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Vol. VII, Issue 7
July 2008
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Letter from the Director
Dear Friends & Colleagues- PASSWORD:
Each year New Mexico CultureNet hires a few new poets to join our excellent team. In the coming school year, we hope to expand our Poets-in-the-Schools program to more schools across the state. Last year we had programs in Lovington, Shiprock, Farmington, Pecos, Bernalillo, Pojoaque, Española, and Santa Fe.
I would like to hear from poets, particularly from southern New Mexico, who might be interested in working with us. Please email me, alex@nmculturenet.org (no phone calls, please) and attach 3-5 poems and a resume. Also this fall, CultureNet will launch a poetry website focusing on teens. If you have ideas for the site, please let me know. We've been meeting with various groups, including students, to determine what should be featured on the site. It will be interactive, ever changing and fun.
Speaking of websites, the Santa Fe Arts & Culture Portal that CultureNet developed for the City of Santa Fe is going great guns. It's an excellent resource for Cultural events, classifieds, electronic ticketing, etc. If you've not visited it lately, check it out: http://www.santafeculture.org. And if you want to list calendar events that take place outside of Santa Fe, use the CultureNet statewide calendar: http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar.
What are you reading this summer? Let me hear from you, so I can post a list next month.
Cheers,
-Alex
Opportunities
Need volunteers? Want to involve the community? Submit your "opportunities" listings for free at www.nmculturenet.org/connections/submissions.php
VOLUNTEER USHERS
Ushers needed for the World Premier of "El Pintor, The Painter", an original flamenco dance drama presented by Theresa Cardensa Productions, Maria Benitez' Institute for Spanish Arts, and The Lodge at Santa Fe. Featuring 7 artists presenting Flamenco Dance, Music, and Poetic Spanish Text. The story of Spanish painter, Julio Romero de Torres, and his favorite model, La Chiconita Piconera. July 3 - 23, Tuesday - Sunday, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. For details and to sign up to be a Volunteer Usher, please call Marka at (505) 438-8877, or email marka638@cybermesa.com.
CALL FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS
The Art Center at Fuller Lodge announces that there are spaces still available for The Arts and Crafts Show on August 9, 2008. This show is held the weekend of the County Fair and Rodeo on the lawn of the historic Fuller Lodge in beautiful downtown Los Alamos. An application and more information may be obtained through http://www.artfulnm.org or by calling Nancy Coombs at 505-662-9331.
Deadline: JULY 31, 2009
Exhibitor applications for the 31st Annual Arts and Crafts Fair.
VOLUNTEER USHERS
Ushers needed for Flamenco's Next Generation, Maria Benitez' Institute for Spanish Arts' youth company (ages 11 - 17) Sunday Family Matinees, July 13 through August 17, 2:00 PM. at The Lodge at Santa Fe. Next Generation performs Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance, and Regional Dances of Spain with live musicians. Delectable Spanish tapas served. An afternoon of Spanish Culture for the whole family. For details and to sign up as a Volunteer Usher, please contact the Institute for Spanish Arts at (505) 955-8562, or email flamenco@mariabenitez.com.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers needed for 20th Cleveland Mill Fest to help with parking and mill duties at the Mill Fest. Parking duties include showing attendees where to park in the parking lots. A stipend of $35 per 5 hour shift offered, or $7/hr. We require at least a 2 hour commitment if one cannot be available for the full shift. We need 5 persons. Short Breaks are available so as to attend the festivities. Promptness and good public relations skills are required. This 2 day event takes place at The Cleveland Roller Mill Museum, 2 miles northwest of Mora, NM just off NM Highway 518. Volunteers contact Dan Cassidy 575 387 2645 or Craig Wolf at 602 549 6847. Email: dancas@nnmt.net
ENTERTAINERS WANTED
Spots are available for individual musicians and dancers; duos and trios at the Cleveland Millfest. This event takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. at the Cleveland Roller Mill Museum in Cleveland, NM 44 miles se of Taos, NM on NM Highway 518. These entertainer spots are for 30 to 45-minute sets with 15-30-minute breaks between presentations. Entertainers are paid a stipend of $60 per set per person. Entertainers please contact Craig at 602-549-6847 or email at morainn@wildblue.net Mill web page is http://www.angelfire.com/folk/roller_mill
CALL FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTPERSONS
Outdoor spaces are available for artists and craftspersons at the Cleveland Mill fest. Please call 575-387-2645 or 575-387-6763 or email dancas@nnmt.net for application and information.
