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Dear ACT Family and Friends,
Know any budding young filmmakers? We are starting Film classes again today.
There is still time to register. The classes meet on Mon and Wed from 4:30-6 through October 27. Cost is $75 and is open to middle school and high school students. Filmmakers should come with great ideas about what to shoot.
Expect to finish your film by the last day of class.
It's October. Want to try your hand at something spooky? Or a music video of a great song? What about a commercial? Already have some experience but want to learn some finer points of the film industry? Come Join us this afternoon.
Bring a composition style notebook, if you have one, and a pencil. No experience is necessary. Meet at Mesilla Park Community Center, 304 W Bell in Las Cruces.
Kelly
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Please pass this information on to all of your members and any other artists you know outside of the network, and encourage them to participate.
The New Mexico Art in Public Places Program now has a call for artists in various media on their website www.nmarts.org. This call for artists only happens every two years beginning July thru the last business day in August. If you don't get into the pool during this submission, you'll have to wait two years to apply again. Complete information, and the application procedure can be found on their website under the "Art in Public Places Program".
We encourage all local artists to participate in the process. The call occurs only every two years, and submitted works can be selected from their pool of submissions for public facilities (buildings, parks, etc.) all over the State, as well as in our own area. The City is reviewing with the State the possibility that one or more of our new City buildings may qualify for the funds, and we certainly want our own artists to have their work purchased, if not for one of our buildings, one somewhere in the State of New Mexico.
Kathleen (Dona Ana Arts Council)
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
- 9-15-2010--Call to Artists that appeared in Sunday's SUN News newspaper (9/12), Arts Briefs. It's from the NM Arts, Art in Public Places Program.
Art project needed for site-integrated commission project (large scale ceiling murals) for the Center for Arts Performance Hall Deadline is Sept 30.
NM Arts and local NMSU selection committee will select the artist or art team.
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Friday, September 3,
5:30-7:00 pm, Open Mic Lit Night, Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces Downtown Mall, hosted by Wayne Crawford.
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Sundays, September 5, 12, 19, 26,
7-9 pm, Open Mic, Starbuck's on Valley (Las Cruces), hosted by James Adams,
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Wednesdays, September 8. 15, 22, 29
7-10 pm. Open Mic (mostly music but poetry, etc., too), Cattlemen's Steak House, hosted by Jerry Phillips.
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Fridays, September 10, 24
7-9 pm. Open Mic (music, also open to poets, readers & storytellers), Starbuck's (On University, Las Cruces), hosted by Larry Stocker
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Friday, September 10,
7:30-8:30, Hardman Hall, NMSU, La Sociedad Para Las Artes' Boswell-Nelson Distinguished Writers Reading Series, featuresCarmen Gimenez Smith with MFA candidate Robert Alan Wendeborn
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Tuesday, September 21.
7:30-9:30 pm, Open Mic, Palacio's Bar, (The Enclosed Patio) avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla, hosted by Joe Somoza.
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Friday, September 24,
7:30-8:30, Hardman Hall, NMSU, La Sociedad Para Las Artes' Boswell-Nelson Distinguished Writers Reading Series features
poet Rodrigo Toscano with MFA candidate Robert Rome.
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Hello "5,000 Flowers" Artists,
The opening of our 9th show at the Branigan Cultural Center is fast approaching, and the members of the GFWC Progress Club hope you will be able to attend at least one of the receptions planned. The show opens with the Friday Ramble on September 3rd from 5 to 7 pm at the Cultural Center in Las Cruces, NM. Progress Club is also providing a reception for the community on Sept. 11th from 10 am to noon at the Branigan Cultural Center. The show runs through Sept. 25th, so please bring your friends and family to witness how powerfully art speaks in our communities.
We thank you again for participating in this project, and we hope you choose to paint another block for the 10th anniversary show in 2011.
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
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Hello ACT Family,
We are going to begin classes for Spooktacular on September 7. THEATRE classes ($110) meet on Tues and Thurs; K-2nd from 3:30-4:30 and 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th from 4:30-6. DANCE class ($60) will meet on Thursdays from
6-7 and will perform on October 29 and 30.
PRE-K ($35)will meet from 2:30 to 3:30 on Tuesdays from September 7-28th and are not expected to perform at Spooktacular.
FILM Classes ($75) meet Monday and Wednesday from Sept 20-Oct 27. Students may sign up for Filmmaking or Acting for Film.
WORKSHOPS ($75)begin on November 1 and meet on Mon and Wed from 4:30-6.
Perform on December 4.
Questions or concerns call 575 571-1413 or Pinky at 575 644-9561. Or email us here.
Kelly
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The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is calling for submissions for a juried Fine Craft exhibit to be held in December, 2011. The exhibit will run from December 5 to 31st. This exhibit will be of contemporary craft work that is cutting edge and ensures the highest standard of workmanship. An innovative use of materials and aesthetic vision is encouraged rather than works made by the assembly of components. The signature of the individual should be reflected in the work. The juror for the exhibit will be Suzanne Kane, award winning ceramicist and Archi Bray Fellow.
The Exhibit is open to regional artists 18 years or older living within a 150 mile radius of Las Cruces, NM. Work must have been completed within the last 2 years and not have been exhibited in any show or gallery in Las Cruces and must be for sale. Accepted media will be jewelry, basketry, fiber arts, glass, art quilts, ceramics, forged metal, wood craft, and furniture. Three dimensional work on a pedestal is not to exceed 24" X 36" in height. Jewelry submissions may consist of a group of 1 -5 pieces under glass. Other media submissions may total 3 pieces. There is a $20 entry fee. Completed entries are to be postmarked no later than November 5, 2010.
A full prospectus including an entry form may be obtained by calling the Church office at 575-522-7281, emailing tombaugh- gallery@zianet.com or visiting the gallery page at www.uuchurchlc.org in the events and activities column on the right. The gallery is located at 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces, NM and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 2pm.
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
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Call for December Fine Art Craft Exhibition
The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is calling for submissions for a juried Fine Art Craft exhibit to be held December, 2011. The exhibit will run from December 5 to 31st. This exhibit will be of contemporary craft work that is cutting-edge and ensures the highest standard of workmanship. An innovative use of materials and aesthetic vision is encouraged rather than works made by the assembly of components. The signature of the individual should be reflected in the work. The juror for the exhibit will be Suzanne Kane, award winning ceramicist and Archie Bray Fellow.
The Exhibit is open to regional artists 18 years or older living within a 150 mile radius of Las Cruces, NM. Work must have been completed within the last 2 years and not have been exhibited in any show or gallery in Las Cruces and must be for sale. Accepted media will be jewelry, basketry, fiber arts, glass, art quilts, ceramics, forged metal, wood craft, and furniture. Three-dimensional work on a pedestal is not to exceed 24” X 36” in height. Jewelry submissions may consist of a group of 1 -5 pieces under glass. Other media submissions may total 3 pieces. There is a $20 entry fee. Completed entries are to be postmarked no later than November 5, 2010.
A full prospectus including an entry form may be obtained at the gallery, by calling the Church Office at 575-522-7281, by emailing tombaugh-gallery@zianet.com or on-line at www.uuchurchlc.org in the events and activities column on the right. The gallery is located at 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces, NM and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 2pm.
