What’s happening where
La Corona Quilt made by many hands in the community – now on view at the Arte de Descartes XX juried recycled art show at the Stables Gallery.
Recycled art show XX
Arte de Descartes XX, the 20th annual, juried recycled art show, will be featuring an actual opening on Saturday (Sept. 26), from 4-8 p.m at the Stables Gallery, at 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. The show represents work made from a wide variety of materials, such as discarded metal, scraps of wood, cloth, glass, plastic and paper. The artists have decades of experience and unique styles. On view with be the much-anticipated La Corona Community Quilt, made by many hands. The show runs though Oct. 4, and is open daily from 10 a.m - 6 p.m. Contact Melissa Larson at (575) 751-9862.
High Road Artisans Studio Tour winds virtually
Alas, while missing the experience of touring up the High Road to Taos in the glorious golden beauty of late September in Northern New Mexico, you can still view the show via the magic of the internet on on Saturday-Sunday (Sept. 26-27) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – visit boothcentral.com and search for High Road Artisans Studio Tour, register as a guest and view the artist booths. You can inquire about tours of our studios or of our latest work. Go to highroadnewmexico.com for more.
Bundle up for the Taos Wool Festival
This year’s festival will take place the first weekend of October and will be virtual – going live from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 4. The site will host photos of vendor products, descriptions, links to their web stores, social media, YouTube, etc., as well as discount codes and contact information. There will also be pages of links including a special Wool Fest music playlist, links to demonstrations, silent auction items and more. Go to taoswoolfestival.org for details. An on-site demo will take place on Oct. 3 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Taos Artist Collective, 106 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, by Russian artist Vera Neel, who lives in Albuquerque ( luveru.com), and has a sumptuous collection of Nuno felting garments showing now at the collective. Call Lois Fernandez at Taos Artist Collective at (575) 770-9950.
Relief for artists
Now in its fifth year, in 2020 the Fulcrum Fund – with partners 516 ARTS, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Frederick Hammersley Foundation
– is awarding an unprecedented total of $217,000 of emergency relief support through three rounds to help visual artists who have lost income due to the pandemic. The grants are intended to help pay for essentials like groceries, rent, child care and medicine. Deadline is Oct. 15 at 11:59 p.m. Go to 516arts.org/fulcrumfund. Contact Claude Smith at (505) 242-1445, claude@516arts.org
CALL FOR ARTISTS
• Embudo Valley Library is releasing artist request for qualifications for four small projects. This RFQ solicits work to improve and enhance the park area at Embudo Valley Library. Works of art must be original, one-of-a-kind and site-specific. This request for qualifications is for local artists, makers or technologists. Deadline is Oct. 2. Direct inquiries to Felicity Fonseca at (505) 579-9181.
• NeoRio is a venue for innovative art, experimental thinking, education and exchange. This year’s theme is Home: What does home mean to you? All participants will be provided with a 7-by7-by-7-inch wooden box – to be carved, collaged, painted, drawn or written on, covered, attached to, drilled, inlaid, quilted – just document the process. Get your cube at the Taos Public Library or Questa Visitor Center. An online exhibition, “Home: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box,” will go live Oct. 8 at LEAPsite.org. Deadline is Saturday (Sept. 26) for receiving digital documentation (artwork and story) for participation in the virtual art show. Find full guidelines on how to participate at LEAPsite.org. Contact Claire Coté at (575) 224-9066.
• The Paseo Project is seeking applicants for a shared artist studio space to be located within the Taos historic district. Work spaces starting at $200; financial assistance may be available. Email paseo@ paseoproject.com for more information.
ONGOING EXHIBITS
• “On the Loose” is an online exhibition of the Plein Air Painters of America at the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House via its website at taosartmuseum.org for one more week, till end of September. Got to p-a-p-a.com or contact (575) 758-2690.
• Ron Lopez’s solo show of modernist sculptures and paintings “Art: Medicine for the Disease of Living” runs from now until Oct. 11 at the Encore Gallery in the Taos Community Auditorium. A virtual exhibition is available at tcataos.org. The Encore Gallery is now open on Fridays and Mondays from 4-6 p.m., located at 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte.
• Tom Dixon has a new series of works rife with deconstruction and reconstruction, at 203 Fine Art, 1335 Gusdorf Road. Suite i. Through Sunday (Sept. 27). Go to 203fineart.com/gallery-events. Call Eric Andrews at (575) 751-1262.
• “Contemporary Art/Taos 2020”
is now showing virtually at the Harwood Museum of Art. CAT is a juried exhibition of artists currently living and working in Taos county or with deep roots in Northern New Mexico – 313 artists submitted entries, and 24 were selected by a jury. See the gallery of works at harwoodart.org/cat2020. Also showing at the Harwood, “Las Santeras: Images of Faith and Folklore,” a rare opportunity to view the work of 22 women santos masters. Go to harwoodart. org/las-santeras.
• Taos Watercolor Society exhibition is on view at the Taos Country Club, Ranchos de Taos, until the end of December. Check out the work of these dedicated professionals. Contact Diane Binder at sybatwing@gmail.com.