Aspen Art Museum

Summer Workshops 2020

Every Monday from July 6 to August 17, we posted a new instructional video on a project to create for the week. You can watch the archive and learn about each workshop here!

Puppet Productions with Ryan Prince (Elementary—Middle School)

Join AAM Educator Ryan as he leads an expedition into the realm of puppets. We travel through the fairytale world of heroes, villains, beasts, and far-off lands that you create over the seven-week workshop. Every week, we will learn a different puppet and scene-making technique. Sock puppets to marionettes, hacked stuffed animals to crankys, you’ll find that almost anything can be activated to tell a story. (Great for K–8th grade students.)

For full lesson plans and materials click here.

Visual Journals with Vanessa Porras (Middle School—High School)

Are you interested in learning about various forms of printmaking, poetry writing, and bookmaking? Join AAM Educator Vanessa as she instructs on how to create lithography prints, write about yourself as your own hero, and turn your artwork into books! These seven-week sessions will end with a poetry slam and reading. (Great for 5th–12th grade students.)

For full lesson plans and materials click here.

Digital Media with Elisabeth Strunk (Middle School—High School)

AAM Educator Elisabeth will be teaching all things digital media—photography, animation, videography, and more! Join her every Monday of the summer to develop and grow your digital artmaking skills. By the end of the summer, you will have a video to share with family, friends, and the community! (Great for 5th–12th grade students.)

For full lesson plans and materials click here.

AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.

Admission to the AAM is FREE courtesy of Amy and John Phelan.

Support for Education Workshops is provided by the Melva Bucksbaum and Mary and Patrick Scanlan Education Workshop Fund. Scholarships for AAM Workshops are funded by Cari and Michael J. Sacks.

AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund.