Community Calendar

Flora. Always a spectacular view of the beloved subject of the flower. The exhibit opens June 14 and continues through July 23, 2022. Come meet the artists at our reception, planned for Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Founded in 1929, the New Mexico Art League is an art school and gallery, and a non-profit 501(C)3 association. We are open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday through Saturday, at 3409 Juan Tabo NE, behind the Juan Tabo Library in Albuquerque. For information, call 505-293-5034 or visit our website at www.newmexicoartleague.org.

The Albuquerque Area Trauma Recovery Network is a group of Volunteer Licensed Mental Health Professionals who provide pro bono EMDR therapy for victims of violence. We are available for those who have been impacted by the fires we have and are experiencing here in New Mexico. EMDR is an evidence based psychotherapy that allows the recipient to quickly process traumatic events. More information about EMDR and how it works is available on our website www.aatrn.org as well as on the www.emdrhap.org, www.emdria.org websites.

It's that time again! Minute Clinic's board-certified Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can provide required physical exams for camp and school sports! We also evaluate and treat minor illnesses, injuries and skin conditions, including: * Seasonal allergies * Cough, colds and flu * Urinary tract infections * Acne, eczema, rashes, minor burns * Strains/sprains, minor wounds * Staple and suture removal * Ear Wax removal ...and many more We accept most major insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. Six clinics serving northern New Mexico, in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. For a complete list of services and hours by location visit MinuteClinic.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Despite hard metal and sharp edges, Pard Morrison’s aluminum sculptures create an effect of playfulness, of movement and animation. Standing still, they emit a keen sense of aliveness. With their brilliant colors, lively geometries and stark physicality, the metal sculptures are the result of Morrison’s conversation with nature, with his personal contemplations in the forest.

A Geometric Abstractionist, Morrison welds sheets of aluminum into box-like forms. Each color is individually hand brushed pigment fired in an oven, not unlike glazing ceramics. Every color is fired separately in order not to contaminate its neighbor so the energy of the lines and the clean color shifts create a feeling of flow and movement. The almost mathematical placement of color and form create a sense that the sculptures might be artificially fabricated but Morrison’s deliberate brush work is a clear part of the painting, adding the human touch of mark making.

The show features a collection of columns and sculptures; one small cube of colored patterns known as a "Flower," as well as assorted wall installations and 7 free standing columns of varying sizes, one of which rises 12 feet into the air. Morrison’s dreamlike forest is the expression of his wanderings, the result of his insights into nature and wilderness. The colors are wild and explosive but the sculptures themselves are very controlled with hard edges and tight, exacting lines. He uses color “as a compositional tool which is inherently emotive.” Morrison strives for affirmative emotions, art that is uplifting and inspiring. The pieces are delightful without being naïve; playful but not frivolous.

Morrison has produced a body of work that is both intelligent and expressive. Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit,” and Pard Morrison brings us a forest filled with jubilance and inspiration; an exhibition of barely restrained joy.

The New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (NMPCA) would like to announce the upcoming Celebration of Clay exhibit, “Uplifted" at the Taos Ceramics Center. The opening reception will be Saturday, June 18th, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, all are invited. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday Noon to 5 pm, Thursday - Saturday 10:00 to 5:00 pm, and Sunday Noon to 4:00 pm. The New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists is an association of more than 175 Ceramic art enthusiasts from all over the state of New Mexico and beyond, and has been thriving for more than 40 years. The Celebration of Clay is a greatly anticipated annual member’s exhibition. “Uplifted” is this year’s theme. For so many of us, our connection with the practice of clay-making is our inspiration, we are “UPLIFTED” with a material that encourages expression of both formative and new experiences. The medium itself brings spontaneity even in a habitual routine. We turn to clay and to our clay community to uplift us with new ideas and the camaraderie that only other clay people know. Every year this exhibit allows members to enter their own selection of work, and features awards to highlight exceptional works, selected by a juror. This year we have three, Hebé García, Abby Salsbury, and Jules Epstein. They will be selecting Best in Show Award of $150, the UNM Arita Porcelain Award for Beauty, Quality and Functionality of $100, and three Merit Awards of $50 each. Public and friends can also interact with the exhibit through our online People’s Choice Award, where you can view the exhibit pieces and vote for your favorite. Go to www.celebrationofclay.com between June 18th through July 23rd to Vote for the People’s Choice. Juried awards will be announced at the reception; the People’s Choice Award will be announced by July 29th on the website, www.celebrationofclay.com.

Rome comes to Albuquerque! Unlike the long lines and 60-foot ceilings, patrons can see world-renowned work of Michelangelo close enough to touch God's finger in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition. This special collection of the artist’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is reproduced in a format that allows viewers to get face-to-face with the masterpieces. Through 34 artfully displayed reproductions, this innovative presentation includes world-renowned pieces like The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgement. Paired with an audio narrative, this experience is unlike the one in the Vatican City. Patrons will walk away enlightened and inspired by this exciting exhibition.

