Clarence Medina "On the hight Road"

Solo Exhibition

December 26 , 2008 - January 26, 2009
El Centro de Santa Fe
102 East Water Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Opening Reception:
Friday, December 26
5 - 7 in the evening
and
Saturday, December 27
1 - 4 in the afternoon
For some available works visit
http://www.clarencemedina.com/

Lighting of Ledoux

Sagefarm Contemporary and The New Gallery (both on Dona Luz) are welcoming all to the 'Lighting of Off-Ledoux' Saturday, December 13th coinciding with the fabled 'Lighting of Ledoux'. Refreshments, cookies, and gift art are on the menu, including Chuck Zimmer's Jackson-based postcard icons. Heck, you're parking in our parking lot, might as well check it out.

PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO PAINTOUT

Join Plein Air Painters of New Mexico on Ledoux Street for an informal paintout on Monday morning, December 15. Visit the PAPNM website at www.pleinairpaintersnm.org for more information. All artists are welcome.

Sage Fine Art small works

4.30 - 7 PM

Friday 12th December

Sage Fine Art on MacArthur Plaza in the corner of the Plaza (to the right of Ogelvie's) You are invited to our one and only annual group show of the year at Sage Fine Art which will feature small works by all 10 artists and the buffet speciality of each of the 10 artists as well! It's worth coming just for Annamaria's Bavarian Apple Strudel alone.

PRIVATE & SEMI-PRIVATE
OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE
PAINTING CLASSES –
WITH TAOS PAINTER,
MICHELLE CHRISMAN…
Call for Rates & Times:
575-613-0443
http://www.michellechrisman.com/
Gift Certificates Available!
Michelle teaches painters of any level, from 1st. time beginner to advanced, or will help you jump-start back into painting again! Any painting medium is welcome.
She can also teach you how to get everything you want out of the use of oil paints. Michelle can teach you how to effectively use either palette knife or paint brush.

New office for TAO

Memorial Service for Libby Hart

Elizabeth Marie Hart

Saturday Nov 22, 2008 at 3:00 pm at

Sangre De Cristo Church

(the chapel of the stations of the cross shrine)

511 Church Place

San Luis, CO 81152

A gathering of Family and Friends will follow

Ventero Open Press

316 Main St

San Luis, CO 81152 (719) 672-0557

In Leiu of flowers donations are encouraged to:

The Art Students League of Denver

200 Grant Street

Denver, CO 80203

Participants are asked to bring paintings to fill Ventero's gallery with the beauty and genius of Libby Hart's life’s work, so that we can all share our stories. Any photos of Libby will work just as well.

For more information on Libby and to Sign the guest book click on this link.

Call to artists

Masterworks of New Mexico
Masterworks of NM is an alliance of four visual art societies in New Mexico that yearly promote a show of the same name featuring the very best of the state's artists. Founded in 1999 and growing. The 2007 show ran from March 30th through April 27at Hispanic Arts Center, EXPO NM. The 2008 show will run from April 5 - April 25, with a Preview on April 4th.

The 2008 Dixon Studio Tour

Clarence Medina

Cold winter in Truchas

November 1st & 2nd

27th great year

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Dixon Studio Tour is always the first full weekend of November

A group show of all the participating artists will open at 6:30 on Friday the 31st at the Dixon Community Center - please join us for music and refreshments. The show will hang all weekend.
Please visit http://www.dixonarts.org/ for a downloadable map or visit any of the participating artists/studios.
Dixon has been the longest and most successful studio tours in New Mexico, not to mention the most popular. Please come and enjoy a fabulous weekend of fun as the weather predictions show nice!

Call to artists

Information
Hearts and Stars: Miniature Show 2008
to benefit the Taos Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc.

Hearts and Stars: An Exhibition of Miniature Fine Art, a non-juried show welcoming all artists and media, will be held from November 22 – November 25 at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, 119 Kit Carson Road, Taos, New Mexico 87571.

