Aspen Art Museum

Learning events

• Feb 7, 2021

  • 2 PM Making Art With Artists

    Making Art with Artists:
    Adam Stamp

    For our second installment of Making Art with Artists, artist and curator of The Roaring Fork Youth Art Expo Adam Stamp will provide a brief art history lesson about still life drawing and guide you through creating your own masterpiece.

• Feb 10, 2021

  • 2:30 PM Art Studio Live!

    Art Studio Live!
    Weaving Tapestry
    Something New

    Today, we will play with a couple of different weaving techniques using multiple kinds of yarn to create a variety of textures.

  • 4 PM Teen Curators Meeting

    Teen Curators Meeting

    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.

• Feb 16, 2021

  • 7:30 PM

    Teen Council Meeting

    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.

• Feb 17, 2021

  • 2:30 PM Art Studio Live!

    Art Studio Live!
    Making Art for the Roaring Fork Youth Art Expo

    Are you between the ages of K-12? Or do you simply want to make mixed media art?
    
    Join us this Wednesday at 2:30pm, as AAM educator, Vanessa Porras, guides you through one of the themes for the Roaring Fork Youth Art Expo. Gather all your fun miscellaneous supplies, and we hope to see you there!

• Feb 18, 2021

  • 9 AM In Conversation

    In Conversation:
    Malcolm Mooney and
    Saim Demircan

    Join Calgary-based artist, poet, musician Malcolm Mooney for a conversation with Winterfest curator Saim Demircan. Mooney will discuss the origins of his Damndemic Monsters watercolor series featured in Winterfest and how these artworks refer back to his time as the original singer of CAN, the prolific German experimental rock band that formed in Cologne in 1968.
    
    

  • 4 PM Teen Artists

    Teen Artists Meeting

    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.

• Feb 22, 2021

  • 11 AM Active Art

    Active Art at Home
    Every Object Tells a Story

    Every Object Tells a Story

    Participants are encouraged to bring an art object or item of personal significance from their home to share with the group.

  • 5 PM Teen Council

    Art School Prep
    Art School 101 with Teresa Booth Brown

    Join the AAM and artist Teresa Booth Brown on Monday, February 22, 5–6 p.m. (MT) for Part 1 of Art School Prep and investigate the process of applying for college art programs. We’ll discuss the basics of creating a strong portfolio and preparing digital images, talking about your own artwork, as well as practicing for admissions interviews.

• Feb 24, 2021

  • 4 PM Teen Curators Meeting

    Teen Curators Meeting

    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.