Arts

Images for Fire Gate Poems: Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs

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Mesa Public Library Art Gallery News:

Images for Fire Gate Poems: Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs. By Henry C. Finney

Mesa Public Library Art Gallery from June 3-29

Public Reception and Poetry Reading on Friday, June 8  7:00-8:30 PM, A Los Alamos Friday Night Out Event

Henry Finney is truly a Renaissance man: artist, writer, anthropologist, Zen meditation teacher, educator, husband and parent. All of these parts combine in the current exhibition to create a compelling visual and spiritual experience for the viewer.

In 2011, Finney published a book of his poetry, The Fire Read More

Summer Art Classes for Teens Ages 12+

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FULLER LODGE ART CENTER News

The following summer art classes are available for teens ages twelve and older.  For more information contact: Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Avenue or 505-662-1635.

Casey Greenling: Portraits in Clay 

2 week class: June 11-15 and June 18-22 ($220)  
 
June 25-29 Casey Greenling: Mural Paintings ($110) 
 
July 9-13  Casey Greenling: Painting in Oils  ($110) 
 
July 16-20 Katherine Gutkovskaya – Painting Techniques for the Beginner ($110) 
 
July 23-27 Katherine Gutkovskaya
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Karen Wray Fine Art Celebrates and Nurtures Local Artists

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By Bonnie Gordon

Eighteen artists are represented at Karen Wray Fine Art–Gallery and Studio including many well-known in this community such as Secundino Sandoval, Janice Parker Muir, Sheridan Brown and gallery owner Karen Wray herself.

Wray has been providing local artists with a place to show and sell their work in her gallery at 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite B for the past three years.

“We’re celebrating Los Alamos with our own gallery and our own artists,” Wray said, adding that five new artists joined her gallery in April.

The gallery is bright and cheerful with great lighting to showcase Read More

‘Naked’ Draws Big Opening Night Crowd

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Hal Davis explains his art to scientist Bill Wadt, left, and Ann McLaughlin, Artistic Director for the Los Alamos Concert Association, during the Friday night opening reception of “Naked” at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. Davis has a one-man show in the Portal Gallery of his photgraphs taken during his world travels. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Artist Jim Gautier and Art Center Director Ken Nebel discuss the merits of a piece in the show. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
Patty Kokesh makes a sale for the gallery at Friday’s opening reception. Photo by
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Dance Arts Los Alamos to Feature Graduating Seniors

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DANCE ARTS LOS ALAMOS News:

Erin Burr (Odile) and Megan Kelley (Odette) in DALA’s production of Swan Lake. Photo and design by Paulo T. Photography.

Dance Arts Los Alamos is celebrating 20 years of bringing professional dance training and high quality performances to the community.

This weekend, three distinct programs will highlight the accomplishments of dancers ages 3 through adult as well as the talent and diversity of the DALA faculty.

Intermediate and advanced level ballet students will present an abridged version of Swan Lake at 7 p.m., May 18 and 19. All performances will take Read More

Art Center gets ‘Naked’ in New Show

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“Tomorrow’s Excuse” by Los Alamos Artist Amy Bjarke

By Kirsten Laskey

There is not just one way to interpret a theme. Finding an interpretation, in fact, can be an art form.

The Fuller Lodge Art Center has challenged artists with a real hefty theme to illustrate. Eighty artists responded to the challenge and their work will be unveiled to the public starting at 5 p.m. Friday at the Art Center.

The Art Center’s newest show, “Naked,” reveals numerous ways artists envision this theme.

Some saw “naked” as being the human figure. For instance, Irene Berenstein photographed herself Read More

Local Teens Heading to World Championships

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Los Alamos teens Natalie Smith and Maria Jones are traveling to Wexford, Ireland to compete in the CRN World Open Championships June 2-3. The girls are students at the Belisama Irish Dance, founded in 2006 in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. Smith won the Regional Championships in the under-19 category this spring, and Jones was the 2010 North American Champion in the under-14 category. Both are Craobh Grad dancers, the highest level of dance in the CRN organization. The girls will compete in one soft-shoe and two hardshoe dances, and will also join Santa Fe dancers Shannon and Caitlyn Kossmann and instructor Read More

WHITE ROCK’S ART & ARTISANS MARKET: Call for Exhibitors

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The Los Alamos Creative District is now accepting applications for exhibitors/vendors from throughout the area to display and sell their work at the White Rock Art and Artisans Market.

The market will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., each Sunday from June 10 until Oct. 21 and is free to the public.

The location will be an outdoor space at the Hive at 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock where about 40 tents and tables can be accommodated.

The Hive is close by the parking and shuttle stop for the Bandelier National Monument shuttle, which begins in June. All visitors going to Bandelier will be required to use this shuttle. Read More

Fuller Lodge Starting Friday: Hidden Cultures Unmasked – A Global Photographic Journey with Hal Davis

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An opening reception at Fuller Lodge Art Center from 5-7 p.m., Friday May 18, in the side Portal Gallery will present 22 photographs from around the globe taken by local photographer Hal Davis. The exhibit, Hidden Cultures Unmasked – A Global Photographic Journey with Hal Davis, reflects his interest in photographing foreign cultures that are in transition from traditional ways to modernity. The show runs through June 23. Photo by Hal Davis

Photo by Hal Davis

Photo by Hal Davis

Photo by Hal Davis

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