Aspen Art Museum

Are you between the ages of K-12? Or do you simply want to make mixed media art?

Join us this Wednesday at 2:30pm, as AAM educator, Vanessa Porras, guides you through one of the themes for the Roaring Fork Youth Art Expo. Gather all your fun miscellaneous supplies, and we hope to see you there!

Join Calgary-based artist, poet, musician Malcolm Mooney for a conversation with Winterfest curator Saim Demircan. Mooney will discuss the origins of his Damndemic Monsters watercolor series featured in Winterfest and how these artworks refer back to his time as the original singer of CAN, the prolific German experimental rock band that formed in Cologne in 1968.

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.

Every Object Tells a Story

Participants are encouraged to bring an art object or item of personal significance from their home to share with the group.

Join the AAM and artist Teresa Booth Brown on Monday, February 22, 5–6 p.m. (MT) for Part 1 of Art School Prep and investigate the process of applying for college art programs. We’ll discuss the basics of creating a strong portfolio and preparing digital images, talking about your own artwork, as well as practicing for admissions interviews.

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.

We talk to Ebony L. Haynes, a writer and curator from Toronto whose focus is on helping to remedy the lack of Black decision-makers in the commercial art world.

Teen Council meetings happen every other Tuesday from August to May. Through this program led by AAM Educator, Elisabeth Strunk, local teenagers create and implement events for their peers. The Council follows the motto, “For teens, by teens,” to make the Aspen Art Museum a fun place for youth in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Your challenge today is to incorporate something natural! Take a walk outside and gather from your surroundings. You may decide to pick up a small and tender tree branch, lavender stems, or dry leaves—the options are endless!

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.