Denver Art Museum: Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors in April 2025
Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation), mistik6siwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People, 2019. Acrylic paint on canvas, 132 x 264 in. (335.3 x 670.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Purchase, Donald R. Sobey Foundation CAF Canada Project Gift, 2020.216b. © and image courtesy of Kent Monkman.
Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors is the first major show in the U.S. for celebrated artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, born 1965). Based in New York City and Toronto, Canada, Monkman is known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history. Through his painting, Monkman pushes forward an understanding of the lived experiences of Indigenous people today while confronting colonial injustices.
Featuring 41 monumental works, History is Painted by the Victors draws from the DAM’s extensive collection of Monkman’s work alongside newly created works and loans from other institutions and private collections. These works explore Kent Monkman’s use of history painting as a contemporary genre to highlight relevant issues such as climate change and environmental protection, the impact of governmental policies on historically marginalized communities, generational trauma, and Two-Spirit and other queer identifying communities’ visibility and pride.
This presentation is in partnership with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and will be on view from April 20, 2025, through August 17, 2025. Entry is included in general admission.
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
TACAW: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Musician Seun Kuti
SHOW @ 8:00 PM / DOORS @ 7:00 PM
STANDING ROOM SHOW / 21+
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL
LIMIT OF 4 TICKETS PER PURCHASER
Presented By: The Arts Campus At Willits
About Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti is a Nigerian musician, singer, and songwriter renowned for his captivating performances and socially conscious music. He is the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun has spent most of his life preserving and extending his father’s political and musical legacy as the leader of his father’s former band Egypt 80. As a developing saxophonist and percussionist, he entered the formal ranks of the band before he was 12.
In 1997 when Fela passed, in fulfilment of his father’s wishes, Seun assumed the mantle as head of Egypt 80 and he has run it ever since. As a musician and pan-African activist, Seun has been involved in a number of campaigns in recent years, including OccupyNigeria and #EndSARS – a social movement against police brutality in Nigeria. Significantly, he’s revived the Movement of the People (M.O.P.), the political party his father set up in 1979, which was quashed by the military government not long after Fela’s failed presidential bid.
‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ is the highly-awaited new album by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and it’s set to make waves globally on October 4th via Milan independent label Record Kicks. Coming 6 years after the Grammy nominated album ‘Black Times’, this album marks a pivotal moment in Seun Kuti’s illustrious career, showcasing his evolution as an artist and activist. Executive produced by legendary musician Lenny Kravitz and Fela Kuti’s original engineer Sodi Marciszewer (artistic producer) and featuring special guests Damian Marley and Sampa The Great, ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ promises to deliver a sonic experience like no other. With both Kravitz’s and Sodi’s expertise together with Seun Kuti’s unmatched talent, the album is poised to redefine the boundaries of contemporary music while staying true to the roots of Afrobeat. The first three songs extracted from the album are: DEY feat. Damian Marley (submitted at this year’s GRAMMYs Awards / ‘Best African Music Performance’), T.O.P. and Stand Well Well.
During his career, Seun Kuti released 4 albums with Egypt 80: ‘Many Things’ (2008), ‘From Africa with Fury: Rise for Knitting Factory Records’ (2011), coproduced by Brian Eno and John Reynolds, ‘A Long Way Beginning’ (2014) and the Grammy nominated ‘Black Times’ (2018) that included a feature from Carlos Santana. They also released numerous EPs. Seun has played for enthusiastically receptive audiences globally and collaborated with many great artists. In 2022, he joined forces with Roots frontman and MC extraordinaire Black Thought in the EP ‘African Dreams’. In 2023, Seun collaborated on Janelle Monae’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’ (Grammy nominee for Album Of The Year) with the two singles ‘Float’; and ‘Knows Better’;, teamed up with Talib Kweli and MadLib for their album ‘Liberation 2’ on the song ‘Nat Turner’ featuring Cassper Nyovest and released a new version of the single ‘Bad Man Lighter’ with Black Thought, featuring Vic Mensa.
