Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2013 Annual Report | Page 6

4 AndersonRanch arts center Summer Workshops SUMMER WORKSHOPS “Anderson Ranch has given me the tools to continue working with my hands, has made me a more patient and caring person, and has given me insight as to what is happening in the art world.” – Student from Sun City, AZ Our summer workshops provide artists of all experience levels the opportunity to develop new skills and techniques in an atmosphere of collaboration and respect. The faculty instructors are carefully selected for not only their artistic talent and expertise, but for their ability to instruct and inspire students. In the summer of 2013, Anderson Ranch conducted 108 adult summer workshops, which are the heart of our programming. Artists of all skill levels, beginners to experts, came to the Ranch between June and September to learn new mediums or further develop existing skills. Our adult workshops encompassed ceramics, photography & new media, furniture design & woodworking, sculpture, woodturning, painting & drawing, and printmaking. Our 16 children’s workshops offered youngsters ages 4 - 12 a unique opportunity to be involved in a quality art program that went beyond the typical summer art class. Elaborate owl collages, monoprints inspired by Andy Warhol, and thoughtful photographic portraits are just a few of the projects completed in our children’s programs this past summer. For our teen artists, musically inspired t-shirts and posters were created in the screen printing class, while other teens designed their own skateboards. In 2013, 1,078 adults and children participated in the Summer Workshop Program. For many students, scholarships are integral to their participation in the summer workshops, and Anderson Ranch awarded $211,306.25 in scholarships to 283 students. The Ranch continued international programming in 2013 with our popular field expeditions. In April, Doug Casebeer, Artistic Director of Ceramics, led an excursion to Jamaica, along with guest faculty David Pinto. Allowing artists to create work outside of their familiar environment was inspiring for the group, who worked at a studio housed on the grounds of the Good Hope Plantation – once home to a prosperous 18th-century sugar estate overlooking the Queen of Spain Valley and the Cockpit Mountains. This expedition focused on the fundamentals of ceramics, using both the wheel and constructed hand-built forms.