Maximum image size for all framed works is eight inches by ten inches (8”x10”) or 80 square inches. All works must be available for sale. Artists may submit up to two pieces for inclusion. Participating artists will receive 40% of the sale price for their work, with 10% of the proceeds going to defray costs of the exhibit and 50% going to the Taos Coalition to End Homelessness, Incorporated.

All work must be delivered to Wilder Nightingale Fine Art before November 20th between the hours of 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. Unsold work must be picked up on or after November 26th. Work will be displayed on the premises of Wilder Nightingale Fine Art during regular business hours from November 21st to the 25th and at the Reception on November 22 between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 pm. All artwork must be wired and ready to hang.

Contact mpchrisman@earthlink.net for an application

painting by Dorothy Lampl

the taos gallery, Celebrates One Year Anniversary

the taos gallery, will be celebrating their one year anniversary with an Annual Holiday Exhibition
The gallery is hosting its first annual Anniversary Reception featuring new works by all of its gallery artists. The exhibit will be on view from November 5, 2008, through January 1, 2009.
The gallery exhibit will be featuring paintings, ceramics, photography, sculpture and jewelry from more than 20 local artists, a few regional artists and work by our newest gallery artist, Henry Isaacs.
The gallery's mission is “honoring, continuing, and cultivating the legacy of fine arts in Taos.” This exhibit will bring to life our mission and we welcome you to celebrate with us and meet the artists represented by the gallery.
Participating artists include: Mark Asmus, Carlos Barela, Seamus Berkeley, Issa de Nicola, Nancy Delpero, Richard Fitzgerald, Gwen Fox, Jacqueline Gala, Steven Gootgeld, Leigh Gusterson, Richard Hawley, Tupper Hawley, Bill Hudson, Jeffrey Hills, Petro Hul, Henry Isaacs, Teri Jonas, Kristin Jones, Brad Martin, Michael Protiva, James Rannefeld, Tom Rogers, David Sprague, Tony Stromberg, Mary Ann Warner, and Mary Dolph Wood.
The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This event is free admission and will be open to the public.
the taos gallery is located at 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, in the heart of the downtown arts district in Taos, NM. Phone: 575.758.3911
All work in our inventory is currently available to view on our website: http://www.thetaosgallery.com/

Artist Reception at the Stables Gallery

TAO's new event

The Artist in their Studio: a potluck Salon.Pleas visit TAO newsletter Blog http://www.taonewsletter.blogspot.com/ for more info.

Beth Haidle Drawing At Loka Café

Collaborative Drawing Saturdays
Loka Cafe
112 Camino de la Placita
Saturday mornings, from 9 –11 a.m.
Bring: favorite writing utensils & any personal projects that you wish to work on.A long table will be covered with large paper for collaborative sketchingSome still life objects will also be provided, but anything goes for subject matter!This event is ongoing throughout the fall, every Saturday.Open to all ages; under age 11, parental supervision requestedFor more info about Beth visit www.ehaidle.com

Interwoven Illuminations:

Please join 24 artists

The Rane Gallery

214 Ledoux Street

Saturday October 11

6pm

for an unveiling and readings.

Regional artists and poets have come together on a project: Beginning with Bill Rane's 1981 painting, Aegean Sea Scroll, each artist (poet/visual) was asked to respond, one by one, to the artwork alternating, linked and inspired solely by the preceding unidentified artist and artwork. The art of creating art inspired by another genre is called Ekphrasis. Last year during the Taos Fall Arts Celebrations, Rane Gallery hosted "Reflections on Rane," where 11 poets read their poems inspired by different works by Bill Rane. That collection, The Master's Hand, Reflections on Rane, will be available at the Oct. 11th event. This event pushes the envelope further.

Poems are responded to by visual art, and in turn, another poet answers the painting/sculpture. The process took a year, an artistic "round robin" or "telephone tag."Will a theme emerge? Will a connection between the 24 artists be revealed? Please do come to see the specially created art work, and hear the poems.

