Partner Organizations

We are committed to building vital relationships that strengthen our community through collaboration, advocacy and shared resources. More than 50% of our participating students are from the Wyly outreach partnerships. We design special visual art programs, volunteer opportunities and internships with local organizations. Wyly community grant awards combined with shared funding from each organization when needed make these partnership programs possible.


Anderson Ranch	www.andersonranch.org Anderson Ranch is a learning community comprised of workshops, residencies, and visiting artists, on five scenic acres in Snowmass Village, Colorado that is dedicated to creativity and growth through the making and understanding of the visual arts. The Wyly collaborates with the Ranch in arts education projects and visual arts workshops for young artists.
Aspen Film	www.aspenfilm.org Aspen Film's mission is to enlighten, enrich, educate and entertain through film. They offer film festivals to the public in the fall, winter and spring. The Wyly participated in their school outreach program providing visual journal presentations to area high schools in conjunction with the viewing of the documentary film “1000 Journals” by Andrea Kruehage.
Aspen Writers’ Foundation	www.aspenwritersfoundation.org AWF provides programs that encourage writers in their craft and readers in their appreciation of literature, and creates opportunities to bring writers and readers together. The Wyly and AWF offer full-week summer writing/book arts workshop together every summer for ages 8 -12 years at the art center in Basalt. We also collaborate with AWF in hosting writing events.
Basalt Chamber of Commerce	www.basaltchamber.org The Basalt Chamber of Commerce, located in the Red Caboose in historic Basalt, is a membership organization committed to maintaining a sense of community and an increased sense of place. The Wyly offers community programs in collaboration with Basalt Chamber events, hosting meetings and participating each year in the annual Basalt River Days providing art activities for all ages.
Basalt Elementary School	www.bes.rfsd.k12.co.us The Wyly proudly hosted and provided exhibition space for the annual Basalt Elementary School art show showcasing the artwork of over 500 young artists kindergarten – 4th grades for two weeks each Spring. The students visited the exhibition with their school art class as well as bringing their parents and families into the show.
Basalt Middle School	www.bms.rfsd.k12.co.us Since the art center opened its doors in 1996 one of our most successful Wyly art center programs continues to be “Journaling With Images”, which provides technique, slide presentations and instruction in exploring the journal as an expressive form integrating both words and images. We explore the journal as “an instrument of awareness through which we can watch what we do so we can find out who we are”. Mary Morrison The Wyly works with the Basalt Middle School 8th grade each year introducing the journal as a tool for self-expression, art investigation and documentation of the students’ life milestones.
Camp Roaring Fork	www.roaringforkclub.net/poss_Family.aspx The Wyly offers youth summer art camps to the families of this Basalt recreational club.
Eagle County Volunteer Services	www.eaglecounty.us/hhs/volunteers.cfm Eagle County Volunteer Services offers help to individuals of any age and ability to find the right volunteer opportunity. The Wyly utilizes these volunteers by providing opportunities in office support and in creating artisan wares for our Wyly Art Mart.
Mountain Valley Developmental Services	www.mtnvalley.org Mountain Valley Developmental Services was founded in 1973 and is an organization which provides a comprehensive array of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Since 1998 the Wyly continues to teach monthly art workshops to the MVDS disabled adult clients. We offer developmentally appropriate visual art projects taught by quality instructors and enthusiastic volunteers.
Roaring Fork Valley Non-Profit Art Educators	The Wyly is a member of this newly formed group that brings together those people involved in educational and artistic programming from local non-profit arts organizations. Our purpose is to create a dialogue between the arts organizations (visual art, theater, dance and music), sharing valuable insights and information, and fostering and communicating the importance of the arts in the lives of all people through collaborative and educational opportunities as well as advocacy.
The Buddy Program	www.buddyprogram.org The Buddy Program provides young people the opportunity to grow through adult mentoring. It's about inspiration...a unique opportunity to provide our local young people with positive mentors from our community. The Wyly collaborates with the Buddy Program offering fun and imaginative visual art classes which provide an opportunity for the Big and Little buddies to learn, discovery and create together.
Town of Basalt	www.basalt.net Basalt is a quaint mountain community located at the confluence of two gold medal trout streams, the Frying Pan and the Roaring Fork Rivers and is a vibrant and diverse community. Basalt began as a railroad town and was known as Aspen Junction until 1895 when the name was changed to Basalt. This name was taken from the basaltic rock formation of Black Mountain (now known as Basalt Mountain) located to the north of the Town. Basalt was officially incorporated during the summer of 1901. Since that time, the Town has gone through numerous changes and expansions. In 2004 the Wyly Community Art Center re-located from Woody Creek to the town Basalt choosing to become part of this exciting and growing community by bringing visual arts learning and events to everyone. We are pleased to be able to participate throughout the year in events such as Basalt River Days and the Holiday Tree lighting. The Wyly is active in contributing to the vitality and vibrancy of our town by participating in youth activities and the newly formed Basalt Sunday Market.
Valley Pines Senior Center	This senior center is part of the Eagle County Seniors and is located on the outskirts of the downtown Basalt core. The Wyly offers art classes to the participating senior citizens often times during the holiday season with projects such as gingerbread house making and holiday card design.
Youth Recovery Center	www.vvh.org/pages/p-youth-recovery-64.php The YRC offers an inpatient 6-week program for 14-18 year olds with chemical dependency. YRC promotes interventions and treatments that facilitate working through emotional distress and developing insight regarding behavior and value systems. The Wyly teaches a full-day Journaling with Images workshop every six weeks to the clients as a life tool for their therapy and recovery. This visual journaling program explores the journal as “an instrument of awareness through which we can which we can watch what we do so we can find out who we are”. Mary Morrison The Wyly works with the clients introducing the journal as a tool for self-expression, art investigation and a creative way to document and write about their life challenges. The Wyly has worked with the YRC clients since 1999 and is honored to be a part of the Youth Recovery Center program.
Youth Zone	www.youthzone.com YouthZone is committed to helping young people become responsible, contributing members of society. By working with youth, parents and community, YouthZone helps strengthen communities through happier, healthier families and safer neighborhoods. The Wyly works with the clients of YouthZone providing intern opportunities for youth who are contracted to complete a set number of community service hours. YouthZone “interns” support the art center by helping us with office and studio upkeep and operations.