Annual Art Auction
The Annual Art Auction and Community Picnic is
Anderson Ranch’s largest community event of the
year and is held on the beautiful Ranch campus. Our
largest auction yet, the event was attended by more
than 700 guests for children’s art activities, live music
and a community picnic. Nearly 200 works of art were
available in live and silent auctions. Donated by artists,
collectors and galleries, much of the work was made
at the Ranch or produced specifically for this event.
Highlights from the live auction included works by
Christo, Robert Heinecken, Dashiell Manley, Ken Price,
and Anoka Faruqee.
Lunchtime Auctionettes
On select Fridays throughout the summer,
Anderson Ranch hosts Lunchtime
Auctionettes.
These
high-energy
auctions were held on the Anderson
Ranch campus in Schermer Meeting
Hall. Students, faculty and community
members were invited to a picnic lunch
followed by a live auction of works made
that week at Anderson Ranch by students,
faculty, Visiting Artists, staff and interns.
Spring and Holiday
Open Houses
The annual Spring and Holiday Open Houses featured
Artists-in-Residence studio tours, craft activities for
children, trunk shows in the ArtWorks Store and dinner
in the Ranch Café. The Spring Open House featured
an opening reception for Derek Johnston’s exhibition
“Colorado’s Fourteeners” and live screen printing
demos. The Holiday Open House included an opening
reception for the “Anderson Ranch Editions Survey”, a
hot chocolate bar, sponsored by Douglas Elliman, from
the Bitsy Caravan and photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
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