Denver Art Museum: Logan Lecture: Shiva Ahmadi
Shiva Ahmadi, Fiery Descent, 2024. Watercolor and silkscreen print on paper; 41 x 60 in. Image courtesy of the artist.
Shiva Ahmadi orchestrates exquisitely crafted scenes of beauty and terror. Her vibrant fantasy realms are, upon closer inspection, macabre theaters of conflict where faceless figures engage in endless cycles of struggle and pain. Combining luminous colors and mystical beings with violent imagery, Ahmadi creates watercolor paintings, sculptures, and digital animations that illuminate global issues of migration, war, and brutality against marginalized peoples. Her work is informed by current events in the Middle East and the US, and inspired by Iranian, Turkish, and Indian book and miniature painting traditions.
In 2016, Ahmadi received the Anonymous Was a Woman Award and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Her work is in the collections of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Dallas Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Story Art
Aspen Art Museum Story Art
Story Art: "The Hidden Rainbow"
by Christie Matheson
In this session, we’ll be making beautiful flowers using a variety of art supplies. Come join the fun and let your creativity bloom!
About
Story Art is a free drop-in program specially designed for young children and accompanying adult(s) at Pitkin County Library. Join us for a fun read-aloud followed by an art activity with the Aspen Art Museum Education Team.
This community outreach program aims to foster creativity, imagination, and a love for art in young minds through the exploration of storytelling and art.
Story Art is a collaborative event between the Aspen Art Museum and Pitkin County Library.
Story Art is FREE
Dates: Bi-weekly on Tuesdays,
through May 27, 2025Time: 11:00 AM–11:30 AM
Location: Pitkin County Library
Ages: 0–5, with Adult
For more information, please email us.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.
Support for Education Workshops is provided by the Melva Bucksbaum and Mary and Patrick Scanlan Education Workshop Fund.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist: Hugo McCloud
Artist Hugo McCloud. Courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery.
Born in Palo Alto California in 1980, Hugo McCloud is one of the most prolific artists working today. In a career that has now spanned more than fifteen years, McCloud’s work has quickly evolved through a process of restless experimentation, bringing inventiveness and fearlessness to the act of making. McCloud is engaged in an ongoing quest to elevate and master diverse methodologies, and the array of subjects his work addresses. An abiding, unifying theme is his preoccupation with finding beauty in the everyday.
Self-taught with a background in industrial design, McCloud’s practice is unrestricted by classical, academic tenets. He has gravitated toward materials that could be considered abject, including roofing materials, solder, and single-use plastic bags. Drawing inspiration from the rawness of the urban landscape, McCloud creates rich, large-scale abstract paintings by fusing unconventional industrial materials with traditional pigment and woodblock printing techniques. McCloud’s recent figurative work touches on notions of class, particularly through his use of plastic bags. His investigation into plastic began while traveling in India and seeing multi-color polypropylene plastic sacks everywhere. Observing the downcycle of these bags from their creation, to the companies that purchased them for the distribution of products, to the trash pickers in Dharavi slums, McCloud saw how this ubiquitous material passed through the hands of individuals at every level of society.
Responding to this material, McCloud developed a unique working process by which pieces of the variously hued plastics are collaged together, sometimes using thousands of pieces to create a single composition. At the level of their material and subject matter, these representational works address issues concerning the economics of labor, geopolitics and the environmental impact of plastic. In them, McCloud continues his practice of incorporating industrial materials into his work, using plastic as a tool to better understand our similarities and differences as a human race; to connect to our environment; and to contribute to reversing the negative impact of our carbon footprint.
McCloud has been the subject of solo exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, The Arts Club, London and Fondazione 107, in Turin, Italy. He has also been featured in group exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, and The Drawing Center, New York. His work is in the collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of the Arts, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Brooklyn Museum, the Mott Warsh Collection, and The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection.
