and more Summer of Love

June 5th: "Summer of Love Opening Reception"

New Works by all Gallery Artists fitting the "Summer of Love" theme

5:00-7:00 pm Call 575-758-3911 for more info

Call to artists

Anyone who wants to paint a body for the Hippie Homecoming.

Paint provided, prizes for top painted bodies, and no fees to enter.

June 21 from 10 am to 4 pm.

We're also looking for volunteers who want to help out with the event, live bodies to paint, and sponsors who want to donate money to sponsor a painted body.

http://taoshippiehomecoming.synthasite.com/sponsor-a-painted-body.php

"FAR OUT"

Celebrating the Summer of Love...

Wilder Nightingale Fine Art

presentsPlein Air artists

Peggy Immel, Kemper Coley and Judith Stroh-Miller

have taken treks out into the wilderness of Taos and captured its uncompromised beauty.
FAR OUT is a must see and we hope you'll take the trek with us..
May 23 - June 21, 2009 Meet the artists May 23 from 5-7pm.
WIlder Nightingale Fine Art
119 Kit Carson Road
Call 575-758-3255 for more information

YES MEN are very invited --

Don't miss "Girls Night Out".
Four women perform
Toas Inn May 24 7:00pm.
Patty Sheehan, Tenney Welsh, Meridth Bliss and a special out of town guest.

CALL FOR ARTISTS:

the taos gallery is seeking artists for its first annual “Local Color” Exhibit in honor of Betsy Carey. The artwork will be displayed at the Gallery on the Green at Taos Country Club.
the taos gallery is offering this opportunity to any artist / any medium who resides in Taos County, New Mexico.
· the exhibition is open to all media / subject matter – with the theme “Local Color”
· non-refundable jury fee of $15.00 per image / up to 3 images will be reviewed
· the selected artists will be included in a Two Month Juried Group Exhibition at the Gallery on the Green, located at the Taos Country Club, and an online exhibition through our website.
· original artwork only! reproductions & giclees will NOT be considered
materials to submit:
· a c.d. with up to 3 (three) .jpg images that you would like to be considered for the juried exhibition. work submitted should not have been previously displayed in an exhibition or gallery.
· a list stating the titles, medium, size, and retail price corresponding with your c.d. of images
· a current artist statement & resume
· any supporting materials you would like to share, i.e. articles, portfolio
· a self addressed envelope, with CORRECT POSTAGE, if you would like your materials returned to you. materials will NOT be returned without a SASE.
timeline:
deadline for materials: May 29, 2009
artists notified NO LATER THAN: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
artwork delivered to country club on: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
juried exhibition dates: june 12, 2009 – july 31, 2009
artwork picked up on: Saturday August 1, 2009 from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm
reception: june 12, 2009 – 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Materials should be taken to :
the taos gallery – 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte – Taos, NM 87571

Questions should be directed to: kristin@thetaosgallery.com
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Marketing "You" the Artist

May 14, 2009
(Thursday)

Presenter: Julianna Barbee,
Media-Marketing-Advertising-Motivational-Managerial-Consultant/Trainer (clients Nationwide). 25 years of TV Broadcast/Advertising/Marketing experience- TV Anchor, TV Reporter, National Advertising, Marketing Director, TV Commercial Producer, Account Executive-Denver ABC-CBS TV, Phoenix TV, Dallas, Chicago, California, New Mexico Markets. Business Entrepreneurship/Web Design/Promotional DVDs. Degrees' in Broadcast Journalism, Advertising/Public Relations, TV/Radio Production & Certified Business Analyst. National Certified Covey Trainer in "7 Habits for Small Business Managers," SBDC Director, Business Owner of Barbee Training Nationwide.

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Place: Taos- the taos gallery
(103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte)

FEE: $10

RSVP: NNMC SBDC (505) 747-2236
or e-mail rtamm@nnmc.edu

To register on-line or to view our full schedule of workshops click here:

Limited Seating


Sponsored by: Espanola & Taos Chamber of Commerce, the taos gallery & Northern New Mexico College Small Business Development Center.