Thanks,
Jo Ingle
575 523-0442=
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Michael Martin Murphey to Perform at Color Las Cruces
August 17, 2010 – Michael Martin Murphey, “the man who wrote and sang ‘Wildfire’” will perform on Saturday, September 11th at the Rio Grande Theatre as part of the Color Las Cruces Plein Air Art Festival sponsored by the Doña Ana Arts Council. Michael Martin Murphey, “singing cowboy poet”, is not only the number one, best-selling singer/ songwriter of American Cowboy Music, he's one of the world's most respected singer/ songwriters in the Pop and Country-Western field. Martin’s other hits include “What’s Forever For”, “Cowboy Logic”, “A Long Line of Love”, “Carolina In The Pines,” and “I’m Gonna Miss You Girl”. (www.michaelmartinmurphey.com)
Murphey’s performance is slated as the highlight of the Color Las Cruces VIP Artist Reception, being held to raise funds for the Council’s Career Art Path program for children. Six local businesses, including A Catered Affair, The Big Chair, De La Vega’s, La Iguana, La Posta, and Lorenzo’s Pan Am, will offer delicious food and dessert samples during the reception with a wine bar hosted by St. Clair Winery and a beer bar hosted by Doña Ana Arts Council. Attendees can meet the competing artists, and award winners will be announced. Tickets are available for $40 each, $70 per couple, $34 Military. The reception begins at 6:00pm, Saturday, September 11th at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St.
Color Las Cruces continues on Sunday, September 12th with a Gallery Hop. The public is invited to go to participating galleries to see their exciting, new exhibits and the results of the Plein Air contest, with all artists in attendance. Participating galleries include (University) Cutter Gallery, Connie Hines Interior Design Studio, (Mesilla) Julienne Jewelry, Los Artesanos, Preston Contemporary Art Center, (Downtown) Justus Wright Galeria, M. Phillips Fine Art Gallery, El Paso Electric Gallery in the Rio Grande Theatre, and (Mesquite District) Napolitos Gallery, Unsettled Gallery, The Mesquite Art Gallery. The Gallery Hop is from noon until 4pm and is free of charge. Programs and maps will be available at each gallery.
Color Las Cruces is sponsored in part by the City of Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, The New Mexico Tourism Department, Frame and Art Center, and Pepsi.
Tickets to the VIP Artists Reception with Special Guest Michael Martin Murphey are available at participating galleries and the Rio Grande Theatre. For more information, visit www.Las-Cruces-Arts.org, or call (575) 523-6403.c
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“Is That You?” Non-figurative Portrait Show at the Tombaugh Gallery
The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces announces its fourth annual juried all-media exhibition to be held Aug. 29-Oct 1. The theme of the show, “IS THAT YOU?”, considers the concept of a non-figurative portrait. The challenge to the artists, juried in by acclaimed regional portrait painter Carolyn Bunch, was to present the characteristics of a person without use of the human form. The show opens to the public on Sunday, August 29 from 11:30-12:30. A reception will be held on Friday, September 3 from 6:30-8:00 pm, overlapping with the monthly Downtown Ramble.
The show features regional artists 18 years old or older living within a 150-mile radius of Las Cruces, NM. All work was completed within the last 2 years and much of the art has been done specifically for this exhibit. Participating artists are Ryan Ames, Jia Apple, Peggy Brown, C. Copeland, Flo Hosa Dougherty, Penny Duncklee, Glenn Holgerson, Lynn M. Kelly, Karl Kohl, Diane LeMarbe, Judy Licht, Meredith Loring, Tom McFarland, Rosemary McKeown, John B. Northcutt, Deborah Welch Prickett and Roy van der Aa. The mediums are varied and the concepts are imaginative. There is a good blend of painting, multimedia in various materials and sculpture. Beads, torn paper, wood, fabric, digital painting and wallpaper samples all make an appearance in works in this show. Juror Carolyn Bunch says, “ I was intrigued by the concept initially and the artists went a step further than one usually sees. This is an innovative and enjoyable show.”
The Gallery is located at 2000 South Solano Drive in Las Cruces. Regular gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am-2pm. For additional information call the Church office at 575-522-7281.
Pictures:
Deborah Welch Prickett - Happy, Mixed Media Diane LeMarbre - Grandma was a Wise Woman, hand-made ceramic tile, Ryan Ames - He was Just a Bad Egg, Multimedia Meredith Loring - Tutankhamen, Mixed Media Peggy Brown - Portrait of a Victim of Unorganized Thinking
Jo Ingle
575 523-0442
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Friday, August 6
5:30-7 pm, Lit Night Open Mic, Rio Grande Theatre on the Downtown Las Cruces Mall,
host is Wayne Crawford.
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Saturday, August 7
6:30 pm Everything Matters: Stewart S. Warren & Nathan Brown with special guests Joan Logghe & E.A. "Tony" Mares
@ 816 Parkland Circle SE (east of Carlisle, south of Central) in Albuquerque
Celebrating relationships to land, family and friends. Desert-finger food-potluck (suggested).
Free. For more info contact www.heartlink.com/matters
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Tuesday, August 17
7:30-9:30, Open Mic--Third Tuesday of each month,, Palacio's Bar (The Patio) avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla, NM,
host is Michael Mandel.
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Thursday, August 19
7 - 9 pm Duke City Dimestories @ The Source 1111 Carlisle SE in Albuquerque, third Thursday of every month
$ 3 dollar donation requested. For more info dimestories.org
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Saturday, August 28:
12:00-5:00 p.m. Poets and Writers Picnic, Shaffer Hotel grounds, Mountainair, NM. Emcees are Kenneth Gurney and Dale Harris. Featured readers: Tani Arness, Gary Brower, Greg Candela, Wayne Crawford, Donald Levering, Miriam Sagan, Cirrelda Snider-Bryan, Mitch Rayes, Sirena Rayes, Charles Usmar, and the NM Championship Abq Unidos youth poetry slam team.
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Local (ALB) Poets Guild is building an online community for our poets and a place for organizers to find talent in NM for festivals, readings and more http://localpoetsguild.wordpress.com
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Poetry by Patricia Welingham-Jones, C.S. Fuqua, G. Taylor Seawell, Maryann Russo, Dorothy Spruzen, Rebecca Shepard, Marc Carver, Gautam Sen, Jason Sturner, Ron Yazinski, Jennifer Hudson, and Karen Schubert .
Fiction by John Bruce, Janet Yung, Ed Markowski, Wayne scheer, and V. Ulea.
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THE ARTIST DEADLINE IS DRAWING NEAR FOR
COLOR LAS CRUCES
THE DOÑA ANA ARTS COUNCIL’S
FIRST ANNUAL PLEIN AIR COMPETITION
A final call is going out to artists wishing to be part of the first Color Las Cruces Plein Air Competition and Community Arts Festival, September 11 & 12, 2010. During the event weekend, juried artists will compete for cash and merchandise prizes in one of two Plein Air categories.
In addition, on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10, Denver artist Kevin Weckbach will give a two-day Plein Air workshop, which is open to artists of all levels. The deadline for registration in two Plein Air competition categories, as well as the two-day workshop is August 13, 2010.
