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Blue Rain Gallery
Santa Fe painter Roseta Santiago discusses the concepts of inspiration and enchantment and demonstrates her painting process. Special guests include Jesús Bas (Spanish guitar), Michaelann Perea (Dancer), and Anne Pesata (Apache basket weaver and dancer).
City of Mud
Final Fridays! A new way to get the most out of summer at City of Mud. We’ll stay open late for a special salon on the last Friday of each summer month. Brilliant glass artist MF Baker will entertain us with a presentation on the special UV-reactive glass objects he has been creating. Look at his pieces under incandescent and black light, hear how he makes them—and what the history of this unusual art form is all about.
Harwood Art Center
Harwood Art Center is pleased to announce our annual Bridge: Art & Social Justice exhibition featuring Plates Against Patriarchy (Helen Atkins, Jordyn Bernicke, and Monique Rivera), a female organized collective and pottery project that celebrates the resilience of women and gives voice to their stories. The exhibition showcases handmade porcelain portrait plates, narratives, and collaborative installation. Their mission is to honor the lives of women, evoke empathy, and smash the patriarchy one plate at a time. The Plates Against Patriarchy…
Harwood Museum of Art
Jenny Roesel Ustick will be creating a mural on the UNM-Taos Klauer Campus in September using an image created by Taos artist Amy Cordova. She has generously offered to discuss her process and show photos of urban murals to a Taos audience. Ustick has implemented large-scale murals on walls of cities across the USA and in Italy and Argentina. Ustick is an internationally renowned muralist, artist, and educator. She received an MFA from the University of Cincinnati; College of Design, Architecture,…
Harwood Museum of Art
Day one of a symposium examining Critical "Thinking and Writing About Art," sponsored by Taos Fall Arts Festival, Harwood Museum, Southwest Contemporary and SOMOS. Peter Plagens speaks of “My Life in Art Criticism.” Plagens is an American artist and art critic based in New York City. He is the former art critic for Newsweek and writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal. He's also a dedicated painter, known for large abstractions which have been regularly shown over a five-decade career.
SOMOS Salon and Bookshop
Day two of a symposium examining "Critical Thinking and Writing About Art." This free panel discussion is designed for working artists and is sponsored by Taos Fall Arts Festival, Harwood Museum, Southwest Contemporary, and SOMOS. Titled “Artists Writing: Blogging, Promotion, and Documentation,” the panel discussion includes publisher Lauren Tresp, Tempo editor Rick Romancito, and art educator and writer Elaine Ritchel; moderated by Janet Webb. Artists can ask questions of these professionals, each focused on a different aspect of writing about…
Harwood Museum of Art
Day two of a symposium examining "Critical Thinking and Writing About Art." Panelists include Peter Plagens, Laurie Fendrich, Lucy Lippard, and Garth Clark, with moderator Ann Landi of Vasari 21.com. Landi says, "I'm looking forward to a lively discussion on the state of contemporary art criticism: Are art critics necessary? How has criticism evolved in the past few decades? How does it impact artists and the market?" Art & Words symposium is sponsored by Taos Fall Arts Festival, Harwood Museum,…
Harwood Museum of Art
Day two of "Art & Words: Critical Thinking and Writing About Art." Panelists include Peter Plagens, Laurie Fendrich, Lucy Lippard and Garth Clark, with moderator Ann Landi of Vasari 21.com. Landi says, "I'm looking forward to a lively discussion on the state of contemporary art criticism: Are art critics necessary? How has criticism evolved in the past few decades? How does it impact artists and the market?" Art & Words symposium is sponsored by Taos Fall Arts Festival, Harwood Museum,…
