# Aspen Art Week 2026 - Dates: July 27 – August 2, 2026 - Where: Aspen, United States - Times: local (MDT) - Listed: 18 events - Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week ## Monday 27 July 2026 - **All day** · [Adrián Villar Rojas: First Gods, Lost Animals](https://artweekguide.com/events/adrian-villar-rojas-first-gods-lost-animals) — Show at Aspen Art Museum. Opening of a large solo exhibition by Adrián Villar Rojas, spread across several floors of the Aspen Art Museum for Aspen Art Week 2026. *First Gods, Lost Animals* starts from the idea that gods, art, mathematics and artificial intelligence are tools through which finite human minds navigate a far more complex universe. - **6:00 PM** · [AIR 2026 Opening Night](https://artweekguide.com/events/air-2026-opening-night) — Drinks - **6:00 PM** · [Matthew Barney’s ZONE DEFENSE: Old Snowmass Parallax](https://artweekguide.com/events/matthew-barney-s-zone-defense-old-snowmass-parallax) — Performance at Old Snowmass ## Tuesday 28 July 2026 - **11:00 AM** · [Design Miami/Aspen Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/design-miami-aspen-preview) — Fair at Private Location - **11:00 AM** · [Melony and Adam Lewis Home Tour](https://artweekguide.com/events/melony-and-adam-lewis-home-tour) — Other at Address provided on confirmation only - **11:30 AM** · [Conversations with Christie’s](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-with-christie-s) — Talk - **1:00 PM** · [Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/intersect-aspen-art-design-fair-vip-preview) — Fair at Aspen Ice Garden. This is the VIP preview of the annual Intersect Aspen fair, held at the Aspen Ice Garden as part of Aspen Art Week 2026. Galleries from around the world show modern and contemporary art and design over several days of the fair. - **3:00 PM** · [ROOM 13 in Aspen](https://artweekguide.com/events/room-13-in-aspen) — Talk at Wheeler/Stallard Museum. Room 13 stages an afternoon on the lawn of the Wheeler-Stallard House, part of Aspen Art Week 2026. A tour of the historic house is paired with a conversation with Skyler Lomahaftewa about modern Ute life. Live music, croquet and chilled champagne or wine are also on the programme. RSVP required. - **4:00 PM** · [Aspen Art Walk](https://artweekguide.com/events/aspen-art-walk) — Show - **6:00 PM** · [VIP Cocktail Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/vip-cocktail-reception) — Drinks at Hotel Jerome. A drinks reception on the Living Room Terrace and in the sculpture garden at Hotel Jerome, forming part of Aspen Art Week 2026. Kilo Caviar and Ruinart are supporting it. Entry is by invitation only. ## Wednesday 29 July 2026 - **7:00 AM** · [Cold Plunge with The Aspen Art Fair Co-Founder Bob Chase (Stillwater Preserve)](https://artweekguide.com/events/cold-plunge-with-the-aspen-art-fair-co-founder-bob-chase-stillwater-preserve) — Other at Stillwater Preserve - **8:00 AM** · [Forest Bathing: Hiking Hunter Creek with The Aspen Art Fair Co-Founder Bob Chase](https://artweekguide.com/events/forest-bathing-hiking-hunter-creek-with-the-aspen-art-fair-co-founder-bob-chase) — Other at Hunter Creek Valley - **All day** · [The Aspen Art Fair VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-aspen-art-fair-vip-preview) — Fair at Hotel Jerome. The VIP preview opens the Aspen Art Fair at Hotel Jerome, part of Aspen Art Week 2026. The fair runs to 1 August, with hotel rooms and custom booths used as exhibition spaces for more than 35 international exhibitors and curated contemporary projects. ## Thursday 30 July 2026 - **7:00 PM** · [Camille Henrot’s Commedia dell'arte](https://artweekguide.com/events/camille-henrot-s-commedia-dell-arte) — Performance at Wheeler Opera House. Camille Henrot's first stage work has its world premiere at the Wheeler Opera House. *Commedia dell'arte* places the stock characters of Italian Renaissance theatre in a modern New York apartment building, where a package delivery sets off uncanny events among the tenants. It's part of the Aspen Art Museum's AIR Festival, and Performa presents it in New York in September. - **8:00 PM** · [Air Events: Artist Party](https://artweekguide.com/events/air-events-artist-party) — Party at W Aspen. The Aspen Art Museum hosts an evening rooftop party at the W Aspen during AIR and ArtCrush weekend, following Camille Henrot's theatrical debut at the Wheeler Opera House. Cocktails, a live DJ and mountain views are promised. Access is limited to Members at the Contemporaries level and above. - **8:00 PM** · [Late Night at Hexton Gallery](https://artweekguide.com/events/late-night-at-hexton-gallery) — Drinks at Hexton Gallery. An evening drinks event at Hexton Gallery, taking place as part of Aspen Art Week 2026 in Aspen. ## Friday 31 July 2026 - **7:00 AM** · [Cold Plunge with The Aspen Art Fair Co-Founder Bob Chase (The Punchbowl)](https://artweekguide.com/events/cold-plunge-with-the-aspen-art-fair-co-founder-bob-chase-the-punchbowl) — Other at The Punchbowl - **All day** · [ArtCrush - Aspen Art Museum’s Annual Summer Gala](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcrush-aspen-art-museum-s-annual-summer-gala) — Museum at Aspen Art Museum. The Aspen Art Museum's annual summer gala takes place at the base of Buttermilk, with a Surrealist theme this year. It honours Adrián Villar Rojas, recipient of the 2026 Lewis Family Art Award, and includes a live auction. It also closes the museum's AIR Festival. ## By type - [Private views and drinks](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/private-views) (3) - [Art fairs](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/art-fairs) (3) - [Performances](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/performances) (2) - [Exhibitions and openings](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/exhibitions) (2) - [Talks](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/talks) (2) ## By day - [Monday 27 July](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-07-27) - [Tuesday 28 July](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-07-28) - [Wednesday 29 July](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-07-29) - [Thursday 30 July](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-07-30) - [Friday 31 July](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-07-31) - [Saturday 1 August](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-08-01) - [Sunday 2 August](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/aspen-art-week/2026/2026-08-02) --- From Art Week Guide (https://artweekguide.com/), a free, hand-picked guide to the events of art weeks and cities worldwide. 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