The participating artists include: Bill Rane, Veronica Golos, Randall LaGro, Cheryl Loetscher, Dororthy Lampl, Joseph Hutchison, Seamus Berkeley, Ellaraine Lockie, Duaine O'Hagan, Karen Cordova, Homare Ikeda, Kathleen Cain, Carlos Barela, Andrea L. Watson, Nancy Delpero, Scott Wiggerman, David Hinske, Madelyn Garner, Don Ward, Carol Aronoff, Lenny Foster, Linda Arnold, Salvatore Giglio, Dora E. McQuaid.

Manny's of Denver new Framemobile in Taos

This Thursday and Friday Manny will be a the Hampton Inn from 10 AM ti 4 PM.
Call Manny at 800-638-7605 for more info.

Sally Russell Workshop

One Time- October 13-17,2008
Art of the Flower Workshops- 10AM-4PM- M-F Sally Russell teaches drawing, painting the art of painting flowers in her bold style, using any medium, oil, acrylic and watercolor. She will teach the art of mixing color, using only 6 basic colors to get all the hues needed in nature. This fall we will paint on the patio from the gorgeous Gallery gardens. Sally will give you her secrets for Art Marketing Success. $375.00 per person for the week. Contact:

Sally Russell
Inhale O2 Oxygen Bar
The Farnsworth Gallery Taos
133 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, New Mexico
sr@taosnet.com
575 758-0776

Drawing Group New Home

Next week Oct. 9th the Thursday drawing group will be meeting at our new location. The Harwood Museum will be allowing use a space to hold the group. The space is up the alley, to the right of Lenny Foster's Living Light Studio. Anyone wishing to help move us to the new location please contact me @ taosart@gmail.com The group will still be meeting at 6:30-9:30
Thank you Ken and Sara for putting up with us as long as you have!

New Posts

Sorry, I have not been able to post new posts for fellow artists recently. I have been in and out and upside down. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
Happy Fall Arts. Sooooo much going on.
Be well, Nancy

Drawing group home needed.

If anyone knows of a space that would be suitable for the Thursday drawing group please let me know ASAP. We have been spoiled at Ken's place, he has been a great and generous host. He has let me know that the space will no longer be available and has given me a month to find a new home. This group has been meeting for over 35 years and we can't stop now. Please email me at taosart@gmail.com with any suggestions.

RANCHOS DE TAOS / TALPA ANNUAL STUDIO TOUR;

Michelle Crisman will participating in the studio tour this year visit http://www.ranchosarts.com/ for more information

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21
Saturday 10am to 5pm
and Sunday, noon to 5pm.

One Day Portrait Intensive Workshop with Elizabeth Jose

Join Elizabeth in her studio for a structured day of demonstrations, supported exercises and tips to help improve your portrait painting skills.

Focusing on drawing the head, getting a likeness and realistic skin tones.

Tuesday 30th September – 9.30 – 4 PM
$95 includes model fee, tuition and lunch
$65 discounted fee for TAO members

Spaces are limited so call or e-mail NOW
575-751-0149 – elizjose@gmail.com
In association with the TAO Artist’s Studio Tour

Seamus Berkeley Workshop

Lorrie Bortner at Ranchos Trading Post

Lorrie Bortner and her husband Thomas J. Johnson are showing at the Ranchos Trading Post, middle room, through November 1.
Paintings include Lorrie's Rural Women series, funded in part by a grant from the Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
lorriebortner@yahoo.com
http://www.lorriebortner.com/
(575)751-0493
Lorrie continues to give art lessons and art parties for all ages. And creates murals on commission

TAO General Meeting

Sunday, September 14th at 3:00 pm

Kit Carson Electric, Conference Room

Located on Cruz Alta Rd.

This is an IMPORTANT meeting because it is our last official meeting before the tour. There are items to pick up so please attend. Even if you are not a tour member, you are encouraged to come and participate. Those of you who have your wood board finished, bring it to the meeting. We hope to place them around the room for all to see. Lets talk about what to expect on the tour...any pointers for your fellow artists.If you are one of the few who have not picked up your display board or other materials, this is your chance to pick them up

Sagefarm Contemporary

104 Dona Luz will be exhibiting 'In Progress', a series of seven paintings to be painted live in the gallery during the month of September by Taos artist David Hinske. Hinske is returning to Taos from a critically praised exhibition in Memphis, TN in August. His paintings will also be featured at the re-opening of the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, MI on October 1st. Please join us at the opening reception for the artist on
Saturday, September 13th
from 5-8pm.
For more information, please call 575-751-3733.

