Aspen Art Museum

Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado. AAM exhibitions include drawings, paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations and electronic media.[2]

Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum Building designed by architect Shigeru Ban
Established1979 (1979)
Location637 E. Hyman Avenue
Aspen, Colorado
United States
Coordinates39°11′37″N 106°49′00″W
TypeContemporary art museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums.[1]
Websitewww.aspenartmuseum.org

Aspen Art Museum Building

Previously housed in a converted hydroelectric plant at 590 North Mill Street, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) opened its new facility to the public at 637 East Hyman Avenue on August 9, 2014, .[3] The building is designed by architect Shigeru Ban, recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Prize for Architecture.[4] It is Ban's first US museum to be constructed. The 33,000-square-foot, four-level facility houses eight exhibition spaces: six gallery spaces, a roof top sculpture garden, and an outdoor commons. There are five main architectural features within the building's design plan: Grand Stair, Moving Glass Room Elevator, Woven Wood Screen, Wood Roof Truss and Walkable Skylights.[5]

Accreditation

The Aspen Art Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.[6] The museum is a member institution of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), which represents directors of art museums throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[7] In March 2009, the AAM joined other Aspen area businesses through becoming certified under a jointly run City of Aspen Environmental Health Department and Canary Initiative “ZGreen” program. Environmental efforts undertaken by the AAM through the ZGreen program include recycling, composting, and zero waste events.[8]

Residency Programs

The AAM's Distinguished Artist in Residence Program was first established in 2006. The Aspen Art Museum’s annual artist in residency program brings artists to Aspen, Colorado, to work on creating a new body of work, which will ultimately be exhibited in the AAM galleries. Artists in residence hold a gallery walkthrough and a lecture as part of their residency.[9][10]

References
  1. "Alliance Accredited Institutions" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. Sobel, D. (2004). One Hour Ahead: The avant-garde in Aspen 1945 – 2004. Aspen, CO: Aspen Art Press.
  3. "Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens". Dezeen.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. Shigeru Ban | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
  5. Kelly Crow (July 17, 2014), Aspen Art Museum Readies New Building Wall Street Journal.
  6. "Alliance Accredited Institutions" (PDF). American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. American Association of Museum Directors. (July 2011). AAMDMembershipList7-11.pdf. Retrieved from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2012-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Pitkin County. (2012). Aspen Art Museum. Retrieved from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Crow, K. (July 30, 2011). Giving the Humdrum Its Glory. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904800304576472062768114654
  10. Oksenhorn, S. (August 20, 2012). Yang at Aspen Art Museum: Moving Parts, Travel Logs. The Aspen Times. Retrieved from http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110820/AE/110819824


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