TCA presents Beyond the Hum: A Night of Original Taos Music
June 23, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
The TCA is proud to present a sampling of five Taos musical acts performing original music all in their own unique style:
Tan Cologne: Warm and wavy dream-West music by Lauren Green and Marissa Macias
Shhor and Miles Bonny: Gospel, soul, hip-hop and jazz-inspired vocalists/musicians
Madcat Jack Lorang: celestially inspired folk from the future and today
Samoon: swirling psychedelic doom
Snake Eyes: Improvisational music by Peter Halter and Ben Wright
Join us for an evening of eclectic Taos music that is truly Beyond the Hum.
Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for TCA Members and $5 for youth 17 and under and may be purchased in advance by calling (575)758-2052 Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm or in person at the TCA office behind the old Caffe Renato during those same hours.
This event is sponsored by New Mexico Arts
These events are planned for TCA’s various venues: the auditorium, Encore Gallery, and Stables Gallery. Most events, but not all, are sponsored by TCA. Submit your TCA event here.
Opening Reception Thursday May 17, 4-6:00pm at The Historic Taos Inn
Asmus paints in a representational style. He works in oils with a palette knife on birch panel, giving his images a painterly, colorful, impasto finish. His subject matter ranges from contemporary Taos scenes of people at work and play to imagined Taos historical scenes. Many of the paintings include animals interacting with people and places. Asmus’ desire to document historical and iconic architecture, especially the many churches and capillas which dot the landscape, should also be noted. The Taos Pueblo is a favorite subject for Asmus. Without painting from photographs, he can replicate from memory the wonder and splendor of the many ceremonies he’s attended over the years. Asmus’ paintings show a deep love for Northern New Mexico and its people and Taos in particular, all of which he wants to share with his viewers.
In one painting, a dog waits expectantly in the grass for his master and mistress, hoping the recess bell outside a two-room rural schoolhouse will ring very soon. Another painting depicts a small adobe chapel in the mountains near the town of Taos welcoming Christmas Eve worshipers on a moonlit night. Asmus imagines horseback riders from the Picuris Pueblo as they wend their way home in the snow along the rim of the beautiful and mysterious Rio Grande gorge. Asmus’ populated landscapes invite the viewer to linger and interpret the story in his or her own terms aided, perhaps, by the stories Asmus provides for most of his paintings as his inspiration.
The humor in Asmus’ paintings is most obvious in his Police Blotter paintings. Taken from the Taos News, Asmus embeds the caption on the panel, paints his version of its meaning, and then completes the concept with an insightful title. For example, a Police Blotter caption reads, “Caller reported there were some bulls walking down Solomon Lane. The caller guided the cattle back in the fence and mended it.” Asmus places the scene at the Taos Library. Recreating the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, a bull charges past a matador with his red cape. Following are more bulls and a host of participants in a chaotic scene. The Blotter is aptly titled, “Mayhem.” Another, captioned, “Notaburger,” reads: “Caller reported people in the Lotaburger parking lot were throwing rocks at crows; they claimed that a crow had attacked them.” Again, Asmus colorfully and literally recreates a chaotic scene. The Taos Inn library will be devoted entirely to the Police Blotter paintings.
Netta Ben-Attar's In the Language of Exile is an aesthetically profound exhibition that encourages conversations around exile and the longing for home. In the composition, the artist renders sheets of klaf (parchment), the same process used for the Jewish holy scrolls (Torah, Mezuza and Tefilin). She reveals the mysteries and inner qualities of the klaf by printing, inscribing, stretching in frames and sculpting the revered material. By adding LED lights she illuminates the raw and wild origin of the material creating an art form she calls “a light within leather” in her combined sculptures and writings.
The artist's choice of Klaf as her main medium is drawn from its use for sacred texts. Her work examines religion, sanctity, secularism, activism, feminism, violence, morality, and human fragility. Through these themes, Ben-Attar interprets the symbolic language of the Torah in a contemporary context. Many of her pieces offer prayers written in Hebrew that delve into the paradox of inner and outer reality. Ben-Attar asks “What is "holy" in language?” and “What is the role of letters and words in our lives?”
