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.
The Art Base is set to open in its new building next month. The community art center bought it last year for $1.7 million. Photo Olive and West
With saws whirring and hammers banging nearby, on a recent walk-through of the Art Base’s soon-to-open, new two-story home in downtown Basalt, the community art center’s director said she has seen an outpouring of support for the nonprofit in recent months as it launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to pay for its new building and fund its post-pandemic future.
“I was blown away by the response,” said Art Base executive director Skye Skinner. “It was like magic.”