Aspen Art Museum

The art world is abuzz with the emergence of “digital collectibles” known as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which live on a blockchain. What are they and how to understand them is the topic of our next How To… session with journalist Anny Shaw.

Anny Shaw is a correspondent for the Art Newspaper, reporting on auctions, art fairs, and market news since 2010. She trained as a journalist in her native south London and has contributed to the Telegraph, the Guardian, Apollo, LUX, and Frieze magazines, among others. She has a first-class BA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art and an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Join us on Instagram Live today at 3 p.m. (MT) (@AspenArtMuseum) for the announcement of the Director’s Choice Awards for exhibition participants!

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.

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 the AAM and the Aspen Hope Center to find out how art can help us imagine a more hopeful future!

The AAM and the AHC copresent Art and Wellness, a live interactive Zoom session using an AAM-provided complimentary art kit to help improve well-being at home and offer a chance to connect with others.

We are delighted to offer you access to the Online Viewing Rooms for Art Basel: Pioneers, which will focus on artists who have broken new ground in their aesthetics, conceptual approach, sociopolitical themes, and mediums.

On Wednesday, March 24th, at 10 a.m. MST, AAM National Council member Mary Zlot will lead conversations with a group of exhibiting galleries selected by the AAM about their presentations.

Dive into the subconscious with artist Wewer Keohane’s Artful Dreaming. Today at 2:30 p.m. (MT), AAM Educator Vanessa Porras will lead you through a collage-making experience of a dream, a profound awake experience, or a poem to create a visual representation of it. Bring all of your arts and crafts, found materials, and photographs and join us in this unique art-making experience!

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.

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.

Have you ever wondered what your dreams mean? Wewer Keohane is the author of the book Artful Dreaming and holds PhDs in both Creative Arts and Depth Psychology. Inspired by Keohane’s work, join AAM Educator Vanessa Porras this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. (MT) as she creates a symbol from her dreams and teaches you how to do the same!