New Mexico Arts Newsletter

NEW MEXICO ARTS / a division of the office of cultural aff a i r s ATHIS ISSUE’SR HIGHLIGHTSTSp e ak G o v. Johnson Declares March Arts Education Month Accessibility in the Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship P r o g r a m AIPP PRO JECT S AIPP ANNOUNCEMENT S

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Claude Stephenson, NM Arts Folk Arts Coordinator New Mexico is a state richly blessed with diverse traditional folk arts embracing the vast array of cultures that call our colorful landscape home. From the ancient art of Pueblo po t t e r y , with its long and deep roots, to the artistic traditions of recently transplanted peoples, our traditional arts display the religious, ethnic, and occupational expressions of the unique population that now constitutes our complex cultural fabric. Traditional Spanish Colonial arts, such as weaving and colcha em b r o i d e r y , now share the stage with the cultural practices of new immigrants. One can now find traditional

Master paper cutter Elizbieta Kaleta (l) Filipino dancers as well as Apache Mountain Spirit dancers in New Mexico. Polish paper cutting and with apprentice Ray Gaytan (r) cowboy boot making exhibited side-by-side. Ukranian egg painting and Hispanic straw appliqué. These are but a few of the diverse traditional arts that one can find in New Mexico today.

Since 1989, New Mexico Arts has helped to augment and perpetuate these rich traditions through our Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. This program is funded in part through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Folk Arts Initiative Program. Over the past twelve years New Mexico Arts has funded one-hundred-and-thirty apprenticeship teams.

During an apprenticeship, New Mexico Arts contracts with a recognized master of a traditional folk art form to take on and teach an apprentice who has demonstrated a talent for and a willingness to learn and pass on the art form to others. At the close of each annual program, all the teams are asked to display the fruits of their labors at an exhibition in the Governor’s Gallery on the fourth floor of the New Mexico State Capitol Building.

Our program gives priority to arts with few living practitioners within their cultures and home communities. These practitioners and other applicants are sought in the course of the Folk Arts Coordinator’s fieldwork. Two kinds of apprenticeships have been devised to better serve the diverse needs of folk artists in this State: long- and short-term apprenticeships. A long-term apprenticeship lasts from five to eight months, during which time the master spends a minimum of eight hours a week with the apprentice. Long-term apprenticeships include art forms requiring longer training periods and more extensive and/or costly materials, such as saddle making, furniture, and tinwork. Short-term apprenticeships last from three to five months and include art forms that take less time to learn and require less expensive materials, such as music and dance. The amount of time required to learn also depends on the previous skill of the apprentice and also varies considerably among the applicants.

The Apprenticeship teams, their location, and the art forms they are teaching for the current fiscal year are as follows:

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WASHINGTON NE, ALBUQUERQUE THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE KEVIN CHRISTMAN Commissioned by the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program 1 with the City’s Hydrology Division/Public Works Department MARCH 2001 IS ARTS EDUCATION MONTH!

State of New Mexico Executive Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico Pr o c l a m a t i o n :

• Whereas, Arts Education focuses on a variety of learning styles and engages students who might otherwise fail; and

• Whereas, when the arts are central to the learning environment, schools become a place of discovery and conditions for learning improve; and FOREST SCENE MASTER ARTIST ELZBIETA KALETA • Whereas, an education in the arts trains students in complex thinking, learning and novel and creative solutions when the Paper cutting Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program path from beginning to end may not be known; and

• Whereas, high achieving students discover new challenges through the arts; and

• Whereas, arts education helps to prepare students to become successful members of the 21st Century workforce; and

• Whereas, an education in the arts teaches students how to work cooperatively with others, to better comprehend and value diverse cultures;

Now , Therefore I, Gary E. Johnson, Governor of the State of New Mexico, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2001 as “Arts Education Month” throughout the state of New Mexico. Done at the Executive Office this 18th day of September, 2000. Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico.

Gary E. Johnson, Governor.

