Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Feb 25, 2015

  • 2:30 PM Workshop

    Art Studio Level 2: Grades K–4

    This monthlong program for kids at the K–4 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Wednesdays from 2:30–4 p.m., these workshops recognize the value of exposing children to the arts at an early age and use the artist’s process as an educational tool. Museum educators and teaching artists lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.

• Feb 26, 2015

  • 6 PM Talk

    Curator Talk:
    Ali Subotnick

    Ali Subotnick is Curator at the Hammer Museum, where she organized a Hammer Projects exhibition of Roberto Cuoghi’s work in 2011. Subotnick also contributed to the publication 2000 Words: Roberto Cuoghi, which investigates ideas of constant transformation and change that are at the core of the artist’s work. Subotnick will discuss Cuoghi’s exhibition da iḍā e piṅgalā a iḍā e iḍā o piṅgalā e piṅgalā at the AAM.

• Mar 3, 2015

  • 10:30 AM Workshop

    Art Studio Level 1: Ages 2–5

    This early childhood program provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. Held once a month, these free community workshops explore visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences of narratives in art while building visual literacy and art appreciation.

  • 3:30 PM Workshop

    Art Studio Level 3: Grades 5–8

    This monthlong program for kids at the 5–8 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Tuesdays from 3:30–5 p.m., these open-choice workshops provide the creative room for kids to explore who they are through individual and collaborative projects and art. Led by museum educators and teaching artists, participants have direct access to contemporary artists, artworks, and themes.

  • 4 PM Community Outreach

    Story Art: Carbondale

    Story Art is a community outreach program that provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. This free community program builds visual literacy and art appreciation in the Basalt Regional Library and Carbondale Public Library.

• Mar 4, 2015

  • 2:30 PM Workshop

    Art Studio Level 2: Grades K–4

    This monthlong program for kids at the K–4 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Wednesdays from 2:30–4 p.m., these workshops recognize the value of exposing children to the arts at an early age and use the artist’s process as an educational tool. Museum educators and teaching artists lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.

• Mar 5, 2015

  • 10:30 AM Community Outreach

    Story Art: Basalt

    Story Art is a community outreach program that provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. This free community program builds visual literacy and art appreciation in the Basalt Regional Library and Carbondale Public Library.

• Mar 6, 2015

  • 10 AM Community Outreach

    Active Art: Carbondale

    Active Art: Carbondale brings art to Heritage Park Assisted Living on the first Friday of each month. This program provides older adults opportunities to access contemporary art while supporting brain fitness and socialization. Residents are also provided the opportunity to visit the Aspen Art Museum for guided tours throughout the year.

• Mar 7, 2015

  • 10 AM Workshop

    Family Workshop

    Family Workshops are free monthly drop-in opportunities that provide children and adults a chance to explore the galleries and create works of art on their own. Families get to know one another better through engagement with new artists and ideas. Families are encouraged to communicate, reflect, and produce as artists together. Recommended for families with children ages three to ten years old, these workshops are offered one Saturday each month from 10 AM–12 PM.

• Mar 10, 2015

  • 3:30 PM Workshop

    Art Studio Level 3: Grades 5–8

    This monthlong program for kids at the 5–8 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Tuesdays from 3:30–5 p.m., these open-choice workshops provide the creative room for kids to explore who they are through individual and collaborative projects and art. Led by museum educators and teaching artists, participants have direct access to contemporary artists, artworks, and themes.