Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Aug 8, 2016

  • 9:30 AM Make

    Utopia Island Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5): August 8–12 | 9:30 AM–3:30 PM

    Take a trip to Utopia Island, a special place in the heart of Aspen where nature and imagination reign. Here, kids work together to make the world a better place using their creativity. From exploring natural surroundings to making recycled artworks to give to others, students will quickly learn that knowledge is power and the earth needs you!

• Aug 9, 2016

  • 6 PM Experience

    Music With a View: String Quartets

    Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), this free chamber concert series features one-hour performances by the most advanced AMFS students and visiting musicians in Aspen.

• Aug 10, 2016

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Aug 13, 2016

  • 10 AM Make

    Family Workshop

    Monthly drop-in Family Workshops at the AAM are designed to provide children and adults free opportunities to explore the galleries and create works of art on their own. Participants get to know one another better through engagement with exhibitions. 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 Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Aug 15, 2016

  • 9 AM Make

    Everyday Printmaking Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5): August 15–19 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Experiment and explore the art of printmaking in this Gabriel Orozco–inspired Workshop! Taking note of the artist’s use of the everyday, students will create artworks that celebrate the magic in ordinary objects, while learning new and exciting techniques to help make their images a reality.

• Aug 16, 2016

  • 6 PM Experience

    Music with a View: Guitar Studio

    Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), this free chamber concert series features one hour performances by the most advanced AMFS students and visiting musicians in Aspen.

• Aug 17, 2016

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Aug 18, 2016

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk:
    Hank Willis Thomas

    Presented by the Aspen Art Museum and Anderson Ranch Arts Center
    
    

    Hank Willis Thomas was born in 1976, in Plainfield, NJ, and currently lives and works in New York. This year, he and Eric Gottesman founded For Freedoms, the first artist-run super PAC. Inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 speech, “Four Freedoms” (freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear), this project has presented public works from contemporary artists to inspire deeper political engagement for citizens who want to have a greater impact on the American political landscape.

• Aug 19, 2016

  • 4 PM Discuss

    Crit Sessions: Nora Burnett Abrams – FULL

    Are you looking for an intimate, constructive environment to gain new perspectives on your artwork? This new program adopts art school’s format of group feedback for a selected group of local artists. These sessions are facilitated by Nora Burnett Abrams, Curator at the MCA Denver, and will provide an intimate and constructive environment for artists to gain new perspective on their work.

    Crit Sessions availability is limited, and prior registration is required.