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  • Jul 16, 2015

    • Join us on Thursday, July 16, at 6 p.m. for an opening reception for Chris Ofili: Night and Day and the group exhibition Spirit Photography. There is a 5 p.m. members’ walkthrough with AAM Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman.

  • Jul 18, 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.

    • Taking inspiration from Chris Ofili’s exhibition Night and Day, nail artists from Vanity Projects will host a pop-up manicure salon at the museum from 2-6 p.m. Guests can choose from designs created especially for the Aspen Art Museum in response to Ofili’s work.

  • Jul 20, 2015

    • Enter the magical realms of myths and adventures found in Chris Ofili’s paintings. We’ll interpret myths and see how our perspective changes through experiencing art. Kids will bring poems to life on canvas through vivid forms of watercolor and acrylic painting, developing their very own style of expression.

      Full. Wait-list available

    • Do you have what it takes to create the ideal environment for experiencing contemporary art? After studying the exhibition design of Night and Day, budding architects and designers will use the digital programs Google Sketch Up and Architectural Design Studio as well as hand-drafting and model-making skills to design a proposal for a student exhibition.

    • Become a fashion designer! This hands-on Workshop will give you the tools and materials you need to create your own line of custom looks with a unique personal theme. Inspired by the wonderfully colorful artworks of Chris Ofili, this Workshop will end with a special runway show on the museum’s roof-deck.

      Full. Wait-list available

  • Jul 21, 2015

    • Let art and spectacular views elevate your experience of music. Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), this free chamber concert series takes place this summer in the Roof Deck Sculpture Garden, featuring one-hour performances by the most advanced AMFS students and visiting musicians in Aspen.

  • Jul 22, 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 23, 2015

    • Gabriel Sierra was born in San Juan Nepomuceno, Columbia, and lives and works in Bogotá. He studied industrial design at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá and incorporates languages of design and architecture in his sculptures and installations. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the Centre d’Art Contemporain Brétigny, Aspen Art Museum, Kadist Art Foundation, Socrates Sculpture Park, and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts.

  • Jul 25, 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.