Now in its second edition, the Aspen Art Fair returned to the historic Hotel Jerome from July 29 to August 2, 2025, kicking off Aspen Art Week with a focused, boutique fair model that blended global reach with local resonance. Featuring 44 galleries from more than 15 countries, the fair included in-room presentations, curated exhibitions, and immersive programming across Aspen—from collectors’ home tours and panel conversations to artist residencies and guided hikes.
Co-founded by Becca Hoffman and Bob Chase, the fair continued to rethink the traditional art fair format, favoring intimacy, cross-disciplinary dialogue, and connection to place. New partnerships this year included artist prizes from Anderson Ranch and the Mack Art Foundation, as well as a standout in-room exhibition, A (Hotel) Room of One’s Own, curated by Wendy Cromwell and inspired by the spirit of independent creative women.
Bob Chase, Becca Hoffman, Stephane Lacroix
Darlene Pérez, Lorna James, Sue Hostetler Wrigley, Nancy Crown
Joshua Landis, Rick Moser
The fair also marked the expansion of its Art Prize Program, recognizing five artists across a range of disciplines and partner organizations. Bethany Collins and Ana González received the Anderson Ranch Visiting Artist Prize, while Piper Bangs was awarded the inaugural Mack Art Foundation Residency. Caroline Kent earned the Pardon Prize for her poetic abstractions, and celebrated sculptor James Surls was selected to create a new public work for Aspen through the Buckhorn Public Arts / DanceAspen Set Design Award. These awards underscored the fair’s broader mission—not just to exhibit art, but to meaningfully support the artists shaping its future.
Ana González, ZUE I (PALMA), 2025, Courtesy of Ana González and Sean Kelly Gallery
With a roster of international exhibitors and a growing network of cultural collaborators, the Aspen Art Fair continued to solidify its position as a major summer stop on the contemporary art calendar.