Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Jul 21, 2017

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Glenn Ligon

    Glenn Ligon was born in New York in 1960, where he continues to live and work. Throughout his career, he has pursued critical perspectives of American history and its social, cultural, and political relations. He has been the subject of solo museum exhibitions at Camden Arts Center, London, the Power Plant, Toronto, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, the Studio Museum in Harlem, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, and the Kunstverein München, Munich.

• Jul 22, 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.

• Jul 24, 2017

  • 9 AM Make

    Fashion for Real
    Summer Workshop (Ages 12–14):
    July 24–28 | 9 AM–3 PM

    This advanced workshop for teens will cultivate a personal sense of style and brand- and client-responsive design. Throughout the week, we will move independently through all steps of the design process to create a wearable work of art for the 6–8 year old participants in the “Let’s Move” Workshop and performance. Prior experience with a sewing machine encouraged.

  • 9 AM Make

    Hide and Go Seek
    Summer Workshop (Ages 4–5):
    July 24–28 | 9 AM–3 PM

    Ready or not, here we come! In this tactile Workshop, we will cut, sew, and assemble colorful animal masks and costumes with an array of soft materials and found objects. Making unique disguises will only be half the fun. We’ll celebrate with a performance in costume for our friends and family at the end of the week.

• Jul 25, 2017

  • 6 PM Experience

    Music with a View: Quartets from the Advanced Quartet Studies Program

    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.

• Jul 26, 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.

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    Stand by Me (1986)

    After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. Based on Stephen King’s novella The Body, the film embraces nostalgia, adventure, and intrigue.

• Jul 28, 2017

  • 3 PM Experience

    Current Attractions

    Choose your own adventures through the exhibition Wade Guyton Peter Fischli David Weiss. Enticing stations of art making, music, food, and happenings throughout the museum bring unexpected ways to engage with art.

• Jul 29, 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.

• Jul 30, 2017

  • 6 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Thomas Struth

    Thomas Struth was born in Geldern, Germany, in 1954, and lives and works in Berlin and New York. He is noted for his innovations in large-scale color photography that explore cityscapes, architecture, landscapes, and other environments. Solo presentations of his work have been hosted at the High Museum, Atlanta, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museu Serralves, Porto, Kunsthaus Zürich, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.