Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting

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museum located in

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, United States. AAM exhibitions include

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, multimedia installations and

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Building

Previously housed in a converted

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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, . The building is designed by architect

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, recipient of the 2014

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. 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 rooftop 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.

Accreditation

The Aspen Art Museum is accredited by the

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. 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. 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

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events.

Residency programs

The AAM's Distinguished

Artist in Residence Artist-in-residence (also Writer-in-residence), or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs that involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs that pr ...

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.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

References

External links

Aspen Art Museum“Art Matters!” Television at GrassRootsTV12
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