Join in WHAT'S ART? Street Festival
Saturday October 3rd 2009
noon to 4:30 PM events including the Grand Finale at 3:30 PM
PFREE Saturday events for the public in Green Arts happenings (facilitated by artist Virginia Maria Romero) that will take place in front of Alma d'Arte on Court Street - Noon to 4:30 PM, including mural creating (led by a team of artists) in support of Environmental (Green) Arts, A Children's Theatre performances, Talking Stick Circles, music for all ages, and Storytelling Tours of historic Alameda, Mesquite, and Mesilla by expert historians (e.g. Storyteller Precilliana Sandova). Vendors are available if you want lunch at the What's Art? Street Festival.
4:30-5:30 Street Festival clean up, with recycling provided by Art Lucero, NMSU Recycling (volunteers appreciated)
Come to WHAT'S ART STREET FESTIVAL and play in ART BATTLE CAGE (Daniel Aguilera originiated the idea in SumArt Fest, co-organized with Chris Bardey, that was held at Mikey's Place, and SumArt Fest Battle Cage and other exhibits are being showcased at the College of Arts & Sciences /NMSU Foundation's Rally - http://www.nmsu.edu/~ucomm/atnmsu/cur/rallyarts.html
Master Blacksmith and Damascus Knifemaker Pep Gomez will deomonstrate Blacksmith Arts on Court Street, in WHAT'S ART? Street Festival on October 3rd from noon to 3:30 PM (Click photo for larger image)
Starting price for this Damascus Knife made by Pep Gomez is $350. 3 of Pep's knives will be on display and for sale at WHAT'S ART Gallery (click above photo for larger image and please SEE WHAT'S ART GALLERY entries (get your art entered today) .
SATURDAY WHAT'S ART STREET FESTIVAL (Events FREE to the Public, for all ages; Green Arts happenings (facilitated by artist Virginia Maria Romero) that will take place in front of Alma d'arte on Court Street - Noon to 4:30 PM - See Map
2nd and final day of Special - The What’s Art? CALL FOR ARTISTS = Convention is seeking artists who wish to sell their art October 2 & 3 inside Alma d’arte Charter High School (402 Court St.) where the WHAT'S ART Convention will take place. Guidelines can be obtained at Alma H.S. or at talkingstick.info. E-mail iwhite@zianet.com or call 647-3546 for more information. All media are accepted. There is no fee to enter. The 15% commission will be used to defray convention expenses. Deadline is Sept. 18. Fill out and submit ARTIST AGREEEMENT | SEE WHAT'S ART GALLERY entries (get your art entered today) . Our Business College students will work with artists to get their art sold!
SCHEDULE FOR STREET FESTIVAL EVENTS
10:30 - Noon - STORYTELLING Future of CREATIVE ECOONOMY EVENTS in Women's Improvement Center Building. In the WIA Building Schedule for the storytelling events - 10:30 to nooon - CARD for this event | One page handout | More on Storytelling for Future
10:30-11:00 Dorothy Ormes - History of Mesilla
11:00-11:30 Douglas Jackson - St Genevieve Church
11:30-12:00 Joe Gladstone -Native American storytelling
11:00-12:00 -- Vendors setup their own tables & displays for sales of food or art/crafts items ($50 fee); Supporting Arts and Economic Organizations set up tables & displays without sales (Free to What's Art Support Organizations). Please use only recyclable Plastic bottles (#1),
Watercolor Society is all signed up with a 10 x 10 outdoor tent to hand out brochures on the organization..... and to sell paintings.
STREET FESTIVAL FOOD VENDORS: Hot dog vendor, the Kansas City BBQ, and Jakes Cafe
Noon-2:00 Lunch (bring your own or purchase from vendors); plus events listed below and ongoing artists activites for whole faily in support of Environmental (Green) Arts, Talking Stick Circles, music for all ages; juggler, graffitti artists, air brush artists and lowrider cars and bikes, and Blacksmith Artist booth
NOON - 3:30PM ONGOING DEMONSTRATIONS: Pep Gomez (Blacksmith/ Knive-making), Mata Ortiz (World Famous Pottery), Eric Brown (Renown Pottery sculpter?), Maurice Zeck (Ice sculpture).
NOON- Kick off event: A 12 foot hight Talking Stick accompanied by Kuruna 'drumming' will lead a procession to speccial Tree Planting ceremeony (west end of Alma d'arte) Poem and moviing art pieces by TheMaggieCat, including 'Think Green' theme
ON MAIN OUTDOOR STAGE (murals created by artists): The following acts:
12:20 Marichi Espuelas de Plata - Court Youth Center's afterschool program that has performed at Disneyworld
12: 40 A Children's Theatre (ACT) I "The Troll" poem, and " Pedro y el Diablo" play
12: 50 - Ice Sculpting by Chef Maurice Zeck
Ice Sculpture Outdoor Workshop for Culinary artists on Oct 3rd Chef Maurice Zeck & WHAT'S ART? STREET FESTIVAL - Ice Sculpture event for the public 575-646-7325 mzeck@nmsu.edu See YouTube demonstration
1:10 - A Children's Theatre (ACT) II "The ACT What's Art Playhouse"
1:15 - Thank you from organizers Irene Oliver-Lewis, Dvid Boje, Virgnia Maria Romero, & Pat Bonneau-White
1:20 - Karuna New World Drummers, is doing his performance with his whole band and dancers
1:50 Karlene Valentine - sings song
2:00 - Art Lucero - from NMSU Recylce Mania on Green Story & Green Art (on stage)
AFTERNOON STORYTELLING - In the WIA Building Schedule for the storytelling events CARD for this event | One page handout | More on Storytelling for Future
2:00-2:30 Gale Ginn - Rodeo stories
2:30-3:00 Cal Traylor - Pat Garrett murder
3:00-3:30 Linda Musacchio Adorisio - First National Bank of Las Cruces
2:10 Karlene Valentine - sings song (on outdoor stage)
2:30 Yolanda Martinez - sings & drums
3:00 - Karlene Valentines - sings song
3:15 - A Children's Theatre (ACT) III "Double Double" play and dance
3:30-4:30 Grand Finale Events - MC: and Opener by Irene Oliver Lewis
12 Foot Talking Stick moves from auditorium to outdoor stage. Virginia Maria Romero (with Heloise Wilson) leads a poetry reading of a Keith Wilson poem, and a Virginia Maria Romero finale poem in which all performers for the day partipcate. Kuruna Durmming, smudging by Sabine, Virginia, Yolanda, moving pieces of art by TheMaggieCat, Pat, ACT performers, mariachi, Yolanda and Karlene singing
Theme of Finale: Lighting the Way to the Future of Creative Economy, recognizing the WHAT'S ART? Convention Support Organizations, the Producers/Creators, the Advocates, and Consumers of the Arts & Culture Industry of Souther New Mexico.
4:30-5:30 Green event - recyling the materials, tidying up, restoring Court Street the way we found it. Thank you NMSU Aggie Recyling
Art Lucero and NMSU Recycling will provide receptacles and a trailer to haul away recyclable materials at end of the day. There will be an art project that will use crushed can cubes. The project will be recycled at the end of the day. Romero said this won’t be just another art show, but something that can make a real difference. Read More in Bulletin Article on WHAT'S ART CONVENTION
