ABOUT
The Red Brick Center for the Arts is a unique art gallery, art center, and creative and community hub in the heart of Aspen, Colorado. The Red Brick features gallery exhibitions, kids and adult art classes, Resident Artist studios, nonprofit offices, a conference room and a dance and rehearsal studio. Join us at this creative center for opportunities to learn and experience the arts, connect with others, and participate in enriching the community.
MISSION
The Red Brick Center for the Arts is a place to grow community together through artistic expression, collaboration, and shared experiences.
History
In 1942 the newly constructed Red Brick began as the home to Aspen's elementary, middle and high schools. As the number of students grew, the school district created a larger campus on Maroon Creek Road. By 1991 the school district had consolidated all classrooms to the Maroon Creek campus, and put the Red Brick up for sale. An organization knows as the Aspen Snowmass Council for the Arts, had the extraordinary vision and drive to petition for the City of Aspen to purchase the former schoolhouse and make it a home for the arts. By a slim margin of votes, citizens of Aspen in the August of 1992 election, agreed for the City to purchase the building with the stated intent of providing a long-term home for the arts, nonprofit organizations and other community uses.
The City of Aspen upholds the intent of the Red Brick Center for the Arts to be a vibrant community center by offering affordable rent to nonprofits and artists and creating venues and offerings for artistic engagement. The City of Aspen is committed to the Red Brick thriving as a shared space dedicated to enriching lives and the community.
Photo courtesy Aspen Historical Society
Photo courtesy Aspen Historical Society, Ringle Collection
Staff
Sarah Roy, Executive Director
Email: sarah.roy@aspen.gov
Alison Viola, Arts Programming Coordinator
Email: alison.viola@aspen.gov
Anna Speessen, Administrative Coordinator
Email: anna.speessen@aspen.gov