Her parchment and metal boats tell stories of exile from a homeland and the desire to return. The power of the sacred words, which are embedded into a nation’s flesh (klaf), into its very identity, are also inscribed into the work. This longing to return from exile is similar to the homing instinct of migrating birds. Ben-Attar believes this theme to be highly relevant in light of current mass immigration and exile around the world.
Ben Attar is an Israeli/American artist who has lived in the Southwest for more than a decade. She experiences the complexities of her own story of exile from Israel, her own longing to return. Her work is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of the Jewish people. The sacred letters and the power of the words they convey seed a deep connection to home, to Jerusalem, despite the challenges. Why is there this desire and what has kept this longing so alive in a people - her people- for thousands of years? Is it hope?
Book of the Month Volume XXXIII
May 22 - July 2, 2018
Location: Taos Community Auditorium Encore Gallery
May 22 - July 2, 2018
Taos Community Auditorium Encore Gallery
Katsina Book
Katsina Book is one of the first books I made, beginning with a bundle of red willow sticks that my husband gave me for my birthday,” says artist Jami Donley. “The kachina images are photos of some kachinas that I own, printed on 100% rag brown paper and enhanced with prismacolor pencils."
Moving permanently to Taos recently after living in Louisiana for 40 years, Jami says that living here opens a lot of creative possibilities, and she is looking forward to see where they lead her. An accomplished poet, she says, “Combining poetry and bookmaking is so much fun!”
The Taos Book Arts group is open to anyone interested in book arts and meets the third Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Millicent Rogers Museum.
June 2018
Theresa's Wall
June 12 - July 16, 2018
Location: Taos Community Auditorium Encore Gallery
June 12 - July 16, 2018
Taos Community Auditorium Encore Gallery
Have you noticed the exceptional art that has been exhibited on the small wall in the right hand vestibule leading into the auditorium? If not please have a look. This wall is curated by artist Theresa Gray and changes with each exhibition in the Encore. Currently on exhibit is:
INGERWEAVE INTERLOCK CIRCULAR TAPESTRY
by Juanita J. Lavadie (JJL)
Weaving skipped two generations in my family, but my Montoya ancestors were well known for their El Valle Star weavings. I was fortunate during the 1970’s to interview many family elders so that I was able to identify several weavers. I came to know many of their individual weavings and design preferences by examining and discussing blankets still owned by family members. Meanwhile, traveling with these interviews I had a strong desire to weave with tapestry designs while on the road. My father encouraged to me to improvise. Inspired by the beautiful designs of basket weavers, I came up with the circular weavings exemplified by the example on display. Because of this, I tended to weave with interlocking yarns of different colors rather than the traditional Rio Grande Hispanic dovetail weave for color design. juanita_j_lavadie@yahoo.com
Big Screen TCA -- THE RIDER
June 18, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
A rodeo rider emerges from a coma and has to make a hard decision about his future.
June 17-20
Sun 2pm Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Chloe Zhao, USA, Runtime 1hr 45mins, Rated R, Drama, 2017
Stars: Brady Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Derrick Janis
Join the Taos Film Society for a free, lively discussion about this film in the Encore Gallery immediately following the Sunday matinee screening.
The joy of doing what you love burns away any pain. For Brady, a rodeo rider who just emerged from a coma, the joy and pain come in equal measure. Brady is told not to ride again. "Play the cards you are dealt," says his father, "let it go." Yet Brady's purpose in life is hitched to riding horses. In the starlight, around a campfire with friends, listening to his little sister sing simple yet beautiful songs, and in dreams, Brady ponders his next move.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Big Screen TCA -- THE RIDER
June 19, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
A rodeo rider emerges from a coma and has to make a hard decision about his future.
