EVENTS
Celebrating the Arts
and Art Making
Each year Anderson Ranch hosts a variety of exciting
events that bring together art enthusiasts from the
Aspen/Snowmass community, across the country and
beyond. These festive and lively events attract a broad
mix of people who share a love of art and creativity.
They also serve to expose the community to top
contemporary artists, as well as local artists who are
working in the Roaring Fork Valley. Admission to many
of these events is free and open to the public; all funds
raised support the Ranch’s artistic and educational
programs.
19TH ANNUAL RECOGNITION DINNER
The Recognition Dinner was Anderson Ranch’s biggest fundraising event of the year, raising over
$700,000. Frank Stella received the National Artist Award; Jennifer and David Stockman received
the Service to the Arts Award; and works by top contemporary artists were auctioned off in an
exciting live auction.
35TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION & COMMUNITY PICNIC
Held on the beautiful Anderson Ranch Arts Center campus, the Annual Art Auction & Community
Picnic is the Ranch’s largest community event of the year. The event featured nearly 200 works of
art donated by artists, collectors and galleries, and raised over $300,000.