Here’s what’s Happening at the Red Brick
Opening Reception: All That is Close
Join us for a festive evening of art, conversation, and community as we celebrate the opening of All that is Close at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Enjoy refreshments and experience glimpses into the infinite through the works of Pattie Lee Becker, Joanne Seogweon Lee, Agustina Flores Maini & Erin Rigney.
Admission: Free and open to the public
All That Is Close
Pattie Lee Becker | Joanne Seogweon Lee | Agustina Flores Maini | Erin Rigney
In Anam Cara, John O'Donohue writes, “The infinity in the microscopic is as dazzling as that of the cosmos. However, the infinity that haunts everyone and which no one can finally quell is the infinity of one’s own interiority.”
In this exhibition, artists Pattie Lee Becker, Joanne Seogweon Lee, Agustina Flores Maini, and Erin Rigney explore the nearness of the infinite. The artists move between micro and macro, inner and outer, visible and invisible. Cellular forms echo galaxies; ancestral gestures connect past and present; interior landscapes expand like deep space. Together, the works suggest that the mysteries we seek in the cosmos are also present within and that the infinite is both above us and inside us.
Opening Reception: Nearness
Join us for a festive evening of art, conversation, and community as we celebrate the opening of Nearness at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Enjoy refreshments, community, and an evening of art.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Nearness
Jack Fox | Shawn Miller | Shelly Marolt
Humans are neurologically attuned to faces—we instinctively search them for emotion, intention, and recognition. Portraiture endures because it answers a fundamental desire: to see and be seen, to understand others, and, through them, ourselves.
In this exhibition, portraiture unfolds in varied ways across photography and painting, inviting curiosity and closeness. These works are not just images of people, but thresholds into lives beyond our own.
We extend our sincere thanks to Aspen Public Radio for their support of this exhibition.
Opening Reception: Greatest Show on Earth! Aspen Student Art Show
Join us for a festive evening of art, conversation, and community as we celebrate the opening of The Greatest Show on Earth: Aspen Student Art Show at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Enjoy refreshments, and see the wonderful work of students and the excellence of the Art Educators in our community.
Admission: Free and open to the public
The Red Brick is proud to present artwork from all Aspen elementary and middle schools in this joyful celebration of learning and imagination.
These pieces reflect not only the talent and effort of our students, but also the dedication of Aspen’s art teachers. Through their patience, encouragement, and commitment to building creative confidence and artistic skill, teachers help students take risks and find their voices.
This exhibition honors the hard work happening every day in our classrooms and celebrates the vibrant partnership between teachers and students that makes arts education thrive in our community.
Artist Reception: City Hall Biennial Exhibition
Join us on Thursday, September 11 from 4 to 6pm for a vibrant evening of art, music, and community as we present a new exhibition in City Hall celebrating the extraordinary talents of Colorado artists. Visitors to the artist reception will enjoy artist talks, drinks, light bites, and live music. There will be a progressive tour starting at 4:30pm, moving from one floor to the next, each level hosting different snacks and artists.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Every two years, Aspen Public Art mounts an exhibition of contemporary art in City Hall, capturing the essence of the Mountain West through the unique lens of Colorado makers. Their varied works of two- and three-dimensional art invite viewers to contemplate: nature’s intricate beauty, a spiritual experience of the world, a reimagination of local history, and our complex relationship with the environment in which we live.
Featured artists include: Wally Graham, Christie Helm, Marilyn Lowey, Nika Meyers, Leah Potts, Tamara Susa, Jeremy Swanson, Jenny Welden, Lara Whitley, Chloe Wilwerding, and Lindsey Yeager. Additionally, the exhibition includes a collection of political posters by Tom Benton, represented by DJ Watkins and the Aspen Collective Gallery.
Music provided by Josefina Mendez.
Opening Reception: Hey Kiddo + Dreams from the Margins
Join us for a festive evening of art, conversation, and community as we celebrate the openings of Hey Kiddo and Nicholas Ward: Dreams from the Margins at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Enjoy refreshments, meet the artists, and be among the first to experience this imaginative and thought-provoking exhibition.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Hey Kiddo (Main Gallery)
Molly Altman, Rachel Bock, Jasmine McGlade, Ann Morgan, Lindsey Yeager
Featuring five women artists, Hey Kiddo explores the shifting boundaries between memory, myth, and the natural world. From vibrant, futuristic paintings to clay works that capture the fragility of a single moment, each piece invites us to reflect on what was, what is, and what could be.
Lindsey Yeager’s radiant, techno-colored paintings evoke ancient myths and possible futures, while Jasmine McGlade’s nostalgic photographs ask us to slow down and see the beauty in the now. Ann Morgan uses AI to create dreamlike landscapes shaped by human longing. Molly Altman works in clay to hold onto what’s fleeting, and Rachel Bock captures frozen air bubbles in her photographs—tiny messages from a world beneath the surface.
Together, their work asks: What is the world we carry in our imaginations? And what might it become if we choose to see it differently?
We extend our sincere thanks to Aspen Public Radio for their support of this exhibition.
Nicholas Ward: Dreams from the Margins (West Gallery)
Red Brick Center for the Arts is thrilled to present a collection of paintings by Nicholas Ward, a rising star who is garnering increasing attention and accolades.
Ward’s work explores the myths and romanticism of the American West, offering a nuanced critique of its allure and underlying falsehoods. Through a muted color palette and striking use of scale, his paintings employ elements of surrealism to challenge and expand viewers’ perceptions. This exhibition is a must-see.