Anderson Center Facts:

The Anderson Center is the largest artist community in the Upper Midwest.
The Anderson Center is one of 350 artist communities worldwide.
Since 1995, when the Anderson Center opened, over 700 artists, writers, and scholars have participated in the summer residency program.
They have represented 38 different disciplines and have come from 43 states and more than 35 countries.
Anderson Center residents annually visit over 15 schools, civic organizations, senior centers and other arts institutions in the five-county area.
Since 1995, over 35,000 people, from primary school children to senior citizens, have benefited from resident community presentations.
The work of more than 220 emerging and established artists and writers is annually exhibited or published by the Anderson Center.
Over 5,000 people a year attend Anderson Center art shows, exhibitions, celebrations, and other events.
The Anderson Center's permanent art collection is one of the finest in rural Minnesota, with works by Picasso, Chagall, Dali, and other 20th century masters.
The Center's Sculpture Garden, with more than 30 large works, is the largest sculpture garden in rural Minnesota.
The Anderson Center is one of 20 artist communities in the nation whose buildings are listed on the National Historic Register.