Anderson Ranch Arts Center Annual Report - 2012 | Page 12

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Featured Artists Lecture Series

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featured artists lecture series
Each summer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center showcases
a special Featured Artists Lecture Series. Over the past
several years, this series has brought 8 to 10 of the
most significant international contemporary artists to
the Ranch to discuss their work. A valuable addition to
the Ranch’s offerings, the series allows us to foster a
broader understanding of contemporary art to a wide
audience. By expanding our critical dialog in this manner,
we are fulfilling two parts of our four-part mission: to
celebrate critical thinking and community.
In 2012, the series drew record audiences from
throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Over 1,300 people
attended lectures by artists Barry X. Ball, Sanford
Biggers, James Casebere, Enrique Martínez Celaya,
Rashid Johnson, Tom Sachs, Jessica Stockholder
and Kara Walker. Kara was the National Artist’s Award
Honoree at our Recognition Dinner.

Performance artist Nick Cave, clad in a Soundsuit
and accompanied by the violin, dazzled a sold-out
audience for “Wild Horses.” Barry X. Ball was also
on hand for a conversation during our annual PastPresidents’ Luncheon.
We are extremely grateful for the gracious support of
the sponsors who enabled us to offer these lectures
to the public free of charge. They include: Jill and Jay
Bernstein, Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy,
Rebecca Donelson, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Kathryn
Fleck Peisach and Harry Peisach, Barbara Fosco and
David Missner, Sharon and John Hoffman, Melony and
Adam Lewis, Toby Lewis, Gael Neeson and Stefan Edlis,
June and Paul Schorr, and Ellen and Steve Susman. Each
of these patrons generously underwrote the Featured
Artists Lecture Series, and many hosted cocktail parties
in honor of the artists in their homes.