Aspen Art Museum

So, how do you make a reduction print? This Wednesday we’ll be printing our first and final batch of thank-you cards! A reduction print is the process of using the block to print the first portion of the design and carving it again to finalize it. Want to learn more? Don’t forget to tune in!

We are delighted to kick off our 2021 “How To…” program with curator Cecilia Alemani, director of the 59th Venice Biennale (which has been postponed to summer 2022). Cecilia will be in conversation with journalist Charlotte Burns about her process in advance of the world-famous exhibition and the artists she is excited about at the moment.

Cecilia Alemani is the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. director and chief curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the non-profit organization Friends of the High Line in New York City, where she has commissioned and curated projects by over 200 artists since 2012. She was the artistic director of Art Basel Cities 2018 in Buenos Aires, curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, and she curated Frieze Projects in New York from 2012–17.

Teen Artists will meet with and learn from AAM staff, guest artists, and our creative community partners at Anderson Ranch. They will explore and build their art-making skills and present their work to the public in the spring.

Join Aspen Art Museum Educator Vanessa Porras and Teen Council member Erica on Zoom for a free, three-session mindfulness and yoga course for teens. The yoga portion is designed for beginners with no prior experience necessary. Sessions held on Sunday, January 17, 24, and 31 from 10–11 a.m. (MT).

This special presentation will focus on Winterfest: An Exhibition of Arts and Crafts with special guest, exhibiting artist, Richard Carter.

Final step! We’ve made it through such a long way, and your cards are almost ready! This is the most satisfying and rewarding part! Tune in this Friday as we decorate our cards with a bit of gold.

The Teen Curators program allows participants to gain insight into different styles of curatorial practice. In this brand-new iteration of what has become a signature AAM highlight for teens, each curator will design their own creative project with support from museum staff.

Veit Laurent Kurz, the architect of Winterfest: An Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, will be in conversation with the exhibition’s curator Saim Demircan. Together, they will elaborate on their collaborative process and discuss the history of experimental and organic architecture that has influenced Veit Laurent Kurz’s practice. They will also provide special insight into individual works included in Winterfest and touch on the intersection of art and design in Aspen.

A Rural Arts Connect Online Collaboration

Enjoy a casual and virtual evening get-together with other folks in the Gunnison community at this down-to-earth program designed to get everyone connected and talking about art!

For this lesson, join artist and guest educator Lewis Rossignol as he demonstrates how to combine drawing with clipped photos or other two-dimensional items. He’ll help you brainstorm ideas on how to loosen up in your creative process and figure out what to draw when you’re not feeling creative.