INDIAN MARKET VOLUNTEERS
SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market is looking for volunteers, May through August. A wide variety of tasks are available, from help in SWAIA's Santa Fe office beginning in May increasing as we get closer to Market in August. Possibilities for volunteers range from stuffing envelopes, providing information to visitors, setting up the hundreds of artist booths before market, even being part of SWAIA's grand Preview of Award-Winning Art. Those wishing to volunteer can download a sign-up form at http://www.swaia.org or contact Elizabeth Harris at eharris@swaia.org or 505-983-5220 x 238
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Girls Inc. 36th Annual Arts and Crafts Show August 2 and 3, 2008 on the Santa Fe Plaza and historic downtown. Show your work at one of the best shows in the nation! This juried show features the work of over 250 artists and draws over 30,000 people annually. Sunshine Artist magazine has ranked our show in the top 150 of the US. We are looking for local artists to participate in our show. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Girls Inc. Arts & Crafts Show needs your help! Join us a lovely summer weekend on Santa Fe's historic Plaza to volunteer for one of the summer's biggest arts and crafts shows. Help needed in late July and for the actual event August 1, 2, and 3rd. Help check in artists, answer questions, or sell drinks or t-shirts. To sign up or recive an artist application, contact Kelly kfowler.sf@girls-inc.org or 982-2042.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Mountainair Sunflower Festival on August 23, 2008 features local, regional and Santa Fe Spanish Market artists in this big annual event (featured event of the month in New Mexico Magazine) Registration is only $25. For details and to download an application: http://www.mountainairarts.org
FESTIVAL OPPORTUNITIES
¡Globalquerque! New Mexico's 4th Annual Celebration Of World Music and Culture Festival Returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque September 19 & 20, 2008. For information about any of these programs or to discuss sponsorship, advertising, partnership or vending opportunities, please visit http://www.globalquerque.com
E-Classifieds
Do you have arts or culture-related job listings or are seeking employment? Have a space for rent? Get exposure by listing it here. It's free and easy! Submit your "classifieds" at www.nmculturenet.org/connections/submissions.php
MUSICIAN AVAILABLE
Let me feed your spirit with music, clothe your heart with dance and share the beauty of nature's stories with you. I play American Indian Flute and Baroque and Renaissance Recorder music for all your special occasions. I share original Stories with Animal Characters and interweave Music and Dance into my presentations. Join in the Fun! Contact: Hyda Maria Dougherty 505-986-9916
WANTED: GRANT WRITER
Fine Arts for Children & Teens, a Santa Fe, New Mexico based visual arts education non-profit seeks a highly experienced grant writer with a proven track record securing local, state and federal grant funding. The position is part-time with flexible hours. Salary commensurate with experience. BFA/BA required. Please fax, email, or mail resume and cover letter to: Fine Arts for Children and Teens, ATTN: Julia Bergen, P.O. Box 22363, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Email: info@factsantafe.org Fax: 505-992-2772
Deadlines
This space is reserved for funding deadlines, competitions, juried exhibitions, and the like. Share this important information with the CultureNet community at www.nmculturenet.org/connections/submissions.php
JULY 9, 2008
The Art Gallery 66 is proud to host the second in a series of juried fine art photography exhibitions sponsored by Dry Heat Photography. Soul Portraiture is a journey into the essence of life; past, present and future. In a series of four shows we will explore the energy that defines life through a variety of subject matter. In "Ancient Voices Distant Storms" both professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit up to five images illustrating the personal meaning they find in the phrase "Ancient Voices Distant Storms". Works selected by the jurors will demonstrate excellent composition, technical skill, and a strong sense of presence. Jury fee of $25 may be paid via - PayPal or by check. For more information please contact:
DeAnna Dimmitt info@dryheatphotography.com
JULY 15, 2008
Early-Bird priced registration for The Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism ends July 15. The conference will be held September 28 - October 2, 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the United States' first UNESCO* Creative City. The conference is a forum for identifying economic opportunities, improving skills, and developing best practices for creative tourism programs. Broadly defined as engaging visitors in a place's culture through active participation, creative tourism provides the possibility for economic growth to destinations willing to offer travelers a chance to express themselves by becoming personally involved with a community's heritage. Tourism Professionals, Destination Managers, Community Leaders in the Creative Economy, City and Urban Planners, Cultural Experts, Creative Entrepreneurs, Educators, Creative industry Developers, and Artists
will all benefit from the skills and best practices learned during this unique participative conference. *United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization http://www.santafecreativetourism.org/
JULY 30, 2008
Send us your stories! For the 2009 Albuquerque Almanac, an annual calendar, guide and selection of articles about Albuquerque, featuring writing by local writers on local subjects. We welcome essays, poems, short stories and other as-of-yet undiscovered kinds of writing of any length (though we reserve the right to edit and shorten). Writers will receive $30 for each accepted submission. Deadline is July 30, 2008. To submit or request guidelines, email mandy@streetsweeperpress.com or snail mail ABQ Almanac, PO Box 153, Cedar Crest, NM 87008.
