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The Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture. Annually, open to authors of any nationality, the award is one of the largest literary prizes in the United States, and one of the few focused exclusively on fiction with a social impact. -
English In Action’s signature live storytelling event, Immigrant Voices, celebrates the compelling stories of the organization’s adult English learners and spotlights the breadth and vitality of immigrants in the Roaring Fork Valley. Since its inception, Immigrant Voices has wowed sold-out TACAW audiences and become an anticipated and visible event in the Roaring Fork Valley community. Presented by English In Action in partnership with TACAW and Alya Howe’s Writ Large.
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Listen in for an Anderson Ranch Visiting Artist Lecture with Noelle Choy -
Join renowned curator, author and design expert Ellen Lupton for an exclusive exploration of the Bauhaus’s enduring legacy in graphic design and typography. Dive into the school’s iconic style through rare artifacts—books, course materials, promotional fliers, and more currently on view at the Bayer Center—and discover the dramatic stories of its lesser-known visionary teachers and students, including Friedl Dicker, Johannes Itten, Làszlò Moholy-Nagy, and Anni Albers. Trace the Bauhaus’s profound influence on modern design and typography, and understand why its relevance endures today. -
Listen in for an Anderson Ranch Visiting Artist Lecture with Masako Miki -
Historical and contemporary policies and practices have resulted in over a century of fire exclusion across much of the US. Within designated wilderness areas, the exclusion of fire constitutes a fundamental and ubiquitous act of trammeling. -
This lecture explores the extraordinary lengths scientists go to capture and study these “ghostly” particles, from massive underground detectors to space-based observatories. Learn how these investigations are shedding light on the hidden fabric of the universe and bringing us closer to answering some of science’s most profound questions. -
Listen in for an Anderson Ranch Visiting Critic Lecture with Jasmine Wahi. -
Dr. Tabin is a distinguished ophthalmologist, humanitarian, and accomplished mountaineer. As the co-founder of the Cure Blindness Project, he has dedicated his life to eradicating preventable blindness in the developing world. -
Meigan Aronson is an experimental condensed matter physicist whose research centers on the discovery and exploration of quantum materials. -
Listen in for a talk with Anderson Ranch visiting artist Nacho Carbonell. -
Lauren Groff discusses her most recent novel “The Vaster Wilds,” which plunges readers into colonial America’s wilderness through the eyes of a young servant girl fleeing the famine of Jamestown. As she navigates nature’s brutal beauty and the edges of survival, Groff crafts an electrifying exploration of resilience, self-discovery, and the precarious line between civilization and wildness.
