Aspen Art Museum

Programs: The primary goal of the aspen art museum is to be a community resource for the appreciation, education, and discussion of contemporary art. Aam exhibitions can be summarized as falling into three general categories: first-time us museum exhibitions by significant emerging contemporary artists from around the globe; solo exhibitions by important or established contemporary artists that focus on new, unrecognized, or underappreciated aspects of their work; group exhibitions curated to address prescient or topical contemporary cultural, social, or political subject matter, or otherwise corresponding to an organizing curatorial theme. The aam is committed to providing exhibition and educational programming on a year-round basis for surrounding colorado communities and national and international audiences alike, embracing its growing role within the intellectual discourse on international contemporary art. The aam is one of four accredited art museums in the state of colorado and the only accredited art museum located in the western portion of the state. The museum's reach continues to broaden, with an attendance total of 69,903 people in the last fiscal year. .

the aam strives to make contemporary art meaningful to a wide array of audiences through interpretive projects and diverse, community-based programming. These object-based learning opportunities are designed to engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society, thus reflecting our institutional mission. Programs occur both in the museum and throughout the community, and provide the opportunity for audiences to see and respond to contemporary art through hands-on workshops, gallery talks and tours, lectures, and innovative activities related to current exhibitions. In the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the aam served 4,618 students and teachers through 74 school tours and classroom visits; 2,826 through youth, family, and teen programs; 3,259 people through community programs and tours; and 4,140 people through our public programs. Our popular education and outreach programs have experienced a growth in participation last year, with 14,843 people reached overall.

the museum shop offers a variety of contemporary art books, focusing on contemporary artists, group exhibitions at other renowned institutions, and art history publications. The aspen art press publishes approximately four to five catalogues a year that relate to the museum's exhibition programming, which are available for purchase in the museum shop and include essays by the aam curatorial staff as well as international writers who are experts in the field of contemporary art and culture. Additionally, the shop offers children's books, creative activities, and an increasing number of artist editions, which engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.