Jessica Stockholder, Toast, 2014
Snap lock tile, cork toast, plastic, screws, poster print, acrylic paint, 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1/2 inches
Courtesy of the Artist; Mitchell-Innes & Nash, N.Y.; and Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago

Anderson Ranch’s largest community event, the 35th Annual Art Auction and Community Picnic, will feature over 200 works of art by top contemporary artists available for bid in live and silent auctions. A highlight of the Aspen/Snowmass summer arts and culture scene, the event takes place Saturday, August 1, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Anderson Ranch. The Annual Art Auction is open to all and offers a festive morning and afternoon full of live music, children’s art activities, a gourmet picnic lunch and more as part of the art-infused experience.

“The Annual Art Auction is a real manifestation of love and respect for the Ranch by all involved,” offers Nancy Wilhelms, Executive Director of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. “Many of the works in our auctions have a Ranch story to tell—they were either created here, were part of a body of work presented here, or made by artists with a history here. Everyone’s participation means so much to the Ranch, especially on the doorstep of our 50th anniversary next year.”

Curated by Barbara Lee, the live auction portion of the event features an array of works including a Jessica Stockholder sculpture, a photographic print by Alec Soth, photogravure from Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison, handmade paper from Ursula von Rydingsvard, a Hernan Bas print, raku ceramics by Jun Kanenko, a vintage silver print by Amy Arbus, woodfired stoneware by ceramist and Japanese National Living Treasure, Takashi Nakazato, as well as pieces by ceramists John Gill and Ron Nagle. Bonhams’ William O’Reilly will once again serve as auctioneer.

All auction items will be available for preview at Anderson Ranch; live auction works will be on view July 24 – 30 and silent auction works on view July 27 – 31 at the Ranch’s Patton-Malott Gallery and Wyly Painting Building, respectively. Advance bidding for live and silent auction works will be available via Paddle8 July 17 11:00 AM MDT through July 30 at 6:00 PM MDT at paddle8.com/auction/andersonranchcommunity.

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Sunday, July 26, 7:00 PM
GUEST FACULTY LECTURE

Arthur Gonzalez and Shana & Robert ParkeHarrison
Ceramics/Photography
Schermer Meeting Hall
Free. Public Invited.

Arthur Gonzalez
Arthur Gonzalez, a Professor at the California College of the Arts, is an internationally exhibiting artist with over fifty one-person shows. He has received many awards, including the Virginia Groot Foundation grant and four NEA Fellowships.

Shana & Robert ParkeHarrison
Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison explore the triangular relationship of humans, technology and nature. They combine sculpture, painting, set design, performance, photography and implied narrative to create constructed, dreamlike images. Their works have been featured in numerous shows, including the “Mediations Biennale,” Poznan, Poland; “Fotografica Biennial,” Bogota, Colombia; “lille 3000,” Lille, France; and “Wall at WAM,” Worcester, Mass. They are represented by Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery in Paris and Jack Shainman Gallery, N.Y.

Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
ANNUAL ART AUCTION PREVIEW: LIVE & SILENT AUCTIONS

Live Auction: Patton-Malott Gallery
Silent Auction: Wyly Painting Building
Free. Public Invited.

Get a first look at the live and silent auction works featured in the 35th Annual Art Auction, up close and in person, before the big community event on August 1. All silent and live auction works are available on Paddle8. Click here to view online and place your bid early!

Join us for a special VIP PREVIEW
LIVE and SILENT AUCTION WORKS

Monday, July 27
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Patton-Malott Gallery and Wyly Painting Building

Anderson Ranch Artistic Directors will give a brief talk on several Live Auction Works, followed by a walk-through preview of the Silent Auction Works. Appetizers and libations will be served. Please RSVP to Hailey Walsh, hwalsh@andersonranch.org or 970/923-3181 x 227.

Tuesday, July 28, 7:00 PM
GUEST FACULTY LECTURE

Phil Borges & Emilio Perez
Photography/Painting
Schermer Meeting Hall
Free. Public Invited.

Phil Borges
For over 25 years Phil Borges has been visiting and documenting indigenous and tribal cultures around the world. His award-winning books have been published in four languages. Phil was honored with the Lucie Humanitarian Award at the Annual International Photography Awards in Los Angeles as well as the Purpose Prize. His latest project “CRAZYWISE,” a feature-length documentary film, questions how Western medicine labels and treats extreme mental emotional states of consciousness.

Emilio Perez
Emilio Perez’s works can be found in the permanent collections of the Miami Art Museum, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Arkansas Art Center and in corporate collections. He has had solo exhibitions with Galerie Lelong in both New York and Paris, Pace Prints, and his work has been featured in group exhibitions internationally.

Thursday, July 30, 12:30 PM
2015 SUMMER SERIES | Featured Artists & Conversations

Alec Soth
Schermer Meeting Hall
Free. Public Invited.
RSVP Required – 970/923-3181 or andersonranch.org

Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minn. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and São Paulo Biennials. In 2008, a large survey exhibition of Soth’s work was exhibited at Jeu de Paume in Paris and Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland. In 2010, the Walker Art Center produced a large survey exhibition of Soth’s work entitled From Here To There. Alec Soth’s first monograph, Sleeping by the Mississippi, was published by Steidl in 2004 to critical acclaim. Since then Soth has published NIAGARA (2006), Fashion Magazine (2007), Dog Days, Bogotá (2007), The Last Days of W (2008), and Broken Manual (2010). Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013).

Saturday, August 1, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
35th ANNUAL ART AUCTION & COMMUNITY PICNIC

The Ranch’s largest community event and fundraiser is a summer highlight! Join art lovers for a picnic lunch ($15 for adults, free for children 12 and under), live music, children’s activities and fun, with over 200 works of art offered in live and silent auctions.

Registration 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Children’s Activities 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Silent Auction 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
LIVE AUCTION 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch Buffet 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Margarita Bar 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Ice Cream Sundae Bars 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Check Out & Packaging 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Continuous free shuttle service from TWO CREEKS parking lot on OWL CREEK ROAD, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.

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Live auction works by (left to right, top to bottom) Marina Abramovíc, Ron Nagle (image detail), Sam Maloof, Barbara Sorensen, Holly Hughes (image detail)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
34th Annual Art Auction & Community Picnic
Live and Silent Auctions, 200+ Works of Art
Live Music, Children’s Activities, Fun!
Public Invited. Picnic Lunch ($15) Children 12 and under eat free!

here the Aspen Public Radio audiocanvas interview about the Annual Art Auction

Preview and bid online prior to the event on Paddle8!

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This past Saturday was our annual art auction and community picnic. We were pleased at the turnout and glad to have so many wonderful guests. We would also like to share a special word of thanks for those who helped support programs at the Ranch by purchasing works from our Live & Silent Auctions. Our 33rd Annual Art Auction and Community Picnic was a huge success and so much fun! Come back and see us again real soon.

Please take a look at a selection of photos from the event!

Live Auction Preview

Silent Auction

If you enjoyed these photos be sure to join the fun next year!

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