Event
Winter Benefit Dinner 2025
Dec 17, 2025 5PM-8:30PM
Celebrate the holiday season while supporting the arts!
Join us at Anderson Ranch for an evening that celebrates creativity and community. The Winter Benefit Dinner features a family-friendly art-making activity, a studio tour, a thoughtfully prepared farm-to-table dinner, and a live auction showcasing bespoke Ranch experiences and artworks. Proceeds directly support the Ranch’s artistic programming. Don’t miss this beautiful night at the Ranch.
For table purchases or more information, please contact development manager Kimberly Patterson at [email protected] or call 970-924-5083.
ORDER OF THE EVENING
5-6 PM: Family Art-Making Activity
Begin the evening with a hands-on artmaking experience led by our talented staff. This activity is designed to be engaging for all ages, allowing parents and children to work together at their own pace.
6-6:30PM: Studio Tour
Take a studio tour with Visiting Artist Joel Messler. Joel Mesler’s paintings shed light on universal themes by filtering them through autobiography, humor, self-deprecation, and surprising compositional juxtapositions. His recent solo exhibitions were at the Rockefeller Center, New York (2024), Chateau La Coste, France (2024), and Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York (2024), among others.
6:30 PM: Winter Benefit Dinner
Join us for a delicious dinner prepared by farm-to-table chef Mark Hardin of Field to Fork. The evening will feature a live auction showcasing artwork and exclusive Anderson Ranch experiences specially curated for this event. Celebrate while helping us continue to foster creativity and innovation in the arts!
Complimentary childcare for children aged 4-13 is available during dinner and includes a pizza party and movie night in the Children’s Building next door.
Dec 17, 2025 5PM-8:30PM
While You're On Campus
Eat
The Ranch Café
The Café is available to Ranch students, faculty, and staff only from October through May.
The Café is a social hub where students and visitors gather to discuss ideas, plan for new creative experiences, and reflect on shared teachings. Join us for a beautiful buffet lunch offering fresh salads and rotating hot items.
Shop
ArtWorks Store
Art supplies, fine crafts, and gifts.
Store Hours
June-September: Monday – Friday, 9AM-3PM
October-May: Monday – Friday, 1-5PM (except major holidays.)
Explore
Patton-Malott Gallery
This gallery space on the Anderson Ranch campus is home to contemporary and rustic ranch architectural elements and provides the backdrop for rotating exhibitions throughout the year.
Gallery Hours
June-September: Monday – Friday, 9AM-3PM
October-May: Monday – Friday, 1-5PM (except major holidays.)