Las Cruces Arts Scene - Task Forces

 

ARTS CONFERENCE for Las Cruces & Mesilla Valley Arts & Culture Scene

 

Please join us for an opportunity to contribute to action plans for making Las Cruces & the Mesilla Valley well known nationally and internationally as an Arts and Culture destination.

Talking Stick Institute -- 2008 ARTS CONVENTION of Las Cruces & Mesilla Arts & Culture Scene - | Press Release for the ARTS CONVENTION | 1-page flyer for Sept 8, 15, & 22nd ARTS CONVENTION - please distribute to artists and arts organizations, and anyone in government, education or economic developing who wants to put our arts scene on the map!|

September 8, 2008, September 15, 2008, and September 22, 2008 from 4 to 8 pm

Corbett Center at New Mexico State University

(Dona Ana Room on 8th & 22nd; Otero Room on 15th)

Organizers

Faculty and students of Small Business and Entrepreneurship classes in the Business College at New Mexico State University and

The Talking Stick Institute 

www.talkingstick.info

Invited guests include the mayors of Mesilla and Las Cruces, Las Cruces City Council members, the Las Cruces city manager, NM State Representatives, the NM Department of Cultural Affairs, arts educators, arts media, artists, arts organizations, gallery owners, economic development organizations, education leaders, and community members who want to make Las Cruces & Mesilla Valley an arts destination.

To RSVP, please send email to

David M. Boje, Ph.D.  dboje@peaceaware.com,

Trina Dunbar trinadunbar@yahoo.com

or

Virginia Maria Romero  agzromero@zianet.com

We welcome you to join us, have your voice heard, and make a difference in how the future of the arts in Las Cruces unfolds.

Overview:

  1. 8 Sep – NMSU Small Business & Entrepreneurship Classes hosts – 1st Convention of Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene : We kick off the Arts Convention with Ed Breeding’s documentary film (26 minutes) “Heart of the Arts: Las Cruces & Mesilla Valley, New Mexico. Brief welcomes from Cindi Fargo (Las Cruces Downtown), Chris Faivre (Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau).  This is followed by Talking Stick Circle meetings where participants pass the Talking Stick to develop three goals for the Arts Convention. Form 12 Task Forces; Get to know one another; Learn to Hear & Tell one another’s Stories, & develop 3 goals for the Sep meetings of the Convention. (where: Corbett Center's Dona Ana Room at New Mexico State University from 4PM to 8PM );  Talking Stick Institute will provide the meeting facilitation.
  2. 15 Sep - NMSU Small Business & Entrepreneurship Classes (Mgt 448 & 548) & System Complexity Class (Mgt 655) hosts 2nd inaugural ‘open meeting’ of Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene (10 task forces) to meet to make action plans to make ‘Las Cruces Arts Scene’ a Strategic Identity for the City & Region. (where: Corbett Center's Otero Room at New Mexico State University from 4PM to 8PM ). Talking Stick Institute will provide the meeting facilitation. Welcome by Mesilla Mayor Michael Cadena; Mayanna Howard (Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery); Special presentation by Rich Williams - New Mexico Main Street Director & State Coordinator of New Mexoco’s Arts and Cultural Districts - to kick off the event.
  3. 22 Sep - NMSU Small Business & Entrepreneurship Classes (Mgt 448 & 548) & System Complexity Class (Mgt 655) hosts 3rd open meeting of 10 Task Forces and of Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene (Corbett Center's Dona Ana Room at New Mexico State University from 4 to 8 PM). Talking Stick Institute will provide the meeting facilitation. Dean Carruthers of NMSU Business College will give a welcome to the Convention concerning the importance of Arts economy to Las Cruces and Mesilla
  4. 8 Dec 2008 - NMSU Small Business Classes host 4th Arts & Culture Alliance Convention: to evaluate the task force interviention projects conducted between the 3 Sept Conventions and Dec. Task force members will grade the student projects.

WHY: Because Las Cruces has the potential to be a 1/2 Billion Dollar Arts Destination for Arts Buyers and Arts Tourists - no one knows about it - until CITY + CHAMBERS + EDUCATION + ARTS pulls together to Market Las Cruces and Regiion as an ARTS DESTINATION.

Who: Task forces for the Arts Service Organization Leaders (see these nomination lists List of Arts Service Organizations/ Museums & Galleries List). Looking for organizaiton leaders to meet together and share ideas on how to develop the Las Cruces Arts Industry

What: The Task Forces are an Influencer Group Influencer Group: Over 100 leaders and interested artists to work in developing Roles, Rules, and Goals for interventions and innovations you get to plan and organize:Task Force Options: (Please Join one of the following taskforces)

  1. Visual artists
  2. Literary artists
  3. Performing artists
  4. Galleries
  5. Museums
  6. Government (City and State)
  7. Education
  8. Patrons
  9. Economic Development
  10. Media

Click here to see Map of the Task Forces

City's Calendar of Events - Market your arts event or press Register events for the Las Cruces' City Calendar, then post to El Paso Art Scene, and the New Mexico Department of Tourism Calendar. Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene integrates the many calendars of events of arts & culture around Las Cruces. Talking Stick Institute invites one of the fabulous Arts organizaitons to begin to develop a comprehensive integrated callendar. Here is a sample:

  1. Monthly Events of Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene
  2. Annual Events of the Las Cruces Arts & Culture Scene

How can local artists get those 1% commissions: See current List of Arts Commissions by NM Arts (where to sell your art)

This service is courtesy of

Talking Stick Institute

http://talkingstick.info/

contact: dboje@peaceaware.com to update information on this listing

David Boje grants background http://peaceaware.com/vita/grants/index.html

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