Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Aug 7, 2015

  • 12:45 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.

• Aug 8, 2015

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Aug 10, 2015

  • 9 AM Make

    Stop Motion Animation Summer Workshop (Ages 9–11):
    August 10–14 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Make the stories of your imagination come to life in this playful Workshop. Students will develop a storyline with a setting and characters, draw a storyboard, and use a digital camera to animate their own film. After one week of production, a special screening will be held for family and friends in the Education Workshop. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a digital camera, iPhone, or tablet.

    Full. Wait-list available

  • 9 AM Make

    Mad Potters Summer Workshop (Ages 6–8):
    August 10–14 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Sculpt, splatter, glitter, and glaze your own pots in this wild ceramics Workshop. Students will learn hand-building techniques for decorative and functional pieces. To show off our creations, we’ll plan a crazy tea party for our family and friends at the end of the week.

    Full. Wait-list available

  • 9:30 AM Make

    Outlandish Landscapes Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5):
    August 10–14
    9:30 AM–3:30 PM

    From the dense undergrowth of jungles to the open shores of Hallam Lake, kids will explore real and imagined landscapes. We will experiment with foreground, middle ground, and background, creating layers with mixed media, natural materials, and unexpected objects. Wild colors, bold shapes, and expressive patterns are sure to be spotted in our final artworks!

    Full. Wait-list available

• Aug 11, 2015

  • 6 PM Experience

    Music with a View:
    String Quartet Performance from Aspen Center for Advanced Quartet Studies

    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.

• Aug 12, 2015

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Aug 15, 2015

  • 10 AM Make

    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.

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Aug 17, 2015

  • 9 AM Make

    Make Your Mark Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5):
    August 17–21 | 9 AM–3 PM

    How many ways can you make a mark? Kids will draw, paint, and print their way through the lines and shapes of their imagination. We will explore making playful forms using utensils to create as well as learn printmaking techniques. Finding our voice through brave expressions is the name of the game!

    Full. Wait-list available