Symmetry, Order, Perfection and Beauty

Seven Paintings at UNM
August 24th to September 13th , 2008
Public Reception: Thursday, September 11th from 4 to 6 pm

Seven large paintings by Cydney Taylor hang in the UNM-Taos Art Lobby. The paintings are from her first body of work, an eighteen year focus on colour as subject. Each painting represents a different series of work, each using a different visual format to explore ideas about symmetry, order, perfection and beauty. The common function of the formats was to hold colour without visual distractions. Motifs of hue, color saturation and tone are used for visual presence. Taylor’s work embodies timeless painting concerns first seen in the sixties and seventies. The show runs until September 13 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the UNM-Taos Klauer Campus.

AUTUMN LANDSCAPE WITH INSTRUCTOR: MICHELLE CHRISMAN

PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN THE SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 & 14 ~ ALBUQUERQUE, NM
In this 2 day course, Michelle will teach the basics of outdoor landscape painting, based on the principles of the French Impressionists and what they taught artists about the visual world and how it works: clarifying light source direction, light/dark patterns, defining beautiful shapes & exciting compositions, assigning correct values, color temperature & how it can work for you; how to mix color with a limited palette, visual pathways & focal point, and how to capture the effects of light, atmosphere and mood with the medium of paint. This class will also help the painter who is well-grounded in the academics of Plein Air Painting, but who wants to clarify & bring forth their own voice & bring excitement & drama to their work. All painting mediums and skill levels are welcome. Michelle is a plein air oil painter residing in Taos, NM. She was featured in the June 2008 issue of Southwest Art Magazine in a special article on Plein Air Painting. She also teaches for the Taos Historic Museum Foundation every summer and is represented by 7 galleries throughout New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. TO REGISTER, CALL HARWOOD ART CENTER: 505-242-6367

the taos gallery events

Sept 26-27: TAO Studio Tour featuring gallery artists at the taos gallery, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.

October 3-4: TAO Studio Tour featuring gallery artists at the taos gallery, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.

October 4: "the taos gallery Celebrates Fall Arts" Reception, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

October 9: DVD Release Party for Seamus Berkeley's new DVD: "The Fundamentals of Painting." the taos gallery, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

October 10 - 12: Seamus Berkeley Portrait Painting Workshop. Contact the taos gallery for detailed information: 575.758.3911.

October 15 - November 1: Photography Show: "Continuing the legacy of Mildred Tolbert through the art of Anna Bush and Carol Mell." the taos gallery, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte.

October 18: Conversation and reception with Anna Bush, part of the "Continuing the legacy of Mildred Tolbert through the art of Anna Bush and Carol Mell" Photography Show at the taos gallery, 103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm.

Painting Demonstration

August 30

4-7 pm

Wilder Nightingale Fine Art

Taos landscape painter, Peggy Immel, will be giving a free oil painting demonstration this Saturday. Everyone is invited to attend.

Catch this show before it's gone! "Reflections & Revelations II:

New Work by Joan Fullerton and Dawn Chandler”

Stables Gallery, Taos Center for the Arts. Taos, New Mexico.

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 9, 2008 5:00 - 7:00

Show runs August 9 - September 3.

Please also join us at the gallery for these events—-

Painting workshops with Joan Fullerton - August 23 - 24-

The Art of Yoga, lead by Aura Garver - Thursdays, August 14 & 28, 6 - 7:30pm-

Poetry readings, curated by Thomas Buckley - Wednesdays, August 13, 20, 27, 7 - 8pm

For more details, please visit http://www.taosdawn.com/

Take this Class!!!

