Twirl Taos mask gathering with the Taos Children’s Library
Taking place Thursday, Feb. 25, starting 10:30 a.m. on Zoom, join Twirl’s Amber Vasquez for an artistic exploration into masks with a fun mask-making event for kids! “You can even get a stash of creative supplies to work with before the event,” according to Twirl press. Call 575-7372588 or email rmartinez@taosgov.com to reserve yours today. Join in the fun with Zoom ID: 101453590. Call Taos Children’s Library for more info at 575737-2588 and get creative together!
Live on Facebook every Tuesday 11 a.m. is FAMILY MUSIC with IVY – sing and play together at home! Available on Twirl’s YouTube channel: 200+ Early Childhood Classes. Sing, dance and play with your favorite Twirl teachers – 27 Twirl@Home & Twirl STEAM Projects are available at twirltaos.org/covid19-resources. Twirl’s COVID-19 Family Resource List is an extensive list of sites for at-home learning and creativity for kids of all ages. This list is updated regularly, so if you have something to add, email anais@twirltaos.org with your suggestions. The Twirl Toy Store is open at the Twirl Too location. See twirltaos.org/store or call 575-758-2476 for current hours.
Millicent Rogers Museums
Vista Grande High School’s Dawning Pollen Shorty presents her museum studies class from MRM galleries, where students experience the galleries, receive materials and a series of talks from guest speakers, including MRM Board of Trustees member David Anderson.
MRM SNAP allows people receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits to visit for $1.00 (one dollar) and covers up to five people – by presenting their SNAP electronic benefits card, during any museum hours, to encourage people to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. For more, go to imls.gov.
MRM Minis The 19th Annual Miniatures Show runs through Feb. 28. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Purchased items must be left on display til March 1. Admission to the museum is free for MRM members, $10 for non-member adults; children under 10 are free. COVID restrictions in place: capacity, masks and distancing required. For more, see millicentrogers.org or call 575-7582462.
Taos Historic Museums
Taos Historic Museums (The Blumenschein Home and Museum and Hacienda de los Martínez) are reopened. Noted for being a “handson” president, THM’s President Daniel Barela says the structural integrity of the museums is his priority. Museum hours are Friday-Monday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Masks and social distancing required. To make donations, become a member or make a purchase, call 575-758-0505 or visit taoshistoricmuseums.org.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
• $5,000 TAOS ONSTAGE-AWARD presents a Playwriting Contest for the Taos community, open to any Taos-region resident, including the Colfax, Mora, Río Arriba and Taos counties. The contest is made possible by contributions from the Taos Onstage supporters. No entry fee. Submission guidelines at taosonstage. com/contest. DEADLINE is April 30, 2021, midnight MDT.
• requesting digital arts projects of all genres, 1-15 minutes in length.
See Submission guidelines, at tcataos.org/ calls-for-submission/
• TFAF SPRING 2021 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION — Taos Fall Arts Festival invites all Taos artists and artists who show in a Taos art gallery to submit work for its “walk-through” virtual exhibition. The exhibit has no theme and is unjuried. Exhibition dates are April 1 – April 30. Submission deadline is Feb. 28. Details and guidelines available at taosfallarts.com/ participate/taos-fall-arts-festival-spring2021-virtual-exhibit-2/.
• TFAF VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT — Taos Fall Arts Festival, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, in its 47th year is dedicated to the celebration of artistic expression in all of its forms. The organization seeks interested volunteers for its committees, Board of Directors and annual, 10-day fall event. If you wish to contribute time, energy and skills to Taos’ largest art show please contact president Paul Figueroa, 575-779-8579 or paulcfigueroa@gmail.com.
• Ammann Gallery, a well-established gallery in business for 17 years located in the John Dunn Shops, has an opening
TCA CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS,
for a new member artist/craftsman. Membership involves a one-day-a-week commitment to work at the gallery and we are certified in COVID-safe practices. Applications along with samples or photos of your work can be accepted on any Friday, at 120 Bent Street. Call 575-7587450.
ONGOING
• Creating Reality — Multidisciplinary artist Sarah Parker’s work is on display in Paseo Project’s “Annex Windows” at 107 Civic Plaza Drive, through March 15. Visit paseoproject.org/annex-installations/
• Dodecahedron watercolors of Ronald Davis are at 203 Fine Art, as well as
additional works in the near future. “These vibrant watercolors present an ideal opportunity for a collector looking to acquire the work of an important living artist, before they are priced beyond reach,” the gallery press states. Visit his artist page at 203fineart.com website, or schedule a trip to the gallery to see these pieces, 575-751-1262.
• Ray Wolf ‘action paintings’ are on view at magpie gallery in Taos through March 20. Wolf also shows at Rottenstone Pottery in Arroyo Seco and has participated in man group shows in town over the years. The magpie gallery is at 218 Paseo del Pueblo Norte in town. See more at magpietaos.
Email georgiagersh@hotmail.com or call 781-248-0166.