We’re hearing from some artists that they are not comfortable painting Plein Air, so to introduce them to the process, we’re creating a special price for Kevin Weckbach’s two day Plein Air workshop: Two for One – bring a friend and you may each enroll in the two-day workshop for $150. Kevin is an outstanding instructor and looks forward to working with artists of all levels – those with no Plein Air experience, as well as “professionals”.
Plein Air painting is not rocket science; it is simply painting outside in natural light rather than in a studio setting. Artists familiar with sketching can do it, so broaden your experience and come paint with us. If you are not comfortable with the process, simply enter the workshop to prepare, then register for the “open” category in the competition. The prizes are generous in both categories.
For artist entry applications, workshop enrollment, general information, and details on the full weekend of festival events, call (575) 523-6403 or visit www.Las-Cruces-Arts.org.
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
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The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, will hold its September meeting on Sunday, September 12, at 2:00 p.m., at Good Sam's, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, off Telshor near Memorial Hospital, in the Arts and Crafts Room in the Administrative Wing (there is parking close to the entrance). After a brief business meeting, there will be two programs. First, there will be a short follow-up to the April photomontage presentation by Sylvia Bowers. Members who participated in that exercise will share their finished paintings with the attendees. There will then be an interactive figurative drawing workshop presented by local art instructor Lorenzo Zepeda. Mr. Zepeda, who received his BFA from NMSU and has conducted painting, drawing and retablo classes throughout Las Cruces, will lead participants in creating natural movement and poses by focusing on the relationship between the ribcage, pelvis and the spine. For those of us who feel we “just can’t draw,” this is the meeting to attend! If you wish to participate in the drawing program, bring drawing paper, a firm backing or board, pencils and an eraser. The public is invited; there will be a $3.00 fee for members; $5.00 for non-members.
For further information, contact Carolyn Bunch at 532-9310.
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Donna Ayres, Publicist
NMWS-SC
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Chris Bardey will be presenting a bookbinding workshop from 6:00 to 8:00 for ages 12 and up. Call him at 575-312-9892 or email him at chris@sumart.org . The workhop continues on Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00. The $20.00 charge includes all five hours and proceeds benefit SumArt Fest.
Chris has his MFA in Studio Art and his BFA in Printmaking and Book Arts. Join in and learn this art. For Ages 12 and UP. Contact Chris at chris@sumartfest.org. Attached is a flyer for the workshop.
(I not so good at this so if you get it more than once---Sorry).------------------------Bill
Mikey's Place - A Workshop for the Arts
3100 Harrelson
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005
575-640-3869
www.mikeysplacenm.com
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Looking for something fun to do tonight? Join us at Mikey's Place for Co-op Rocks!, a monthly FREE concert sponsored by Mountain View Market! Art, Food and Music - - - beginning at 7PM tonight and every third Saturday of the month. Bring a T-shirt and have it screen-printed from a variety of designs. Enjoy the sounds of Mine+Us, Faceless, and American Sexy.
Stop on by!
pinky
Mikey's Place - A Workshop for the Arts
3100 Harrelson
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005
575-640-3869
www.mikeysplacenm.com
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Mesilla Valley Dance will offer three dance workshops for children and teens this summer at the Mesilla Park Recreation Center, located at 304 W. Bell Avenue in Las Cruces. Each two-week session will run from 12:30pm to 5:30pm Monday through Friday, with lessons in ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern, improvisation, and choreography being taught every day. Students will experience a variety of dance styles, learn basic dance technique, experiment with movement, stay active, and have fun this summer. Visit mesillavalleydance.webs.com to register or for more information.
The first session, "Fly," will be offered for children ages 6 and up, and will run from June 1-June 11. Students will take off into the high energy world of dance, exploring themes of lift and flight. On the last day of classes the students will present a dance for family and friends based upon the Icarus myth utilizing all the dance styles learned in the workshop. This camp is being offered to coordinate with A Children's Theater of the Mesilla Valley's morning workshops, also held at the Mesilla Park Community Center, offering a full day of performing arts activities. See www.zianet.com/act for information about ACT's summer theater workshop.
The second session, "Invent," also for children ages 6 and up, will run from June 14 through June 25. Invention, innovation, and exploration in history, science, and the arts will be the basis of instruction for this workshop. Our end of the session show will be invented by the dancers with a historic theme. This workshop is also available in coordination with ACT's summer theater workshop.
"Elements," an advanced session for older students, will be offered from August 2- August 13 for ages 12 and up. Earth, water, fire, and air will combine to provide explosive opportunities in ballet, jazz, modern, Hip Hop, improvisation, and choreography for advanced dancers. A performance demonstrating the lightness of ballet, the explosive heat of jazz, the fluidity and freedom of modern dance, and the grounded power of hip hop will show off the dancer's skills at the end of the two weeks.
Tuition for the workshops is a great value at $250 for fifty hours of quality instruction. A 15$ discount will be awarded for referrals and siblings. A $100 discount will be offered for those students registering for two or more camps subject to full payment by the first session they are attending. Space is limited to 20 dancers per session, so early registration is recommended. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a space.
To register, please contact Jessica Trembly at mesillavalleydance@gmail.com, or visit mesillavalleydance.webs.com for more information. Contact the Mesilla Park Recreation center at 575-541-2455.
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Jessica Trembly
mesillavalleydance.webs.com
Dance and Fitness for all Ages and Levels
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The Tombaugh Gallery presents ART IN A BOX, a themed exhibit by ArtForms for the month of June. The exhibit will open with an artists’ reception Sunday, June 6 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. and will run through Friday, July 2nd. The exhibit features work in all media that is defined by its size - conforming or fitting in a range of sizes from a matchbox (1” x 2” 1/2”) to a shoe box (12” x 18” x 6”). Each artwork may include the box but doesn’t have to.
The ArtForms Artist Association of New Mexico was founded in 1997 by Myriam Lozada-Jarvis, Kelly Hestir, Roy van der Aa and Ruth Drayer. The association has organized “For the Love of Art” month since 1998. Membership has grown over the years and recent board members of the 501C3 non profit corporation have included Cherrie Gamboa, Flo Hosa Dougherty, Catherine Brenner, John Northcutt and Cheryl Fallstead.
The Tombaugh Gallery of the Las Cruces Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 2000 S. Solano. Regular gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 2pm. For information, call 575-522-7281.
Thanks for your continuing support of the arts,
Jo Ingle
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Call to Artists from Tombaugh Gallery for 2011..
The Tombaugh Gallery is calling for regional artists within a 150 mile radius of Las Cruces to submit proposals for exhibitions for the 2011 year. Non-traditional media or subject matter is welcome. All artwork must be for sale. Submissions should contain a letter of proposal with information about the artist, type of work to be shown and a disk of 8 representative images as jpegs. For group shows, supply a list of all members and 1 or 2 images from each member. If a show theme is being considered, please explain the theme fully.
Deadline for submissions should be postmarked no later than September 1, 2010. Submissions will be reviewed by October first, 2010. Accepted applicants will be notified by October 15th and possible dates will be discussed. Rejected applicants will be notified by November 1, 2010.
