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A detail of Faith Welsh's 'Story Coat' reveals the tremendous attention to craftsmanship.
A fiber painter's artful abandon
Creativity craves change, movement, unknowns, surprise, wonder - all elements fiber artist Faith Welsh can't get enough of."I'm obsessed," she said during a November studio visit. more
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'Butterpie Mugs,' clay and glaze by Abbie Salsbury
Taos Mesa Arts hosts first Holiday Show
Taos artists Abby Salsbury and Dean Pulver celebrate recent renovations to their passive solar studios and Taos Mesa Arts - an arts space encompassing clay, printmaking and woodworking studios, a gallery and workshop space -- by hosting an exhibition of five regional artists. more
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Recognized as one of America's 21 most vital and productive performing artists, Bill Frisell was named an inaugural Doris Duke Artist in 2012. In 2016, he was a beneficiary of the first FreshGrass Composition commission to preserve and support innovative grassroots music. He is also the subject of a documentary film by director Emma Franz, titled 'Bill Frisell: A Portrait,' which examines his creative process in depth.
A meeting of musical minds
They may be "many generations apart in age," but guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage connect in ways any listener will appreciate, according to Judy Katzman of the Taos Jazz Bebop Society. Audiences will have a chance to hear this masterful duo in concert Saturday (Dec. 7), 7:30 p.m., at the Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. more
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Tom High of Alamosa, Colo. was among artisans at the CAV Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair.
Gifts for the holidays
Artistry in scrimshaw art by Tom High of Alamosa, Colo. was on view at the Community Against Violence Holiday Market Arts and Crafts Fair ... more
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Courtesy photoMuseum educator Jayne Schell, pictured in the Harwood's Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center for a short video documentary on the museum's education programs. It can be seen on the Harwood's website at harwoodmuseum.org.
Harwood art program helps sharpen minds of home-schooled kids
The Harwood Museum believes that all children should have access to arts regardless of income or background, according to Jayne Schnell, the museum educator. more
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Greta Brunschwyler is nationally known in the museum world, having served as president of the Western Museums Association and as vice president of the National Association for Museum Exhibitions.
New director to lead at Rogers Museum
After an extensive nationwide search, the executive committee of the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos announced this week that Greta Brunschwyler will become the museum's new executive director. more
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Handcrafted knife and sheath by Travis Webb
Taos Folk, a holiday gift bonanza
If you've been in Taos over the past few years, you know this is the season for Taos Folk. What is it? Let's just say, it's one of those things that is best experienced rather than explained. more
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'Rabbit Sun,' egg tempera on paper, 12 3/4-by-19 inches by Audra Elizabeth Knutson
Fresh outlooks in '40 Under 40' show
Artists ranging in age from teens through 30-somethings will be featured in the Taos Center for the Arts' "40 Under 40" show. The exhibit is set to open with a reception Thursday (Nov. 21), 4-6 p.m., in the Encore Gallery of the Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. more
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Jean Mayer.
Taos Ski Valley’s patron saint of skiers
Don't ask Jean Mayer how old he is. Americans have a funny stigma about age, he said. Over here, age puts you in a box. He's not fond of boxes. more
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'Max and the Boys,' 16-by-20 inches, watercolor and acrylic on canvas board by Allegra Sleep
Allegra Sleep's artistic journey through time
Gold, purple and green is the color palette Allegra Sleep explores for her solo exhibition titled "Time, Travel." She said her color choices represent her childhood in Latin America, and the theme "transportation and time" is "to tie together two of my favorite bodies of work … paintings of the past and modern transportation, taxis, trucks, trains - and a few of my friend's ancestors." more
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Mikala Martinez and Joel Larson rehearse a scene from 'Heisenberg' Friday (Nov. 1) at the Stables Gallery of the Taos Center for the Arts.
Play explores uncertainty principle between two people
It's a hot news day in Taos creative circles when four of our most dynamic thespian women join forces to start their own theater company. more
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'Taos Pueblo' photograph by Jeremy Landau
The world from three viewfinders
They are three points of view, but their combination doesn't make a triangle. Instead, like a prism, the images created by Jeremy G. Landau, Jim Cox and Michael Gorman scatter outward into the world, painting a vision of Taos unlike any other. more
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'Frida' by Dan Enger
'Scuse me while I kiss this skull'
L. Ross Parker has spent a good deal of his artistic life finding ways to imagine rock god Jimi Hendrix in various spiritual and spatial dimensions, and in his latest exhibition with local artist Dan Enger he taps into the rising spirits of el Día de los Muertos. more
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'Trees' painting by Katie Woodall
New works by Katie Woodall evoke the impression of 'Winter'
It's called "Winter." And, it is what artist-teacher Katie Woodall explains is a retrospective spanning the past 10 years or so and it will hang through the winter. more
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Debora Seidman's award-winning plays have been produced in New York City, Brooklyn, Northampton and Amherst, Massachusetts, and Taos and Santa Fe.