Hugo McCloud lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Denver Art Museum: Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors in April 2025
Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation), mistik6siwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People, 2019. Acrylic paint on canvas, 132 x 264 in. (335.3 x 670.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Purchase, Donald R. Sobey Foundation CAF Canada Project Gift, 2020.216b. © and image courtesy of Kent Monkman.
Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors is the first major show in the U.S. for celebrated artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, born 1965). Based in New York City and Toronto, Canada, Monkman is known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history. Through his painting, Monkman pushes forward an understanding of the lived experiences of Indigenous people today while confronting colonial injustices.
Featuring 41 monumental works, History is Painted by the Victors draws from the DAM’s extensive collection of Monkman’s work alongside newly created works and loans from other institutions and private collections. These works explore Kent Monkman’s use of history painting as a contemporary genre to highlight relevant issues such as climate change and environmental protection, the impact of governmental policies on historically marginalized communities, generational trauma, and Two-Spirit and other queer identifying communities’ visibility and pride.
This presentation is in partnership with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and will be on view from April 20, 2025, through August 17, 2025. Entry is included in general admission.
Denver Art Museum: Art, Grand Narratives, and Lived Histories: A Conversation with Kent Monkman
Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation), mistik6siwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People, 2019. Acrylic paint on canvas, 132 x 264 in. (335.3 x 670.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Purchase, Donald R. Sobey Foundation CAF Canada Project Gift, 2020.216b. © and image courtesy of Kent Monkman.
Join artist Kent Monkman and curator John Lukavic for a conversation about Monkman’s new exhibition, History is Painted By the Victors.
For the first time ever, Monkman’s work is presented in the United States on a grand scale. His work brings history firmly into the present, using sly humor and flair to look critically at the stories that shape our society. Listen as they discuss Monkman’s artistic practice, his use of visual citations that draw from global art histories, the importance of learning more complete histories that are inclusive of intentionally marginalized voices, and how this exhibition came together. Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from one of Canada’s most acclaimed artists.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist Lecture: Hugo McCloud
Hugo McCloud, nov 2024, 2024
Born in Palo Alto California in 1980, Hugo McCloud is one of the most prolific artists working today. In a career that has now spanned more than fifteen years, McCloud’s work has quickly evolved through a process of restless experimentation, bringing inventiveness and fearlessness to the act of making. McCloud is engaged in an ongoing quest to elevate and master diverse methodologies, and the array of subjects his work addresses. An abiding, unifying theme is his preoccupation with finding beauty in the everyday.
Self-taught with a background in industrial design, McCloud’s practice is unrestricted by classical, academic tenets. He has gravitated toward materials that could be considered abject, including roofing materials, solder, and single-use plastic bags. Drawing inspiration from the rawness of the urban landscape, McCloud creates rich, large-scale abstract paintings by fusing unconventional industrial materials with traditional pigment and woodblock printing techniques. McCloud’s recent figurative work touches on notions of class, particularly through his use of plastic bags. His investigation into plastic began while traveling in India and seeing multi-color polypropylene plastic sacks everywhere. Observing the downcycle of these bags from their creation, to the companies that purchased them for the distribution of products, to the trash pickers in Dharavi slums, McCloud saw how this ubiquitous material passed through the hands of individuals at every level of society.
Responding to this material, McCloud developed a unique working process by which pieces of the variously hued plastics are collaged together, sometimes using thousands of pieces to create a single composition. At the level of their material and subject matter, these representational works address issues concerning the economics of labor, geopolitics and the environmental impact of plastic. In them, McCloud continues his practice of incorporating industrial materials into his work, using plastic as a tool to better understand our similarities and differences as a human race; to connect to our environment; and to contribute to reversing the negative impact of our carbon footprint.
