, and we could not have selected a more fitting piece to speak to our demographic.”
CultureHaus will celebrate John McEnroe and its contribution to the Embrace! Exhibition on Saturday, February 6 at the Embrace! CultureHaus Gala. Visit www.culturehaus.com for more information on this event—to be the largest in the organization’s 13 year history.
About Embrace!
Embrace! is organized by the Denver Art Museum. Special thanks to Vicki and Kent Logan and the individual patrons of Embrace! who sponsored the work of these artists. Support is provided by U.S. Bank and Accenture, the Denver Art Museum’s Technology Partner. Additional funding is provided by Avanade Inc., the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, the generous donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, the LEF Foundation, and the John G. Duncan Charitable Trust. Promotional support is provided by The Denver Post, CBS4, and 5280 Magazine.
About CultureHaus
CultureHaus, a social and educational extension of the Denver Art Museum, connects the young at heart with art. CultureHaus provides its members with a wide range of opportunities to learn about art and collecting. At exclusive events held nearly every month, members and guests can enjoy unique insights about art, private exhibition viewings, and the chance to meet other art enthusiasts. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and others formed CultureHaus in 1997 to create awareness for the Denver Art Museum and the arts amongst the 25 to 40 year-old demographic. For more information, visit www.culturehaus.com.
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