Aspen Art Museum

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.

Photoengraving is a printmaking process wherein an image is exposed onto a photosensitive plate. Master printmaker Maria Pujol specializes in this technique and has innovated in its traditional practice by adding the element of three-dimensionality. Join AAM Educator Vanessa Porras at 2:30 p.m. MT for a demo in 3D photoengraving.

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.

Organized by the AAM Teen Council, this private by-teens-for-teens reception will feature presentations by the museum’s 2021 Teen Artists and Teen Curators.

Questions? Please email: education@aspenartmuseum.org

Join the AAM and a special guest on Monday, April 26, 5–6 p.m. (MT) for an Art School Prep session that focuses on photographing your artwork and building a portfolio. This session will provide you with the skills needed to put together your own exceptional portfolio.

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.

Last week we learned how to turn our photoengraving from a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional object with master printmaker Maria Pujol’s innovative techniques. Join AAM Educator Vanessa Porras this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. MT for a quick lesson in making an accordion-style artist book using a photoengraved image that explores all the possibilities of light and shadow!

In advance of Frieze New York, which takes place in person at The Shed in NY May 5-9, and digitally May 5-14, we are inviting you to join us on Friday, April 30, at 10 AM MT for a digital preview of the fair.

Join us at 2:30 p.m. (MT) on Instagram Live and meet featured local artist Ali O’Neal. Ali is a screen printer, designer, seamstress, and founder of the brand, Thimble Fox. She uses her work in serigraphy and textiles as a platform for social and political commentary to educate about the inequities of the textile fast fashion industry.

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.