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 A RT S P E A K W I N T E R 2 0 0 1 A RT S P E A K W I N T E R 2 0 0 1 AR TSp NEW MEXICOe ARTS / a divisiona of the office kof cultural af f a i r s FOLK ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 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: MM A S T E R R AA R R T T I I S S T T APPRENTICEAPPRENTICE AA R R T T FF O R R M M L O CATIONCATION Gerry CarthyCarthy TomTom MescallMescall IrishIrish MusicMusic Albuquerque/SantaAlbuquerque/Santa FeFe EvaEva Encinias- SS aa nn dd oo vv aa ll Gabriela Garcia Spanish DanceDance AA ll bb uu qq uu ee rr qq uu ee JJoo hh nn nny F l l o o r r e e z Rafael Martinez Hispanic Music LL a a s s CC r r u u c c e s s Elzbieta KaletaKaleta CelesynaCelesyna BrozekBrozek PolishPolish PaperPaper CCuu tt tt ii nn gg AA ll bb uu qq uu ee rr qq uu ee VictoriaVictoria MascareñasMascareñas RosaRosa Gallegos ColchaColcha EmbroideryEmbroidery R i b e r a / C h a c o n MelitonMeliton MedinaMedina DavidDavid GarciaGarcia MatachinesMatachines VVii oo ll ii nn VVe l a r d e Pablo RodarteRodarte Graciela Gonzales Flamenco Dance A l b u q u e r q u e TomasitaTomasita RodriguezRodriguez NicholasNicholas RodriguezRodriguez BB uu ll tt oo ss L a s s CC r r u u c c e e s CC a a m i l l a T rr uu jj ii ll ll oo M a t t h e w w V ii gg ii ll Micaceous P o t t e r y Santa Cruz/C uu nn dd ii yy óó RR o s s e m m a a r r y y W ii ll kk ee S a n n d d i i WWii ll kk ii ee S a d d l e m a k i n g CC aa rr ll ss bb aa dd 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.