Arts & Culture

Arts & Events

Art Base Welcomes Back Reina Katzenberger

Artmaking through community conversation and collaboration

12/13/2023 By Sarah Chase Shaw

Feature

Have an Artfully Entertaining Summer

During the summer and fall, no other mountain town blooms with music, dance, and the arts as magnificently as Aspen; here’s how to have it all.

06/13/2023 By Catherine Lutz

Arts

Stage Presence

Theatre Aspen celebrates 40 years of showbiz with another packed season and plans for a permanent home in Rio Grande Park.

06/13/2023 By Andrew Travers

Arts

Atlas Loved

This summer, the Aspen Institute celebrates Herbert Bayer’s groundbreaking rendering of the world as he saw it in 1953.

06/13/2023 By Andrew Travers

Art & Artists

Creative Space

The Arts Campus at Willits celebrates a remarkable first year.

12/06/2022 By Andrew Travers

Art & Artists

Show Stealer

Sculptor Andrea Wendel transforms unexpected objects into art with a purpose.

12/06/2022 By Ali Margo

Feature

An Eventful Summer

A curated guide to the season’s can’t-miss concerts, exhibitions, and festivals

06/15/2022 By Cindy Hirshfeld

Art & Artists

Artist Finds Room to Grow

Tania Dibbs creates the live/work space of her creative dreams in historic downtown Basalt.

06/14/2022 By Ali Margo

Art & Artists

Legacy Building

The new Bayer Center pays tribute to the Bauhaus-trained artist who helped transform Aspen.

06/14/2022 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Editor's Note

Remembering a Bauhaus Builder

Editor's Note

06/14/2022

Events

What’s Going On in Aspen and Snowmass This Winter and Spring

With so much to see and do, from holiday festivities to film premieres to lung-busting races, there's never a dull moment in the Roaring Fork Valley.

12/21/2021

Arts & Culture

Aspen Keeps on Dancing

Dance Aspen fills the gap left behind by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

12/21/2021 By Amanda M. Faison

Arts & Culture

Aspen Arts Orgs Collaborate for a Winter of Warhol

Partner exhibitions at the Aspen Art Museum and Powers Arts Center celebrate and explore the Pop artist’s connections to the Roaring Fork Valley.

12/21/2021 By Dipika Rai

See & Hear

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Reinvents Itself

Amid a changing cultural landscape, the celebrated arts organization refocuses on education and supporting dance within a broader framework.

07/05/2021 By Catherine Lutz

See & Hear

The Aspen Music Festival Aims for a Resounding Season

After an unprecedented hiatus last summer, one of town’s most beloved institutions welcomes audiences in person with innovative programming.

07/05/2021 By Courtney Holden

Contemporary Cool

Basalt Gets a Great New Arts Venue

The midvalley’s live entertainment scene amps up with its first permanent, dedicated performance space.

07/05/2021 By Todd Hartley

Is September the New June?

Late Summer in Aspen Has the Happenings

This year, it’s all about delayed gratification, as many annual events take place later than usual.

07/05/2021 By Courtney Holden

Call & Response

A Q&A with Tony Award–Nominated Broadway Star Beth Malone

When the lights went out during the pandemic, this charismatic performer retreated to her Roaring Fork Valley home.

07/05/2021 By Naomi Havlen Photography by Karl Wolfgang

Season’s Greetings

What’s Going On in Aspen and Snowmass This Winter

A dizzying number of new stores and art galleries, plus events both live and virtual, brighten the local scene.

12/23/2020 By Meredith C. Carroll

Word Up

Three New Books to Put on Your Nightstand

Aspen chefs share their recipes, plus a local bioblitz and the awesome power of deep snow.

12/23/2020 By Cindy Hirschfeld