McCloud has been the subject of solo exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, The Arts Club, London and Fondazione 107, in Turin, Italy. He has also been featured in group exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, and The Drawing Center, New York. His work is in the collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of the Arts, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Brooklyn Museum, the Mott Warsh Collection, and The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection.
Hugo McCloud lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Aspen Art Museum: Story Art
Aspen Art Museum Story Art
Story Art: "The Digger and the Flower"
by Joseph Kueflen
This week, we’ll be making colorful trucks and beautiful flowers, allowing children to explore their creativity while bringing the story to life through art. We can’t wait to see what you create!
About
Story Art is a free drop-in program specially designed for young children and accompanying adult(s) at Pitkin County Library. Join us for a fun read-aloud followed by an art activity with the Aspen Art Museum Education Team.
This community outreach program aims to foster creativity, imagination, and a love for art in young minds through the exploration of storytelling and art.
Story Art is a collaborative event between the Aspen Art Museum and Pitkin County Library.
Story Art is FREE
Dates: Bi-weekly on Tuesdays,
through May 27, 2025Time: 11:00 AM–11:30 AM
Location: Pitkin County Library
Ages: 0–5, with Adult
For more information, please email us.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.
Support for Education Workshops is provided by the Melva Bucksbaum and Mary and Patrick Scanlan Education Workshop Fund.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist: Bari Ziperstein
Bari Ziperstein Portrait. Photo: Laure Joliet
Join us for a conversation with Visiting Artist Bari Ziperstein, who will be at Anderson Ranch from March 24 – April 18, 2025.
Visiting Artist Lectures are free, open to the public, and available in person or via livestream.
Bari Ziperstein is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. Working in mixed media sculpture, Ziperstein’s primary focus is in ceramics. Her plural and fluid practice includes discrete objects, large-scale installation, site-specific public sculpture, and her line of functional ceramics, BZIPPY. Materially experimental but conceptual at its core, Bari’s practice engages ideas of consumerism, propaganda, and the built environment. Her objects and sculptural tableaux reflect her interest in the political dimensions of capitalist economies and challenge the construction of desire and aspiration in contemporary American culture through a historical lens. https://bariziperstein.com
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist: Hugo McCloud
Artist Hugo McCloud. Courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery.
Born in Palo Alto California in 1980, Hugo McCloud is one of the most prolific artists working today. In a career that has now spanned more than fifteen years, McCloud’s work has quickly evolved through a process of restless experimentation, bringing inventiveness and fearlessness to the act of making. McCloud is engaged in an ongoing quest to elevate and master diverse methodologies, and the array of subjects his work addresses. An abiding, unifying theme is his preoccupation with finding beauty in the everyday.
Self-taught with a background in industrial design, McCloud’s practice is unrestricted by classical, academic tenets. He has gravitated toward materials that could be considered abject, including roofing materials, solder, and single-use plastic bags. Drawing inspiration from the rawness of the urban landscape, McCloud creates rich, large-scale abstract paintings by fusing unconventional industrial materials with traditional pigment and woodblock printing techniques. McCloud’s recent figurative work touches on notions of class, particularly through his use of plastic bags. His investigation into plastic began while traveling in India and seeing multi-color polypropylene plastic sacks everywhere. Observing the downcycle of these bags from their creation, to the companies that purchased them for the distribution of products, to the trash pickers in Dharavi slums, McCloud saw how this ubiquitous material passed through the hands of individuals at every level of society.
Responding to this material, McCloud developed a unique working process by which pieces of the variously hued plastics are collaged together, sometimes using thousands of pieces to create a single composition. At the level of their material and subject matter, these representational works address issues concerning the economics of labor, geopolitics and the environmental impact of plastic. In them, McCloud continues his practice of incorporating industrial materials into his work, using plastic as a tool to better understand our similarities and differences as a human race; to connect to our environment; and to contribute to reversing the negative impact of our carbon footprint.
