Aspen Art Museum

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.

Emily Rales, along with her husband Mitchell Rales, is the founder of the Glenstone Museum, a museum in Potomac, Maryland that opened to the public in October 2018 with a collection dedicated to post-World War II art. They envision Glenstone “not only as a place, but a state of mind created by the energy of architecture, the power of art, and the restorative qualities of nature.”

Monthly drop-in Family Workshops at the AAM are designed to provide children and adults free opportunities to explore the galleries and create works of art on their own. Families are encouraged to communicate, reflect, and produce as artists together.

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.

Join locals Lindsay Jones and Brian Colley of the Roaring Fork Drawing Club for an hour of guided drawing activities for all ages and abilities.

Local librarians will be in the galleries giving out library cards and book recommendations inspired by Abraham Cruzvillegas’s exhibition Hi, how are you, Gonzo? Only visiting Aspen? The library gives out both short-term and long-term cards that grant access to all the great facilities, resources, and events it provides to the community. Learn more about the library and its activities today!

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.