Annie Henninger named executive director of The Art Base
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Annie Henninger has been named executive director of The Art Base, the Basalt-based nonprofit community arts center announced. Henninger’s position becomes effective Jan. 30, 2024.
Henninger began her career as a fine arts teacher, then moved to the Roaring Fork Valley to take a position at the Aspen Art Museum as its director of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion. She remained at the museum until 2022 when she became the art supervisor for the City of Glenwood Springs.
“I am thrilled to join the dedicated Art Base team and look forward to furthering its core mission,” said Henninger in a press release. “I welcome new and exciting opportunities for engagement, collaboration, and creative expression, informed by a positive and collective vision for the future and our community’s needs and interests.”
Henninger was born and raised in Eastern Pennsylvania where she developed passions for art, education, and adventure. After graduating from Muhlenberg College with a B.A. in Art History and Psychology, she ventured west to work in Yellowstone National Park, eventually landing in Colorado to join the Aspen Art Museum.
“Annie embodies the values and mission of the Art Base,” said Barbara Glass, Art Base Board of Trustees President Barbara Glass said in the release. “Her dedication to education, community, and inclusion, and her intimate knowledge of our local art scene make her a perfect fit for our organization. She is just the person to lead us into our next chapter.”
The Art Base is now in its third year at the Three Bears Building in downtown Basalt where the organization offers studio art classes for all ages and abilities in its second-floor classrooms. Exhibitions of regional artists take place in its first-floor gallery. Founded in 1997, the Art Base has become a keystone cultural organization of the Roaring Fork Valley, serving the Valley’s diverse communities from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.
For more information on The Art Base visit theartbase.org.
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