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OCAA's Mission is:

* To provide information about art related events in Ouray County.

* To encourage appreciation, enthusiasm, participation and support of the visual arts.

* To encourage local artists by providing a venue for their works.

* To award scholarships to deserving students in Ouray County.

We are pleased to be able to provide this service to those of you living in the area or visiting it.

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Welcome to the Ouray County Arts Association (OCAA),

home of the Artists' Alpine Holiday, held each August.

The Ouray County Arts Association consists of a group of volunteers dedicated to providing art shows for the appreciation of the local populace and visitors to the county. The organization was initiated in 1960 as the brainchild of Joyce Jorgenson, former owner and Editor of the Ouray County Plaindealer. Joyce, being an artist herself, thought there should be a local show for local artists. Others agreed. The Artists' Alpine Holiday began that year, and the rest is history.

The Association has presented a judged art show, the Artists' Alpine Holiday, each year since that time. The show is open to any artist's work, and over the years it has attracted artists from many states, but most of those contributing are from Colorado and surrounding states. It is one of the oldest juried art shows in Colorado and runs for nine days each August.

Almost 300 artists enter the Artists' Alpine Holiday each year bringing over 400 works of art, including sculpture and photography, and there is a special category for students. The show is generally attended by close to 2,000 visitors from foreign countries and more than 30 states. Approximately 10% or more of the art is sold during the show's run each year. Proceeds from percentage of sales, as well as, monies received from entry fees, memberships, and cash donations, are used to support ongoing shows, including the awarding of prizes and payment of the show's judge. All of those involved in the planning and operation of shows are volunteers - including the officers and committee chairpersons.

The Association encourages student artists and offers scholarships to deserving seniors in Ouray and Ridgway schools.

The Ouray County Arts Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization of highly motivated volunteers.

Since the inception of the Artists' Alpine Holiday in 1960, OCAA has traditionally purchased an outstanding piece of artwork from the annual show to add to our Permanent Collection. We have accumulated over 50 pieces of art and they are showcased in occasional exhibitions, as well as being distributed among public buildings in Ouray County.

View selected works from the Permanent Collection

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Ouray County Arts Association P.O. Box 167 Ouray, CO 81427
PRESIDENT DeAnn McDaniel email 183 Oak Road Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-3212	VICE PRESIDENT Celie Matteson email 16888 Riverview Ct. Montrose, Co 81403 Home Phone: 240-8010
SECRETARY Vicki Caldwell email PO Box 377 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-4816	TREASURER Laurie Bunten email P.O. Box 1327 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-0808
AAH REGISTRAR and PROSPECTUS DeAnn McDaniel email 183 Oak Road Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-3212	AAH CO-REGISTRAR Celie Matteson email 16888 Riverview Ct. Montrose, Co 81403 Home Phone: 240-8010
RECEPTION CHAIR Sharon Warner email P.O. Box 1171 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-4425	RECEPTION CO-CHAIR Susette Warynick email P.O. Box 413 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-7356 Kris Boettger email P.O. Box 284 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-4360
SPECIAL EVENTS Tracy Imhoff email P.O. Box 1790 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-7232	AAH PROGRAM DeAnn McDaniel email 183 Oak Road Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-3212
HOST/HOSTESS CHAIR Vicki Caldwell email P.O. Box 377 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-4816	HOST/HOSTESS CO-CHAIR and NEWSLETTER Loretta Casler email P.O. Box 98 Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 901-4204
GRANT WRITING and FUNDRAISING Judy Hazen email 630 Chipeta Drive Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-5513	PUBLICITY Celie Matteson email 16888 Riverview Court Montrose, CO 81403 Phone: 240-8010
AAH CONSULTANT and SCHOLARSHIPS Romagean Personne email P.O. Box 204 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-0270	MEMBERSHIPS Laurie Bunten email P.O. Box 1327 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-0808 Judy Hazen email 630 Chipeta Drive Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-5513
ARTISTIC SUPERVISOR Judy Hazen email 630 Chipeta Drive Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-5513 Barbara Kendrick email 152 Pleasant Valley Road7 Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-9737 Bob Burdsall P.O. Box 3476 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 252-7296	PERMANENT COLLECTION Barbara Kendrick email 152 Pleasant Valley Road Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-9737 Claudia Wolff email 196 Juniper Road Ridgway, CO 81432 Phone: 626-5628 Bobbie Johnson email P.O. Box 943 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 209-5795
EQUIPMENT CHAIR Steve Caldwell email P.O. Box 377 Ouray, CO 81427 Phone: 325-4816	EQUIPMENT CO-CHAIR Bob Burdsall P.O. Box 3476 Montrose, CO 81402 Phone: 252-7296