support groups

Would you like to become more involved at the museum? Do you have a passion for a particular type of art? The Denver Art Museum has seven themed support groups, which focus on specific DAM art collections and offer exclusive trips, tours, and events.

Museum membership is required to join all support groups, which have separate membership dues.

Alianza De Las Artes Americanas

Alianza was created in 1989 to support the museum's Pre-Columbian, Spanish colonial, and southwestern collections. Activities include lectures, social events, and visits to other museums and private collections. Alianza also offers a popular travel program. A quarterly newsletter keeps members abreast of Alianza activities and new developments in the field. For more information, call 720-913-0173 or visit alianza.denverartmuseum.org.

Asian Art Association

Founded in 1981 to support the acquisition and conservation programs of the Asian art department, the Asian Art Association (AAA) offers lectures, symposia, exhibits, and receptions to its members. These include the popular monthly Wednesday-at-Noon lectures. AAA members get to know each other better through local social events and trips to exhibitions and collections throughout the country. For more information, call 720-913-0040 or visit exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/asianart/aaa.

CultureHaus

CultureHaus is a social and educational gateway to the Denver Art Museum that connects the "young at heart" with art. CultureHaus celebrates the Denver Art Museum's collections and programs by making them accessible to new art fans and longtime art lovers. For more information, call 720-913-0032 or visit www.culturehaus.com.

DAM Contemporaries

DAM Contemporaries was founded in 1978 to promote the appreciation, enjoyment, and acquisition of contemporary art. Programs include evenings with artists represented in the collection and an opportunities to meet artists, collectors, critics, and other visitors. The group also offers lectures, seminars, studio tours, parties, trips to major national and international art centers, and tours of private and corporate collections. For more information, call 720-913-0152 or visit damcontemporaries.denverartmuseum.org.

The Design Council

The Design Council supports the department of Architecture, Design, and Graphics with lectures, symposia, presentations about the collection, and field trips. All members receive invitations to private previews and special events. For more information, call 720-913-0044 or visit designcouncil.denverartmuseum.org.

Douglas Society

Named in honor of Frederic Huntington Douglas, the museum's curator of native arts from 1929 to 1956 and one of the first scholars to present American Indian, Oceanic, and African objects as artistic achievements, the Douglas Society carries on his efforts in education and in the continual development of the native arts collection. Programs include lectures, visits with contemporary artists, trips to regional museums, and tours of private collections. Although the principal purpose of the Douglas Society is education, fundraising activities support acquisitions and an extensive library. For more information, call 720-913-0162 or visit www.douglassociety.org.

Friends of Painting & Sculpture

Develop your interest in European and American painting and sculpture and explore the art of the American West with others who share your enthusiasm. The FOPAS calendar brims with social and educational activities-lectures, exclusive tours, and excursions to exciting destinations. Proceeds from benefit events help fund acquisitions in the painting and sculpture department. For more information, call 720-913-0178.