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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