Leigh Gusterson

Painting In Your Own Backyard Workshop

Location: Outdoor Locations
One of Taos' favorite artists has a few more openings for her summer painting workshop:Painting In Your Own Backyard
Explore and paint various outdoor locations $550 for one week of oil painting insruction culminating in a one day exhibit at the Stables Gallery
For further information or to register contact Leigh Gusterson, 575-751-3402 or leegee@newmex.com
Space is limited

Free Painting Demonstration: Craig Srebnik

Secrets from the Masters:
Painting Flesh Tones & Portraits
Craig Srebnik will demonstrate highlights from his weekly classes and workshops, such as “secrets” used by Classical through contemporary painting Masters; establishing the composition, light and dark masses, the proportions and structure of the head; portrait artists’ methods of rendering facial features; selecting and mixing colors on the palette; layering and blending naturalistic skin tones on the canvas; capturing the warm, cool and neutral variations, and the transparency of the flesh; alla prima brush and palette knife techniques; interpreting the effects of light and atmosphere; and helpful studio tips.

Friday, May 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Artisan Art Supply
1046 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Taos, NM 87571
575 751-0802
Reservations appreciated.
For more information:
http://csfineart.com/Secondary/WsAtelier.htm

E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum Events

May 8th - 10th, 2009THE SUMMER OF LOVE - ALTERED REALITY Digital Art Exhibit The Blumenschein Home and Museum will open for three days with a digital art exhibit based on images from nature and the man-made world. Each image has been "altered" to show a different reality. From the psychedelic to the surreal, these images are truly "mind blowing" and represent a new genre in digital imagery. FREE admission to the Summer of Love Altered Reality Digital Art Exhibit. Hours: Friday, May 8th 4:00 to 7:00, Saturday, May 9th 10:00 to 5:00, Sunday, May 10th noon to 5:00Location: E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum

May 9th, 2009 10:00 AM - 2:00 pmSpecial Guest, Painter and author, Jonathan Warm DayJonathan Warm Day, well-known painter and author, will be available on Saturday, May 9th, from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m to sign the following books: Taos Pueblo: Painted Stories, Kiki's Journey, and On My Block.

David Vedoe

Taos Artist

A Solo Exhibition of 20 New Paintings
and some older paintings painted in Denmark over the years.
The new paintings are featuring themes from: Life in and around Taos,
Art & Architecture, The current Political Crisis & some
Abstract Works

Gallery Keld Nielsen
Copenhagen, Denmark

There will be two opening receptions to meet the artist
April 22 & April 24, 2009

The show will be up for a month.

See the artwork: http://gallerykn.dk/Udvalgte%20malerier.htm

See the Gallery: http://gallerykn.dk/Foto.htm

The text is all in danish on the web site - however, the artwork is speaking for it self.
Art Work by David Vedoe can now be seen in Taos at:
Taos Art Plaza Across from Smith's
Galleria Nativa on The Plaza
Casa de Mercedes Studio on Gusdorf Road
On the Web:
art-architecture.blogspot.com

That Was Then, This Is TAO

First Annual “TAO Masquerade Ball” is happening on Friday, June 19th from 8:30 – 11:30 PM at the Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur. The purchase of a ticket includes a white mask to create a unique persona by decorating, adorning or styling before attending the ball. In the “Artist Ball” style, we anticipate an exciting charismatic party with live dance music by the “Time Machine”. Tickets can be purchased at the TAO Office, the Taos Art Plaza, Vibrations and the Alley Cantina. Ticket cost: $10 includes a white paper mache’ mask to decorate & $17 at the door – includes a mask of your choice decorated by a local artist. Contact: TAO Office at 575-751-0071.

