Leigh Gusterson Grand Opening

Art Classes with Rich Nichols

Painting with Ray Vinella

Ray Vinella

Painting Classes

This is an Alert to Taos artists of all skill levels; Ray Vinella,
famed local and internationally renowned Artist, founding member of
" The Taos Six",
Will be holding Classes on Wednesday mornings starting tomorrow,
October 5th.
If you are interested and want to find out more details,
please call Ray
at 575 758 3252.

Creative Pieces

Creative Pieces is Open!!!
Purchase inexpensive Art and Craft Supplies, create in the Classroom space, find fabulous artwork in the Consignment Gallery. Daily art activities and still life installations. Located next to Wabi Sabi, across from Kit Carson Park. Stop by or call 737-5112 for mote information.

Jivan Gabriel Lee at Milagro Gallery

BACK IN THE SADDLE

Taos Historic Museums

Presents our New Exhibit

December 10th- June 13th at
 La Hacienda de los Martinez

The exhibit features Floyd Morrow’s

 saddle making equipment,

Buck Dunton’s personal cowboy gear and saddles,

and the Museums' collection of Western and Military saddles

Randall LaGro Mixed Media Workshop

Try your hand at something new

or infuse new life in what you are doing. 

Randall LaGro is offering

 one day workshops at his historic studio. 

Great Instructor!
Reasonable Rates!

Great Place!

Great Fun!

Call Randy for more information: 751-1002

New Home for the Drawing Group

The drawing group on Thursday evenings Has a New Home in
Arroyo Seco.
Thank you Tom......
see directions below....

Taos Fall Arts Festival

Dates for this year
 Taos Fall Arts Festival are Sept 24th to Oct 11th.
Opening 5-8 Sept 24th

The Festival is in need of folks to help out....

please contact tfafvolunteer@gmail.com
if you can help out.

Steve Immel Photography Workshops at Northside at Taos Ski Valley

Join Steve Immel on our inaugural photography adventure into the wilds of Northside at Taos Ski Valley. Northside’s 1,200 vertiginous acres are laced with trails and endless vistas that are best enjoyed in our four wheel drive shuttle where owner Roger Pattison will show us the best photo stashes in his mountain paradise. We’ll start with some photography basics and a cup of Joe at The Bavarian. We’ll discuss Camera 101 for those who want it (please bring your manual). We’ll address aperture size versus shutter speed, automatic versus manual operation, shooting in RAW and choosing the best ISO for your camera and the conditions. You’ll receive hands-on instruction as we cris-cross Northside, topping out at 12,163 feet on Frazer Mountain. You’ll begin to develop the ability to see more and to use that vision to find and frame compelling compositions. We’ll discuss the basic rules of design and when it’s time to break those rules. It’s been said that a successful photographic image is fusion of concept, composition, craft and attitude. In this daylong workshop you’ll get an overview of all of this in the undiscovered beauty of Northside at Taos Ski Valley. Our day commences at The Bavarian Lodge at dark o’clock and ends back at The Bavarian for a review and critique of the day’s images. There’s an Optimator in your future, my friends. This one-time only $195 per person price (two person minimum) includes a four wheel drive shuttle vehicle and guide, a box lunch and personal instruction throughout the day. And as an extra inducement for you to participate in our maiden voyage I’m throwing in an unmatted 13”x19” print of any image on my website. The print has a retail value of $175 so it pretty much pays for the workshop. See the images at www.steveimmelphotography.com. To pick a date call me at 575-751-1037 or email me at steve@steveimmelphotography.com. Please pass this on to folks you think might like this trip.

Fundraiser

What:Local Fund-raising Event
Where: the taos gallery, 133 Bent Street on Wednesday
When: May 19th from 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
About: Vision Marketing Associates is producing a documentary film about Mabel Dodge, Tony Lujan and how the modernist artists came to be part of the Taos Art Colony. This film, intended for distribution through PBS networks, and for sale through bookstores and NM State Museums, could have major impacts for the town of Taos. We are therefore inviting you to a fundraiser to help see that this project is completed with the cooperation of the Taos Community.