SITE Santa Fe is pleased to present The Body Electric, a solo exhibition spanning Jeffrey Gibson’s multi-decade practice. Gibson’s merging of artistic styles, and historical and contemporary cultural references synergizes to create vibrant, multilayered works of art that express the complexities and relationships between injustice, marginalization, and personal identity. The Body Electric features a survey of the artist’s painting, sculpture and installation, as well as two newly commissioned works; the performance To Name An Other and a large scale mural, THE LAND IS SPEAKING ARE YOU LISTENING, activating SITE Santa Fe’s front lobby and main galleries. Jeffrey Gibson (b.1972, Colorado) is a celebrated multidisciplinary artist whose works are represented in over 20 permanent collections across the US. He is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and half Cherokee.

SITE Santa Fe is proud to present; SPECTRUM, a new body of work from artist Nani Chacon (b.1980 Chinle, Diné) that explores cultural repair and radical colonial resistance through masterful visual storytelling and re-telling. Composed of 10 newly commissioned large-scale paintings and a survey of Chacon’s public murals and personal archive, SPECTRUM draws inspiration from traditional Diné creation mythology, and blends this with Chacon’s own experiences as a contemporary Indigenous artist. Nani Chacon (b.1980) is a Diné and Chicana artist, born in Gallup, New Mexico. Chacon’s practice includes large-scale site-specific public artworks, drawing, installation, and design. Primarily working as a painter and muralist, she has shown both nationally and internationally, creating projects that focus on community engagement, led by her personal philosophy that art should be an accessible, and meaningful catalyst for social change. Her work is recognized for its unique style, using figurative subject matter to explore the complexity of contemporary Indigenous culture and identities, bringing these voices to the forefront of public arenas. Chacon received her bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of New Mexico in 2003. Notable Projects have been supported by; The National Endowment for the Arts, California Endowment for the Arts, The Obama Foundation, NM Public Arts Foundation, National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago, Navajo Nation Museum, National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the Museum of Native Contemporary Art.

Opening June 17 from 6-9 pm, I’m Sorry (I cannot hold you.) is a new solo exhibition of multidisciplinary artworks by Rica Maestas at Vital Spaces Midtown Annex gallery.

Running through July 27, 2022, the exhibition explores inherited hurt, permeable boundaries, and catharsis through a selection of paintings, sculptures, and performance documentation. The varied works in the exhibition, many of which were created during Maestas’ recent Labor Residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute, attempt to unearth, excise, and exorcize intermingled personal and historical traumas from the body as well as place. Together, the selected works probe various ongoing, multifaceted, and dubious rituals that might someday soothe ancestral curses.

“We are so excited to have Rica's show here at Vital Spaces. Rica's work somehow tugs at every emotion all at once,” says Executive Director of Vital Spaces, Raashan Ahmad. “Rica’s work invites so much feeling and emotion, then as you think you understand what's going on more layers are uncovered. The experience is beautiful and jarring and perfect.”

The exhibition will be available for viewing by appointment and during open hours to be determined. Contact Rica Maestas at ricamaestas@gmail.com to schedule a viewing time.

I’m Sorry (I cannot hold you.) coincides with Axle Contemporary Mobile Artspace’s July 1-3 weekend screening of Yucca goes to group, a performance work and accompanying activation by Rica Maestas (time TBD). Maestas will also present work as part of the Santa Fe Art Institute’s SFAI140 event on June 24. Exploring similar themes through different projects, these events complement and inform I’m Sorry (I cannot hold you.).

About Rica Maestas
Rica Maestas is an artist, author, and arts worker from Albuquerque, NM. Her artistic practice nurtures spaces where no one has to be whole, where there is no need to justify your existence and you can be intimate like a dog, with co-presence and gesture alone. Inspired by home, loneliness, hybridity, and misunderstanding, Maestas makes little treasures, gifts, offerings, and rituals as invitations into dreamy and emotionally demanding spaces.

Maestas holds a MA in public humanities from Brown University and has received numerous grants for her socially engaged projects, performances, paintings, and assemblages. Her multidisciplinary practice has included exhibiting artwork and curating independent and institutional projects, publishing written work in diverse forums, and participating in the Santa Fe Art Institute’s Labor Residency. Profiles of her artistic and curatorial work have appeared in the Providence Journal, the Brown Daily Herald, and the Coastal Post.

About Vital Spaces
Vital Spaces is a Santa Fe-based 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to sustain and enhance Santa Fe's cultural vibrancy by creating affordable spaces for artists working in all media to create, present, connect, and teach.

Great music! Fresh Air! Free admission!

The Albuquerque Concert Band invites you to join us Wednesday, June 29th from 7PM to 8PM, for an hour of fun and exciting music!
Bring family, bring friends, come on over and enjoy wonderful music being played in a beautiful setting.
Free admission and open to the public.

Wednesday, June 29th
7PM to 8PM
New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park
1100 Louisiana Blvd SE

www.abqband.org