AUGUST 1, 2008
The Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture was created to honor the memory of Jeff Harnar and help continue his groundbreaking work in contemporary design in Santa Fe. The award will carry with it a $5,000 monetary prize, which will be provided by the Thornburg Charitable Foundation. Entrant must be an active or retired architect registered in the state of New Mexico. All entries must be submitted by Friday, August 1, 2008 by 4 pm to David M. Miller at Thornburg, 150 Washington Avenue, Suite 302, Santa Fe, NM 87501. For more information visit: http://www.jeffharnaraward.com/index.html.
Classes, Conferences, & Workshops
Let the CultureNet community know about your classes, conferences, and workshops by submitting your info to www.nmculturenet.org/connections/submissions.php
SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS:
OZ Summer Camp 2008
- An arts based summer program for children ages 6-12 in Santa
Fe, New Mexico. http://www.ozsummercamp.blogspot.com
Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences
offers summer programs for children from PreK to Middle School. Please see http://www.santafeschoolforthearts.com/cornersummer.html or call 438-8585.
Santa Fe Waldorf School Summer Camps
- June, July, August. Fees Vary. Camps are for children ages 4 - 12. Crafts, Circus, Tie Dye, Primative Skills, Volleyball, Basketball, Fun with Math, Theatre Camp, Creative Movement. For information please call 983-9727, ext. 18.
The New Mexico Jazz Workshop's Jazz Camp
will take place at Eubank Elementary School. Eubank is located at 9717 Indian School Rd. NE. The Camp is for kids ages 6-12 and will feature Drums of the World, Jazz Jam Band, Improvisational Theatre, and much more. Camp hours are from 9:00 to 2:45 Monday through Friday. The dates for the 3 sessions are: Session A June 2-13. Session B June 16-27. Session C June 30-July 11. To register, or for more information, please call Lisa Nichols at the New Mexico Jazz Workshop 505-255-9798 or email lisa990@nmjazz.org
Summer Art Camp
at the Art Center at Fuller Lodge continues in weekly sessions through July. A variety of classes for grades 2-7 are taught by professional artists. The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Avenue in Los Alamos, is a non-profit organization committed to nurturing the human spirit through the visual arts. Information: 662-9331 http://www.artfulnm.org/artcamp.html
ONGOING
The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, an inspirational resource for photographers for the past 19 years, is an educational center covering a wide range of topics in digital, color, and black and white photography as well as year round digital programs. Visit our website, http://www.santafeworkshops.com or call 505-983-1400.
ONGOING
Salsa Dance Classes at Mambo U. Classes meet every Tuesday. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Level 1 - no experience necessary. Learn the basics of mambo, turning technique, styling, musicality, and shines (open footwork). Instructor: Darrin Visarraga. 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Level 2 - some experience recommended. Learn more advanced turning technique, body movement, musicality, intermediate-level shines (open footwork), while developing leading and following skills. Instructor: Tony Perez. 8 Class Pass $75. Drop In $10. Location: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. Info: Tony Perez 505.204.2988
ONGOING
Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center in Abiquiu, NM, Please check our website at http://www.ghostranch.org or call 505-685-4333, for more details.
