May 11 Saturday
Common Ground - Works on Paper: Paper is the connecting element in this fun and highly creative exhibit. New Mexico artists are invited to show prints, collage, watercolor, pastel and mixed media, all utilizing this wonderful surface for art making -- paper! The exhibit opens Thursday, April 18, and runs through Saturday, May 18, 2024. The artist reception is planned for Saturday, April 27 from 4 PM to 6 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. Exhibits are also online 24/7. No tickets are required. For information, call 505-293-5034 or visit our website at www.newmexicoartleague.org.
IPEC will hold trainings for farmers, gardeners, and anyone who would like to learn more about growing. Both modern and traditional Indigenous agricultural practices and food production, including regenerative techniques, will be taught. These trainings are ideal for those in rural and urban settings alike. To register, contact Bill Stimmel at 505-451-2848 or bstimmel@indianpueblo.org Training sessions limited to 20 participants, so register soon.
Saturday Morning Training Sessions Include:
Plant and Soil Science: Amending and Prepping Soils, Planting Techniques, Successive Planting StrategiesFarm Business and Sales PlanningFood Safety PracticesHarvesting, Storage and Preserving FoodsIrrigation TechniquesIn-Person Training Dates (All Sessions 8-10:00AM):
May 11 at Indigenous Farm HubJune 1 at IPECJune 22 at Indigenous Farm HubJuly 13 at IPECAugust 3 at Indigenous Farm HubAugust 24 at IPECSeptember 14 at Indigenous Farm HubOctober 5 at IPEC
Da Vinci Machines, The Exhibition will open at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History on Saturday, January 27. The exhibit features thought-provoking and interactive displays celebrating the creativity and incredible feats of engineering of the acclaimed thinker of the Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci. The exhibit is included with the price of admission to the museum.
The free admission Garden Fair is a celebration of gardening in the unique high desert conditions of beautiful Santa Fe. There will be a Plant Sale, demos, exhibits, lectures and speakers on garden topics, presentations by various SFEMG special Projects, fun family oriented educational activities, live music, food trucks, nurseries and garden related vendors.
This interactive exhibition celebrates the central role that Pueblo Baseball has played and continues to play in many community members’ lives at the 19 Pueblos. It tells stories of Pueblo Baseball in looking at the past, present, and future through interviews, photographs, videos, and memorabilia. Critical skills in athletics, judgment, adaptation, and perception as pitchers, batters, runners, catchers, and umpires are passed down through the generations. Pueblo Baseball games carry on a legacy more than 100+ years old with male team members from 15-55 years old playing together at once.
In creating a space for Pueblo communities to be in dialogue with each other about this century-old tradition, the exhibition serves as an introduction to the ways that Pueblo Baseball shapes Pueblo identities and reflects Pueblo value systems to all audiences. A Community Scrapbook Board will facilitate a space where Pueblo community members can contribute their stories and photographs. During the run of the exhibition, the IPCC will be offering a Baseball Card making activity to school groups. The IPCC team will also be coordinating a panel discussion program with Pueblo Baseball players.
The New Mexico Watercolor Society hosts its 2024 Annual Spring Exhibition May 4-25 at the Expo-NM Fine Arts Gallery in Albuquerque. Soak up a splash of springtime with dozens of water media artists from throughout the state (and beyond). Both standard-sized and small works will be featured. All paintings are available for purchase. Hours are 10am-4pm Thu-Sun (closed Mon-Wed). Opening Reception and Award Ceremony is Saturday, May 4, 1-4pm. Admission is free. An Expo-NM parking fee may apply. More info at nmwatercolorsociety.org.
The Placitas Studio Tour – Celebrating its 27th year, the Placitas Studio Tour is the largest tour in our twenty-seventh-year history. Seventy-nine artists located throughout beautiful Placitas will open their studio door and share with you their fascinating artwork which is as diverse and captivating as the artists themselves. The studio tour is free, self-guided and self-driven. Featuring amazing creations in painting, steel, pottery, glass, fiber, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, wood, photography, and mixed media, it is no wonder why the Placitas Studio Tour is one of the most highly anticipated studio tours in New Mexico. Art will be for sale at every studio.
Continuing This Year - A free month-long artist exhibit featuring all seventy-nine artists will be open to the public from April 20th to May at the Placitas Community Library, 453 NM Hwy 165. Visit the library’s website at: https://placitaslibrary.com for hours of operation.
Placitas is nestled at the base of the northern Sandia Mountains off I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. From I-25, take Exit- #242 and turn east on Highway 165 to Placitas. Follow the colorful tour signs to each studio.
Visit the tour’s website at www.placitasstudiotour.org to explore the tour’s beautiful brochure, visit the artists pages and download the 2024 tour map. Brochures are also available at the La Puerta Real Estate, Homestead Village and all studio locations.
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production.
Estimated runtime: 3 hours 15 minutes.
Raven Chacon: Three Songs brings together three of Raven Chacon’s projects that pay tribute to Indigenous women through sound, video, and visual work.
This refocusing on female leadership asserts Indigenous women as both keepers of memory and creators of culture. When presented in unison, these works resound the suppressed histories and present-day stories of Native resistance in the face of systemic power.