Aspen Art Museum

Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Youth Center, this free special event provides art making, games, pizza, and snacks, as well as a chance to make new friends through art. This event is designed for young people, by young people.

Free, drop-in spotlight tours led by museum staff are offered every Wednesday and Saturdays at 1 p.m.

This early childhood program provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. Held once a month, these free community workshops explore visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences of narratives in art while building visual literacy and art appreciation.

This monthlong program for kids at the 5–8 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Tuesdays from 3:30–5 p.m., these open-choice workshops provide the creative room for kids to explore who they are through individual and collaborative projects and art. Led by museum educators and teaching artists, participants have direct access to contemporary artists, artworks, and themes.

Story Art is a community outreach program that provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. This free community program builds visual literacy and art appreciation in the Basalt Regional Library and Carbondale Public Library.

This monthlong program for kids at the K–4 grade level is held weekly at the Aspen Art Museum. Taking place after school most Wednesdays from 2:30–4 p.m., these workshops recognize the value of exposing children to the arts at an early age and use the artist’s process as an educational tool. Museum educators and teaching artists lead classes that include activities in the gallery and take-home projects.

Story Art is a community outreach program that provides playful exploration of storytelling for young audiences with their parents or caregivers. This free community program builds visual literacy and art appreciation in the Basalt Regional Library and Carbondale Public Library.

Active Art: Carbondale brings art to Heritage Park Assisted Living on the first Friday of each month. This program provides older adults opportunities to access contemporary art while supporting brain fitness and socialization. Residents are also provided the opportunity to visit the Aspen Art Museum for guided tours throughout the year.

Active Art is a monthly program that provides older adults in the Roaring Fork Valley seasonal opportunities to access and engage with contemporary art and the wider community through art appreciation classes, museum tours, art-making activities, and collaborations. Active Art takes place in seasonal cycles over three sessions, beginning at the Pitkin County Senior Center for the first session and then varying activities for the second and third sessions are hosted at the Aspen Art Museum.

The Aspen Art Museum invites you to Buttermilk Ski Area to create your very own personalized lift ticket inspired by the work of Anne Collier, creator of the design for the 2014–15 Aspen Art Museum/Aspen Skiing Company lift ticket collaboration.