McCloud has been the subject of solo exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, The Arts Club, London and Fondazione 107, in Turin, Italy. He has also been featured in group exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, and The Drawing Center, New York. His work is in the collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of the Arts, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Brooklyn Museum, the Mott Warsh Collection, and The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection.
Hugo McCloud lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Aspen Art Museum: Youth Art Expo 2025: Architecture & Imagination
Aspen Art Museum’s Youth Art Expo
Youth Art Expo invites K-12 students throughout the Extended Roaring Fork Valley to engage their creativity as they reimagine spaces, buildings, and cities in response to creative prompts with no assigned limits. The Museum provides participants with all necessary materials and showcases their artwork in an exhibition to be enjoyed by the entire community from April 12 through May 18, 2025.
The theme for 2025 is Architecture & Imagination with curriculum designed by our Education Team in collaboration with artist Madelon Vriesendorp, multidisciplinary artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designer, educator and nonprofit leader Maya Bird-Murphy.
This unique biennial event encourages students to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills through artist-designed curricula focused on the theme of architecture and imagination. The result will be a fantastic showcase of visionary and dreamlike constructions, on display at the Aspen Art Museum in the Spring of 2025. The exhibition will span three of our galleries, celebrating the incredible work of young artists in our region.
Now in its third iteration, the Youth Art Expo is grounded in the belief that a great art assignment is itself a form of art. Our team has produced lesson plans, instructional videos, and workshops that emphasize creative thinking and exploration. The projects will culminate in a wide range of artistic outputs, from drawings and models to design objects and human-scale interactive structures that invite viewers to climb inside or observe.
We look forward to seeing the imagination and creativity of your students on display in this exciting celebration of art and architecture!
Aspen Art Museum: Family Workshops
Aspen Art Museum Family Workshops
Family Workshops are free monthly opportunities that allow children and adults to explore the galleries and create works of art. Families are encouraged to communicate, reflect, and produce as artists together.
These workshops are offered on the second Saturday of each month from 10 AM–12 PM and are recommended for families with children of all ages.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions occur at the Aspen Art Museum (637 E. Hyman Avenue).
Family Workshops are FREE
Dates: Every second Saturday
Time: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Aspen Art Museum
Ages: All
For more information, please email us.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.
Red Brick Center for the Arts: Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
Aspen’s City Hall Art Exhibition
The City of Aspen is pleased to present a curated selection of works by local and regional artists in the newly built City Hall. The works reflect themes and experiences relevant to contemporary life and particularly life in the mountain west and are a testament to the incredible talents of our regional artists. The current collection includes works by Leah Aegerter, Brenda Biondo, Ghislaine Boreel, Jessie Chaney, Emily Chaplin, Brian Colley, Chris Erikson, Sam Harvey, Michael McConnell, Johanna Mueller, Trace Nichols, Esther Macy Nooner, Kristin Wright, and a selection of Tom Benton political posters on loan from the Gonzo Gallery. City Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday, 7am – 5:30pm and is located at 427 Rio Grande Place.
Denver Art Museum: Logan Lecture: Stephen Prina
Richard Misrach, Half-Beach, Half-Water. © Richard Misrach; Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York; Fraenkel, San Francisco; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles.
