Aspen Art Museum

Teen Artists will meet with and learn from AAM staff, guest artists, and our creative community partners at Anderson Ranch. They will explore and build their art-making skills and present their work to the public in the spring.

Tune in this Wednesday, and to learn how to make the most out of the pages in your book as we begin to carve. You will witness the transformation of a book into art as we guide you through each step of the process.

We are excited to present an Artist Conversation between Barbara Kasten and fellow artist Irena Haiduk (b. Belgrade, 1982, lives and works in New York) on December 10 at 4 p.m. in conjunction with this exhibition. In this live Zoom conversation, Kasten and Haiduk will discuss the role of the studio in their work, and the vital distinction between taking pictures and making images. Multiple facets of Kasten’s prolific career add dimensions to Haiduk’s understanding of the camera as a public place where everything lives and acts.

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Te Quiero (casi siempre) by Anna Llenas is a book about learning to accept others’ differences and loving them fully (even if we don’t always love everything they do). Using the book as inspiration, care providers and students create a collaborative friendship mural.

Teen Council meetings happen every other Tuesday from August to May. Through this program led by AAM Educator, Elisabeth Strunk, local teenagers create and implement events for their peers. The Council follows the motto, “For teens, by teens,” to make the Aspen Art Museum a fun place for youth in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Paper is a versatile material that allows us to make almost anything with it! The challenges this Wednesday are to explore its many possibilities to make a 2D material into a 3D object. Pulp and paper mache are options!

The Teen Curators program allows participants to gain insight into different styles of curatorial practice. In this brand-new iteration of what has become a signature AAM highlight for teens, each curator will design their own creative project with support from museum staff.

Teen Artists will meet with and learn from AAM staff, guest artists, and our creative community partners at Anderson Ranch. They will explore and build their art-making skills and present their work to the public in the spring.

Join a museum educator for a virtual tour of a current exhibition and a lively discussion sparked by the artwork on view.

Join us this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as we continue to work on a cover for our book sculpture. Watch our educator, Vanessa, design her cover and learn different problem-solving solutions along the way. Get inspired, gather all of your supplies, and we’ll see you Wednesday!