Ed Heffernan is teaching a drawing class at the Chrysalis school, cost for class will be around $200 including model's fees, money will be donated to the Chrysalis Alternative school for field trips. Classes may start next week, Tues and Wed at 3:30-5:30. Contact Adair at adair@taosnet.com for more information or to sign up for the class.

Heffernan studied at The Chicago Art Institute. If you never have taken a class from Ed, now is the time, you will not regret it.

Grande y Pequeno: New Work

Opening Reception
Saturday, September 27th
3 – 6pm
September 27th to October 26th
Farnsworth Gallery
133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
575-758-0776
Sally Russell features new work from the summer – fabulous pinks, burgundies and flames of the garden. Backed by the deep blues, violets and contrasting greens of the sky and foliage, these larger than life floras fill the room with their essence. She works in Oil, Watercolor and Monoprints. Sally suggests brightening up the walls inside or outside under portals and on garden walls with color to continue the hot summer into cool, cool winter.

In Progress

Sagefarm Contemporary (104 Dona Luz) presents "In Progress" - seven paintings by David Hinske to occur from start to finish in the gallery beginning now and finishing mid-October. Patrons may pre-purchase at a reduced price, which increases each day the paintings progress. Three(Now only Two) still available! 575-751-3733. http://sagefarm.blogspot.com/

"Honoring Betsy's Legacy."

4 to 6 p.m.

Friday August 8th

The Gallery on the Green

Taos Country Club.

This exhibition will feature the playful work of Betsy. In her eight years as Local Color columnist for the Taos News, Betsy Carey showed her love and support for the Taos art community by interviewing over 200 artists, never judging their work but rather exploring each artist’s unique creative process. This exhibit finally offers Taos an opportunity to honor Betsy’s own personal journey as an artist, to experience the qualities in her artwork that reflect both her true nature and her approach to life – direct, honest, bold and playful.

Also showing will be the taos gallery artists' interpretation of Betsy's Taos and will hang through October. Artists include: Leigh Gusterson, David Sprague, Tom Rogers, Nancy Delpero, Carlos Barela, Steven Gootgeld, Bill Hudson, Mark Asmus, David Vedoe, MaryAnn Warner, Michael Protiva, Issa De Nicola, Richard & Tupper Hawley, Seamus Berkeley, Mary Dolph Wood.and other artists.

Call to artists Arts and Crafts event in Lincoln, NM

We are having an arts and crafts event in Lincoln, NM on Sept. 6 & 7th.

The artist fee is only $35.00 for two days and we do not take any commission.

All proceeds benefit our non-profit group called Partners in Preservation of Lincoln State Monument.

We are trying to help preserve the historic buildings that are part of the the New Mexico State Monuments division. Some of the buildings were donated to the state but are in need of dire repairs and the state cannot afford to take care of them all.

So our group was formed to help with this project.

Thanks for your help in this matter.

Sue Harkness Soden 575 937-1441 or email at weaselprods@yahoo.com

Josie Lenwell Exhibit

Rio Costilla Valley Studio Tour

Visit http://www.riocostillastudiotour.org/ for a complete listing of Artists and Photos of their Work – Up to date Map as Well!

Date of 2008 Tour: September 6 and 7th, 2008, 10 to 5 each day.
JAROSO, COLORADO- AMALIA, NEW MEXICO.

This year, on September 6 & 7, they deck the studios with their latest work and welcome the visitors from near and far. Their doors are opened wide. You are invited to see their work, explore their creative process, and purchase these carefully crafted wares. We feature a diverse group, fine art studios and artisan markets to please a wide variety of tastes. Oils, pastels, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, iron work, glass, jewelry and jams, jellies, chutneys, wildflower fields, artisan breads and home baked goods are a few of the items they offer to visitors.

Situated at the confluence of Northern New Mexico, and Southern Colorado, it is the only event of its kind that crosses the line between two states, unites them and bridges cultures. Along the meandering course of the Rio Costilla, weaving its way to the Rio Grande, and melded into the fabric of our work are found long lost European influences, and Native traditions reborn in art. On this tour you will travel along old country roads to scenic flats of high valley sage and chamisal onto mountainous forests. Just the journey is a destination. Sometimes called the Valle Vidal or the Southern End of the San Luis Valley, our tour stretches from Amalia, New Mexico, to Jaroso, Colorado. It is an enchanted tour in an enchanted land.

