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2/23/08 - 8/10/08
EXHIBITION- Caminos Distintos: Patrocinio Barela and Edward Gonazles in New Mexico
Caminos Distintos celebrates the work of Nuevomexicano artists Patrocinio Barela, a Taos sculptor, and Edward Gonzales, an Albuquerque painter and printmaker. Each artist in his own way blazed trails both locally and nationally, helping to dispel stereotypes of Hispanics and their art.
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Date: 2/23/08 - 8/10/08
Time: Gallery hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Address: National Hispanic Cultural Center
Admission: adults $3, senior $2
Location: Barelas/South Valley
Phone: 505-246-2261
http://www.nhccnm.org
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Description:
The exhibition features the recent donation to the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Permanent Collection of 55 sculptures by Patrocinio Barela and 32 paintings and prints by Edward Gonzales. This timely and generous gift marks the 75th Anniversary of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the federal programs created during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. Barela was an artist on the Federal Art Project and Gonzales has been influenced by historical photographs taken during the 1930s ad 1940s. Additionally, the exhibition highlights other important New Mexican artists and writers inspired by Barela including Luis Tapia, Glen Gunderson, James Jimenez and members of the Barela family.
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8/16/08
FESTIVAL- 4th Annual Salsa Fiesta
Dubbed “A Hot Time in Old Town,” the Salsa Fiesta features “Best Salsa” competition among area manufacturers, stores and restaurants to decide who has the very best salsas in three categories, hot, medium and specialty. A distinguished panel of judges will select the winners of the competition. The public will taste-test and vote for the “People’s Choice” salsa, hot sauce or chili sauce. All winners will receive a special prize, a custom stone molcajete (mortal and pestle) featuring a design incorporating chiles, turquoise and more. The “People’s Choice” competition will be held in an air-cooled tent in the parking area behind La Hacienda Restaurant, where vendors will offer other types of “hot” foods and live music will keep the crowds entertained throughout the event.
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Date: 8/16/08
Time: 2- 10 pm
Address: Old Town Albuquerque
Admission: free
Location: Old Town
Phone: 505-822-1662
http://www.cabq.gov/crs
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Wine tasting stations will be featured in five patios/courtyards and in the large tent. Grownups can enjoy the many varieties offered by New Mexico wineries and purchase select bottles to take home.
The event, scheduled from 2:00 – 10:00 p.m., is free, with an entry fee of $3.00 to join in the voting for the “People’s Choice” award. A separate $3.00 fee will allow adults to enjoy sampling the many varieties of wines all of the tasting areas. A combination ticket can be purchased for the discounted price of $5.00. Visitors can also present a receipt dated August 16 showing that they made a purchase of a minimum of $25.00 at one of the many Old Town shops and restaurants, and the entry fees will be waived!
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6/8/08 - 9/7/08
EXHIBITION- In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein
This exhibition celebrates the life and art of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), one of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists and one of the most accomplished of the group. In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein features paintings, illustrations, and sketches, from early academic through mature works exploring concepts of modernism. The exhibition was organized by The Albuquerque Museum, the Denver Art Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum.
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Date: 6/8/08 - 9/7/08
Time: Tues.-Sun. 9 am-5 pm
Address: Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
Admission: adults $4, seniors (65+) $2, child (4-12) $1
Location: Old Town
Phone: 243-7255
http://www.cabq.gov/museum
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Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), one of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists and one of the most accomplished of the group. In Contemporary Rhthym will present about 60 major painting, as well as illustrations and sketches, is organized by The Albuquerque Museum, the Denver Museum of Art, and the Phoenix Museum of Art.
The story of Ernest Blumenschein begins in 1898 when a fateful painting trip to New Mexico found a young Blumenschein and fellow artist, Bert Phillips, stranded with a broken wagon wheel outside the remote village of Taos. So impressed were the two by their adventures they made plans to make it home. While Phillips would return the following year, it would take Blumenschein over twenty years to settle permanently. In the intervening years an art colony developed and eventually formed into the Taos Society of Artists.
Blumenschein is remembered for his appealing, life-like paintings of New Mexican landscapes and people. But he was also an artist engaged with current trends. He challenged himself artistically whether it was writing a review of the most important modern exhibition of his time, forming a group of experimental painters, or exhibiting alongside the period’s modern American artists.
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