For details, email tombaugh-gallery@zianet.com. Address submissions to: Margaret Berrier, Committee Secretary, Tombaugh Gallery Committee, 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
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From: act@zianet.com
Subject: Summer Camp
Date: April 30, 2010 8:11:20 PM MST
To: act@zianet.com, kcyogini@yahoo.com, mesillaedwards@hotmail.com, and 13 more…
Dear ACT Family,
We will perform our show, Letters From the Orphan Train at 1:00 on Saturday, May 8 at the Las Cruces Railroad Depot. Please come see this great 15 minute show during RR Days.
Summer Camp is set. We are now taking registration. Please see our website at www.zianet.com/act. Call Pinky at 644-9561 or 575 571-1413 for more information.
Kelly
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Hello Friends of ACT,
Mesilla Valley Dance is hosting two summer camps that coincide with ACT's
summer fun. If you are looking for full day of activities for your youth,
please see the attached flyer. Plus there is more information below or at
mesillavalleydance.webs.com.
Press Release:
Mesilla Valley Dance will offer three dance workshops for children and
teens this summer featuring ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern, improvisation,
and choreography. Each two-week session will run from 12:30pm to 5:30pm
Monday through Friday, with short lessons in each dance style taught every
day. Students will learn short dance pieces in each style and the sessions
will culminate in a performance for parents and friends on the last day.
These workshops are a chance for youth to experience a variety of dance
styles, learn basic dance technique, experiment with movement, stay active,
and have fun this summer. All sessions will take place in the dance studio
at Mikey's Place: A Workshop for the Arts, located at 3100 Harrelson St. in
Las Cruces. Visit www.mikeysplacenm.com for more information about the
venue.
The first session will be offered for children ages 6 and up, and will
run from June 1--June 11. The second session, also for children ages 6 and
up, will run from June 21 through June 25. These two workshops are being
offered in conjunction with A Children's Theater of the Mesilla Valley's
morning workshops for a full day of performing arts activities. See
www.zianet.com/act for information about ACT's summer theater workshops.
An advanced session will be offered from August 2- August 13 for ages 12 and
up. Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Improvisation, and Choreography will be taught at
an advanced level, with a performance demonstrating skills in each dance
style at the end of the two weeks.
Tuition for the workshops is a great value at $250 for fifty hours of
quality instruction. Parents who pay upfront for two workshops will receive
a $100 discount. A 15$ discount will be awarded for referrals and
siblings. Space is limited to 15 dancers per session, so early registration
is recommended. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a
space. One week options are also available.
To register, please contact Jessica Trembly at
mesillavalleydance@gmail.com, or visit mesillavalleydance.webs.com for more
information.
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Jessica Trembly
mesillavalleydance.webs.com
Dance and Fitness for all Ages and Level
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Dear ACT Family,
We are now registering for the summer session. The Camp begins on June 1 and ends on June 26. Camp hours are 9am-noon Monday-Friday. You may sign up for these options
production classes only
OR workshops only
OR Film only
OR production and workshops. Production classes are from 9-10:30, workshops are from 10:30-noon. The City of Las Cruces will offer a free lunch at the rec center for anyone under 18 and there will be an ACT teacher there to supervise children if you sign up for lunch (City needs a head count).
The production classes will culminate in performances on June 25 and 26. We will perform Once Upon Camelot. This is a show for young performers and young audiences.
Cost is $150 for production classes or workshops
OR $240 for both.
OR $60 for Film only
Film Classes will be offered in conjunction with the theatre workshops so that middle school and high school students may take it as a workshop.
Hope to see you all this summer.
Kelly
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The New Mexico Watercolor Society - Southern Chapter has on display and for sale the works of 16 local watercolorists at the newly opened Adobe Café in the Caballero Plaza on the Avenida de Mesilla in Mesilla. The artists - Janey Walch, Jan Addy, Donna Ayres, Laurel Weathersbee, Bill Coon, Cynthia Copeland, Beegee Brandhorst, Barbara Howe, Lynn Souza, Lois Smith, Melanie Jack, Pat Bonneau-White, Mary McCoy, Carlos West, Phil Yost and Donna Wood - are each presenting their watercolor with a New Mexico flavor. The exhibit runs through September 14.
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The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, will hold its May meeting on Sunday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m., at Good Sam's, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, off Telshor near Memorial Hospital, in the Arts and Crafts Room in the Administrative Wing (there is parking close to the entrance). After a brief business meeting, there will be a discussion and demonstration of many watercolor painting tips, tricks and special techniques that have been gathered from the membership. There will be no monthly meetings during June, July and August.
The public is welcome and there is no charge. For further information, contact Marie Siegrist, 647-1193.
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The Tombaugh Gallery presents ONE LAND, MANY VOICES, a photo documentary by Carol Eastman for the month of May. The exhibit will open Sunday, May 2 from 11:30 noon to 2:00 p.m. and will run through Friday, May 28th. The suite of photos reflects the U.S./Mexico border through the eyes of children. Wall text will be in English and Spanish.
ONE LAND, MANY VOICES is a photo documentary that captures the activities and emotions of children and youth who live along the Rio Grande on the southern border of Texas. They move easily between 2 and sometimes 3 cultures on both sides of the River. Their conversations are a mix of English and Spanish words; they enjoy a hamburger from McDonalds as well as a tortilla from the corner grocery store; they watch basketball games and play soccer; they celebrate Thanksgiving and the Day of the Dead. Their daily lives are dictated by a mix of cultural, environmental, and economic conditions. Despite the harshness of the land, their meager possessions, or their social circumstances, their ability to adapt permeates what they do.
Many of the children have deep roots in the borderlands. Others are newcomers, children of soldiers or migrants, whose lives are continuously disrupted as a result of national and international events. Over time, they become a community who reflect a sense of oneness and place. These photographs attempt to capture their resiliency and the spirit of life expressed by these children in their everyday experiences.
Carol Eastman, photographer, writer, and illustrator, received a Master of Arts degree in Art Education from the University of Texas At El Paso. She also studied at workshops in Maine; Taos, NM; Sedona, AZ; San Antonio, TX and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. Her photographs, writing, and illustrations have appeared in several southwestern magazines and journals. She has taught design at El Paso Community College and University of Texas at Pan American; Art Appreciation at UT/Pan American, and drawing/composition and photography at the El Paso Museum of Art Museum School. She has exhibited at the Chamizal National Memorial, The Rotunda at the state capitol building in Austin, TX., and various shows and galleries in the area.
The Tombaugh Gallery of the Las Cruces Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 2000 S. Solano. Regular gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 2pm. For information, call 575-522-7281.
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From: nmartforms@yahoo.com
Subject: Adair Margo to speak at ArtForms on April 8
Dear ArtForms members,
Catherine has sent the following message to our members about our next program. Since this is a topic of interest to many, and Adair Margo is a well-known name in our area, we are asking those of you in other arts organizations to share this information with your group.
"Adair Margo, owner of Adair Margo Fine Art Gallery in El Paso, Texas, will
speak at the April ArtForms Artists Association regular meeting on April 8th. The topic of the presentation is "The What's What of Presenting Your Work to Galleries and Juried Exhibits." A question and answer session will follow the presentation. The meeting takes place at Good Samaritan Retirement Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, at 6:30 PM. There is no fee to
attend the meeting and the public is invited.
