Aspen Art Museum

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Join us on Level 3 for a special reception to launch the book Eli and Mort’s Epic Adventures Aspen Snowmass. The publishers and local youth illustrators of the book will be available to sign copies and celebrate with a reception.

Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Physics, this lecture provides an opportunity to view the work of Gabriel Orozco through the lens of astronomy and cosmology. Steinn Sigurdsson, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University and Aspen Center for Physics Trustee, will discuss connections between forms found in Orozco’s exhibition, astronomy, and particle physics.

Creating a space for critical feedback and community, local artists are invited to apply on a first come, first serve basis for this Crit Session. Led by Solveig Øvstebø, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Renaissance Society in Chicago, the sessions provide an intimate, constructive environment for artists.

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

This new program for infants and their caregivers explores fun ways to interact through art. These regularly offered workshops integrate art making and appreciation into children’s lives. The Levels 0–2 and 3–5 Years are offered free of charge on a first come, first serve basis.