Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair | 7/28-8/1 | Aspen, CO

Curiosity and Intention

A curated selection of galleries and artists energize Aspen Art Week this summer during the Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair.

By Alyssa M. Tidwell

Art and design invigorate the resort town of Aspen, Colorado, each summer with the annual Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair. A robust lineup of international, national and local galleries will showcase their finest quality works during the five-day event, including Winston Wächter Fine Art, Maybaum Gallery, Casterline|Goodman Gallery, the Spaceless Gallery, Paula Crown Atelier, Hilton Contemporary, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Echo Fine Arts, Blond Contemporary, Gefen Gallery, DK Modern, Peace Waters Gallery, Axiom Contemporary, Ori Gallery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center and more.

The Intersect Aspen 2025 VIP Opening Preview and Reception. Photo by Nick Tininenko.

“This edition of Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair will highlight the very best of fine art. The fair will showcase extraordinary two-dimensional works and sculptures from established and emerging artists represented by leading galleries from around the world. Globally recognized artists will be in attendance to meet collectors and discuss their work,” says Tim von Gal, CEO of Intersect Aspen Art + Design Fair.

Among the special presentations at the 2026 fair are several large-scale sculptors and multimedia artists, who will be showing new works. “[This] will attract tremendous attention and interest,” says von Gal. “For example, Paula Crown will have a special exhibition that beautifully illustrates her approach to art as a catalyst for thoughtful social consciousness. Local artist John Doyle will present some of his incredible wood-carved sculptures at the fair. We are also working on a large-scale public art sculpture installation in Aspen. This is shaping up to be the most exciting production of Intersect Aspen in its 16-year history.”

Betsy Eby, Chromatic Frequency No. 12, 2025, encaustic and oil on panel, 47½ x 47½ in. Courtesy Winston Wächter Fine Art.

Victoria Wagner, Inner Compass Guiding Me Back to the North, redwood, steel and oil, 70 x 20 x 20 in. Courtesy Maybaum Gallery.

Visitors should mark their calendars for July 28 to August 1 for this year’s Intersect Aspen, held once again at the downtown Aspen Ice Garden.

“The Aspen community approaches collecting with curiosity and intention. Our goal is to create an environment where collectors can slow down, engage deeply with the work, and form lasting connections with pieces that genuinely move them,” von Gal adds. “For many collectors, the fair is as much about discovery and perspective as it is acquisition.”

For updates on the full events schedule, continue to check the fair’s website. —