Tag: #Art
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Isotopes Jackie Robinson Night
Join the Isotopes to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson! All K-12 students who submit an essay or art project about Robinson’s life and legacy (drop off at Isotopes Park administrative offices on the second floor by April 11) will receive 4 free tickets to tonight’s game.
Check out the Isotopes web page for more details.
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True NM Sawubona+ Exhibition art opening
Did you miss it? Or wanna see it again? Now’s your chance to peep these exciting works of art by the 2024 True NM cohort: 12 Black and AAPINH New Mexicans sharing their True New Mexican lives through their art.
Eight of the 12 youth artists will be present, plus four mentor artists. As a special bonus, True NM alum and singer-songwriter Kai Warrior will perform!
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“Come Together” Women in Art Show Opening Celebration
Mothership Alumni presents a new show featuring more than 30 New Mexico women artists and makers! Join the celebration at the Opening Night party featuring vendors, live music, and opportunities to tour artist studios. (And don’t miss the gift shop!)
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Without Permission or Apology: The Life and Career of Mary Edmonia Lewis
“In the first study of its kind about Lewis’ career, Dr. Buick will illustrate how 19th century mixed African-American and Native American (Mississauga Ojibwe) artist Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as “Wildfire,” navigated through 19th century U.S. and European cultures. Learn how Lewis’ art was perceived, and how she created distinctly “American” art touching upon themes of indigeneity, sentimentality, gender, and race.”
Register to receive Zoom connection info for this free event.
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Wellness and the Art of Expression
Join artists Carlton V. Bell II and David H. Parker for this event in AfroMundo’s new Wellness series! Participants will learn to bring storytelling, ritual, and cultural specificity into their creative process, exploring Polyrhythmic Praxis, community, and Afrocentric spiritual frameworks at this free workshop.
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DAHOMEY
DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive documentary, delving into far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination, and restitution. From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), the film is set in November 2021, examining 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale.
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Black Moms Art Healing Circle
Join writer, ceremonial artist, and priest Tintawi Kaigziabiher to worship the Divine Feminine through the art of waist beading.
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Between Dust & Stars: Harwood ArtStreet Show Reception
In Between Dust & Stars: Echoes of the High Desert, the artists of ArtStreet have drawn from personal experience to create surrealist landscapes and imagery honoring the beauty of the often harsh desert.
Supported by NM Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and ABQ Health Care for the Homeless.The art will be on view until February 22.
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Reclaiming Wellness: The Intersection of Art and Therapy
Explore the misconceptions around therapy with Black Men Flower Project’s Robert Washington-Vaughns and William C. Jenkins, a practicing therapist and one of the featured models in the Free Our Flowers series.
This conversation will use the lens of art to delve into the the pervasive idea that “therapy is only for crazy people” and address the barriers many men face in accessing mental health resources, including the mistrust bred by negative experiences with the healthcare system.