How will you bring attention to the power of arts education during the month of March? Here are a few ideas:

• Hold Town Meetings to discuss the future of Arts Education in your area

• Have your mayor or superintendent of schools sign an Arts Education Proclamation

• Implement and publicize a series of artist residencies in the schools

• Create a professional development opportunity for general classroom teachers in arts integration methods

• Present information to your local school board on the need for arts education

• Create a banner for your city thoroughfare RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRIST BY APPRENTICE MIDGE ARAGON • Write letters to your superintendent, local school board, legislative representatives, etc. proclaiming your support for egg tempera and gold leaf Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program arts education

Whatever you choose to do, please let others know why they should support arts education and how they can be of help in cre- ating opportunities for arts education. Please send New Mexico Arts information on your activities and we will assist in letting others know how we can all support arts education across New Mexico.

INTEGRATING THE COMMUNITY: ARTS EDUCATION AS AN ACTION PLAN FOR EDUCATORS, ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES New Mexico Arts invites you to join us February 8-9, 2001 as we provide an arts education summit where you can:

• Learn how to advocate for your vision of arts education in your community • Meet people from across the state who are working toward a similar mission • Share successful practices • Enhance your skills by participating in arts integration training or partnership training • Begin planning how to make the arts a larger part of education in your community

Speakers include:

Judith Conk, an educator whose leadership positions include Chair of the Kennedy Center for the Alliance for Arts Education Network. She has authored many professional articles in a variety of areas concentrating in the arts of teaching and learning. Arnold Aprill is the Executive Director of the Chicago Arts Partnership in Education. Mr. Aprill has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago and Columbia College. He is an award-winning director and playwright. Craig Dreeszen, Ph.D. is co-author of Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community. Dr . Dreeszen directs a national professional continuing education and arts service organization at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in teaching, consulting, research and publishing on behalf of artists, arts organizations and communities. Janet Kahn is the Fine Arts Coordinator for Albuquerque Public Schools. Ms. Kahn has worked in education for twenty years and has received awards for her excellent service. Jackie M is the Director of Education for the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Ms. M has worked as an artist in residence for over 10 years and has developed arts integration projects at the mid-school

Master blacksmith Tomas Arrey (l) at the forge level. Nancy Meyers is the Executive Director of the Doña Ana Arts Council. The Council has been running artist residencies in with apprentice Steve Lucero (r). the schools and throughout the community of Las Cruces for 20 years. For the past five years, the Council has been part of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Ke n n e d y Center partnership with Las Cruces Public Schools.

The summit will be held at the Glorieta Conference Center, 18 miles north of Santa Fe. Summit fees are $65 for regular arrival (one night of lodging), $25 for daily use (no lodging), and $100 for early arrival (two nights of lodging).

Register by January 19, 2001. For more information and a registration form, please see our website www.n m a r t s . o r g . 3 or call NM Arts at 505/827-6490, instate 800/879- 4 2 78. CLICK “E.A.R.” FOR ARTS INFORMATION

, the Arts in Education Task Force of the EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY, PORTALES, NM In an effort to assist greater Albuquerque area educators NU C L E U S 20 0 0 Albuquerque Arts Alliance has created a new tool for accessing arts programming information. Located on the Alliance’s website at SUSAN WINK Commissioned by NM Arts, Art in Public Places Program ww w .abqarts.org, Educators Arts Resources Website (E.A.R.) assists educators of all academic disciplines in locating services provided by arts organizations that can help the schools meet their education goals through partnerships in the arts.

E. A . R . ’s resource directory gives a broad overview of the type of art opportunities offered by each organization and the targeted age group. Each arts organization listed has a hot link directing educators to specific information such as in-school programs and field trip offerings. Future plans for E.A.R. include cultural/ethnic presenters and individual artists who provide in-class programs. In addition, the site will contain information relating to public school curriculum and resources for educators seeking professional development.

This project, designed to address the need for increased arts in the Albuquerque Public School System, closely fits Goal One of the Cultural Plan for Albuquerque: “To provide the best arts education possible to the young people of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County,” The Albuquerque Arts Alliance is the agency designated to implement the Cultural Plan for the City of Albuquerque. For more information about this and other activities of the Alliance, please check out www.abqarts.org, or contact Cricket Appel at 505/268-1920.