Stephen Prina is an art polymath. Since the late 1970s, Prina has moved nimbly between the disciplines of painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and music. His projects reference art history, personal biography, and musical compositions that shift and change depending on the context in which they are presented. Prina often appropriates the work of other artists, exploring the post-studio afterlife of objects and recordings presented in galleries and museums, and received by critics and historians of art. Through his engagement with these works, Prina highlights the shifting nature of art’s reception and interpretation across time.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist: Chelsea Bighorn
Artist Chelsea Bighorn. Photo: Lillian Heredia
Chelsea Bighorn was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, and is Lakota, Dakota and Shoshone -Paiute. Bighorn’s work is the result of her combining traditional Native American design with elements from her Irish American heritage. Using this process, she tells her personal history through her art. Bighorn has shown her work at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art, SITE Santa Fe, Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, and The Center for Native Futures in Chicago, IL. She graduated from The Institute of American Indian Arts in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts. Bighorn received her Master of Fine Arts in Fiber and Material Studies from School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2024. She currently resides in Chicago, IL where she is an artist in residence with Chicago Artist Coalition.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Mark / Image / Object
Leslie Stefanson La Bestia, 2019, AP, Iron, bronze, 102 x 4 x 6 1/2 inches, Edition of 7, plus 1 AP
Celebrating 40 Years of Visiting Artists
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is celebrating 40 years of the Visiting Artist program with an exhibition of work by some of the leading artists who have spent time in the Ranch studios, cultivating ideas and making new work. This retrospective exhibition honors the diversity, innovation, and enduring impact of the artists who have contributed to our creative community. Through a curated selection of works spanning various media and disciplines, Mark / Image / Object examines how visiting artists have found the time to explore, question, and evolve their artistic practice. By looking back on these years of exchange and collaboration, the exhibition also invites current and future artists to engage with these legacies, reminding us that artistic innovation often thrives with a visit to the studios at Anderson Ranch.v
All works on display in the Patton-Malott Gallery are for sale. View the pricing and additional artwork details here. Please contact Laura Dortmans, Artistic Programs Manager, with sales inquiries. ldortmans@andersonranch.org
Participating artists include:
Sama Alshaibi
Paul Anthony-Smith
Jordan Craig
Jess T. Dugan
Andrea Gill
John Gill
Brad Kahlhamer
Brad Miller
Abe Morell
Catherine Opie
Yana Payusova
Calida Rawles
Paul Sepuya
Leslie Stefanson
Melanie Yazzie
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Visiting Artist: Bari Ziperstein
Bari Ziperstein Portrait. Photo: Laure Joliet
Join us for a conversation with Visiting Artist Bari Ziperstein, who will be at Anderson Ranch from March 24 – April 18, 2025.
Visiting Artist Lectures are free, open to the public, and available in person or via livestream.
Bari Ziperstein is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. Working in mixed media sculpture, Ziperstein’s primary focus is in ceramics. Her plural and fluid practice includes discrete objects, large-scale installation, site-specific public sculpture, and her line of functional ceramics, BZIPPY. Materially experimental but conceptual at its core, Bari’s practice engages ideas of consumerism, propaganda, and the built environment. Her objects and sculptural tableaux reflect her interest in the political dimensions of capitalist economies and challenge the construction of desire and aspiration in contemporary American culture through a historical lens. https://bariziperstein.com
TACAW: An Evening with Bill Frisell Trio Featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston
The Bill Frisell Trio
SHOW @ 8:00 PM / DOORS @ 7:00 PM
SEATED SHOW / ALL AGES
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL
LIMIT OF 4 TICKETS PER PURCHASER
Presented By: The Arts Campus At Willits
About Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade.”
In recent years, Frisell has forged a distinctive and fruitful collaboration with the Blue Note label, releasing HARMONY, Valentine and FOUR to great acclaim.
“Frisell has had a lot of practice putting high concept into a humble package. Long hailed as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time, he has also earned a reputation for teasing out thematic connections with his music… There’s a reason that Jazz at Lincoln Center had him program a series called Roots of Americana.” – New York Times
Recognized as one of America’s 21 most vital and productive performing artists, Frisell was named an inaugural Doris Duke Artist in 2012. He is also a recipient of grants from United States Artists, Meet the Composer among others. In 2016, he was a beneficiary of the first FreshGrass Composition commission to preserve and support innovative grassroots music. Upon San Francisco Jazz opening their doors in 2013, he served as one of their Resident Artistic Directors. Bill is the subject of a documentary film by director Emma Franz, entitled Bill Frisell: A Portrait, which examines his creative process in depth, as well as an extensive biography by Philip Watson, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed The Sound of American Music.