Aspen Art Museum
Current Exhibitions
Featured Artist
Takashi Murakami
The Japanese artist Takashi Murakami combines highly refined classical Japanese painting techniques with distinctive Pop sensibilities. Known for his "Superflat" style, directly influenced by manga and anime, the artist creates works that explode with color and playfulness. For the 2015–16 ski season, in collaboration with Aspen Skiing Company, Murakami has produced four unique images, all of which embody his trademark visual aesthetic.
From the archive
Cathy Wilkes
Cathy Wilkes belongs to a generation of artists educated in Glasgow, Scotland, who fuelled the development of the city’s strong art scene in the mid-1990s. Best known for sculpture and installations that work associatively rather than according to a strict narrative, Wilkes has created a distinctive, personal vocabulary that explores the relationship between inner reality and the experience of the physical world. In her deeply personal practice, found objects are placed in precise, but unexpected relationships to one another, recalling the fragmented nature of the human psyche and revealing...
- For more information on how you can join the AAM, please visit the Street Level Visitor Information Desk, inquire in the Shop, or call 970.925.8050.
- For more information on how you can join the AAM, please visit the Street Level Visitor Information Desk, inquire in the Shop, or call 970.925.8050.
- The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.
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Sep 23
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1 pm Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Sep 27
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1 pm Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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2:30 pm Make
Art Studio: Level K–4 Grade
This after-school program for kids in Grades K–4 is held most Wednesdays during the school year at the AAM. Museum educators lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.
Classes are limited to fifteen participants. Prior registration strongly encouraged.
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Sep 28
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5 pm Discuss
The Great Debate: Is there such a thing as bad art?
Following the centuries-old format of the Oxford Union, this debate—moderated by Carolyn Sackariason, and between Lissa Ballinger, Teresa Booth Brown, Adam Lerner, and Robert Martin—will tackle one of the most fundamental questions of contemporary art: is there such a thing as bad art? Once the speakers have put forth their arguments, the discussion will open up to the audience for deliberation and a final vote.
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Sep 30
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1 pm Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Oct 3
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10:30 am Make
Art Start: 0–5 Years Old
Making sure art and creativity are at the heart of your child’s development, this free drop-in program for 0–5 year olds and their caregivers explores fun ways to interact through art.
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2 pm Community
Active Art: Heritage Park
Active Art invites seniors to engage in the social dimensions of art. Each month, museum Educators bring free, memory-enhancing activities to the assisted-living communities of Whitcomb Terrace in Aspen and Heritage Park in Carbondale, and also host art making on the museum’s Roof Deck Sculpture Garden with complimentary refreshments.
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4 pm Community
Story Art: Carbondale
Story Art is a community outreach program presented in partnership with the Carbondale Branch Library and, new this season, the Glenwood Springs Branch Library. This free program for Elementary and Middle School Students provides playful exploration of storytelling through a group reading and art-making activity inspired by AAM exhibitions.
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Oct 4
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1 pm Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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2:30 pm Make
Art Studio: Level K–4 Grade
This after-school program for kids in Grades K–4 is held most Wednesdays during the school year at the AAM. Museum educators lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.
Classes are limited to fifteen participants. Prior registration strongly encouraged.
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- Aspen Art Museum
- 637 East Hyman Avenue
- Aspen, Colorado 81611
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- f: 970.925.8054
- info@aspenartmuseum.org