YOUNG CRITICS AND YOUNG CURATORS PROGRAM AT SITE SANTA FE

As SITE Santa Fe continues to increase its involvement with the community, it has expanded NEW MEXICO ARTS its education programs to include two exciting new programs called the Young Critics and Young Cur a t o r s . C O M M I S S I O N E R S Young Critics consists of students between the ages of 12 and 18 in the Santa Fe area. The primary goal of the Young Critics Program is to encourage teenagers to think critically about contemporary art and to then write about it. In doing so, these teens begin to bridge The NM Arts Commission is Governor- the gap between young people’s interpretations of art and the often intimidating world of adult art criticism. appointed and serves as the advisory body for the NM Arts Division. While SITE Santa Fe organized the Young Critics Program, it does not focus solely on exhibitions at SITE. Instead, members of SITE’ s education department take students to contemporary art exhibitions at various galleries and institutions throughout Santa Fe. Marjorie Black, Fa r m i n g t o n Whenever possible, students will also meet the curators and artists involved in these exhibitions. Following exhibition tours, the You n g Robert T. Coffland, Santa Fe Critics group meets with members of SITE’ s education staff in an informal atmosphere to discuss their responses and thoughts. These discussions have ranged from museum conservation procedures to technology versus emotion in art. The exhibition tours and subse- K a y D a h l , E a g l e N e s t quent discussions are followed up with student reviews that receive feedback from SITE’ s Education and Public Relations staff. The Rowena Dickerson, Santa Fe Santa Fe Reporter has begun publishing some of the Young Critic reviews. 2 Patricia Garey , H o b b s As an outgrowth of the Young Critics Program and SITE Santa Fe’ s involvement with Warehouse 21, the local teen center, SITE has developed the Young Curators Program. Eight to 12 teens at a time participate, and, using SITE Santa Fe as a model, learn the skills T e r e s a L y o n s , C u e r v o and procedures needed to mount a contemporary art exhibition. Working directly with SITE Santa Fe’ s education staff, Young Cur a t o r s James E. Madsen, Silver City mounted “Entelechy,” an exhibition of 12 artists held at the Santa Fe Community College Fine Arts Gallery and “Cristina Lopez-Ch e r r y and Clayton Por t e r ,” hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts. Continuing this process in 2001 students will proceed through all Mary Pe ñ a - N o s k i n, Albuquerque the steps involved in mounting an exhibition: developing a conceptual statement, selecting young artists, arranging for transportation Cynthia A. Sanchez, Santa Fe and installation of the works, raising funds, handling publicity and media coverage, producing a gallery guide/catalogue, creating and mailing out exhibition announcements, keeping condition reports on the works and arranging for an opening reception. SITE’ s educa- Myrna Smyer , Albuquerque tion staff meets with Young Curators weekly in order to answer questions, maintain focus, and troubleshoot. Members of SITE’ s staff from other departments and visiting curators, artists and art critics are also be available to Young Curators and provide the teens with Tom Stolberg , Las Cruces a comprehensive view of how an artspace operates. Don G. Thorp , Alamogordo The experience provided to teenagers from the Santa Fe area through the Young Critics and Young Curators Programs is invaluable, Mary Ann We e m s, Albuquerque giving them the opportunity to develop critical and curatorial skills. These innovative programs for young people have received tremendous support from individuals and institutions in the Santa Fe art community and from the local media. For more information about these programs, please contact Chris Nail, SITE Santa Fe Education Coordinator, 505/989-1199 or ch r i s n a i l @ s i t e s a n t a f e . o r g . SITE Santa Fe is located at 1606 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.

