Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2014 Annual Report | Page 5

letter from the executive director and board chair
In 2014, Anderson Ranch Arts Center enjoyed an outstanding year of education and inspiration,
featuring 131 workshops, the Featured Artists Series and Making the Change They Want to See
symposium, and welcoming from around the world our students, faculty, staff and interns. Due
to the efforts of our Board and excellent staff, we realized a year-end net surplus in our operating
budget.

Nancy Wilhelms
Executive Director

Ann Korologos
Chair, Board of Trustees

During 2014, 1,102 students, including 289 scholarship students, attended workshops on our
beautiful campus. Through our Scholarship Partnership Program implemented with 71 top colleges
and universities throughout the U.S., 106 of those scholarship students are aspiring artists at the
junior, senior and graduate level. They add new thoughts and voices to our workshops, growing
the dialogue, especially in our advanced offerings.
We are very pleased and proud to be the recipient of a 2014 Windgate Foundation grant of
$250,000, enabling us to make campus improvements, purchase new equipment for both adult
and children’s workshops and most importantly, develop and equip the “FabLab.” Containing
3-D printers, laser cutters and other state-of-the-art digital technology, the FabLab has placed the
Ranch at the forefront in applying digital technologies to contemporary art making. Very popular
with students of all ages, the FabLab was well-used by the 28 residents we welcomed to campus
this year.
With support from generous donors we were able to stage a hugely successful summer series
featuring top international artists. This year we also added a symposium curated by Anne Pasternak
and featuring Steve McQueen and other notable artists. We salute the outstanding work of our
Art & Artists Advisory Group headed by Sue Hostetler in programming the series.
Held again at the Hotel Jerome, the Recognition Dinner exceeded our goals and expectations,
raising funds for the Ranch and scholarships while honoring Theaster Gates as our National Artist
Honoree, Debra and Dennis Scholl as the Service to the Arts Honorees, and Lee Lyon with a
Lifetime Achievement Award. A live auction of contempora