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UNM Student Art Show at the Stables Gallery

May 4 - 15, 2008

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Opening
Reception: Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

1st Annual Children's Art Show - April 17 - 25
Charles Lovell Art Sale - Stables Gallery - June 14, 2008

An overview exhibition of Charles Lovell's work in color and black and white photography from the early 1980's to the present, along with the showing of contemporary and historical art collected by Charles during this 30 plus year period in a wide range of media. Works will be for sale and will assist Norah and Lovel's transition to a new life in New Orleans. Ten percent of the proceeds from all sales will be donated to a Taos Not-for-profit, as a way to give back to the community.

Opening reception is Friday, June 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. Sale continues June 14 from noon to 4 p.m. and June 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. For further information call 758-7983 or e-mail Charles at lovell@taosnews,com

"Oklahoma: Centerfold Art Show"  2008-09

Juried art show. Deadline for entries is September 3, 2008.
Click here for PDF with more info on the above

The Art in Public Places Program - Open Now

AIPP TIME Project - Temporary Installations Made for the Environment – Carlsbad The Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) of New Mexico Arts (NMA) seeks to commission up to ten temporary environmentally based artworks to be installed in various locations in Carlsbad. Available sites include but are not limited to the Carlsbad Museum, Carlsbad Court House, Carlsbad Library and the County Administration Building.

Project intent: The Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) of New Mexico Arts seeks to commission up to ten temporary, visually engaging and conceptually rich environmental artworks to be exhibited in and around Carlsbad, New Mexico. The proposed artworks should relate to this year’s theme Cielo.

The project is open to all artists that are residents of New Mexico. Artist must receive a prospectus to apply. Click here to download prospectus PDF. Deadline: 5:00pm MST June 12, 2008

For more information or to receive a prospectus visit the New Mexico Arts website or contact NM Arts, PO Box 1450, Santa Fe NM 87504, telephone 505/827-6490, 800/879-4278 (instate), or email laurie.wilder@state.nm.us.

Spring 2008 National Endowment for the Arts - Opportunities

Please contact the National Endowment for the Arts (www.nea.gov) for more information on the following. Contact information should be available on the page for each item. The March NEA Spotlight articles are posted in FEATURES at http://www.nea.gov/features/indexR.php

The  National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Architect of the Capitol and the Joint Committee on the Library, will administer a competition to select an artist to produce a statue to memorialize civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks to be placed in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. The guidleines for the "Rosa Parks Sculpture Design Competition " are now in APPLY FOR A GRANT at http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/RosaParks.html .There are links to the guidelines from the Museums and Visual Arts Funding Opportunity pages.

The NEA Arts Journalism Institute for Dance Journalists is now accepting applications for the June 21 to July 11, 2008 institute. For more information, see the release in the NEWS ROOM at http://www.nea.gov/news/news08/ADF-AJI.html


2008 Summer Art Classes wtih Jill K. Berry & Gwen Fox
Dynamic Abstracts with Color & Design - Gwen Fox - June 23-27, 2008
A five-day intensive on abstract painting, color and design. Come enjoy total immersion into creativity. Taos sunsets, great food, galleries, museums, constant art talk - life just doesn’t get any better.  This workshop is designed for experienced painters and will cover:

• What color combinations are best?
• What shouts “Buy me”?
• How do I develop strong designs?
• What is the mind/creativity connection?
For experienced painters.

All the Elements: Metal, Wood, Stone & Books - Jill K. Berry - July 7-11, 2008
What draws us to this place? A magical thread winds through the desert southwest and pulls us in. This landscape offers bounty for the artist, and we will use those offerings as an inspiration for the art we create in this class. Spend a week celebrating the colors, textures and elements of Taos and come away with shrines, books, trinkets and treasures. We will work with metal, stone, wood, found objects, painting and drawing, polymer clay and paper. We will share the poetry of the desert, and use its symbolic language to add content to our work in a contemplative, supportive environment.
For all levels of experience. Cost $590     Payment date June 15, 2008

Layers: Collage, Books & the Abstracted Landscape
Gwen Fox and Jill K. Berry - July 14-18, 2008
Two artists, friends, and enthusiastic teachers are offering a collaborative workshop in beautiful Taos, where the light is divine. Experience five days working, living and breathing art! We will spend the first half of the week making collage with Gwen, who is renowned for her luminous abstract collage paintings. You will learn new techniques in collage and how to make each one glow. Mid-week we will transition to working with Jill, making artistic structures and artists’ books that showcase the abstracted landscape.

For additional information on these classes, click here.


Dawn Chandler / Joan Fullerton Art Exhibit - Stables Gallery

August 9 - Sept. 3, 2008

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.


2008 Quick Draw Scheduled for September 28


SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, September 28 - QUICK DRAW & Art Round-Up. Purchase original art by Northern New Mexico’s finest and most celebrated Artists and support the TCA.


Harriet Greene Art / Photography Show - Stables Gallery
October 2 - 12, 2008



Bill Hudson Art Exhibit - Stables Gallery
October 13 - 19, 2008



Susan Haynsworth Art Show - Stables Gallery
October 30 - November 12, 2008


To book the Stables Gallery, please call the TCA Office at 758-2052.
See the Facility Rental page for full details.

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