Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Oct 3, 2018

  • 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: K–4 Grades

    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.
    
    

    Classes are limited to fifteen participants. Prior registration strongly encouraged.

• Oct 4, 2018

  • 3:30 PM Make

    Artists in the Making: Basalt

    Artists in the Making offers middle school students the opportunity to develop specialized skills driven by self-innovation. A museum Educator works with each student to create a uniquely tailored experience that concludes with a celebratory showcase for friends and family.

  • 4 PM Community

    Story Art: Carbondale

    Story Art is a community outreach program presented in partnership with the Carbondale Branch Library and the Glenwood Springs Branch Library. This free program for elementary and middle school students provides playful exploration of storytelling through a group reading and art-making activity inspired by AAM exhibitions.

• Oct 6, 2018

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Oct 10, 2018

  • 2:30 PM Make

    Art Studio: K–4 Grades

    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.
    
    

    Classes are limited to fifteen participants. Prior registration strongly encouraged.

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Another Look: Joanna McClure on Jay DeFeo

    Join Joanna McClure for an evening of poetry reading and reflections on the work of Jay DeFeo. McClure arrived in San Francisco in 1951 and was a significant creative figure in the Beat poetry scene. Presenting within DeFeo’s exhibition The Ripple Effect, McClure will provide selections of her writings and memories of her late friend.

• Oct 11, 2018

  • 3:30 PM Make

    Artists in the Making: Basalt

    Artists in the Making offers middle school students the opportunity to develop specialized skills driven by self-innovation. A museum Educator works with each student to create a uniquely tailored experience that concludes with a celebratory showcase for friends and family.

• Oct 13, 2018

  • 10 AM Make

    Family Workshops

    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.

    All Family Workshops are free and are first come, first served for families with children ages 3–10. They begin in the Education Workshop, giving families choices for self-guided or Educator-led activities and art-making stations.
    This special, sensory-friendly workshop is copresented with Ascendigo Autism Services.

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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