Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Formation1966
TypeNonprofit
Location

Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1966 and located in Snowmass Village, Colorado.[1][2] They host an artist in residency program and the center offers workshops and classes by artists in the summer months of June, July and August.[3][4] The campus is five acres in size and offers studio space for ceramic, painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and printmaking.[5]

History

The location was formerly a late 1800s working ranch.[1] Anderson Ranch became an artists’ community in 1966 when it was founded by Paul Soldner.[6][2][7][8] Other early artists involved were Daniel Rhodes, Jim Romberg, Toshiko Takahaezu, James Surls, and Charmaine Locke.[9][10] The center became a nonprofit in 1973 and started offering an artist residency program in 1985.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Anderson Ranch started offering "Innovation Studios", a series of online workshops and classes.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anderson Ranch Arts Center to honor artists Nick Cave and Doug Casebeer, philanthropist Sarah Arison". Aspen Times. April 5, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Cooke, Edward S.; Ward, Gerald W. R.; L'Ecuyer, Kelly H.; Warner, Pat (2003). The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940–1990. MFA Publications, a division of the Museum of Fine Arts. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-87846-662-7.
  3. Grout, Pam (September 30, 2009). The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life. National Geographic Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-4262-0619-1.
  4. Travers, Andrew (April 23, 2020). "Anderson Ranch Arts Center moves summer workshops, lectures online due to coronavirus". www.aspentimes.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. Writer, Erica Robbie, Aspen Daily News Staff (2 September 2020). "Anderson Ranch ramps up programming, launches studio program for local artists". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved February 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Newby, Rick (2004). The Rocky Mountain Region. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-313-32817-6.
  7. 1 2 "Anderson Ranch Arts Center". Res Artis. March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. "14 Miami-based artists participate in prestigious Anderson Ranch Arts Center program as part of Oolite Arts travel residency". Oolite Arts. October 17, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. Snell, Ted (2007). Pippin Drysdale: Lines of Site. Fremantle Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-920731-19-9.
  10. Robbie, Erica (July 14, 2020). "'Sculpturally Distanced': Anderson Ranch's 17-piece outdoor exhibition offered for view". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. Travers, Andrew (June 12, 2020). "Making it online in Anderson Ranch's Innovation Studios". Aspen Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.


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