Description

A former sheep ranch owned by the Anderson Family, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a collection of historic log barns and the family's home in the Brush Creek Valley. It has evolved into a nationally recognized visual arts center with a focus on crafts and fine arts. Aspen resident Paul Soldner was searching for a pottery studio for his volunteer cooperative in the mid-1960s. At that time the Snowmass ski area developers had bought all the buildings in the area and told Soldner he could use the empty buildings as studio space. The arts center was incorporated in 1974 as a nonprofit organization. During the summer, more than 100 workshops are offered and taught by well-known national and international artists in residence who come here to work, teach and chat with visitors. Classes are intentionally kept small and there are one, two, and three-week courses on ceramics, book arts, digital imaging, drawing, painting, printmaking, woodworking, photography, and more, including children's programs.