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Named the second poet laureate of Taos in 2019, over the past 35 years, Catherine Strisik does poetry workshops for children and adults, is co-founder/co-editor/consulting editor of "Taos Journal of International Poetry and Art" and does private editorial services.

Women of Impact: Catherine Strisik, Literary artist

The Taos Woman 2020 Edition Honors 8 Taos Women of Impact. Meet Taoseña Catherine Strisik,, In Recognition of Literary artistry more

4/1/20

file photo: Maye Torres was born in Taos in 1960. Her father was a rural science educator and the family lived in El Salvador, Ecuador and Bolivia, where Torres was exposed to the lives of the Incan, Mayan and Aztec people, their art and concepts, as well as Old Spanish and European cultures. During the past 30 years, she has worked as a professional artist, and her art continues to be an exploration of global ideas from science to politics, mythology to social media and cosmology to human emotion.

A time to make art: 'We can start a renaissance'

There's long been talk of an art renaissance in Taos. It seems counterintuitive when isolation is the mantra, and everything is closed. Taos artist Máye Torres said she thinks the time is ripe. more

By Tamra Testerman | 3/27/20

Kanizzle (Joshua Cunningham) and Beat Kitty, captured in easier times, stay connected in lockdown

Music in the time of corona: An opportunity for musicians to focus, record, grow

Like musicians everywhere, those in Taos find themselves suddenly unemployed and at home. Here's what they're doing with themselves: more

by Laura Bulkin | 3/27/20

Courtesy photoJulie Greer plans to pair up with fellow singer-songwriter Jennifer Peterson to make digital magic during lockdown.

Keeping music alive online

It's a different world than last week, and by the time you read these words, more will have changed as we take active steps to ward off the common threat of a microscopic virus, and the isolation that comes with it. more

3/27/20

Courtesy photo'To the Sky' - oil on canvas by Norlynne Coar

Beneath the stillness, life: how lockdown affects Taos artists

How self-imposed quarantine affects artists is something Tempo was wondering last week: how they're dealing with the self-imposed solitude and how different that solitude is from their normal creative space. more

By Virginia L. Clark | 3/27/20

Photo by William SarokinJanie Romer in her favorite 'lockdown look,' outside her cabin in Taos Canyon.

Lockdown looks: Get up, get dressed, get going

'Tortilla Soup from scratch, chiffon and kitten heels' was the post from a friend who's found a way to have fun while in "lockdown." Another emphasized her absolute need for lipstick to be ready for her day. more

By Janie Romer | 3/27/20

Bear Marcus aka emcee B3ar. Courtesy Bear Marcus

Calling all Taos County creatives!

We at Tempo know how frustrating it must be for our creative community at this time. Gigs and performances have been cancelled, the theaters are dark and no one likes to create in a vacuum. Of course we live in a digital age, and Instagram is already abuzz with virtual performances, and now we too are offering local talent a unique opportunity to get your work to a larger audience, via our online site. more

Tempo staff | 3/20/20

Courtesy photoA selection of pieces from the show at the Stables Gallery

FaraHNHeight presents Sovereign Spring Quake Show

FaraHNHeight Fine Art returns to Taos with the "Sovereign Spring Quake Show," an exhibit of contemporary Native American Art. The pop-up show will be at the TCA's Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. It opens on Wednesday (March 18) at 11 a.m. more

by Laura Bulkin | 3/19/20

Courtesy photoCallejon Road by Greg Moon

Spring equinox: Taos Historic District galleries meet uncertainty with love

Easter and Passover are part of ancient Spring Equinox rites celebrating the spectacle of rebirth, renewal, divinity of the radiant dawn and all that brings joy and blessings. To honor this annual new beginning, Kit Carson Road galleries are planning (tentatively as of press time) to offer music, refreshment and open doors from 4 to 7:30 p.m. this Saturday (March 21). more

3/19/20

Photo by Juanisidro ConchaBison Star Naturals is located north of the entrance to Taos Pueblo

Rising Bison Star

People could say it sure sounds like a great Indian name. But, the owners and operators of Bison Star Naturals don't want you to see them, as just another Native-owned business. more

By Juanisidro Concha | 3/19/20

The University of New Mexico-Taos fruit-carving class created a number of undersea critters for their final display at Klauer Campus on March 12.

Carving critters: UNM-Taos students finish food-sculpting class

Eight weeks of practice and theory ended with a tasty creation from the culinary department at the University of New Mexico-Taos branch. more

By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 3/19/20

How Covid-19 is affecting arts and entertainment in Taos

Update, Wednesday, March 18: The Taos art colony will steadfastly continue through lockdown, and the galleries who show the work of many of the talented artists who live here are prepared to keep their doors open to continue bringing some beauty and meaning into these dark days. Others are more wary. more

By Lynne Robinson | 3/13/20

Courtesy photo A recent Paseo festival installation, Taos.

The Paseo Project wants you to go away

The Paseo Project is pleased to announce PPAIR: The Paseo Project Artist-in-Residence program. This opportunity, new for 2020, supports sending Taos-based artists on a fully-funded residency program to develop their work. For 2020, The Paseo Project is offering a one-month artist residency at the world-renowned Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson, Vermont. more

3/13/20

Courtesy photoRhoda and Ernie Blake, the founders of Taos Ski Valley, pose for a snapshot before heading downhill circa the late 1950s.

