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Border Communities: Art Organizing in the Zone
April 7, 2022
Date: 2022-04-09 17:00:00 – 2022-04-09 18:30:00 Register here nn Live from the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP! What does it mean to work with artists and communities in a highly contested and militarized border zone? This conversation highlights the work of organizers and artists who are forging new ways of creating fluidity […]
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Leaving O’Keeffe Country
January 31, 2022
Date: 2022-07-14 18:00:00 – 2022-07-15 18:00:00 In-Person Registration nn Online Registration nn 516 ARTS presents a conversation with artist Josh T. Franco and Cody Hartley, Director of the Georgia Ou2019Keeffe Museum, moderated by co-curator Alicia Inez Guzmu00e1n, PhD. It will explore the unintentional role of charismatic artists in gentrifying communities and erasing local histories, leading […]
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Ciboleros & Comancheros: Commerce, Identity, and History
January 31, 2022
Date: 2022-05-12 18:00:00 – 2022-05-12 19:30:00 In-Person Registration nn Online Registration nn Artist Juanita J. Lavadie and digital archivist Jillian Hartke in conversation with exhibition co-curator Alicia Inez Guzmu00e1n, PhD, will share two distinct histories of commerce in New Mexico. In the 20th-century, trade shows and agricultural fairs were integral to the exchange of goods, […]
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How Do We Do History?
January 31, 2022
Date: 2022-04-28 18:00:00 – 2022-04-28 19:15:00 In-Person Registration nn Online Registration nn The events of 2020 revealed Americau2019s complicated relationship with history where some citizens are engaged in a thorough inspection of the countryu2019s history and others prefer a celebratory view of history that bolsters a sense of patriotism. As part of a Curatorial Research […]
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Reanimating Histories: Collage in Motion
January 31, 2022
Date: 2022-05-21 13:00:00 – 2022-05-21 16:00:00 * RESCHEDULED TO: Saturday, May 21, 1-4pm * nn FEE: $60 / $55 members u2022 REGISTER: viola@516arts.org nn Guest artist Laurie Ou2019Brien will teach this hands-on workshop for adults. nn Participants will learn to create a short animation working with material from the Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives (photocopied material […]
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