The Roaring Fork Open is a longstanding tradition and highlights the AAM's ongoing investment in sustaining a vibrant local, national, and international arts community. Beginning in 1980, the AAM has engaged the local community by hosting an annual Roaring Fork Valley exhibition. The RFO is open to artists residing between Aspen and Glenwood Springs and over the past twenty-nine years countless artists have presented their work at the AAM. This year, 125 Roaring Fork Valley artists will exhibit in the museum-wide exhibition, each work selected by the individual artist in consultation with AAM Director and Chief Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson. In addition, the AAM is excited to present a series of free public programs selected by and presenting Roaring Fork Valley actors, comedians, dancers, writers, performers and musicians.