Aspen Art Museum
Featured Artist
Takashi Murakami
The Japanese artist Takashi Murakami combines highly refined classical Japanese painting techniques with distinctive Pop sensibilities. Known for his “Superflat” style, directly influenced by manga and anime, the artist creates works that explode with color and playfulness. For the 2015–16 ski season, in collaboration with Aspen Skiing Company, Murakami has produced four unique images, all of which embody his trademark visual aesthetic.
From the archive
Young Makers: Basalt
The Aspen Art Museum is offering a new after-school workshop for middle school students to develop skills of self-expression, teamwork, and creative art-making techniques using a variety of materials. Participants w ill work together over several weeks to present an exhibition of their work in the final session.
- For more information on how you can join the AAM, please visit the Street Level Visitor Information Desk, inquire in the Shop, or call 970.925.8050.
- The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.
On View
Learning events
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Jan 17
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5 PM Discuss
Art and Empathy: Kaywin Feldman
In this new lecture series, leading thinkers explore the importance and nuances of empathy. Kaywin Feldman has been the Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) since 2008. Under her direction, MIA recently launched the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts. She is the 2019 AAM Director in Residence.
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Jan 19
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1 PM Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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3 PM Make
Artists on the Rise: High School
This two-part Saturday workshop for grades 9–12 dives into specific exhibitions and mediums, helping students grow as young artists. In this first workshop, participants will learn about the fundamentals of photo composition and how to respectfully listen and converse about art through a critique session.
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Jan 23
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1 PM Make
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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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.
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5:15 PM Watch
Movies at the Museum: Land of the Dead (2005)
The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation. This film marks the first in a relaunch of a zombie trilogy Romero embarked on before his death.
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Jan 25
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10:30 AM Community
Active Art: Whitcomb Terrace
Active Art invites seniors to engage in the social dimensions of art. Each month, museum Educators bring free, memory-enhancing activities to the assisted-living communities of Whitcomb Terrace in Aspen and Heritage Park in Carbondale, and also host art making in the museum’s Roof Deck Sculpture Garden with complimentary refreshments.
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1:30 PM Community
Active Art: Aspen Art Museum
Active Art invites seniors to engage in the social dimensions of art. Each month, museum Educators bring free, memory-enhancing activities to the assisted-living communities of Whitcomb Terrace in Aspen and Heritage Park in Carbondale, and also host art making in the museum’s Roof Deck Sculpture Garden with complimentary refreshments.
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Jan 26
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1 PM Tour
Guided Tour
Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
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3 PM Make
Artists on the Rise: High School
This two-part Saturday workshop for grades 9–12 dives into specific exhibitions and mediums, helping students grow as young artists. In this first workshop, participants will learn about the fundamentals of photo composition and how to respectfully listen and converse about art through a critique session.
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- Aspen Art Museum
- 637 East Hyman Avenue
- Aspen, Colorado 81611
- t: 970.925.8050
- f: 970.925.8054
- info@aspenartmuseum.org
