Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Walk and Talk: The second annual informal morning walk and conversation will be led by collector Barbara Berger and Aspen Art Fair co-founder Becca Hoffman.
Open to VIP Pass Holders
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Connecting Generations – Families and Collecting
Presented and moderated by Bank of America Private Bank.
A conversation exploring the intergenerational experience of art collecting, featuring Barbara Berger and her son Seth Berger; gallerist Sean Kelly and his son, Thomas Kelly; and The Aspen Art Fair Co-founder Becca Hoffman with her mother, gallerist Nancy Hoffman.
Hotel Jerome, Wheeler Room, 330 E Main St, Aspen, CO 81611
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Drop-In: Grounded in Protection, Rooted in Risk Management
Presented by Private Client Select and WTW | Willis.
An informal session on art insurance and risk management featuring Muys Snijders, Head of Art Services at Private Client Select,
and Kristina Marcigliano, WTW | Willis, Fine Art & Specie Insurance Broker; Loss Control Expert.
Felix Roasting Co. at Hotel Jerome, 330 E Main St, Aspen, CO 81611
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
VIP Tour: The Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies
A private tour of the current exhibition, Sculpting the Environment, will highlight Herbert Bayer’s relationship with the landscape and his particular fondness for Aspen, where he was given free rein to sculpt the Aspen Meadows into a gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art.
The Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies, 610 Gillespie Ave., Aspen, CO 81611
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel: A Collector’s Point of View: Curated Approaches in a Contemporary World
A dynamic conversation about the motivations, strategies, and personal philosophies behind the collections of Nancy Magoon, Sharon Hoffman, and Christine Mack. Moderated by Muys Snijders, Head of Art Services at Private Client Select, the discussion will offer unique insights into the art of collecting in the contemporary landscape.
Hotel Jerome, Wheeler Room, 330 E Main St., Aspen, CO 81611
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Hexton x Southern Guild
Late night with artist Jozua Gerrard
DJ, Drinks & Dessert
Sponsored by Dry Farm Wines, Lalo, and Optimist
Join artist Jozua Gerrard for Hexton’s group exhibition, In Plain Sight. The seven artists on view explore figuration as a double gesture, capturing what is seen while alluding to what lies just beyond perception. Artists include: Eric Fischl, Andy Warhol, Arcmanoro Niles, Scott Avett, Liz Markus, Jozua Gerrard and Nancy Friedland.
Hexton Gallery, 447 E Cooper Ave., Aspen, CO 81611
