An aerial view of a city street with a colorful mural painted on the street, surrounded by buildings and trees.
Public outdoor area with large pink and orange fluffy umbrellas, people standing and sitting on benches, some talking, some children playing, trees and buildings in the background.
Two men hanging abstract artwork on a white wall in an indoor space, with a table below holding brochures.
People painting a large street mural on a city block, with a red brick building in the background and trees surrounding the area.
Two cloud-shaped, sequin-covered sculptures against a clear blue sky.
Three men working together to hang orange and pink decorative fabric pieces on a wall outside a building, using ladders and tools, with greenery overhead.
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Explore Public Art in Aspen

The Public Art Program of the City of Aspen creates community by connecting people to each other and to place through art experiences that build upon Aspen’s legacy of innovation, creativity and spirited independence.

Aspen Public Art is part of the City’s portfolio of cultural vibrancy funding which, in addition to commissioning new temporary artworks and maintaining the City’s public art collection, also provides arts and culture grants to nonprofits, Cultural Vibrancy Fellowships for artists, and Red Brick Center for the Arts’ community arts programming.

Current
Projects

Featured
Aspen City Hall
May 16
Aspen City Hall
Sanford Biggers: Unsui (Mirror)
Jun 2
Sanford Biggers: Unsui (Mirror)
Galena Asphalt Art
Jun 6
Galena Asphalt Art
Chiaozza
Jul 10
Chiaozza

Aspen Public Art Plan

The Aspen Public Art Plan is the city’s first comprehensive roadmap for public art, created through extensive community engagement in 2023.

Led by the City of Aspen and the Red Brick Center for the Arts, the plan defines a vision, goals, and guidelines for integrating art into public spaces citywide. It reflects Aspen’s creative spirit and aims to connect people through accessible, inspiring public art experiences.

Explore the Public Art Plan »

A group of community members review a map associated with the Aspen Public Art plan
An aerial view of a city street with a colorful mural painted on the street, surrounded by buildings and trees.
A sign outside the Aspen Art Museum inviting people to join a public art event for free, with colorful text repeating 'Public Art' and a message about building the future of public art in Aspen.
A group of community members sit in a modern, well-lit conference room listening to a presentation regarding the Aspen Public Art program.

Past Public Art Projects

2024

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Ana María Hernando
Jul 26
Ana María Hernando

Rubey Park Transit Center + Sister Cities Plaza, Aspen