We are celebrating our 10th year! We thank those of you who keep coming back, and have become our friends and patrons of our work; and we welcome you also, stranger who has yet to find your way here. We invite you to mark those dates on your calendar, get out in the fresh air, and come celebrate the arts. You just might find something special or at least have memories of a day that will bring a smile to your heart when you return to where you live. This tour is free of charge and open to the public.

Jane Kircher 719-672-3063 kircher@fone.net
Michael or Sarah 719 588-4973 mschraud@yahoo.com

Miriam Garay Foronda's Retrospect Show

At the Southside location of the First State Bank for the month of August Mariam's oils and monoprints includes pieces completed from 1998-2008.

Visit Absolute Arts for more invormation about Mariam

Benito Trujillo Open Studio

Join Benito Trujillo at the Questa studio tour, Sat. & Sun August 2nd and 3rd.
Visit stop #16, off of B-044 Mile marker # 28, just north of Questa. Benito will be drawing portraits of visitors in his studio during the tour.

EARTH ALTARS Workshop

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair. Kahlil Gibran
Join Rivers & Birds for an artistic workshop celebration in honor of Earth
EARTH ALTARS, A workshop inspired by the ephemeral nature-based art of Andy Goldsworthy. Creating artistic forms from nature, we will celebrate our relationship with the natural world and through this process affirm our kinship with our Mother Earth.
Workshop Duration: One and half days
Time: Friday, August 8, 7-9:30 PM at the Bareiss Gallery, Saturday all day out in nature (time and place to be determined by the group on Friday).
Cost of Workshop: $100.
For more info or to RSVP: contact Rivers & Birds at 776-5200 or email: riversandbirds@gmail.com
Facilitators: This workshop will be lead by SD Youngwolf, Jivan Lee, and Roberta Salazar Rivers & Birds Mission is to provide experiential education which teaches the interconnection of all life and which inspires individuals as leaders for Earth stewardship and peace.

First Place Sculpture

SD Youngwolf of Taos just returned from participating in the 2008 Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market

This mask was the first place winner in the Sculpture category. The highly competitive show, was June 20, in Indianapolis, IN.

Sandy Chestnutt Artist Opening

The Rhythm of the Brush

Mary Ann Warner

Nancy Delpero

The Rhythm of the Brush

a two person exhibition

May 15th to August 15th

San Geronimo Lodge

This Sunday Afternoon

Artist Reception

July 27 2-5

To see other work by Nancy or Mary Ann visit

the taos gallery

575-758-3911

Clarence Medina at the Contemporary Hispanic Market

From Chimayo to Taos and along the Rio Grande, Clarence Medina’s paintings take you on the “high road tour to Taos” honoring his rich heritage. Always a popular artist at The Contemporary Hispanic Market in Santa Fe, the artist will be available to meet and greet at booth 17 on Lincoln Ave.
Free event
Contemporary Hispanic Market
July 26 & 27
8am-5pm
Booth 17
Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe
www.clarencemedina.com

"In the Artists Studio"

Tune into KVOT AM 1340 On Thurs. 24th at 1:00 PM. I (Nancy Delpero) will be chatting with Rich Nichols, on his regular weekly radio show.

Libby Hart Benefit website

Visit http://www.welovelibby.com/ It is an on line benefit sale.

There is wonderful work by many great Taos and Denver artists. Laura Robb, Walt Gonske, Mark Daily, Quang Ho, and Dorothy Lampl to name a few who have donated work to this site. Also there is some great work by Libby.

