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It shows that judges don’t have version of our magazine for all Well it is a whole new Spanish any idea what they are doing and subscribers. It is a new world and Colonial Arts Society (see the ar- if you wait long enough SCAS will libraries and schools love it because ticle on the new Director). It is sad change its mind. paper is a problem for them. In just that the new Executive Director has We were very sad to hear about the first two moinths, we have seen no experience with Spanish Colo- the passing of George Sandoval and an upswing in the number of sub- nial Art or artists. But hey, if you Ted Arellanes in November. They scribers as well as advertisers. need money so badly that you can were both North Valley Albuquer- We have heard of a number of overlook tradition and culture you que icons. Our prayers also go out publications going to electronic in get what you pay for. to Rudolfo Anya and his family on recent months. It is the way of the And speaking of SCAS, we can’t the passing of his wife Pat. future. And in tough economic understand why a piece of art that We are also working on our times it is less for subscribers and was illegal in the 2009 Summer new book of photos and recollec- advertisers. Less money is good! It Traditional Spanish Market won tions of Contemporary Hispanic also means that we can offer more the New Directions Award in the and Traditional Spanish Markets last minute events, more informa- 2009 Winter Traditional Spanish which, hopefully, will be out this tion, and more special offers to our Market. Not a thing had changed or summer. A lot has happened at loyal subscribers. For the first elec- was altered on the piece but maybe Market in twenty years! tronic issue we are offering all of different judges had a different re- See you in April for our next issue! TRADICIÓN February 2010 7 The Real Story: ByNew Barbe Awalt Direction & Director The Spanish Colonial Arts So- advocacy for Spanish colonial arts, of retirement to head the organiza- ciety (SCAS) Board has decided to and 4) the ability to speak and write tion [New Mexico Multi-Cultural replace Bill Field as the Executive in Spanish. A resumé was required Foundation and Legends Museum in Director of the Museum of Spanish with application for the position. The Budaghers].” Colonial Arts (MoSCA) and SCAS in announcement of the position is still The SCAS Board sought a direc- Santa Fe. The new Executive Director on the SCAS website but the require- tor who could run a museum, get is Donna Pedace of Abiquiú. ment for Spanish has been removed. it accredited by the major museum The first Executive Director of Again, maintaining the website is association, and raise large sums SCAS MoSCA was Stuart Ashman not a priority. of money. New SCAS Board mem- who is now the Secretary of the De- Repeated attempts have been bers Jim Long and Jack Isaac knew partment of Cultural Affairs for New made to get Pedace’s resumé and em- Pedace years ago as the head of the Mexico. When the MoSCA Museum ployment history to no avail. When defunct Legends Museum in Bu- opened in 2002. SCAS had the mo- asked for her resumé on numerous daghers. Long proposed Pedace for mentum to become a major player. occasions, Pedace, Larry Lujan, SCAS the new Executive Director job. The When Ashman left SCAS started to Board President, and Jim Long, SCAS Legends Museum was not accredited go downhill. Still on the SCAS web- Board Member, would not share it. but the Museum of Spanish Colo- site is “Visit Santa Fe’s newest mu- The problem with the appointment nial Art isn’t either. That was one seum” and that hasn’t been correct is that Pedace’s employment record thing the new Executive Director is for over 7 months. It seems SCAS has seems spotty at least and out-of-date supposed to fix—get accreditation for cut so severely that things are not at best. There is a huge gap in Ped- the MoSCA Museum. The Legends getting done. ace’s employment history. Museum died quickly due to lack of Rumors have been circulating for Much has been noted that Donna interest and very sketchy history on months that the SCAS Board was fed Pedace was the Executive Director display. The shopping center it was up with the lack of money, lost inter- for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Cen- in has been for sale for almost five est in the museum, unrest among ter.