The Adair Margo Fine Art Gallery has exhibited over 400 individual artists from many countries. With this experience and in her capacity as the Chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities during the George W. Bush Presidency, Adair Margo has placed the work of regional artists in the collections of national museums, the Oval Office of the White House and in U.S. Embassies worldwide. During her tenure, she traveled to France, Uruguay, China and other countries as a cultural ambassador.
In addition to her work as a gallery owner, Arts and Humanities Chairman and Cultural Ambassador, Adair Margo is also an author who has won many literary awards. She has, and is continuing to, serve on numerous committees, boards, associations and foundations.
More complete gallery and biographical information can be found at www.adairmargo.com. For more information about the April 8th ArtForms meeting, visit the ArtForms website at www.artformsnm.org"
Alice
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
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Corrections and Additions.
The Friday, April 2 listing of the Las Sociedad Reading has been rescheduled for Friday, April 16 due to a scheduling conflict with Don Waters. The April 16 reading features Meg Mullins and Joshua Wheeler. Hardman Hall, Rm. 206, 7:30 p.m.
April 10, New Mexico Literary Arts Board's Gratitude Award to Sin Fronteras is being celebrated in Santa Fe, not Albuquerque.
Tuesday, April 20, 7:30 pm: Open Mic Night at Palacio's in Mesilla, hosted by Michael Mandel.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 5:30-7:00 P.M.
Open Mic Literary Night at the Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. The open mic will be hosted this Friday by Michael Mandel.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 7:30-8:30 P.M.
THIS IS RESCHEDULED. No Reading Tonight. Las Sociedad and the NMSU English Department present MFA student Joshua Wheeler and featured reader Don Waters at Hardman Hall, Rm. 206 on the NMSU campus.
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FRIDAY, April 9-17
SUMART y la gente (and the people) is an invitational show of art addressing social, political, and environmental concerns, and an MFA thesis exhibit by Chris Bardey of NMSU in collaboration with Daniel Aguilera. Music, poetry, panel discussions, film screenings, among other events, are being planned for this event. It takes place at Mikey’s Place, 3100 Harrelspm St., Las Cruces. For more information, email info@sumartfest.org or at their website, www.sumartfest.org
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SATURDAY, APRIL 10
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders Receives ‘Gratitude Award’
The New Mexico Literary Arts board has selected Las Cruces-based literary organization, Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders, to receive the 2010 Gratitude Award for Poetry. NMLA will celebrate the winners for the Gratitude Award with a dinner and reading in Albuquerque on Saturday, April 10. Co-managing editors of Sin Fronteras are Wayne Crawford and Dick Thomas. Other editors or board members include Michael Mandel, Ellen Young, Duncan Hayse, Michelle Holland and Joseph Somoza. ----------------------------------------------
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2-10 P.M.
Soul Verse & ABNMSU present “OPEN STAGE 2010,” featuring Oddisee & Trek Life, HBO Def Poet Shihan, Liquid Cheese, DJ Hoppar, and others at the NMSU Intermural Fields and at the Corbett Center Auditorium on the NMSU campus.
Tentative Schedule
2-3:00 pm: Warm Up with Capoeira & b-boy demonstrations, Dj’s. etc/
3-4:00 pm: Liquid Cheeese
4:15-4:25: Giphted
4:30-4:45 Blaze the Nation
4:50-5:05: Jam Theory
5:10-5:20: Beneath the Armour
5:30-6:00 Round 1 of MC Battle
6:10pm-6:50pm: Mine+US & DJ Hoppa
7:00pm-7:30pm: Round 2 of MC Battle
7:40pm-8:20pm: Om Native
8:30pm-8:45pm: semifinals & finals of MC Battle
9:00pm-10:00pm: Oddisee featuring Trek Life
Corbett Auditorium (4:00pm-6:00pm)
4:00pm-5:00pm: Local poetry showcase
5:00pm-6:00pm: Shihan Van Clief
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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Put a Smile on Your Face at Amusing Muses
To celebrate National Poetry Month, a reading of original comic poetry is being presented on Tuesday, April 13, 6:30-8 P.M., at the Rio Grande Theatre on the Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. Presented by Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders and the Dona Ana Arts Council, the program, “Amusing Muses,” features local poets reading humorous poems. Co-hosted by Wayne Crawford and Richard “Dick” Thomas, it is free and open to the public (though donations will be welcomed).
A diverse group of Las Cruces poets will each read one poem aimed to make the audience smile (or laugh out loud). If time allows, a second poem will be offered by each. Poets participating include Chris Acosta, Sheila Black, Peter Brooks, Wayne Crawford, Floydd Elliott, Billy Garrett, Michael Mandel, Sue Miller, John Pate, Camillo Roldan, Joseph Somoza, Tim Staley, Dick Thomas, Joanne Townsend, Connie Voisine, Joshua Wheeler, Heloise Wilson, and Ellen RobertsYoung.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 13
The 2010 Sin Fronteras Journal, Volume 14, will be officially released. Submissions are now being accepted through June 30, 2010 for Sin Fronteras Journal # 15. Submissions should be mailed to Sin Fronteras, PO box 3416, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Include All submissions will be recycled, but include SASE for results, or a working email. Submissions include up to 5 poems, one short fiction, one to three flash fiction, one one-act play, one creative non-fiction. For further info, go to http://www.zianet.com/lunarosity/sinfronteras.html
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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, NOON-TO-NOON
The 17th Annual NMSU Marathon Reading, a fund-raiser for the English Graduate Student Organization and Lola (Las Cruces Organization for the Literary Arts), seeks readers to fill 15-minute and half-hour reading slots. Original material is preferred but favorite authors or selections work also. Readers are asked to get pledges (or donations). The La Sociedad Reading Series is among the programs aided by this fund-raiser. For more information, contact Marathon Reading Coordinator Ashly Bender at ashlybender@gmail.com
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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 3:00 P.M.
Wayne Crawford, Joe Somoza and Dick Thomas are featured readers at El Paso Community College.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 7:30-8:30 P.M.
The NMSU English Department & La Sociedad present Steve Almond and creative writing MFA student David Roe.
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Vol. 9. No. 6: New Policies, Different Needs, New format.
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Dear ACT Family,
We will begin rehearsals for our new play on Monday, March 29. Class will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6 and will run through May 8th. We will perform at the Railroad Museum on May 8th. Cost is $75. Classes meet at the Mesilla Park Community Center. For more information please email or call 575 571-1413.
Hope to see you there.
Kelly
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The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, will hold its April meeting on Sunday, April 11, at 2:00 p.m., at Good Sam's, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, off Telshor near Memorial Hospital, in the Arts and Crafts Room in the Administrative Wing (there is parking close to the entrance). After a brief business meeting, there will be a presentation by Las Cruces multimedia artist Sylvia Bowers on using photomontage as a basis for painting. Ms. Bowers will demonstrate this technique and then lead participants in an interactive exercise using photomontage. The public is welcome; there will be a $3.00 fee for members and $5.00 for non-members. For further information, contact Marie Siegrist, 647-1193.
