RLV fosters creative endeavors through its exhibits, residencies, workshops, concerts, readings and more. Spearheaded by Charles Littler, Rancho Linda Vista was formed in 1968 by a group of artists affiliated with the University of Arizona, who settled on an historic adobe ranch in the northern Catalina foothills that bore the same name. In a short space of time, the houses were taken over by indi
vidual families and the barns converted into artists studios. Over the years, "the ranch" has hosted well-known artists, writers, poets and others, as well as provided home for an assortment of artists, architects, artisans, teachers, scholars, health providers, activists and more. It has space for experimentation - in both the arts and community living - but with too many ornery sorts has never quite managed to pull off being a "commune".
