Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Jul 10, 2020

  • 10 AM Slow. Look. Live.

    Slow.Look.Live. Lena Henke

    Artist Lena Henke will speak about her decision to relocate from New York to Berlin this past month, and the stark contrast in the cultural and behavioral response to the pandemic in each location. She will reflect on the ways that the pandemic has altered the landscape of the global art world, as travel slows and time takes on new meaning. The artist will also speak about the interconnectedness of the personal and the professional, and will show printouts of recent sculptural works that delve into introspective themes.

• Jul 12, 2020

  • 9:30 AM Summer Workshops

    ACES + AAM Summer Workshop
    Art in Nature Series Kinder: bugs

    Hallam Lake serves as the magical backdrop for imagination, play and the creation of art through a variety of mediums. The Aspen Art Museum and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are excited to announce their collaborative Summer Workshops for kids entering Kindergarten in Fall 2021! We will be offering four workshops during the month of July, centered around all things nature and art. Participants will learn about bugs, trees, animals and flowers, and create artwork based on inspiration from each theme! Nature lends itself to fun and games and the opportunity to create playful art.

• Jul 17, 2020

  • 4 PM Slow. Look. Live.

    Slow.Look.Live.
    Artist Jeffrey Gibson

    Initiated during this period of unprecedented physical distancing, Slow.Look.Live., offers an occasion to slow down and reflect with deeper intention on artistic processes and dialogues. Introducing a range of artists, curators, and thinkers, the new initiative focuses on how perception, creation, and community are being shaped by our various current geographical locations. Each week, we chart the relationships of our guests to the changing world, their immediate environments, and their studios. As we continually redefine how art can be made and experienced, Slow.Look.Live., will evolve indefinitely as a core program for Aspen Art Museum’s visitors and beyond.

• Jul 19, 2020

  • 9:30 AM Summer Workshops

    ACES + AAM Summer Workshop
    Art in Nature Series Kinder: Flowers

    Hallam Lake serves as the magical backdrop for imagination, play and the creation of art through a variety of mediums. The Aspen Art Museum and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are excited to announce their collaborative Summer Workshops for kids entering Kindergarten in Fall 2021! We will be offering four workshops during the month of July, centered around all things nature and art. Participants will learn about bugs, trees, animals and flowers, and create artwork based on inspiration from each theme! Nature lends itself to fun and games and the opportunity to create playful art.

• Jul 22, 2020

  • 2:30 PM Art Studio Live!

    Art Studio Live!
    Let’s Draw Together

    For this Art Studio Live! lesson, we’ll use objects or pictures found around the home to draw a scene that represents your identity, interests, or background. You only need a few simple materials and your imagination.

• Jul 24, 2020

  • 4 PM Slow. Look. Live.

    Slow.Look.Live.
    Cultural Strategist and Educator Keonna Hendrick

    Brooklyn-based Keonna Hendrick is a cultural strategist, educator, and author who nurtures equity through art and museum education. Her teaching, writing, and strategic planning reflect her commitment to providing all audiences with educational experiences that promote critical thinking, expand cultural perceptions, and support self-actualization. Hendrick will engage in a conversation about dismantling repressive systems in museum education, as well as anti-racist approaches to teaching and communication.

• Jul 26, 2020

  • 9:30 AM Summer Workshops

    ACES + AAM Summer Workshop
    Art in Nature Series Kinder: Animals

    Hallam Lake serves as the magical backdrop for imagination, play and the creation of art through a variety of mediums. The Aspen Art Museum and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are excited to announce their collaborative Summer Workshops for kids entering Kindergarten in Fall 2021! We will be offering four workshops during the month of July, centered around all things nature and art. Participants will learn about bugs, trees, animals and flowers, and create artwork based on inspiration from each theme! Nature lends itself to fun and games and the opportunity to create playful art.

• Jul 29, 2020

  • 2:30 PM

    Art Studio Live!
    Nature Fairy Homes

    Join Elisabeth from the Aspen Art Museum and Phebe from Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) for a special Art Studio Live! Elisabeth and Phebe will take a nature walk around Hallam Lake to explore the design of animal homes, natural art-making materials, and the wonderful relationship between art, nature, and impermanence!

• Aug 7, 2020

  • 4 PM Slow. Look. Live.

    Slow.Look.Live.
    Carrie Mae Weems

    Acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems will discuss RESIST COVID/TAKE 6!, her new art initiative currently featured in the Aspen Times Artist Takeover series. Weems’s project alludes to recommendations that people stay six feet apart from one another during the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to draw attention to the ways in which the deadly virus has disproportionately impacted people of color. Printed on posters, billboards, flyers, and other public-facing platforms, Weems’s photo-based campaign seeks to heighten public awareness of the impact of social and economic disparity while also paying homage to the essential workers who have placed themselves in harm’s way during the pandemic. Weems will speak about the immediate messaging of this project and prompt a broader dialogue about the long-term toll on the communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

• Aug 12, 2020

  • 2:30 PM Art Studio Live!

    Art Studio Live!
    Yogurt Container Planters

    Repurpose yogurt containers into planters in this week’s Art Studio Live! Join us at 2:30 p.m. (MT) and transform your food containers into vibrant homes for plants.