Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Jun 11, 2017

  • 3 PM Community

    Arte en Español

    Drawing on the wealth of Spanish speakers in the Roaring Fork Valley, the museum presents an afternoon of activities for all ages, entirely in Spanish. Featuring guided tours, family art-making activities, and more, this special event is free and open to the public en Español.

• Jun 12, 2017

  • 9:30 AM Make

    Summer Surprise Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5)

    Discover the wonders of summer in this painting Workshop designed for the curious young artist. Through guided exploration, we will uncover the flora and fauna at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ Hallam Lake nature preserve, using our brushes and paints to capture a series of unique summer scenes on canvas.

• Jun 16, 2017

  • 8 PM Watch

    Wade Guyton Peter Fischli David Weiss Artist Films

    As an introduction to the work of American artist Wade Guyton (b. 1972), and Swiss artists Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946–2012), known together as Fischli and Weiss, and the forthcoming building-wide collaboration Wade Guyton Peter Fischli David Weiss, the Aspen Art Museum and Aspen Film copresent an evening of the artists’ films.

• Jun 19, 2017

  • 9:30 AM Make

    Concrete Jungle
    Summer Workshop (Ages 9–11):
    June 19–23 | 9:30 AM–3:30 PM

    Break out of the mold by using traditional sculpture methods and materials to create greener spaces. Inspired by the artworks of Fischli and Weiss, we will use concrete and plaster to fabricate a variety of built landscapes for natural environments, inspired by the plant and animal life found in and around Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ Hallam Lake.

• Jun 24, 2017

  • 10:30 AM Experience

    In Service: Art & Healing at the AAM Presented in Collaboration with Challenge America

    Join us for a restorative program designed specifically for our valued veterans, military families, and local first responders.

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Anna Gaskell

    Anna Gaskell was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1969, and currently lives and works in New York. Her carefully planned photographs, films, and drawings are often self-reflective, ethereal, and dream-like. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at institutions including the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, the Menil Collection, Houston, Des Moines Art Center, and Aspen Art Museum.

• Jun 26, 2017

  • 9 AM Make

    Super Everyday
    Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5):
    June 26–30 | 9 AM–3 PM

    A magic touch is needed to transform familiar objects into extraordinary artworks! We’ll use what we find in the studio as inspiration for new drawings, paintings, and three-dimensional works that come to life through our unique perspectives and creative stories.

• Jun 28, 2017

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Jun 30, 2017

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    The Kid (1921) With Special Live Performance by Marc Ribot

    In this special performance, Marc Ribot presents a live guitar score to the classic silent film, The Kid, contemporizing this classic Chaplin film to a story relevant to the economic and social conditions of today. Ribot, who Rolling Stone describes as “emotive, graceful, but with a glint of mischief in his method,” has released over twenty albums and performed with Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, and more.