Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation

PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE FINE ARTS FOR 1,200 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ANNUALLY.

WORKSHOPS ARE THE CORE OF ANDERSON RANCH'S PROGRAMMING AND FULFILL OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING AN INVIGORATING IMMERSION IN CREATIVITY. THE ENERGY GENERATED IN OUR STUDIOS FROM THE DIVERSE MIX OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES PAIRED WITH RENOWNED FACULTY RESULTS IN LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES. IN 2021, ANDERSON RANCH RETURNED TO FULLY IN PERSON WORKSHOPS AFTER THE MAJORITY WERE VIRTUAL FOR 2020. WE OFFERED 144 WORKSHOPS IN CERAMICS, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE, PHOTO, DIGITAL MEDIA AND WOODWORKING FOR ADULTS, YOUNG ARTISTS AND CHILDREN. IN TOTAL, THE RANCH SERVED 1,217 WORKSHOP STUDENTS ANDERSON RANCH IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMISING ARTISTS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS. IN 2021, MORE THAN 20% OF OUR WORKSHOP STUDENTS PARTICIPATED ON SCHOLARSHIP. SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED BY RANCH SUPPORTERS, BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS, EITHER THROUGH ENDOWED FUNDS OR SPECIAL GIFTS. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL. ANDERSON RANCH ALSO PARTNERS WITH 130 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO UPPER LEVEL ASPIRING ARTISTS.

ANDERSON RANCH'S CAMPUS AMENITIES INCLUDE A DORMITORY, CAFE, LIBRARY, AN ART SUPPLIES STORE, AND AN EXHIBITION SPACE. WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING, ACCESS TO SUPPLIES AND EXHIBITIONS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF CAMPUS.IN 2021, OUR 2ND ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION: (STILL) SCULPTURALLY DISTANCED INCLUDED 19 SCULPTURES BY LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED ARTISTS INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE RANCH CAMPUS.ANDERSON RANCH EDITIONS PUBLICATION PROGRAM HAS INVITED EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS ALIKE TO WORK ON PROJECTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROCESSES. IN THE PATTON PRINT SHOP, ARTISTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIMENT WITH THEIR IDEAS IN NEW WAYS. PRINTMAKING HAS ALWAYS INCORPORATED CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY WITH TRADITIONAL SKILLS, AND THE RANCH ENCOURAGES ARTISTS TO COMBINE TRADITIONAL PRINT PROCESSES WITH THE NEWEST DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. THIS SUPPORTED EXPERIMENTATION HELPS ARTISTS TO GROW AND CONNECT, AND EXPANDS HORIZONS FOR THE ANDERSON RANCH COMMUNITY. THE RESULTING PRINTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND THE PROCEEDS PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ALL RANCH PROGRAMMING.

ANDERSON RANCH'S ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM FOSTERS CREATIVE, INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES AND STUDIO TIME, FREE FROM EVERYDAY PRESSURES, AND PURSUE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS AMONG A COMMUNITY OF WORKING ARTISTS. IN 2021, 42 ARTISTS WERE SELECTED OVER THREE RESIDENCIES; THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST RESIDENTS ON CAMPUS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.DURING THE FIVE OR TEN WEEK RESIDENCY PERIOD, WE INVITE INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND CRITICS TO GIVE CRITICAL STUDIO FEEDBACK TO OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ALLOWING RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO RECEIVE CONSTRUCTIVE INPUT ON THE DIRECTION OF THEIR WORK. DURING THEIR TIME AT THE RANCH, VISITING CRITICS TYPICALLY GIVE A PUBLIC LECTURE AND SPEND ONE TO THREE DAYS CRITIQUING RESIDENT WORK.ANDERSON RANCH IS COMMITTED TO CHANGING LIVES THROUGH ART AND SERVING OUR AUDIENCE BOTH AT THE RANCH AND IN THE GREATER ROARING FORK VALLEY COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE LOCATED.ANDERSON RANCH SHARES THE CONTENT AND TALENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND VISITING ARTISTS WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY BY OFFERING FREE PUBLIC LECTURES, OPEN HOUSES, STUDIO TOURS, AS WELL AS SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ARTISTS, ART MAKING, AND TRENDS AND ISSUES WITHIN THE ART WORLD. WE EXTEND OUR REACH BEYOND THE BORDERS OF OUR CAMPUS WITH OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH OUR EXTENDED COMMUNITY FROM ASPEN TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND BEYOND. THE PURPOSE OF THE RANCH'S OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO SERVE THE LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND NON-ARTISTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, SUSTAINED PROGRAMMING AND AREA PARTNERSHIPS STRUCTURED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ROARING FORK VALLEY USING THE VISUAL ARTS. IN 2021, WE INCREASED OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR LATINX COMMUNITY, BRINGING A HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION TO THE RANCH CAMPUS ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OTHER EVENTS, ALL OF WHICH WERE FILLED TO CAPACITY.FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, ANDERSON RANCH HAS OPENED OUR DOORS TO EVERYONE WITH A PASSION FOR THE ARTS. ART REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION AND ARTISTS CAN SERVE AS POWERFUL EDUCATORS DURING TIMES OF GREAT CHANGE AND GROWTH. WE MAINTAIN AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON ENSURING INCLUSION IN OUR COMMUNITY TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED BASED ON RACE/ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GEOGRAPHY, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, OR RELIGION. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY BY LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, RESEARCHING RICH AND DIVERSE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING, PARTNERING WITH BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR OUR STAFF, FACULTY AND BOARD.