Awakening in Taos is an intimate story about the passionate forces at work within the life of Mabel Dodge Luhan. Luhan was a writer, artist, visionary thinker, philosopher, salon hostess, and creative catalyst for social change. Born before the dawn of the 20th Century, Luhan began life in the Victorian age, and then grew to embody the paradigm of a progressive New Woman in the Modern Era.

Luhan was passionate and vocal about supporting social and environmental issues during the 1910’s, 20’s and 30’s. As a writer and columnist for the Hearst newspapers, she had a national audience for her ideas. The issues that commanded her attention back then, are the same issues that we must confront and understand in our world today: vanishing wilderness, living sustainably, creating an inclusive community, building bridges between races and cultures, finding the balance between modern living, creative expression and spirituality.

Sacred Places: Sacred Land

"What: Taos Land Trust and the Historic Taos Inn present a juried show:
ArtShare for the Land: “Sacred Places: Sacred Land”
Where: Historic Taos InnWhen: March 30 –August 2
Artist Reception April 16 4:30 pm

ARTSHARE FOR THE LAND
The northern New Mexico landscape of god-lit, wide-open views and traditional villages has attracted and inspired artists for generations. Just like we can't separate culture from the land, we can't separate art. ArtShare for the Land provides opportunities for artists to give back by supporting Taos Land Trust's efforts to protect the land that is their muse. And it provides opportunities for our members and other art patrons to purchase beautiful artwork, while supporting permanent land conservation.
Taos Land Trust: Preserving open and productive lands in northern New Mexico.

www.taosinn.com
www.taoslandtrust.org"

Craig Srebnik in Taos at Artisans

Free Painting Demonstration:

Artisan Art Store in Taos Craig Srebnik
Painting People Outdoors
April 17 n 3:00-5:00 p.m.
1046 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
575-751-0802
Please call the store to reserve your place.


Srebnik Galleries & Academy
Turquoise Trail Business Park
17 Bisbee Court
Building 3-H
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-990-6417
www.csfineart.com"

OLGATERESA GONZALEZ BAIGAS

ARTIST, DANCER, TEACHER, CHOREOGRAPHER

OUTDOOR ART TOTEM FANTASY ART AT PUEBLO ALLEGRE MALL TAOS NM
APRIL 2010 SHOW AT FIRST COMMUNITY BANK NORTH TAOS NM
APRIL 2010 TAO PRESENTATION NEW TAOS CITY HALL
CHOREOGRAPHER AND TEACHER UNM/TAOSHIGH SCHOOL"

'Sacred Places, Sacred Land'

Taos Land Trust

and

The Historic Taos Inn

present

"Sacred Places, Sacred Land"
Please Join us for an
Artist Reception
Friday, April 16, 4:30-6:30

at the Taos Inn
50% of all proceeds from exhibition sales will be donated to the Taos Land Trust.
Preserving open and productive lands in northern New Mexico"

on line show

for more info call 575-751-3138

Stop by

Call to Taos Youth

Portraits of the Sacred. This show is by young people for young people. We would love to see your painted, drawn, sculpted, poetic, eclectic answers to the question, What is Sacred to you? Religious or non religious themes, it is more about inspiration than belief.
Also check out the free workshops being offered.

Sage Youth visit this website for more info.
http://www.sageyouth.webs.com/

Miniature Show at the MRM

Opening for the Miniature Show at the Millicent Rogers Museum is this Sat. the 20th. Hope you can make it. Guaranteed to be a lot of great art.

Call to Artists

ARTSHARE for the Land

In the Spirit of the Town of Taos’ marketing theme, Taos as a Sacred Place, The Taos Land Trust is requesting submissions for ArtShare – a juried exhibition of local art which will be sold as a benefit for The Taos Land Trust.

