Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Jun 22, 2015

  • 9 AM Make

    By the Book Summer Workshop (Ages 6–8):
    June 22–26, 9 AM–3 PM

    What would a book about your life look like? For everyone with a love for words and art, this Workshop is for you! Taking inspiration from Nick Relph’s and Gabriel Kuri’s artist books, participants will learn basic bookbinding to make their very own artist book filled with their personal creations. Full, Waiting list available

  • 9 AM Make

    Lemonade Stand Summer Workshop (Ages 9–11):
    June 22–26, 9 AM–3 PM

    Back by popular demand! For this year’s Lemonade Day–focused Workshop, participants will create their own business and brand inspired by the use of popular culture and icons. Each entrepreneur will learn creative leadership skills and make their very own personalized stand to be used on Lemonade Day.

• Jun 24, 2015

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

    Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Jun 26, 2015

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    To Kill A Mockingbird

    Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book, this cinematic classic follows Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge. His daughter and son, Scout and Jem, grow up quickly in the face of prejudice that their family faces as a result of the trial.

• Jun 27, 2015

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

    Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Jun 29, 2015

  • 9 AM Make

    Everything is Going to be Alright Summer Workshop (Ages 9–11):
    June 29–July 3 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Celebrate freedom by turning a popular advertisement, slogan, or lyric into a one-of-a-kind Fourth of July Float that will turn heads and make a positive difference. Participation in the Fourth of July parade is highly encouraged.

  • 9 AM Make

    Everything is Going to be Alright Summer Workshop (Ages 6–8):
    June 29–July 3 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Celebrate freedom by turning a popular advertisement, slogan, or lyric into a one-of-a-kind Fourth of July Float that will turn heads and make a positive difference. Participation in the Fourth of July parade is highly encouraged.

    Full. Wait-list available

• Jul 1, 2015

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

    Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Jul 2, 2015

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk:
    Adam Pendleton

    Adam Pendleton is a conceptual artist known for his multidisciplinary practice. His work centers on an engagement with language and the recontextualization of history. The artist’s work has been exhibited internationally, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA PS1, the New Museum, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Serpentine Galleries, Whitechapel Gallery, London; and Kunstverein, Amsterdam. Pendleton was educated at the Artspace Independent Study Program in Pietrasanta, Italy, and lives and works in New York.

• Jul 3, 2015

  • 1:15 PM Community

    Active Art

    Active Art is a monthly program that provides older adults in the Roaring Fork Valley seasonal opportunities to access and engage with contemporary art and the wider community through art appreciation classes, museum tours, art-making activities, and collaborations.