Anderson Ranch Arts Center Announces 2023 International Artist Honoree, Service to the Arts Honoree, and Summer Series Lineup

Recognition Week Celebrations will take place July 10-15, 2023, and includes the Recognition Dinner and the Annual Art Auction & Community Picnic

Aspen/Snowmass, CO (March 21, 2023) — This summer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center will honor Christian Marclay with the International Artist Award and Dana Farouki with the Service to the Arts Award during its Recognition Week celebration from July 10-15, 2023. This week-long celebration includes the Recognition Dinner on Thursday, July 13th and the beloved Annual Art Auction & Community Picnic on Saturday, July 15th. 

The arts center also releases its 2023 Summer Series: Featured Artists & Conversations lineup, with the first program on Thursday, July 6th, 2023.

Anderson Ranch Arts Center, a premier destination for art-making and critical dialogue since 1966, celebrates creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of key figures in the art world.

Peter Waanders, President and CEO of Anderson Ranch shared, “We are delighted to honor Christian Marclay with our International Artist Award on July 13th. Over his 40-year career, Christian has been a pioneer in making work that is a fusion of fine art and audio cultures, incorporating performance, collage, painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and film into his practice in a way that aligns perfectly with the Ranch's rich history of art making incorporating a wide array of media. Christian’s work has been exhibited widely in the world’s most prominent museums, including most recently in a comprehensive survey at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. We are incredibly excited to have him on campus this summer.” 

Waanders added, “We are also honored to present longtime Ranch friend and supporter, Dana Farouki, with our Service to the Arts Award. Farouki is an amazing arts leader, curator, and patron with longtime connections to the Aspen/Snowmass area and Anderson Ranch. Farouki’s advocacy for Middle Eastern art as a curator, cultural patron and entrepreneur has established her as an important and pioneering leader in the international arts community. Her leadership at a broad array of cultural institutions represents the highest level of integrity, vision and generosity of spirit. We are honored to celebrate Farouki’s significant and impactful contributions to the arts and are looking forward to welcoming her back to campus to accept the award.” 

Recognition Week is Anderson Ranch’s major fundraising benefit, historically raising more than $1.2M  to support the Ranch’s core educational programs and student scholarships. The Recognition Dinner takes place on Thursday, July 13th on the Anderson Ranch campus and features a presentation of the 2023 awards as well as a silent and live auction benefiting Anderson Ranch’s programs. The week concludes with the Annual Art Auction and Community Picnic on Saturday, July 15th, which is free and open to the public. 

For information on tables and tickets, please call Ellie Hahn at 970.924.5063 or visit https://www.andersonranch.org/recognition-week/