Welcome to Mad About Art!

Mad About Art! is an enthusiastic group of art lovers run by a volunteer board. MAA! offers monthly programming featuring unique art activities in the Denver metro area. Programs include artist studio visits, private collection tours, corporate art tours, and public art tours. There are also book salons and lectures. Social activities include member parties for holidays and special events. In addition, the MAA! Travel program provides small group excursions to national and international locations several times a year. Membership is $75 per household for a calendar year.

It is time to renew your Mad About Art! 2026 membership in January. Programming is well underway for 2026, with events you won’t want to miss. Click the link below to complete your membership renewal, then view your cart and pay. Membership dues are $75.00 per household for 2025. You cannot sign up for events until you renew your membership. So sign up NOW!

(Note: Any new members joining 9/1/25 or later are already considered paid for 2026.)

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Mad About Art! is pleased to provide monthly programs for our membership. We endeavor to have space available for everyone interested in a particular program. However, we have noticed a trend of members signing up for events and not showing or canceling at the last minute. Because some of the programs are at artists studios, space is often limited. Please do not sign up for a program until you are certain of your schedule and if you need to cancel please do so at least a week prior to the event date. Registering for a program the moment the newsletter arrives and then cancelling a day or two before prevents other members from attending. We look forward to seeing you at future programs!

HAPPENING IN DECEMBER 2025

Annual Member Holiday Event
Mad About Art!

Sunday, December 7th, 2025 4-6PM

Polo Club North, Clubhouse, 2552 E. Alameda Avenue, Denver 80209
Parking: Enter Polo Club North through the guard gate; the clubhouse is immediately to your left. Parking will be limited. Please carpool or use Lyft/Uber when possible. Within Polo Club North, any street parking must be along the outer side of the circular street. Parking is also available in indented parking spaces throughout the community.
No Cost to attend
Limit 100 People. Members Only.
RSVP by December 4th

Tour the New Legacy Building at National Western

Friday, December 12th, 2025 10:30-11:30AM

Mad About Art! has the opportunity for a private tour of this new building at the National Western Complex. The Legacy Collection is part of the permanent collection of the Western Stock Show Association. It will house the Coors Show Art Collection as well as stock show memorabilia. This will be where the 2026 Coors Show will take place.

RSVP by December 8, 2025
Location: National Western Stock Show Complex, 4800 Packing House Road
Program limited to 75 members
No cost to attend
Detailed parking and location will be given to attendees before the event.

MAA! Traveled to Switzerland

The MAA! trip to Switzerland was wonderful, exciting, and educational. Dr. Standring guided 20 of us through 8 Swiss cities – Zurich, Basel, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Bern, Thun, Lausanne and Geneva while visiting their public and private collections and museums. One outstanding visit was the Abbey Library in St. Gallen, a medieval monastic library with its 700 C.E. illuminated manuscripts. The Rosengard private collection in Lucerne was replete with Picasso paintings and drawings never seen before by most of us. Needless to say we became proficient in the marvelous Swiss train system! A highlight of the trip was a boat trip to Vitznau where we rode the cable car to the top of Mt. Rigi. The cable company had reserved one especially for MAA! As we approached the top, we went above the clouds to see the magnificent snow-covered Alps. We completed the trip with a delicious traditional Swiss fondue in Lausanne after we toured the International Olympic Museum with all the Olympic torches.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 7, 2025 4:00-6:00pm: Holiday Program

December 12, 10:30-11:30am: Tour of Legacy Building

January 6, 2026, 10:30am: The Coors Western Art Show

January 19, 2026: Two tours are scheduled – 10:30am & 2:00 pm, Pissarro Tour at Denver Art Museum

January 29, 2026, 6:00pm: Book Salon with Timothy Strandring at the Cactus Club. The book is “Disobedient” by Elizabeth Fremantle, a novel about the Italian female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi.

March 25, 2026: Tour of Ron Zito Studio

April 2026: Tour of Raj Chaudhuri Studio

MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH ART

Center For The Arts Evergreen 31880 Rocky Village Drive Evergreen, CO 80439 • 303-674-0056
Interesting exhibits and a ZOOM book club for members. The book club selections are fiction based on the art world with lively discussions which sometimes include the authors. For more information on the book club, visit evergreenarts.org/cae-book-club.

Crystal Bridges Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary h ttps://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a37911642/alice-walton-crystal-bridges-museum-interview/

Great Art Books of 2020: https://apple.news/ADZZ5tDWJO8iZTWWX_UciZA

Google Arts and Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com

Wiki Art Visual Art Encyclopedia: www.wikiart.org

National Gallery of Art: The Art of Looking: https://www.nga.gov/calendar/gallery-talks/the-art-of-looking.html

The National Gallery of Art provides an ongoing webinar series for members. Visit www.nga.gov

The Louvre Museum offers its entire collection online at https://www.louvre.fr/en/

Kino Now: Discover the masterworks of yesterday and new films destined to be classics tomorrow. Good source for viewing films on the subject of art and artists. https://kinonow.com

As a follow-up to our visit with Skip Whitcomb, an interesting article on color theory: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/primary-sources?fbclid=IwAR1DYkfS52gGztKPid7m3r_QdkEhRUyAm_shHxRKUsb9Ig0AF8J346SdOT

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Annual dues are $75.00 per household. After completing the Membership Registration form, you will receive access to make your dues payment by debit or credit card. Membership cost is $75 per household for a calendar year.

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MAA! BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025

President: Chad Skrbina
Past President: Hanne Lichtenfels
Treasurer: Stacey Wilson
Secretary: Kate McDaniel
Membership: Patty Horsch

Programs: Carol Whitley
Communications: Terry McCullough and Robin Schaefer
Travel: Helen Shreves
Nominating: Mary Willis

Check Out Our Video and Previous Programs Page

Here you will find videos from our recent and past events – just click the red video icon.