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.

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.

Artists in the Making offers middle school students the opportunity to develop specialized skills driven by self-innovation. A museum Educator works with each student to create a uniquely tailored experience that concludes with a celebratory showcase for friends and family.

Story Art is a community outreach program presented in partnership with the Carbondale Branch Library and the Glenwood Springs Branch Library. This free program for elementary and middle school students provides playful exploration of storytelling through a group reading and art-making activity inspired by AAM exhibitions.

As part of the final iteration of the yearlong exhibition Ritual, this intimate offering provides visitors with the opportunity to receive a personalized ritual written with the poet CAConrad. Through the course of an individualized consultation, CAConrad will transform the mundane and chaos of your everyday life into a creative act through a poem unique to each participant.

As part of the final iteration of the yearlong exhibition Ritual, poet CAConrad will present the new poetry ritual, “Resurrect Extinct Vibration.” The performative lecture is presented as part of their visit to Aspen to provide Somatic Poetry Writing workshops.

As part of the final iteration of the yearlong exhibition Ritual, this intimate offering provides visitors with the opportunity to receive a personalized ritual written with the poet CAConrad. Through the course of an individualized consultation, CAConrad will transform the mundane and chaos of your everyday life into a creative act through a poem unique to each participant.

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

Making sure art and creativity are at the heart of your child’s development, this free drop-in program for 0–5 year olds and their caregivers explores fun ways to interact through art.