'Rhoda the Riveter'

Rhoda Blake (1918-2015), first lady and ski pioneer of Taos Ski Valley, is the star of Founders Day this Saturday (March 7), when her children Mickey, Wendy and Peter Blake gather together to remember this iconic force of nature who practically built the ski valley from the ground up. more

By Virginia L. Clark | 3/5/20

Photo by Juanisidro ConchaHoop dancers must be pure of mind, body and spirit, in order to perform the dance properly. 'I have to be healthy in every aspect,' said Emileah Lujan.

Hoopin' it up!

Watching Emileah Lujan skillfully navigate over the buffalo grass despite the wind, amidst grazing horses, stepping to the beat of a single drum, one feels the legacy this young Taos Pueblo hoop dancer carries - a legacy woven into every position of every hoop. Right now, Lujan is carrying that legacy across the Pacific Ocean, throughout the northern part of Japan as a member of a small touring group. more

By Juanisidro Concha | 3/5/20

Courtesy photoNew Mexico border wall along a remote stretch of Doña Ana County.

Immigration and human rights: 'Undeterred'

According to Bonnie Golden, one of four local women who founded Taos Immigration Allies, "immigration involves basic human rights, everyone but Native Americans are immigrants, and everyone has a right to asylum. Everyone. We shouldn't forget where we came from, our education, social status and wealth don't matter." more

By Tamra Testerman | 3/5/20

Courtesy John BiscelloJohn Biscello and friends bring more than words to a variety show at SOMOS this Friday (March 6).

John Biscello and friends at SOMOS

This Friday (March 6) at 7 p.m., John Biscello and SOMOS present a variety show benefiting the production of the indie film "Ballad of the Cuckoos." The film is written by Biscello, the novelist, poet, playwright and spoken word performance artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has called Taos home since 2001. more

By Tempo staff | 3/5/20

Courtesy of the artistNorlynne Coar's 'Nestled'

Artists 'get their twigs in order'

Since Georgia Gersh opened Magpie, her gallery at the Sheepskin Compound, in April 2014, it has quickly become an important landmark and a haven for the Taos arts community. more

by Laura Bulkin | 3/5/20

Subhankar Banerjee's exhibition of his Arctic Series and Desert Series originated as large format film negatives, many of which were shot from small aircraft. His images of the Alaskan Arctic and New Mexico piñon are designed to raise awareness of multi-species survival across these two contrasting desert environments.

A talk on art and ecology

Today, Thursday (March 5) at 7 p.m., the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, in partnership with the Art and Ecology program at the University of New Mexico, will host a roundtable on "rural environmentalisms." The event is free to the public. more

By Tempo staff | 3/5/20

Director Eva Lewis takes a singular approach to the national debate over immigration in her documentary ‘Undeterred,’ showing at the Taos Community Auditorium on Saturday (March 7) at 7 p.m.

What's happening in Taos, March 5 - 11

From drumming to skating to powerful documentaries, there's a lot to take in around Taos this week. Here are some highlights: more

3/5/20

The sky's no limit for this new generation of Taos Pueblo artists and entrepreneurs

Just as the Red Willow Creek has flowed through the Taos Pueblo mountains, so centuries of artistic craftsmanship, drawn from the everyday lives and experiences of Taos Pueblo ancestors, flowed down from generation to generation. Now come the lesser-known but newest generation of young artists at Taos Pueblo, who are developing unique approaches and styles all their own. more

By Juanisidro Concha | 2/27/20

Lone Piñon's new CD is 'Nuevas Acequias, Río Viejo: Traditional Music of Northern New Mexico.'Courtesy Jordan Wax

Generations of musical tradition

New Mexico has a rich tradition of folk music, and the members of Lone Piñon have devoted considerable time to learning it. more

Ariana Kramer | 2/27/20

Courtesy image."Wonder Woman Frida" hand-colored etching 8-by-10 inches by Tony Ortega, one of the images planned for 'Taos Art Insurgency.'.

What's happening in Taos, Feb. 27 - March 4

Here are some highlights for entertainment and arts options this week: more

2/27/20

Two great shows at the Taos Inn's Adobe Bar on Fat Tuesday (Feb. 23) include Craig Williams from 4-5:30 p.m. and Bob Andrews (pictured here) from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Andrews, though British born, spent some goodly time in the Big Easy, and nobody knows New Orleans blues and soul like this virtuoso pianist.

What's happening in Taos, Feb. 20- 27

Mardi Gras celebrations are just some of the entertainment and arts options awaiting Taoseños and visitors alike this week. Here are some highlights: more

2/21/20

Courtesy Thom Wheeler'Storm over Red Mountain' mixed media

Dream big in Washington, D.C.: Thom Wheeler at The O Street Museum

It's every artist's dream to be at work in your studio, when two well-connected art collectors stroll in, buy several large pieces, commission you to work on a few projects and invite you to do a one-man show at a museum in Washington, D.C. Taos artist Thom Wheeler is living that dream. more

Tamra Testerman | 2/20/20

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