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Here are the latest happenings at Mikey's Place!
Resident artist A Children's Theatre of the Mesilla Valley performs the classic Greek satire "The Birds" by Aristophanes, next weekend at Mesilla Park Community Center Auditorium.
On Friday March 12 there will be special reduced price performances at 9:30AM and 10:45AM (only $3.00 admission!), but please reserve with me by calling 644-9561 or emailing roditikos@aol.com. Regular admission ($5.00) performances will be Friday evening at 7:00 and Saturday March 13 at 1:00. Tickets available at the door. Come out and support local children's theatre!
Chris Bardey of Sumart fame will showcase his MFA work at Mikey's Place April 8-16. This show will be in conjunction with Sumart y la Gente, another Sumart original featuring an interactive environment addressing sociopolitical community issues, April 9-17. Get more information on this special event at www.sumartfest.org.
Thanks to everyone who supported Mayfield High School's production of Urinetown at
Mikey's Place in February. The house was full for every performance!
Remember to visit us at www.mikeysplacenm.com to watch us go!
More soon,
pinky
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Dear ACT Family;
We perform The Birds next week. March 12 and March 13. We are very excited about this show. We cpould use your help.
PROGRAM ADS. We are selling program ads for $25 for a business card-sized ad. If you are interested in advertising in our program, call me 571-1413 or PINKY 644-9561. We will need a business card or your artwork in this size and a check for $25 made out to ACT. We would love to include you.
Our daytime shows (9:30 and 10:45a.m.)are not sold out. We are now opening these shows to the public. Home school groups, seniors, etc, are especially welcome. If you have a group or organization that would like to come to this show please call Pinky 644-9561. Tickets for these shows are $3. I am attaching a flier. Print, copy, etc.
Thanks,
Kelly
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Subject: Marketing class begins March 3 - sign up now!
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Please help me spread the word about my class, which begins in just over a
week!
Do you need help marketing your small business, non-profit organization or
special event? Knowing insider tips on working with the media and using free and low-cost promotional methods can make all the difference. Cheryl Fallstead, owner of Desert Moon Communications and editor of Southwest Senior newspaper, will teach a class through Do?a Ana Community College Community Education entitled "Marketing Your Small Business or Organization on a Shoestring" for three consecutive Wednesday evenings from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. beginning March 3.
Learn how to write press releases newspaper editors will run and where to send them. Design fliers and posters using software you already have. Find out how to use free Internet resources to tell people about what you have to offer. You'll learn the theory and put it into practice in this hands-on course.
Registration fee is $45 with a $3 materials fee. Sign up for course number
MF105 in advance by calling 575-527-7527 or visit the office at 2345 E. Nevada Avenue in Las Cruces. More information is available by calling or on the Web at
www.dabcc.nmsu.edu/comed.
Cheryl FallsteadDesert Moon
Communicationshttp://www.desertmooncommunications.blogspot.com
- “For Love of Art Month” *
with the
CITY OF ARTISTS
Promotional Association
“ WRAP PARTY ”
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every one is invited
enjoy our member art show
“Dreams”
socialize with local artists
food & dancing & fun
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FREE
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Friday, February 26, 2010
4:30-9:30PM
Dance to the “Cadillac Kings” 7-9
Food, drinks & door prizes
Cottonwood Gallery
275 N. Downtown Mall
located inside the
Southwest Environmental Center
for information - see website
cityofartists.org
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* “For Love of Art Month” is sponsored by ArtForms Artists Association
City of Artists Promotional Association
is a 501-c3 member organization in coalition with ArtForms
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- South Western Jazz at Jake's CAFE'
MON-SAT...High NOON to 2pm -- David Valenzula special appearance
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Call to Artists from Tombaugh Gallery for 2011.
The Tombaugh Gallery is calling for regional artists within a 150-mile radius of Las Cruces to submit proposals for exhibitions for the 2011 year. Non-traditional media or subject matter is welcome. All artwork must be for sale. Submissions should contain a letter of proposal with information about the artist, type of work to be shown and a disk of 8 representative images as jpegs. For group shows, supply a list of all members and 1 or 2 images from each member. If a show theme is being considered, please explain the theme fully.
Deadline for submissions should be postmarked no later than September 1, 2010. Submissions will be reviewed by October first, 2010. Accepted applicants will be notified by October 15th and possible dates will be discussed. Rejected applicants will be notified by November 1, 2010.
Address submissions to: Margaret Berrier, Committee Secretary, Tombaugh Gallery Committee, 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces, NM 88001. For details, e-mail to tombaugh-gallery@zianet.com.
Thank you,
Jo Ingle
523-0442
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For the last eight years, the Las Cruces GFWC Progress Club has held a commemorative art exhibit to honor those lost on 9-11-01. Entitled “5,000 Flowers,” the community of Las Cruces has provided paintings, sculpture, quilts and other floral tributes for the exhibit.
The “5,000 Flowers” show for 2010 and 2011 will be different. The Progress Club has chosen to create two large towers covered in painted flowers. Small blocks of wood will be painted with 10 flowers each and placed on the wooden towers that replicate the World Trade Center. Each tower will hold 2,500 flowers for a total of 5,000 flowers by 2011.
This is a two year project, and the first tower will be completed by 9-11-2010 with the second tower completed the following and final year of the art exhibit. The towers will then be given to public buildings in the area as permanent art installations so the message to remember those lost on 9-11 will continue.
We are seeking artists of all ages to paint blocks to be placed on the towers. Each participating artist will be given credit for their work.
Please read the following specifications to participate.
1. Pick up your block(s) at the Branigan Cultural Center in February 2010; or contact Rebecca Courtney, mlcourtney@comcast.net or 575-522-8243, to arrange delivery of your block(s). You will need to fill your blocks out with your name, address, phone number, email. We want to be able to contact you and give you credit at the show.
2. Paint the 4 1/4” x 4 1/4” wood block face with a design that contains 10 flowers. Paint exactly 10 flowers and no more or no less. Paint on the white gessoed side only.
3. Use acrylic or oil paints that can be varnished when completed. Choose either a cool palette (odd numbered blocks) or a warm palette (even numbered blocks). Blocks will be arranged by color palette on the towers. For example, the artist would paint an array of 10 flowers in blues, purples, lilacs with greens for the cool palette; or the artist would paint in reds, yellows, oranges with possibly some greens for the warm palette. Style is the artist’s choice.
4. Please fill the entire area of the primed/gessoed side with your design. Do not paint the sides because they need to remain gray.
5. Sign your block in the lower right-hand corner.
6. Return blocks DRY!
7. Return your block(s) by June 15, 2010, to the Branigan Cultural Center or contact Rebecca Courtney. If mailing your blocks, send to Rebecca at 1805 Pinehurst, Las Cruces, NM 88011
This email was sent by Alice Ward, Secretary of ArtForms.
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Realism in Still Life by Penny Thomas Simpson at the Tombaugh Gallery
The Tombaugh Gallery presents the elegant and accomplished watercolors and colored pencil drawings of Penny Thomas Simpson for the month of March. The exhibit will open Sunday, February 7th from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. and will run through April 2nd.