COMPLETE SOS! SURVEY NOW ONLINE

Since 1992, thousands of volunteers across America documented and photographed nearly 32,000 outdoor sculp- tures as a part of the Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS!) survey led by Heritage Preservation and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The volunteer effort in New Mexico was coordinated by New Mexico Arts. All the survey reports have been entered in the Smithsonian American Arts Museum’s online Inventory of American Sculpture database, including 722 for New Mexico. Search for your favorite artist or sculpture at ht t p : / / A m e r i c a n A r t . s i . e d u / s t u d y.

PHOTOARTS SANTA FE 2001 The Santa Fe Council for the Arts announces “PhotoArts Santa Fe 2001” a new biennial festival of the photo- graphic arts in Santa Fe, July 6 - 15, 2001. The festival will include workshops, lectures, exhibitions, studio tours, conferences and a book fair. Most events will be free and open to the public. For more information about the festival, visit the website at ww w .p h o t o a r t s s a n t a f e . c o m or call 505/42 4 - 1 8 78.

DE T A I L VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE, NM carved from cottonwood CULTURAL CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAS 1996 CRUZ LOPEZ BOB HAOZOUS Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Commissioned by NM Arts, Art in Public Places Program 4

commemorating the historic Santa Fe Trail. The artist or artist DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2001 (OR LATER) A I P P team that wins the competition will receive a $2 75,000 co n - O P P O R T U N I T I E S tract. Artists may call the Santa Fe Arts Commission at The City of Albuquerque’s Public Art Program announces a 50 5 / 9 5 5 - 6 707 to receive information on how to apply. competition for the commission of an artwork at the Alamosa Prospectus #150 Center for Fam i l y and Community Services to be located on DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2001 “N ew” Coors Road, about 1/2 mile south of Central on DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2001 New Mexico Arts and the New Mexico State Fai r g r o u n d s Al b u q u e r q u e ’ s Southwest Mesa. The Center provides medical, The Santa Fe Council for the Arts announces a call for seek to commission an artist or artist team to design and cre- educational, recreational and library services as well as a vari- ate an exterior artwork that will gather and guide the audience entries for “Dis/content”, a large format photographic exhibi- ety of governmental services and programs including job and create a sense of movement toward the entrance to tion to be held at the College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery in placement. The intent of the artwork project is to provide an Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque. The artwork should create conjunction with “PhotoArts Santa Fe 2001,” a biennial city- a sense of unity and be representative of the people who attend wide festival to showcase the photographic arts, July 6 —15th, “identity” or “signature” Work of Art that will identify the events at Tin g l e y . Media must be permanent, durable, and low 2001. For more information on applying to Dis/content importance of the Center as well as its specific location; size (8 x 10 negatives or larger), please contact Greg Erf, 312 maintenance. Project amount: $94,500. Open to all artists and “landmark” qualities are of particular importance. The South Avenue A, Portales, NM 88130, 505/562-2652, residing in New Mexico. For more information or to receive ge r f @ e n m u . e d u . Planning Committee will consider all durable outdoor media a prospectus, contact NM Arts, PO Box 1450, Santa Fe, NM and styles. Up to $7 5,000 is available to commission an art- 87504, 505/827-6490, instate 1/800-879 - 4 278 or Karen Rudd at 505/890-5453, email me l r u d d @ f l a s h . n e t . work for the Alamosa Center for Fam i l y and Community Services. This is an open competition for all artists residing in New Mexico. The prospectus is not complete and approved; DEADLINE TO BE ANNOUNCED please call Kimberly Duran at City of Albuquerque Public New Mexico Arts and the City of Albuquerque Public Art Art Program, (505)768-3829, to get on the mailing list. Pr o g r a m would like to notify artists of an upcoming joint pro- The prospectus may be completed in January; it will be ject for Cultural Corridors: Public Art on Scenic sent to you as soon as it is approved. Hi g h w a ys/Albuquerque East Gateway. The monumental road- side commission will commemorate historic Rt. 66 and A l b u q u e r q u e — g a t e w ay to the desert southwest. Project DEADLINE TBD amount: $100,000. Open to artists nationwide. To be placed LAGUNA RAINBOW NURSING HOME, CASA BLANCO, NM on a mailing list to receive the prospectus when ava i l a b l e , ACRYLIC PAINTING 2000 JOSEPH CHINO The cities of Mesa, Phoenix and Tempe, AZ have created a please contact NM Arts, PO Box 1450, Santa Fe, NM, Purchased by NM Arts, Art in Public Places Program public art plan for a new 20-mile light rail system that will 87504-1450, 505/827-6490 or instate 800/879- 4 2 78, email cs a n d e r s @ o c a . s t a t e . n m . u s . Please refer to Cultural link all three communities. A prospectus describing specific Corridors/Albuquerque when requesting the prospectus. projects will be ready for circulation early in 2001. All inter- DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2001 ested parties should send their name and address to the pro- Contemporary gallery seeks two and three dimensional artwork, gram by Feb. 1, 2001 in order to be placed on the mailing fine craft, art furniture, fountains, functional and decorative DEADLINE 2:00 P.M., JANUARY 18, 2001 list for future projects. Central Phoenix/East Valley Light ceramics, and jewelry. Send slides, photos or photo CD and bio The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission is accepting submis- to: Arthaus, 214-B West Yankie St., Silver City, NM 88061, Rail Public Art Program, c/o Valley Connections, 411 N. sions from artists nationwide interested in creating an artwork 50 5 / 5 3 4 - 4 725. Please include SASE for return of materials. Central, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 602/271 - 9 3 2 4 .

