Aspen Art Museum

1:30–3 PM & 4:30–7 PM
Are you looking for an intimate, constructive environment to gain new perspectives on your artwork? Adopting art school’s format of group feedback, this program provides a selected group of local artists with valuable insight from a visiting expert. This session is led by Jill Dawsey, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Crit Sessions availability is limited, and prior registration is required.

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

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

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.

Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn moves out West to befriend her Instagram obsession, a Los Angeles socialite named Taylor Sloane. Although a quick bond is forged between the two, the façade begins to crack with comically malicious results.

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

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

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.

The AAM is celebrating the opening of our new summer exhibitions on Thursday, May 31, beginning at 5:30 p.m.! Join us for delicious snacks from SO Café, free wine and beer, music by local DJ Lo_G, and a complimentary art-making activity for all ages on Level 3.

At 6 p.m., AAM Curator Courtenay Finn will present an Artist Toast alongside exhibiting artists Yto Barrada, Larry Bell, and Paula Hayes. The Galleries will be open throughout the evening, and Curatorial and Education staff will be on hand to talk about the exhibitions.

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 on the museum’s Roof Deck Sculpture Garden with complimentary refreshments.