ONGOING
Flamenco dance classes at Moving People Dance. Explore complex flamenco rhythms and dance technique including footwork, palmas and upper body carriage. Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced levels are offered with instruction by Julia Chacon. For more information call 505-992-0374 or visit http://www.juliachacon.com
ONGOING
WORD HARVEST WRITING WORKSHOPS
July 12, Turn Your Adventures Into Travel Writing, Ellen Barone
July 19, Break Into Print Now with Children's Books, Shirley Raye Redmond
July 26, The Fearless Heart: Research-based Prose, Sharman Apt Russell,
August 2, Screenwriting: Dialog and more, Rick Reichman
August 9, Make it a Grand First Grand The First 1,000 Words, Sandi Ault
All workshops are held in Santa Fe at writer's home near the Plaza (directions on registration) from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. The fee for each workshop, $140 plus tax, includes a tasty lunch, snacks and handouts. For more information visit http://wordharvest.com/
JUNE 10 - JULY 30
Outpost Summer Jazz Jazz Improvisation Classes for Youth at Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE, 268-0044. Two 4-week sessions: June 10-July 30. Tuesday: 4-5:30pm, June 10-July 1 & July 8-July 29. Taught by Sharon Eldridge. Wednesday: 4-5:30pm, June 11-July 2 & July 9-July 30. Taught by Kanoa Kaluhiwa. Wednesday: 6-7:30pm, Advanced Ensemble. June 11-July 2 & July 9-July. Kanoa Kaluhiwa. All classes will perform a recital on Saturday, August 2 at 1pm (attendance is mandatory). The cost of each 4-week Youth Improvisation session is $25. Payment must be made for the entire 4-week session).
JULY 7, 2008
Introduction to Weaving, Rio Grande Style. $118.50 Materials extra. To register, contact Donald Martinez at 505-581-4120. In this class, students will be introduced to warping (dressing) a loom. Students will then learn the four shuttle techniques while constructing a striped Rio Grande Style weaving. Karen Martinez is an accomplished weaver whose work has won many awards at Spanish market and is in several museum collection. She has been Director of the Fiber Arts Program at NMMC for ten years. Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 7-19; 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 747-3577, email info@evfac.org, or go to our website at http://www.evfac.org.
JULY 12, 2008
Renee Gregorio is offering poetry dojos from 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, July 12 and August 23. In the poetry dojo, participants engage in exercises and practices that help them discover the power of their words and the wisdom of their bodies. The cost of each workshop is sliding scale, $50-75. Register by sending a check to P.O. Box 275, El Rito, NM 87530. Call or e-mail Renée with questions: 575-581-0073 or reneeclaire@cybermesa.com. For more details, see: http://www.treschicasbooks.com/pages/renee-workshops.html.
JULY 13 - 19, 2008
Second Annual Summer Music Camp at the College of Santa Fe, July 13-19. A one-week immersive musical experience for: (1) middle- and high-school musicians; (2) adult amateurs and enthusiasts. For more info visit the website http://music-camp.csf.edu or call Steven Paxton at CSF (505) 473-6196
JUNE 14 - JULY 16, AUGUST 2 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
(and ongoing) -
Spanish Dance & Music classes for children and youth. Wednesdays and Saturdays at The Institute for Spanish Arts (ISA), founded by Cecilio and Maria Benitez. Summer Sessions: June 14 - July 16, Aug. 2 - Sept 3. 10 classes/$85. Scholarships available. Students will perform for Santa Fe Fiestas with ISA youth company, Flamenco's Next Generation. Classes held at ISA studio in the back of Santa Fe Children's Museum, Armory for the Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM. Info: 505-955-8562, flamenco@mariabenitez.com, http://www.mariabenitez.com.
JULY 7-11, JULY 21-25
Take Your Painting to The Next Level - $500 for 5 day workshop. Achieve a greater understanding of the emotional uses of color, using color to create atmospheric perspective and how to develop strong compositions by balancing contrasts to create a focal point. Classes are small to create a strong support system for your creative experience. All mediums are taught and all levels. On location, in studio work, compose and work with photos. 211 Rosario #12 at Artista Casita, Santa Fe NM 87501 http://www.artstudiosandiego.com Cathy Carey 760-489-9109
AUGUST 2 - 10, 2008
Immerse yourself in silk! Join Silk Painters International (SPIN) as they host their bi-annual conference, "Silk in Santa Fe 2008," Saturday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 10th. The conference includes lectures, demonstrations and classes for all ages, an Exhibit of international silk painters and a silky fashion show of hand-crafted silk art. Silk creations and silk painting supplies for sale. No experience required. Beginners welcome. Come, and experience the silky-essence of learning to paint on silk. For more info, visit http://www.silkinsantafe.com.
AUGUST 22-24, 2008
Large Scale Encaustic Painting with Ellen Koment at the Harwood Art Center, Abq. June 28 & 29. Encaustic and the Creative Process: Santa Fe, Aug 22, 23 and 24. Two & three day workshops offer a range of opportunities for both the novice as well as the more advanced encaustic artist. All include basic encaustic techniques, paint making and application, fusing, and studio practices. The emphasis is on enabling the student to achieve their own creative potential. For details go to: http://www.nmencausticworkshops.blogspot.com or call 501-4620. Workshops can be arranged for three or more.
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