The Taos Inn has generously donated the inn for the show to hang March 30 through August 2, 2010. All art will be for sale with proceeds going to both the artist and the Taos Land Trust. A reception will be held April 16that the Taos Inn.

All interested artists must submit a disk with a high resolution digital image of their work, a statement of why their image fits the theme of Sacred Places and $10 submission fee.

Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, February 16th, 2009.

CD’s may be dropped off or mailed only to Jan Mellor at the taos gallery, 133 Bent St Taos , NM, 87571.

For more information contact: jan@thetaosgallery.com"

Seco Pearl Presents a Musical and Art Debut

Saturday, January 30th, from 6-10pm.:
Artist Opening for Adeana Carlyle, a talented painter and figure drawer well known amongst the artist circles around town. Adeana has studied under Conrad Cooper, UNM art teacher extradordinaire. He has started a blues band and this will be his debut musical show. They have tons of talent and seem destined to become one of Taos’ favorites. To top things off, Austin singer-songwriter Raina Rose, will grace us with her musical talent. Raina was chosen as one of the top 12 picks for indie-folk singers and has become quite well known for her exquisite lyrics, stage presence, and refreshing guitar picking.

Adeana has a degree in music and education and has taught at elementary, high school, and college levels. She moved to Taos five years ago and has been refining her personal art ever since. She works in figure, portrait, and plein air landscape styles. She states that her “true love are the conte drawings that will be featured in the show.” Her work is precise, simple, and eloquent. She has the ability to grab people’s attention and make them instantly feel connected to the figure. She states, “My interest has been and still is drawn toward the inclusion of the human in all of my art. Whether it is a portrait, figure or incorporation of the figure, I find that the connection that develops among the artist, model and audience is what is fascinating and in reality gives life to canvas and paper.” Adeana stands out because she develops a deep connection to her model and brings that relationship to light in her work. She says, “It is that subtle yet dynamic collaboration between the artist and model that, when it works, compels the viewer into the experience of being human and being able to share what the artist and model worked to create.” Join us in this collaboration of what figure drawing truly can be, a dance between model, artist, and viewer.
Following the reception will be music by a new band in town, The Three Chords. Conrad Cooper has been a prominent Taos artist and teacher at UNM for several years, but takes a new step in a musical direction with this blues and funk band. Mr. Cooper plays the upright bass and provides vocals, along with Jackson Price on guitar and vocals, Casey Arillaga on drums, and Jeremy Jones on saxophone. He says that the music is, “as Swing, Funk, and Blues, as oldschool as it gets”. They have been perfecting their sound for some time now and this debut show is not to be missed.
Closing out the night, will be Raina "Railroad" Rose. Raina grew up in Portland OR, where she made her way to become of their top indie-folk performing artists. It is said that her first CD produced there with Mississippi Records. was a musical masterpiece. From there she moved to Austin TX and has released two more albums. She came through Taos last December and was so loved that Seco Pearl was specially asked to bring her back for an encore show. She has been performing since she was three, singing "Joh B. Goode" with her father and sister in a house high on a hill in Eagle Rock, CA. It is said that Raina's dad, Mo, introduced her to the guitar when she was 11. Her press states, “From that moment forward, Raina's musical world burst wide open. She devoured songwriters old and new, such as Joni Mitchel, Dar Williams, the Indigo Girls, Dan Bern, Robert Hunter, Paul Simon, Elliott Smith, and a whole slew of new folks who used to and still create good, honest, soul-wrenching music that may or may not fly under the radar of the masses.”
Dont miss this wonderful night of art, music, students, teachers, friends, and family. Seco Pearl promises some delicious treats, along with their famous teas, chai, and hot chocolate.
Saturday, January 30th6-10pmSeco Pearl590 Hondo Seco Rd.575 776 1225http://www.secopearl.com/