Accessibility in New Mexico Arts staff recently organizations to learn firsthand An t h o n y Radich, Executive Director passing a wide range of project the Arts attended “From Insight to how to navigate the maze of the of WEST AF, served as moderator amounts and scope of services. Innovation: Art and Accessibility philanthropic world. and gave the keynote address, Ten Kathryn is looking forward to con- ew Mexico Arts has been in the West,” a symposium present- Ways Not to Receive a Grant for a tinuing the legacy of the Art in focusing on accessibility Participants attending the work- ed by the Western States Arts Wort h y Project. Public Places Program, meeting issues over the last few shops included representatives N Federation (WEST AF). The sympo- new challenges and being an active years. One outcome of this focus is from nonprofit arts, social service sium addressed issues, reviewed force in guiding the program into “Americans with Disabilities Act and civic organizations from developments and identified oppor- the future. around the state. Each participant New Staff and and the Arts - A Blueprint for tunities for enhanced access and had an opportunity to submit ques- Staff Changes Success: A Case Study for Non - exposure to the arts for people with tions specific to their organization Profit Arts Organizations.” This disabilities and older Americans. laine Greten joined NM informative handbook was written Attendance at this symposium was as well as opportunities to receive Arts in September as the by Denise Chávez, Co-founder and sponsored by WEST AF. Program technical assistance for specific E di v i s i o n ’ s Word Processor. Artistic Director of The Border coordinators look forward to shar- pr o j e c t s . She is responsible for maintaining accurate mailing lists, applications, CARVED TRASTERO Book Festival in Las Cruces; and ing this knowledge with arts orga- Three consecutive sessions were BY APPRENTICE Kathe Stark, ADA Coordinator for nizations around the state. and contracts in our database. ERIC GUMBINER offered to participants, and includ- Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Elaine is a native of Roswell who the City of Las Cruces. New Mexico ed the following topics: qu a l i f y i n g comes to us with teaching, journal- Arts funded this publication to pro- programs and projects for poten- ism, and conference development vide an alternative—a very human G r a n t w r i t i n g tial grant funding and identifying and administration skills she and community-based approach to W o r k s h o p potential grant sources; building gained in Ohio and North Carolina. ADA compliance. We hope that it Presented in and maintaining relationships Alamogordo serves as an informative and valu- with grant sources; and how to Kathryn Minette, who has been able model. Copies have been sent n September, New Mexico Arts write a grant. Guest presenters for with New Mexico Arts’ Art in Public to arts organizations and arts partnered with the Wes t e r n these workshops were Beth Fox , Places Program as Public Art councils throughout the state. A I States Arts Federation (WEST - Executive Director of ARTS, Inc., a Projects Coordinator for the past limited supply remains; if you have AF) to present a grantwriting work- Los Angeles-based organization; five years, has been named the not received a copy and are inter- shop in Alamogordo. Sponsored by Margaret Brommelsiek, Executive new Manager of the Art in Public ested, please call NM Arts at the Flickinger Foundation Board, Director of New Mexico Arts; and Places Program. Kathryn has facil- 50 5 / 8 2 7-6490, instate 800/879- the two-day hands-on event pro- Nancy Meyers, Executive Director itated numerous public art projects 42 78, TDD 505/827-6 9 2 5 . vided opportunities for nonprofit of the Doña Ana Arts Council. throughout New Mexico, encom- Camino Lejo Complex Selects Fi n a l i s t s wide and 12 feet at the highest