Penny Thomas Simpson has been a working artist in New Mexico for nearly 34 years. Although she studied graphic design in college, illustration was her main interest. Colored pencil was her preferred medium for many years but the discovery of 300 lb Arches watercolor paper changed her artistic life. “This show brings together a variety subjects and mediums that have captured my interest over time,” Penny states. She focuses primarily on still life, fruit and flowers, with dramatic lighting a key component in her very realistic work. “I love a bit of drama so I do many of my paintings with bright sun and long shadows. I also like to have some luminosity if possible in my fruit and flowers,” says Penny about her approach to painting.
Penny has won numerous awards both in state and nationally, most recently second place in the New Mexico Watercolor Society’s 2009 Fall Show. Weem’s Gallery in Albuquerque features her paintings as well as a yearly booth in Weem’s International ArtFest. A well-known piece of hers is the life size Trail of the Painted Pony “Apple-oosa”, which is on display at the Eagle Ranch Gallery between Alamogordo and Tularosa.
Her pony was also made into a collectible miniature. Penny lives in Las Cruces and has her studio in an old adobe house with great views of the Organ Mountains.
The Tombaugh Gallery of the Las Cruces Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 2000 S. Solano. Regular gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am - 2pm. For information, call
575-522-7281.
Thanks,
Jo Ingle
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This spring we are requesting a $20 deposit for registration in any of the workshops. The reason for this is that we have had too many no-shows and night-before cancellations,
making it impossible to fill spots when there are people waiting. I sincerely hope this is not an inconvenience for anyone, but know that you understand.
In general, the classes are for adults. However, on occasion a youngster is really interested and in that case I welcome their participation.
If you have friends you think would be interested, please let them know about the schedule!
Spring 2010 Workshops at Teacup Garden Studio
All workshops begin PROMPTLY at the time given. Wear old clothing – you may get water or paint on you!
Workshop
Description
Date and Time
Price
Gelatin Plate Monoprints
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
Try a fun and liberating monoprint technique using gelatin plates. You’ll be amazed at the loose and “painterly” results with simple materials. All materials provided. Limit: 10
Saturday, March 13
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$50
The NEW What to Do With a Failed Painting Workshop
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
Discover a dozen NEW things to do “to” and “with” a painting gone wrong – from techniques to rescue a failed painting, all the way to the ultimate re-use of one that you think is a total loss (it’s not!) Bring several of your own duds plus your own paints and brushes. Limit: 10
Saturday, March 27
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$50
Silk Painting
Instructors: Judy Licht and Lucia Wilcox
Learn the basics of silk painting by painting brilliant colors on silk scarves. All materials supplied. Call Judy at 524-2329 or Lucia at 640-6212 to register. Limit 6
Date: Saturday, April 3
Time: 9:30-3:30
$60
Wild and Wonderful Webbies
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
Starting with the polyester webbing material used at Halloween to make “cobwebs,” learn a fascinating and fun technique for watercolor or liquid acrylics. Bring your own palette and brushes; everything else provided. Limit: 10
Saturday, April 24
1:00-4:00
$50
Follow Along with Demo Painting
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
We’ll use a watch-and-do process to create a watercolor painting using a variety of simple techniques. Laurel will demonstrate a portion of the painting, then participants will have time to do their corresponding part, repeating until we have a finished painting! Bring your own palette and brushes. Everything else provided. Limit: 10
Saturday, May 8
Noon-4:00 p.m.
$50
Hand Colored Papers for Collage
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
Using a lightweight watercolor paper and other papers, we’ll brush, splatter, drip, wad, scrape and use many other techniques to create some gorgeously colored and textured papers for use in collage, handmade greeting cards and many other craft items. All materials provided. Limit: 6
Saturday, May 15
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$40
Torn Paper Floral Collage
Instructor: Laurel Weathersbee
Create a stunning floral collage using torn colored papers. When complete, the piece will be ready for framing for your wall or as a special gift. All materials provided. Bring a photo or other resource material if you wish. We will also have resource materials available. Limit: 8
Saturday, May 2
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$40
Intro to Figure Drawing
Instructor: Toby DeVoss
Introduction to Figurative Drawing. This 4-hour workshop will explore the challenge of drawing the human form from a live model. We will concentrate on gestural sketching, structure/proportion, energy/action and emotion. The goal will be to capture the essence and emotion of the figure quickly and intuitively, therefore poses will be relatively short. Bring your own drawing or painting materials ...and easels, if desired. Limit 10
Saturday, May 29
Time: Noon-4:00 p.m.
$50
TO REGISTER FOR ANY WORKSHOPS, CONTACT LAUREL AT 373-1971 OR EMAIL teacupgarden@comcast.net. $20 DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
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Thursday, January 28, 7:00 pm
Soul Verse presents the Open Room open mic on the theatre stage in the Corbett Center on the campus of NMSU. Free, open to the public.
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Friday, February 5, 5:30-7:00 PM
Literary Night Open Mic on the stage of the Rio Grande Theatre. Emcee is Wayne Crawford. Everyone welcome. Five minute reading limit.
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Friday, February 5, 7:30-9:00 PM
Essayist and poet Eula Biss will read as part of the La Sociedad Series at NMSU. Graduate student reading is Krystal Languell. Location: Hardman Hall, Rm. 206.
Tuesday, February 9,
Today marks the release of Rus Bradburd’s new book, “Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extrordinary Life of Nolan Richardson.” Rus will also be reading as a part of the La Sociedad reading series on Friday, March 5.
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Sunday, February 14, 4:00 PM
A Hymn Festival Concert at First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Road features nationally known guest organist, choir director and composer Michael Burkhardt. Among the music presented will be original music by Burkhardt. Also on the bill are the Dona Ana Youth Choir, NMSU University Singers, and additional instrumentalists. The concert is free and the public is invited.
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Tuesday, February 16, 7:30-PM
Open Mic at Palacio’s Bar on Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla. Featured this month is poet Connie Wanek. Her third book, On Speaking Terms, has just been released from Copper Canyon Press, and is a Lannan Literary Selection for 2010. Wanek's poems have been called "incomparably lovely" by US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, who named her a Witter Bynner Fellow of the Library of Congress in 2006. She was raised in Las Cruces, NM, and now makes her home in Duluth, Minnesota. (website: www.conniewanek.com)
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Friday, February 19, 7:30-9:00 PM
Writer Kevin Prufer is featured in the La Sociedad Reading Series. Graduate student is Mac McCormick. Hardman Hall, Rm. 206
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Saturday, February 20, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
“Warholed: Poetry and Pop Culture” is a poetry reading about Andy Warhol, Warhol’s iconic images (Marilyn, Elvis, Sigmund, Einstein, Campbell’s Soup, etc.) and more generally, popular culture. It takes place at the Las Cruces Museum of Art on the north side of the Downtown Mall while the Warhol exhibit is in the museum. It should be a lot of fun.
Among the local and area poets who will participate are Peter Brooks, Wayne Crawford, Billy Garrett, Camillo Roldan, Michael Mandel, Gwendolyn-Joyce Mintz, John Pate, Dick Thomas, Lawrence Welsh, Robbie Wendeborn, Joshua Wheeler and Ellen Roberts Young. “ The presentation is free and open to the public.