June 17-20
Sun 2pm Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Chloe Zhao, USA, Runtime 1hr 45mins, Rated R, Drama, 2017
Stars: Brady Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Derrick Janis
Join the Taos Film Society for a free, lively discussion about this film in the Encore Gallery immediately following the Sunday matinee screening.
The joy of doing what you love burns away any pain. For Brady, a rodeo rider who just emerged from a coma, the joy and pain come in equal measure. Brady is told not to ride again. "Play the cards you are dealt," says his father, "let it go." Yet Brady's purpose in life is hitched to riding horses. In the starlight, around a campfire with friends, listening to his little sister sing simple yet beautiful songs, and in dreams, Brady ponders his next move.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Big Screen TCA -- THE RIDER
June 20, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
A rodeo rider emerges from a coma and has to make a hard decision about his future.
June 17-20
Sun 2pm Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Chloe Zhao, USA, Runtime 1hr 45mins, Rated R, Drama, 2017
Stars: Brady Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Derrick Janis
Join the Taos Film Society for a free, lively discussion about this film in the Encore Gallery immediately following the Sunday matinee screening.
The joy of doing what you love burns away any pain. For Brady, a rodeo rider who just emerged from a coma, the joy and pain come in equal measure. Brady is told not to ride again. "Play the cards you are dealt," says his father, "let it go." Yet Brady's purpose in life is hitched to riding horses. In the starlight, around a campfire with friends, listening to his little sister sing simple yet beautiful songs, and in dreams, Brady ponders his next move.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Artist Talk: Neta Ben-Atar
June 21, 2018 4:00 PM
Location: The Encore Gallery in Taos Community Auditorium
Taos artist Neta Ben-Atar discusses her works in TCA's current exhibition
June 21, 2018 4:00 PM
The Encore Gallery in Taos Community Auditorium
Taos Artist Neta Ben-Atar discusses her works in the current TCA Exhibits exhibition "In the Language of Exile" -- how her life experiences and longing for her home of Israel informed her creative process, and how she procures and uses klaf in making art.
Admission is free to the public.
TCA presents Beyond the Hum: A Night of Original Taos Music
June 23, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
Join us for a night of eclectic, all-original music by Taos musicians
TCA presents Beyond the Hum: A Night of Original Taos Music
June 23, 2018 7:00 PM
Taos Community Auditorium
The TCA is proud to present a sampling of five Taos musical acts performing original music all in their own unique style:
Tan Cologne: Warm and wavy dream-West music by Lauren Green and Marissa Macias
Shhor and Miles Bonny: Gospel, soul, hip-hop and jazz-inspired vocalists/musicians
Madcat Jack Lorang: celestially inspired folk from the future and today
Samoon: swirling psychedelic doom
Snake Eyes: Improvisational music by Peter Halter and Ben Wright
Join us for an evening of eclectic Taos music that is truly Beyond the Hum.
Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for TCA Members and $5 for youth 17 and under and may be purchased in advance by calling (575)758-2052 Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm or in person at the TCA office behind the old Caffe Renato during those same hours.
