Discover new perspectives in the groundbreaking exhibition, Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind, co-curated by young children, for all ages. Explore your imagination with vibrant and immersive works and make your own artistic creations. The exhibition is open now through Aug. 7, 2022, at the Clyfford Still Museum.

About the Exhibition

To engage early learners and their families, the museum’s first four galleries chart the artistic journey of Clyfford Still in chronological order. Artworks are selected with families and children in mind and hung lower on the walls to account for the height of young visitors. The remaining galleries feature Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind, the first show the Clyfford Still Museum has curated in collaboration with the community.

Co-curated with children across the Front Range from six months old to age eight, Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind reveals how children think about art. The museum’s curatorial and education staff worked with young children and teachers from partner schools on every level of the exhibition. Museum cocurators organized the show into five gallery themes: High Contrast, Scale, Pattern, The World Around Us and Color. The themes correspond with key developmental stages researchers have identified based on children’s preferences. Local children selected and arranged their favorite artworks; shared their perspectives for the gallery and audio content; and helped design interactive activities.

Hands-on Activities

Discover a variety of interactive features inspired by the exhibition’s young co-curators. Play and experiment with an art projection activity using materials on lightboxes; interact with shadows; and immerse yourself in Still-inspired creations on a gallery wall. Watch a behind-the-scenes video with clips of infant co-curators selecting paintings by staring, pointing, vocalizing and grabbing reproductions of their favorite paintings. Enjoy the perspectives of young co-curators in English, Spanish or American Sign Language in the galleries. Relax on the museum’s tranquil outdoor terraces and experience installations of prisms and mirrors.

Make art with a variety of materials in the newly reopened hands-on art studio, “The Making Space.” Deepen your appreciation of the works on view through directed activities, or experiment with art materials to try something new.

Programs and Events

Enjoy events and programs for all ages, including music concerts, special tours, meditation in the galleries, artmaking programs, family activities, free days and more. Events are free or included with museum admission.

Plan Your Visit

The award-winning Clyfford Still Museum was designed specifically to display Clyfford Still’s artwork and is home to nearly everything the artist created, approximately 3,125 pieces representing more than 93 percent of his lifetime of work. Located in the heart of Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, the Clyfford Still Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Use promo code CLYFF during online checkout to save $2 on adult tickets. Children ages 17 and under are always free!