Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Nov 5, 2019

  • 11 AM Make

    Art Start

    Making sure art and creativity are at the heart of your child’s development, this free drop-in program for 0–5 year olds and their caregivers explores fun ways to interact through art.

  • 4 PM Community

    Story Art: Glenwood Springs

    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.

• Nov 6, 2019

  • 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.

  • 5 PM Experience

    Activation with Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) Educators

    Join ACES educators to activate Abraham Cruzvillegas’s Hi, how are you, Gonzo? gallery spaces with a multisensory, multi-station experience intended to bring the outside in through making, tracking, and an opportunity to touch pelts and feathers of animals from our valley. All ages welcome!

• Nov 7, 2019

  • 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.

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Art Talk: Emily Rales

    Emily Rales, along with her husband Mitchell Rales, is the founder of the Glenstone Museum, a museum in Potomac, Maryland that opened to the public in October 2018 with a collection dedicated to post-World War II art. They envision Glenstone “not only as a place, but a state of mind created by the energy of architecture, the power of art, and the restorative qualities of nature.”

• Nov 9, 2019

  • 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.

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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

• Nov 13, 2019

  • 1 PM Tour

    Guided Tour

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