Perch – Choose Aspen’s Next Public Artwork!

Choose Aspen’s next public artwork!

3 Local Artists. 1 Winner. You Decide.

Red Brick Center for the Arts | November 30 – December 4 | 9am—5pm

Aspen Public Art and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are proud to present Perch, a design/build contest to create a human-scale birdhouse that will be exhibited at ACES Hallam Lake during the summer of 2027. The winning design will become a creative destination open to all – a perch to hang out and listen to birdsong-inspired music.

Meet the makers, check out the designs, and vote for your favorite. In-person community voting takes place Nov 30 to Dec 4, with an artist reception for Perch and the Red Brick Resident Artist show on December 3, from 5 to 7pm.

The Finalists

Following a public call to Roaring Fork Valley design-build teams, three Carbondale groups were selected by jury and provided one month and $1000 stipends to create conceptual drawings and models for the final round of the competition. Their proposals will be displayed at the Red Brick Center for the Arts for a people’s choice award that determines the contest winner. The teams are vying for $50,000 and the chance to build their vision, which will be constructed in May and on view through October, 2027.

The three finalist  teams are:

• “Colossal Owl” by Kyle McAlpin of Powder Day Design and Jason Caudill and Corey Summers of Pika Design Studio
• “Down Home” by Hudson McNamee of Osprey Design Studio and Claire Wright of Cosecha Textiles
• “Roost” by Will Young and Alicia Matesanz de las Heras

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