Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1966 and located in Snowmass Village, Colorado.[1][2] The center hosts an artist residency program and summer workshops in the months of June, July, August, September as well as January.[3][4] The campus is five acres in size with working studio space in historic buildings for ceramics, painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, sculpture, furniture making and woodworking as well as a library, café, gallery and a lecture hall.[5] The Ranch invites visiting artists, critics and curators year-round.
| Formation | 1966 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′51″N 106°56′13″W / 39.2142°N 106.937°W |
Anderson Ranch hosts many public events throughout the year, such as the Summer Series: Featured Artists & Conversations, Lunchtime Auctionettes, Guest Faculty Lectures, the Annual Art Auction and Recognition Dinner, exhibitions and more local community activities.
The ceramics program has a long faculty connection with the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and the furniture and woodworking program has a similar creative history with San Diego State University and Rhode Island School of Design.
Since 1997, the International Artist Award is given to globally-recognized artists who demonstrate the highest level of artistic achievement and whose careers have fundamentally influenced contemporary art.[6] Previous awardees include:
2024: Charles Gaines
2023: Christian Marclay
2022: Yinka Shonibare
2021: Simone Leigh
2019: Nick Cave
2018: Ai Weiwei
2017: Wangechi Mutu
2016: Carrie Mae Weems
2015: Frank Stella
2014: Theaster Gates
2013: Bill Viola
2012: Kara Walker
2011: Laurie Simmons & Carroll Dunham
2010: Betty & George Woodman
2009: Cindy Sherman
2008: George Condo
2007: Enrique Martínez Celaya
2005: Vik Muniz
2004: Laurie Anderson
2003: Maya Lin
2002: Elizabeth Murray & Robert Holman
2001: Christo & Jeanne-Claude
2000: Peter Voulkos
1999: Betye Saar
1998: Sam Maloof
1997: Paul Soldner
Since 2019, Anderson Ranch has hosted a curator-in-residence.[7] Previous curators include Helen Molesworth from 2019-2021[8] and Douglas Fogle from 2022-2023.[9]
History
The location in the Rocky Mountains was formerly a working ranch in the late 19th century.[1] Anderson Ranch became an artists’ community in 1966 when it was founded by Paul Soldner.[10][2][11][12] Other early artists involved were Daniel Rhodes, Jim Romberg, Toshiko Takahaezu, James Surls, Takashi Nakazato and Charmaine Locke.[13][14] The center became a nonprofit in 1973 and started offering an artist residency program in 1985.[11]