Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Dec 1, 2016

  • 10:30 AM Community

    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 Branch Library.

• Dec 2, 2016

  • 10 AM Community

    Active Art at Heritage Park

    Active Art invites seniors to engage in the social dimensions of art. Museum educators bring free, memory-enhancing activities to the assisted living communities of Whitcomb Terrace in Aspen and Heritage Park in Carbondale. Physically independent seniors are invited for monthly gatherings at the Aspen Art Museum, where drawing activities and free food and refreshments are offered at SO, the AAM’s Andrea and James Gordon Café.

  • 10 AM Community

    Active Art at Whitcomb Terrace

    Active Art invites seniors to engage in the social dimensions of art. Museum educators bring free, memory-enhancing activities to the assisted living communities of Whitcomb Terrace in Aspen and Heritage Park in Carbondale. Physically independent seniors are invited for monthly gatherings at the Aspen Art Museum, where drawing activities and free food and refreshments are offered at SO, the AAM’s Andrea and James Gordon Café.

• Dec 3, 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.

• Dec 6, 2016

  • 10:30 AM Make

    Art Studio: Level 3–5 Years

    These community workshops provide playful art exploration for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. The Levels 0–2 and 3–5 Years are offered free of charge on a first come, first serve basis.

• Dec 7, 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.

  • 2:30 PM Make

    Art Studio: Level K–4 Grade

    This after-school program for kids in Grades K–4 is held most Wednesdays during the school year at the AAM. Museum educators lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.
    
    

    Limited class size; prior registration strongly encouraged.

• Dec 8, 2016

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Architecture Lecture: Thomas Phifer

    Thomas Phifer is the Founder and Director of Thomas Phifer and Partners. The firm’s work includes the new Corning Museum of Glass, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, and the Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University in Houston. Phifer has received the Medal of Honor from the New York Chapter of the AIA, the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome, and, in 2013, the Architecture Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

• Dec 10, 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. 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.