ART BEAT
– Compiled by Virginia Clark
Taos Plein Air Painters Post COVID Emergence Show
This annual show is now back, opening Monday (Aug. 2) and running through Sunday (Aug. 8), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. An artist reception will be held Friday, Aug. 6, from 5-7 p.m. Come meet the artists and enjoy some refreshments. At Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. For more information, call 360-223-8101.
CALL FOR ENTRIES Artes de Descartes XXI
• entry deadline is Monday (Aug. 2), 5 p.m. for artists working in all recycled mediums: cloth, paper, wood, metal, glass, plastic etc., for the 21st annual juried, recycled art show. Prospectus at whollyrags.org or
send SASE to: Wholly Rags PO Box 1051 Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557, or stop by Wholly Rags, 1337 Gusdorf Road, Suite L
in Taos. For information, call Melissa 575751-9862.
• Three-County Mural Call. First prize $4,000 contract; Second prize $3,000 contract; and Third prize $2,500 – each contract based on a $30 sq. ft. rate
for Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Center mural entries from Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos artists. One drawing
per county representing their respective community will be chosen. Entries must
be readily adapted to either landscape or portrait configuration, and on three
themes: Cradle of Settlement; Culture; Natural Resources. Submit drawings to P.O. Box 610 Española NM 87532. Selection is Aug. 15, 2021. For more, see
riograndenha.org.
• Questa Crafts & Collectibles Market seeks artisans to sell their art, handcrafted jewelry and original creations, antiques, one-of-a-kind collectibles, on Saturdays at the Questa Visitor Center, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Contact Lynn, 575-586-2149.
• MRM Museum Store seeks quality consignments. Call 575-758-4316 or email
storemanager@millicentrogers.org. • Ammann Gallery in the John Dunn Shops off Bent Street in Taos calls for one new member artist. All mediums considered. Commitment includes
working one day a week in the gallery. Visit Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with images,
to meet with Susan, the owner. Next to Bent Street Deli. For more information, call 575-758-7450.
ONGOING
• Men with Candy. The “most unserious fine art in town!” in the studio across
the courtyard from the Blumenschein Museum, 222 Ledoux Street, Taos. By appointment, call 775-388-2793.
• The Secret Life of Plants and Other Adventures. Photographs by Taos artist and designer Gail Russell is on exhibit
through Aug. 31, 9 a.m-3 p.m. at The Farm House Cafe & Bakery, 1405 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, El Prado. Free. Call 575-7768474.
• Donna Clair is showing at Chimayo Trading Del Norte, #1 St Francis Church Plaza, Ranchos de Taos. Call 575-7580504.
• Dirk Herrman: Time Standing Still’ is on view through July 31, MAGPIE Gallery, 218 Paseo de Pueblo Norte. Call 781-2480166.
• 203 Fine Art Work by Beatrice Mandelman and ‘Michio Takayama: Three Decades in Taos,’ now showing, at 1335 Gusdorf Road, Taos. Contact art@203finart.com; 203fineart.
com, or 575-751-1262.
• Taos Watercolor Society’s new exhibit at the Taos Country Club continues
through December 2021, at Taos Country Club, County Road 110. Contact, Diana Smith, 575-224-0062.
• Harwood Museum exhibits include “Santo Lowride: Norteño Car Culture
and the Santo Tradition”; and ‘In the Sliver of the Sun,’ featuring BosnianHerzgovinian artist Maja Ruznic’s paintings. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m., through Sept. 26, at 238 Ledoux Street. Contact 575-7589826 or museumfoundation.org.
• Millicent Rogers Museum
& Store now fully open daily, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Showing 60 pieces from 29th National Pastel Painting Exhibition,
located at 1504 Millicent Rogers Road. General admission $10; free for children (10 and under), members and veterans; and free admission Sundays for Taos County residents. For more, see
pastelsnm.org, millicentrogers.org or call 575-758-2462.
• Taos Art Museum at Fechin House. Current exhibit: “Through the Eyes of Fechin.” Open Tuesdays thru Sundays, noon-4 p.m., at 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Call 575-758-2690 or
see taosartmuseum.org.
• Taos Historic Museums (The Blumenschein Home and Museum and Hacienda de los Martinez ) are
now open daily, Monday- Saturday,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sundays noon - 5
p.m. For more info 575-758-0505, email info@taoshistoricmuseums. org; taoshistoricmuseums.org.
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