SOMOS to celebrate prose writers from near and far
To some, the month of November is all about writing, and the Thanksgiving holiday is a well-timed couple of days off to finish up their novel before the end of the month. more
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'Dolichovespula maculata Paper 1,' 2017-2019 collage, 22-by-22 inches, by Dianne Frost
The art of the hornet's nest
Artist Dianne Frost has forever been curious about the natural world. "I find inspiration in fragments of nature. By close inspection and reflection, I am inspired to create and share something unusual or surprising with my art," she noted in a statement. more
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'Rinconada Fall '09' photograph by Ron Monsour, one of the artists on the Dixon Studio Tour
Dixon Studio Tour, a creative confluence
The Dixon studio tour is the last in what has been an amazing year of arts tours in Northern New Mexico. This year's exploration of the bucolic community south of Taos includes the art of wine and beer making, garlic farming, sculpture, pottery, photography and much more. The tour kicks off this weekend (Nov. 2-3). more
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'Three Women on a Trail,' 48-by-60 inches, oil on canvas by Victoria Ryan
Artist celebrates 'Being Here'
Artist Victoria Ryan may have started out in California, but her creative heart seems to have settled in New Mexico. To prove the point, her exhibition that opens this week in Taos is titled, 'Being Here." more
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An example of the ceramic artwork created by Kathy Morsell
Artist shapes her life around clay
For Kathy Morsell, a lifelong love of pottery has gone hand in hand with her natural blending of Eastern and Western approaches to art, beginning with her experience in Japan while she was in the Air Force there. more
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Artist Anäis Rumfelt said she is 'a big fan of letting things come to you.'
'You can do anything you put your mind to'
No excuses. That's what Anaïs Rumfelt said when she turned age 40 three years ago and challenged herself to create a piece of art every day for 30 days. more
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In addition to countless private collections, santos by Arlene Cisneros Sena have been acquired by the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, the Taylor Museum in Colorado Springs and the Vatican in Rome. In 2018, Sena was also featured on PBS' '!Colores!' TV show (pictured).
What inspires a renowned santera?
New Mexico artist Arlene Cisneros Sena creates contemporary retablos in traditional form to express pride in her heritage. Sena's works make innovative use of natural pigments, while her soft, graceful lines and delicately applied gold leaf render familiar imagery in an immediately recognizable, personal style, an online statement reads. more
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Taos artist Amy Córdova y Boone, left, displays her original painting, 'The Dance,' from which the new UNM-Taos mural was created, at right.
Mural 'The Dance' unveiled at UNM-Taos
How do you visually express a collective identity crafted by a collision of cultures over centuries - on a two-dimensional surface? The answer, as for most challenges endemic to the Taos region, is: You get creative. more
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Art-pop psychedelic performance art duo Princess (Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill) are on tour in support of the audio visual release of their sci-fi feminist rock opera “Out There.” You can see them Thursday (Oct. 17), 7 p.m., at Revolt Gallery, 222 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Admission is free.
What's happening in Taos?
Have you gotten your Halloween costume yet? That's something on the minds of a lot of locals — kids and adults — as that spooky time of year approaches ... more
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Juanita Jaramillo-Lavadie said of her altar in the show ‘Ofrendas’ at Encore Gallery: ‘The weaving represents a cooperative spirit of shared work. The title says it, “Hundreds of Hands.” There were people at the opening reception who remembered taking part in starting the weaving. The four elements added a cosmology connection.’
Day of the Dead altars honor transitions
Ofrendas sometimes called altares or altars are part of Día de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] celebrations. Taos artist and gallery owner Máye Torres has curated ... more
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Michael McCormick poses for a portrait in front of one of the many Bill Baker pieces in his downtown gallery Friday (Oct. 4.)
Michael McCormick Gallery needs help
Michael McCormick is scared. Illness and slow sales are killing his bottom line at Michael McCormick & Sons Gallery, located a few doors north of Taos Plaza.He has fallen … more
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