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Sunday, February 21, 3:00 PM
Joe Somoza will do a poetry reading at Acequia Booksellers in Albuquerque (4019 Fourth St. N.W.) For more information, call 505-890-5365 or 575-522-1119. Joe’s latest book of poetry is “Shock of White Hair,” and his latest CD is “Joe Somoza Reads" (Vox Audio 2009).
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Saturday, February 27, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
As part of ArtForm’s “Love of Art” month, a reprise of last year’s “For the Love of Lit” will take place at the Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water Street on the north end of the Downtown Mall. The reading is hosted by poet Wayne Crawford, and features local poets and writers. Each will read for approximately five minutes. Many will also have books and/or CDs available for purchase.
Among those participating are Sheila Black, Peter Brooks, Floydd Elliott, Billy Garrett, John Pate, Bob Sanchez, Ann Sellemi, Bud Russo, Joe Somoza, Joe Speer, Tim Staley, Larry Stocker, Joanne Townsend, Dick Thomas, Diane Walker, and Ellen Roberts Young. “ The “Love of Lit” reading is free and open to the public.
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Wayne Crawford and Randy Granger collaborated on a spoken word/music recording that appears on Randy's "Roswell Incident" CD and Wayne's "Oasis Bound" CD from 2009. They have just finished another collaborative effort, a 5-minute music video for "Dancing at the Totem." You can view it by clicking on the Lunarosity link that follows. The video is presented on the first page of Lunarosity. I hope you will check it out, and enjoy it. It was fun to do. W
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<http://www.zianet.com/lunarosity> LUNAROSITY
Vol. 8. No. 6: New Policies, Different Needs, New format.
Poetry by Kyle Hemmings, Christina Hoag, William Stoneberger, Blakeslee Stevens, Sam Silva, Jack Bowman, Charles Frederickson, Merimee Moffitt, Paul Fisher, Donald Levering, Alexander Pollak, Taylor Graham, Karen Douglass, Neal Whitman, Susan Beckett, Kenneth Gurney, Alan Gann, Donal Mahoney, Howie Good, Gabrielle Bryden, Paul Handley, Harry Calhoun Sergio Ortiz, Duane Locke, and C.J. Opperthauser, Michael Johnson, Devreaux Baker, Rodney Nelson, Bob Sanchez, Marion Cohen, and Christina Pacosz.
Fiction by Bob Tomolillo, David Kyea, John Bruce, Janet Yung.
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Open Mic--First Friday of each month, 5:30-7, Rio Grande Theatre on the Downtown Las Cruces Mall.
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Andy Warholed: Poetry and Pop Culture, Feb 20, Las Cruces Museum of Art. 11:00 a.m.-12:30
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The Tombaugh Gallery is having an opening Feb 7, with a repeat Feb 19 for a show with an Australian theme. I recall that you may have had a digeredoo player at the finale of the Arts Conference. If so, could you get me his name and number? We would like to see if he could play the opening.
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Here is a message from Cheryl Fallstead, For the Love of Art Month publicity chair.
We are just a week away from the kick-off of For the Love of Art Month! I
thought you might be interested in an update on the publicity front. This
Friday's Bulletin will feature For the Love of Art Month and the Sun-News will do the same beginning, I believe, on Sunday. Both papers will continue to provide information throughout the month. It will also be on the front page of Southwest Senior and will certainly be featured prominently in The Ink and Desert Exposure. Information has been sent to newspapers in El Paso and around New Mexico.
My interview with Fred Martino on KRWG TV's Newsmakers show will be broadcast three times beginning this Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. In addition, I'll be doing an interview with Carrie Hamblen to be broadcast on KRWG FM's Images this Saturday, Jan. 30, at 5:30 p.m. I already did Southwest Senior radio and talked it up for an hour. I will continue to work to keep the events in the public eye throughout February.
I hope you all have a wonderful For the Love of Art Month and I look forward to seeing art all around the Mesilla Valley!
Cheryl FallsteadDesert Moon
Communicationshttp://www.desertmooncommunications.blogspot.com
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Call for Artists - Handmade Books Exhibit
Artists in Dona Ana County and the El Paso area are invited to participate in Book It!, an exhibit of handmade books at the Branigan Cultural Center during April 2010.
Books may be constructed of handmade or found papers, dealing with subjects of interest to the artist. Acceptible formats include but not limited to altered books, folded books, or other formats not to exceed 14 X 14 X 4 inches. NO NUDITY, NO PROFANITY, NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL MESSAGES. Work must be recent, completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited in Dona Ana County. Each artist may enter a maximum of 3 images.
Enter by sending digital images of 900K or less, jpg format, to teacupgarden@comcast.net, no later than Friday, February 26. VERY IMPORTANT: Provide title, size and identification of medium with each digital image. Selections will be made by jury and successful entrants notified by email no later than March 1, 2010. Successful entrants will be asked to pay an entry fee of $15 for 1-3 entries, and sign an agreement to leave work on display for the duration of the exhibit. Jurors will look for quality of work, originality and overall impression of individual works. Ribbon awards will be given for best of show, most original, and best craftsmanship.
Promotional news releases will be sent to local publications by March 15. Images of entries will be used in promoting the exhibit.
The exhibit, to be held in the Richardson Gallery, Branigan Cultural Center, will open with an artists' reception on Friday, April 2, 5:00-7:00 p.m., and continue during the month of April. Participating artists are expected to attend the opening.
Direct questions to teacupgarden@comcast.net.
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The New Mexico Watercolor Society - Southern Chapter, will exhibit the works of 12 local watercolorists as part of this year’s For the Love of Art Month Event. The show, entitled “Around The Year in Las Cruces,” opens at the Branigan Cultural Center on Friday, February 5, with an artists’ reception from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The public is cordially invited to both the reception and the exhibit which continues through February 27.
The show will consist of twelve small paintings, with each artist offering their interpretation of a month in Las Cruces. The show includes work from the following members: Jan Addy, Donna Ayres, June Decker, Melanie Stone Jack, Regina Nelson, Penny Simpson, Lois Smith, Arlene Tugel, Laurel Weathersbee, Carlos West, Donna Wood and Phil Yost.
The Southern Chapter of the New Mexico Watercolor Society was founded in 2001 to serve the seven southern counties of New Mexico. Monthly meetings, which are open to the public, are held in Las Cruces and include interesting and stimulating painting-related programs. You may get further information about The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, via the NMWS website at: www.nmwatercolorsociety.org, from the SC Membership Chair, Donna Wood, at 525-8704 or donnacamino@yahoo.com, or from SC President, Marie Siegrist, at 647-1193 or msiegrist@zianet.com
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2010 Jan 10 - The New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter, will hold its January meeting on Sunday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m., at Good Sam's, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, off Telshor near Memorial Hospital, in the Arts and Crafts Room in the Administrative Wing (there is parking close to the entrance). After a brief business meeting, Margaret Berrier, Las Cruces jewelry artist, will offer tips on writing an artist's biography. The public is welcome; the fee will be $3 for members and $5 for nonmembers. For further information, contact Marie Siegrist, 647-1193.
- Feb is Love of Arts Month with a grand party celebrating the city
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