MSU Denver Art History

04/13/2026

Tomorrow is MSU Night at the DAM+ our Spring Alumni Reception. Night at the DAM starts at 4:30 and the alumni reception begins at 6:30 in the Garden Room. The event is free and open to all. Hope to see some of you there!

03/19/2026

Today's the day! Every $ makes a difference for aspiring art educators struggling with the overwhelming financial burden of student teaching (40-hours a week with no pay, no benefits). Donations of $100 receive a free student art print.

https://www.givecampus.com/s/n9cxgk

03/17/2026

We have candy! Come by the Art History table at MSU’s Inside the Arts event to learn more about all our cool happenings.

03/16/2026

MSU's Day of Giving is THURSDAY and we are so excited to show up for Art Education and our K-12 students. If you think Colorado's kids deserve incredible art educators please consider making a contribution ($1, $10, or $100- every dollar counts!) and sharing this post with your social networks! https://www.givecampus.com/s/n9cxgk

02/06/2026

MSU DENVER
ART HISTORY IN ITALY
7-21 JUNE 2026
ARTH 321E: Roman Italy and Its Legacy (3 upper-division art history credits) Prereq ARTH 1600

ROME | NAPLES | POMPEII | VATICAN
CAPITOLINE MUSEUM | ST. PETER’S | RENAISSANCE GARDENS | PIZZA IN NAPLES TREVI FOUNTAIN | PANTHEON | PAESTUM | SORRENTO | HERCULANEUM & MORE

Estimated cost: $4500 includes tuition, all program activities, lodging, and some meals. Does not include airfare, insurance, passport, or remaining meals.

Contact Summer Trentin or scan the QR code for more information or to reserve your spot with a $500 deposit.

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02/05/2026

Modern and Contemporary Art in NYC
May 17-30 Downpayment Deadline Extended to February 5th, 2026

Course Description
Students in this course travel to New York City to study art made in the 20th and 21st centuries within that city's context. Through museum visits and walks on locations, students investigate how working in that city's environment shaped artists' perspectives and how the relationships that were formed impacted the collaborations, experiments, and venues that became historically significant. From the Ashcan School, to Abstract Expressionism, Happenings, and the East Village art scene, students learn about the artworks and movements that shaped Modern and Contemporary art in the United States.

Students have opportunities to visit major world-class museums as well as smaller, focused archives and collections. Students further research and write about a body of work they see in person, integrating the experience of seeing the work in situ with knowledge gained from scholarly secondary sources.

Partial List of Museums/Galleries:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The New Museum
Studio Museum of Harlem
Brooklyn Museum
Leslie-Lohman Museum of LGBTQIA+ art
Pollack-Krasner House & Study Center
Noguchi Museum ..and much more!!!!!

Estimated Costs:
Lodging: $1200
Tuition: $1400
Flights: $300-400
Ground Transportation: ~$100
Food: On your own
Deadline Extended! $200 Down Payment DUE by FEB 5th

Contact: Deanne Pytlinski

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02/05/2026

1 BOOK 1 PROJECT 2 TRANSFORM BOOK CLUB
Book Selection:

Title: We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

Authors: Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson

Description: We Will be Jaguars is a story of resistance, identity, and environmental justice.

First Meeting: Feb 23 at 12:30 PM
Location: Art Department Office

The book club will meet three times during the Spring semester to discuss sections of the book and eat snacks (or bring your lunch).

Keynote Event: Everyone is encouraged to attend the keynote event on 04/15 in the Tivoli Turnhalle.

Free Copy: Join the club to request your free copy!

Program Info: Learn more about the 1 Book/1 Project/2Transform program at https://www.msudenver.edu/1book

Inquiries: Questions about the book club? Email Dr. Weiss.

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02/05/2026

There are still seats available in ARTH 3570: Art Revolutions in the 19th Century. Because it's a late start (class starts March 16th) students can still register. The only prerequisites are English classes since it's a General Studies course; it will still fulfill upper division ARTH requirements.

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Art History General Studies
"Van Gogh was so punk rock!"

(Image: A parody of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" featuring several orange tabby cats floating in the sky.)

Looking for one more class? You can still register for
ARTH 3570: Art Revolutions in the 19th Century
Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-4:45 PM, starting March 16th

Description: Learn how Monet’s Waterlilies was radical (not your grandmother’s art!), earn upper division Arts & Humanities credit, and have fun in a multi-week role-playing game!

ART AT MSU DENVER

12/23/2025

Want to earn art history credit in Italy this summer? Spend one week in Rome and one week on the Bay of Naples this June with Professor Summer Trentin. Save your spot with a $500 deposit here: https://commerce.cashnet.com/MSUDenverEM_SA?itemcode=EM_SA-ARTI

Contact us for more info!

12/18/2025

Where's Weiss? Earlier this month, Dr. Weiss participated in a conference on fifteenth and sixteenth century art in Estonia! Here are highlights from that event.

This video presents the conference “From the Baltic Sea Region to the Iberian Peninsula. The Art at the Time of Michel Sittow (c. 1469–1525)”, held at the Es...