UNM Student show

When May 3rd to 15th 11AM to 5PM

It is one of the highest attended events of the University of New Mexico-Taos academic year. “Every year four to five hundred people attend the art reception,” Gary Cook, UNM-Taos Art Academy head, says. This year’s UNM-Taos Student Art Show will open with a reception Sunday (May 3), 1-4 p.m., at the Stables Art Gallery of the Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte.

seamus berkeley event

Come celebrate new beginnings at an art, music, and food event in Taos, New Mexico, JAM - The Stimulus Package, Thursday, April 30, 2009, at my studio in Taos.I'll be there with new paintings, along with Clemmie Watson and her new jewelry and Oliver Knight and his latest music. And be sure to sample some spectacular Thai food prepared by Alai Wa!The where and when:
Location:
223A Victor Court, Taos, NM
Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time:
5:30 to 8:30 pm
More Info:
323.309.2000
Directions:
Head west from the plaza on Ranchitos, cross Salazar, take the next left at Santistevan, then the second left on Victor Court.

Jack Smith Portrait workshop

3 Day Studio Painting
with Jack Smith

April 25 & 26th and May 2nd

Information:

575 - 613 – 0030

This workshop will explore portraiture, it's history and the black oil technique of painting that has been largely lost and which gave us some of the most remarkable paintings in the pantheon of art history.This class is limited to six individuals who have a good knowledge of oil techniques and reasonable abilities. We will be working from a live model.

"MELTING POT"

3 Person Group Exhibit
featuring New Works by New Mexico artists

STEVEN GOOTGELD
BILL HUDSON
KRISTIN JONES

Opening Reception:
Friday, April 17, 2009
5:00 - 7:00 pm

the taos gallery
103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos NM 87571

honoring, continuing, and cultivating the legacy of fine arts in Taos.

Retrospective by Sam Richardson

ISO and BYOB

ESKE’s BREW PUB IN TAOS

Friday, April 17, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

(ISO and BYOB: Informal soft opening and buy your own beer)

a documenting the original Austin music scene

The works were done when the “Austin scene” was evolving in the early ‘70s. In those volatile times, the hippies and rednecks got together and discovered they enjoyed something in common – country music with a hard driving beat.

The Austin beat was labeled “progressive country” by many music journalists.

Among the artists depicted in Richardson’s works are Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Clifton Chenier, B.W. Stevenson, Joe Cocker and Navasota. There are also sketches of Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnics and of Luckenbach, Texas, a small town (population 2), that Nelson made famous in a song.

The collection will be on display through May 1.

Quote: “There has always been a strong connection between Austin and Taos. There are a lot of recovering Austintacious Outlaws in Taos, people who spent time at places like New Buffalo in Taos and at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin and traveled back and forth over the years.”

Contact:
Sam Richardson, 758-9539

Taos artists Lorrie Bortner and Thomas J Johnson will be giving an artists talk Saturday, April 25, 1pm at Yart 1325 Merchant Road, Taos. It is free. This will complement their Spring Art Show that runs through April 30. They are husband/wife and met in graduate school while completing their MFAs in painting from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. They will speak about their creative process. Tom will also speak about his print making.
For info: 737-9278. http://www.lorriebortner.com/, http://www.thomasjjohnson.com/

contact: lorriebortner@yahoo.com

Elizabeth Jose opening

Opening

Sage Fine Art on the plaza

"A love Affair with Taos"

Friday 4:30 - 7 pm

Spring Art Show at Yart

Featuring paintngs and prints by Lorrie Bortner and Thomas J Johnson.

Reception and book signing, April 11, 2-4pm.
Show runs through April.

Info 737-9278
www.lorriebortner.com
contact: lorriebortner@yahoo.com for more info

Looking for a new drawing group space

The Thursday night drawing group is about to loose it's space. The Harwood is about to start to demolish the tired building. If anyone has any thoughts on this please let me know. I would prefer a central Taos Location. We have until the end of May.