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!