Call to Artists

Young, Old & In-between!
Cash Prize Offered!
Please Note: The Taos Suicide Prevention Coalition is seeking a logo to help promote our suicide prevention/awareness activities.
Did you know that Taos County has one of the highest suicide rates in the State of New Mexico?
Did you know that during the past three years 45 individuals have lost their lives to suicide in Taos County?
Did you know every 16 minutes, someone in the US dies by suicide and every 17 minutes someone else is left behind to make sense of it?
Did you know that suicide is preventable?
For more information, you can call the Fred Fund on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 758-8340, or you can call Carlos D. Miera at Tri-County Community Services (TCCS) at 758-5857. UNM students can call Amy Chavez-Aguilar at 737-6200. Youth artisans can call Sonya at the RMYC 751-1420 Ext. 12.

Contemporary Chicano Art

George Chacon Invites everyone to Come celebrate his Second
Contemporary Chicano ART Market aqui en Taos
SAT & SUN
July 26 & 27
10 am - 4 pm
502 La Lomita,Taos, NM
575 758 1316
Come view his latest art and enjoy “Una copa de vida y te de yerba buena"

"People & Houses"

Paintings in Oil & Acrylic by David Vedoe

A Show focusing on various ways Art can cast a light on our Built Environnment
Each painting will be accompanied by a brief Description by the artist

Show dates
July 3 - August 9, 2008

Cafe Loka Art Space
112 Camino de la Placita
(The Corner of Ledoux Street)
505-758-4204

CONTACT:
DAVID VEDOE FINE ART & BUILDING DESIGN
#5332 N.D.C.B.U TAOS, NM 87571 USA
OFFICE: 5 7 5 7 5 1 7 7 6 2
CELL: 5 7 5 7 7 9 3 7 8 9

http://www.art-architecture.blogspot.com/

New TAO merber Mary Lela Gilbert

New TAO member, Mary-Lela Gilbert has several original paintings and prints available, now showing at the Northside Health and Fitness Center, just north of Taos in El Prado. Two examples are Buffy an original oil on a metal round and Kiva Ladder a print of a pastel.

Sage Farm Contemporary opening reception

Sagefarm Contemporary (104 Dona Luz) will be having an opening reception for encaustic artist Mary Long-Postal on Saturday, July 5th from 5 - 8pm. Mary's work is simultaneously personal and reflective of the human condition.

TAO required meeting and Sponsor info for tour

The next TAO meeting is July 13 at 3:00 at Touchstone.

It is a required meeting for our 128 Tour Members to pick up their panels and see the how the display units are going to look and work. It is also the deadline for Sponsors to be listed in our 32 page tour catalogue we have six levels of sponsorship: Sky-$1,000or more (placement on back cover, logo, link on TAO website) Summit-$500, (logo link on TAO website) Mountain-$250 (link on TAO website) Foothills-$150 (Name, name,address, phone number, email address) Mesa-$100 (name, address, phone number River-$50 ( name, address). Sponsor's dollars not only generate their listing in the catalogue and website, but actually will be spent on further advertising to promote the tour and thus further promote the sponsoring business....two forms of advertising for the cost of one!

Chris Morel Workshop

The tradition continues!!! The annual Fall Workshop has become a tremendous success. I wish to invite you to participate in this great plein air painting workshop.I will again teach my 3 day Plein Air workshop in the mountains outside of Taos NM, September 24-26, 2007. It will take place in the heart of the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains just 19 miles south of Taos. The workshop is for all skill levels from beginner to professional. We work outside all week. I will do demos to show you how to get started and then we will all get going. I'll focus individually on helping you improve from whatever skill level you are to the next. To reserve your space at 575 587-0359 or visit http://www.morelart.com/ for more information.

Alescondra Gapihan Show at Loca

Stop by Cafe Loka to see the stunning artwork of the extremely talented barista of Cafe Loka. It is not to be missed.

George Chacon latest happenings

George Chacon is currently showing at the Peoples Bank in Taos town proper. Visit and see some of his latest art. It will be up till June 30th

Also go by the Taos Youth and Family Center and see the 85 foot mural I am doing of the wonders of water, I have youth involved by teaching them to paint fish, I am there usually from 2:00 pm on. Kids 8 and older are welcome to participate.