New Mexico scholars, artists and curators highlight aspects of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Friday, March 6, 2009 5:30 A Multi-Cultural History of Puppetry in New Mexico, by Sunny Birklund. Puppet artist Sunny Birklund describes the life of puppets in New Mexico, from the Spanish colonial era to the present. Friday, March […]
Dancing Shadows, Epic Tales: Wayang Kulit of Indonesia introduced the distinct form of wayang kulit found in Central Java. Various aspects of this performance art were explored, including gamelan, artistic techniques involved in making shadow puppets, the cast of characters, and regional variations of wayang. A puppet workshop, where Visitors of all ages made and played […]
Wayang kulit (shadow puppet) performance of Indonesia is among the oldest and greatest story telling traditions in the world and is said to lie at the heart of Indonesian culture. Wayang kulit are flat, leather puppets elaborately decorated and perforated, casting intricate and dramatic shadows when performed. This is a highly refined art form that […]
GranMary’s Place is a storytelling program at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture that is dedicated to and celebrating the memory of Docent, Mary Sudbrink. Mary loved life, loved children, and loved telling stories to children visiting the Museum. Please join us for a Series of family Story Hours of Native American Tales during […]
Artist talks in conjunction with the exhibition Alternative Spaces, featuring Cathy Aten, Angela Elmendorf, and John Tinker.St. Francis Auditorium, NM Museum of Art.Free admission.
Part of the "Spotlight on the Collection" lecture series. Other lectures: Mar 6 - A Multi-Cultural History of Puppetry in New Mexico,by Sunny Birklund. Mar 13 - Paul Strand: Photographs of Mexico, by Kate Ware. Mar 20 - NM artist James Drake Free admission. Refreshments will be served 5:30 to 6:30 pm NM MoA - […]
“The Painted Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos” J. J. Brody, Professor Emeritus UNM and renowned Art Historian Followed by a book signing of A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos, in conjuction with our Exhibit 'A River Apart' Art Historian J.J. Brody in ‘A River Apart’ examines and […]
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your unidentified treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but […]
New Mexico artist James Drake describes his art and art making.Part of the "Spotlight on the Collection" lecture series. Other lectures: Mar 6 - A Multi-Cultural History of Puppetry in New Mexico,by Sunny Birklund. Mar 13 - John Candelario's New Mexico Portfolio, by Kate Ware. Mar 20 - NM artist James Drake (in St. Francis […]
The Museum of International Folk Art and Warehouse 21 present the 5th annual Youth music night. For more information, contact Patricia Sigala at 476-1212.
Labyrinth Walk celebrating the spring equinox. Join members of the Santa Fe Labyrinth Resource Group. Enjoy live music. Labyrinth is outdoors, please dress appropriately. Free!
Artist talks in conjunction with the exhibition Alternative Spaces. Featuring Ligia Bouton, Madelin Coit, and Joanne Lefrak. St. Francis Auditorium, NM Museum of Art.Free admission.
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