mid-point. The artist will hand A I P P model unique flowers, petals and leaves that will be attached A N N O U N C E M E N T S Santa Fe artists Randolph Getty and Jyoti Schon were chosen to the support structure of the gateway. Installation will take as the two finalists for the Museum of New Mexico’s Milner place in late Spring 2001. Sp o r ts Complex in Silver City Plaza project at the Camino Lejo Museum Complex in Santa Fe. Westside Animal Control The project seeks to commission an artist to create the second Silver City artist Vance O’Loughlin has been selected to cre- Ce n t e r floor exterior, pedestrian entrance to the new plaza area. ate a stainless steel sculpture for the Ben Altamirano Sports Bruce LaFou n t a i n of Santa Fe has been invited to create a Complex in Silver City. The work will be a 10 ft. tall trapezoid Multifaceted artist Randolph Getty specializes in design work, freestanding sculpture, carved from natural limestone, to shape with curved sides. Images of a baseball player and a commercial photography and fine art. He has traveled exten- stand near the kennels and the planned Bonding Center at the soccer player will be incorporated into the piece. Two 6 ft. si v e l y in South America and the Far East, which has inspired Westside Animal Control Center in Albuquerque. In the early curved steel strap benches will surround the sculpture, which his artwork. Jyoti Schon creates wall sculptures and three nineties Bruce sculpted “Breath of Life,” a bronze sculpture at should be complete by Spring 2001. dimensional artworks composed of stone mosaic and metals. the entrance to the Center. This new artwork will communicate Ea r l y in his career, Jyoti’s travels and interests took him to the the theme of uniting pets with prospective owners and the Pojoaque Wellness Center Middle East, which began his immersion into the culture and reunion of lost animals with their families. The central image the spirit of those countries. He has completed many public art The Pojoaque Local Selection Committee has chosen the artist is a contemporary, humanistic figure whose arms encircle a projects throughout New Mexico. Both artists work in a team of Mateo Romero and Melissa Tal a c h y to work with variety of animals in a loving embrace. The artist has diverse style incorporating stone. The selection for the final Pojoaque High School art students in the design and creation researched pictographic forms of animals which will be artist will be a difficult task since both men are so talented and of a tile mural. The completed mural will be installed at the carved in relief upon the central image. adept in their chosen media. Pojoaque Wellness Center swimming pool next spring. The Tres Placitas Park mural will be a colorful, figurative work which will express Pueblo ideas about health, balance with nature, water as life, The Tres Placitas Park artwork project has been awarded to and harmony. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC John Muir of Clovis. The sculpture, entitled “Look…We’r e ART ANNOUNCEMENTS Building You a TreeHouse,” will be cast bronze, life-size figures Parkview Elementary of a family planting a tree, in recognition of the Tres Placitas Explora Science Center and community green-housing subdivision. The park is located A painted mural by Raton artist Amy Rankin will adorn the Children’s Museum near Cibola High School at Cibola Loop and Cuba Rd. NW in walls of the Parkview Elementary School library in Socorro. Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Public Art Program welcomes Am y will work with students in the design phase by tapping The Albuquerque Arts Board has approved the selection of John Muir to the Collection; we expect that the sculpture will into the natural visualization that occurs while reading. Large Taos artist Gino Schiavo n e to create a sculpture in the form be installed in Fall 2001. canvas-covered panels will depict children reading books in of a working sundial and labyrinth. The “Icarus Sundial” will various places. A variety of fabulous and fantastic images be installed in the Sundial Plaza at the new Explora Science Cottonwood Springs Trail taken from student drawings will emerge from the pages of Center and Children’s Museum on Mountain Rd. in the book. The mural will be complete by Spring 2001. Albuquerque. The sundial will be fabricated out of sheet “T each the Mind & Touch the Spirit,“ six ceramic tile bronze and mounted on a masonry base clad with stone and and sculptural steel panels by Margy O’Brien ha s 5 Printmakers and ceramic tile. The labyrinth will be delineated by contrasting received First Place as a Wayside Exhibit from the Ph o t o g r a p h e r s colors of stone tile. Icarus is the son of the mythological inven- National Association of Interpretation, 2000 Interpretive to r , Daedalus, who designed the labyrinth for King Minos of Media Awa r d s . Seven New Mexico printmakers and photographers have been Crete. Together they were imprisoned to protect the secret of selected by high school selection committees throughout New The sculptures, installed along the accessible, 1/4 mile long, the labyrinth. Daedalus engineered their escape but the youth- Mexico to conduct ten day hands-on programs with students. Cottonwood Springs Trail in the Elena Gallegos Open Space, in ful enthusiasm of Icarus took him too close to the sun. Every participating school will receive a set of seven prints— the foothills of Sandia Mountain, include pictorial images and one by each artist—that will be permanently displayed on cam- Rio Grande Botanic interpretive text of the flora, fauna, geology and archeology of pus. Each residency will explore the possibilities for educa- Gardens/Albuquerque Bio- the area. The panels are sloped to provide readability and Pa r k tional experiences by engaging artists and schools in partner- accessibility for visitors of all heights, and are built into shade/rest stations. The Elena Gallegos Open Space, Albert G. ship. The selected artists and schools are: Jan Alan Moore of Torreon has Simms Park is located at Tra m w a y Blvd. and Simms Park Rd. been commissioned to design Kent Bowser will work at Los Lunas High School NE in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Public Art Program is and fabricate a sculpted bronze Denise Dorn will work at Jémez Valley High ex t r e m e l y proud of Margy’s accomplishment. ga t e w a y to the Rio Sc h o o l Grande Botanic Garden Judith Hilmer will work at Portales High at the Albuquerque N M A R T S S T A F F Sc h o o l Biological Park en t i - M a r g a r e t B r o m m e l s i e k , E x e c u ti v e D i r e c t o r Delilah Montoya will work at Gallup High tled “Deserts that Karin At k i n s o n, D i r. of Operations, Fiscal & Contractual Officer Sc h o o l Bloom in Fra g r a n c e Virginia Castellano, Grants Management Coordinator and Flower.” The Frederic Moras will work at Corona and L o r e t t a C h a m a , F i n a n c i a l S p e c i a l i s t Ga t e w a y will be West Las Vegas Schools Carol Cooper, Cul t u r a l l y Diverse & Rural Arts Partnerships Coordinator over 17 feet Alec Fra n k l o r , Arts Education & Local Arts Councils Coordinator Amado Peña Jr. will work at Farmington and R o s e l l a F r e d e r i c k , R e c e p t i o n i s t Lovington High School E l a i n e G r e t e n , W o r d P r o c e s s o r Zoe Zimmerman will work at Goddard and Roswell K a th r yn M in e tt e , P ubli c A rt P rogr am M ana ger High Schools K a r e n R ud d , P u bl i c A r t P r o je c t s C o n s u l t a n t Carla Sanders, Multidisciplinary Arts Coordinator C l a u d e S t e p h e n s o n , Fo l k A r t s C o o r d i n a t o r B a r b a r a Va l e n c i a , A d m i n i s t r a ti v e S e c r et a ry L a u r i e W i l d e r , D a t a b a s e A d m i n i s t r a t o r

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