At Anderson Ranch near Aspen, CO, we recognize human beings’ lifelong need to develop personal creativity and to discover, learn and grow. We nurture and inspire imaginations of all ages, encouraging experimentation, intensive inquiry and creative production. Anderson Ranch is an international center for the creation of new work and untried art forms for leading artists of our time.
Artists come here to:
- uncover, develop or stretch their creative spirits
- study with renowned artists and gifted teachers
- join a supportive community that encourages experimentation and growth
- create in state-of-the-art facilities in beautiful, rustic surroundings
- participate in hands-on learning enriched by lectures, exhibitions and critiques
Anderson Ranch is located in Snowmass Village, Colorado, a resort community 160 miles west of Denver.
Anderson Ranch is a place like no other. Artists of all levels and ages come here every summer for the opportunity to uncover, develop and stretch their creative spirits. They come for the faculty of renowned artists and gifted instructors and the supportive community that encourages experimentation and growth. They come for the state-of-the-art facilities and the beautiful and rustic setting. They come for unique hands-on learning opportunities offered in numerous disciplines enriched by slide lectures, exhibitions and critiques. In short, they come because Anderson Ranch Arts Center offers the opportunity to learn, create and become more.
Anderson Ranch strives to be a world leader in the growth and development of the visual arts, in the international dialogue that inspires common humanity through art making, and in the creation of a campus imbued with a spirit of community, challenge, support, exploration, innovation and discovery.