This event is sponsored by New Mexico Arts
Big Screen TCA -- THE SEAGULL
June 24, 2018 2:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
An adaptation of Chekhov's classic, starring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening
June 24-27
Sun 2pm, Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Michael Mayer, USA, Runtime 1 hr 38mins, Rated PG-13, Drama, 2018
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Elisabeth Moss
The Seagull is an entertaining adaptation of the Chekhov classic, a wonderful ensemble piece about misplaced love and the misunderstandings that follow. The Seagull delivers to viewers the pleasure of reveling in the human drama of love while allowing chuckles at times at the comedy of life.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Taos School of Music presents Young Artist Concert
June 24-27
Sun 2pm, Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Michael Mayer, USA, Runtime 1 hr 38mins, Rated PG-13, Drama, 2018
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Elisabeth Moss
The Seagull is an entertaining adaptation of the Chekhov classic, a wonderful ensemble piece about misplaced love and the misunderstandings that follow. The Seagull delivers to viewers the pleasure of reveling in the human drama of love while allowing chuckles at times at the comedy of life.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Big Screen TCA -- THE SEAGULL
June 26, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
An adaptation of Chekhov's classic, starring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening
June 24-27
Sun 2pm, Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Michael Mayer, USA, Runtime 1 hr 38mins, Rated PG-13, Drama, 2018
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Elisabeth Moss
The Seagull is an entertaining adaptation of the Chekhov classic, a wonderful ensemble piece about misplaced love and the misunderstandings that follow. The Seagull delivers to viewers the pleasure of reveling in the human drama of love while allowing chuckles at times at the comedy of life.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Big Screen TCA -- THE SEAGULL
June 27, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: Taos Community Auditorium
An adaptation of Chekhov's classic, starring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening
June 24-27
Sun 2pm, Mon-Wed 7pm
Director: Michael Mayer, USA, Runtime 1 hr 38mins, Rated PG-13, Drama, 2018
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Elisabeth Moss
The Seagull is an entertaining adaptation of the Chekhov classic, a wonderful ensemble piece about misplaced love and the misunderstandings that follow. The Seagull delivers to viewers the pleasure of reveling in the human drama of love while allowing chuckles at times at the comedy of life.
Tickets are $8.50 general admission, $7.00 for TCA Members and $5.00 for youth 17 and under.
Thank You to our TCA Sponsors:
Arjuna Capital, BeyondTaos Art Calendar, Casa Gallina, Chevron Mining, Cid's Food Market, DeStefano Law Firm, Diane Enright - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taos Real Estate, El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, Five Star Burgers, The Gorge Bar and Grill, Green Builders, High Country Real Estate, John Dunn House, KNCE, Knight Financial, Lambert's, Martyrs Steakhouse, Metric Motors, New Mexico Arts, Northern New Mexico Center for Cosmetic Dentistry (Kellie Harris), Nusenda Credit Union, Phoenix Mechanical, Pieces, Private Label Select, Rio Grande Ace Hardware, Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Salon Marjorie, Siriusware, Straight Teeth Ltd., Taos Community Foundation, Taos Inn, Taos Lifestyle featuring Sleep Sanctuary, TaosNet, Taos Opera Guild, Taos Roasters, Wolfgang's Spa Works.
Taos Opera Institute Festival Gala
June 30 - July 1, 2017
Location: Taos Center for the Arts
Taos Opera Institute participants and the Cantos de Taos quartet offer a delightful evening of song based on the contemporary musical opera, Speed Dating Tonight.
The annual Taos Opera Institute Festival Gala performance, featuring both the Cantos de Taos quartet and TOI Singers in scenes based on the contemporary musical/opera, “Speed Dating Tonight!"
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the TCA office behind Caffe Renato Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm, or by calling (575)758-2052. A dessert reception will be held during intermission.
July 2018
Annell Livingston and Ward L. Estes on Exhibit
July 16 - August 19, 2018
Location: The Encore Gallery of TCA
Recent artwork by Annell Livingston and Ward L. Estes
October 8 - November 11, 2018
The Encore Gallery of TCA
Opening reception - Thursday October 11 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Artist talk is Thursday, Oct 25 at 4pm.
Dreaming the Land exhibition features recent abstract oil paintings and works on paper by William Stewart and Brian Shields.Their work inspired by the landscape they each embrace allows one to experience intimate permeations of landscape in lyric conversation via complimentary abstract expressions.
Shields has been in the Taos area since 1969, Stewart since 1983. Together they have 80 cumulative years of painting the Taos landscape – both as plein air landscape painters and currently as abstract artists with cheerfully distinct sensibilities. Both artists spend periods of time painting in foreign landscapes – Stewart returns to Oaxaca where he first traveled in the 70s and now maintains a studio, Shields returns annually to his homeland in Cataluña, Spain.
When young and part of the 60’s -70’s avante garde scene in New York City, Stewart showed at O.K. Harris Gallery – one of the first SoHo galleries – and went on to exhibit at the Rudolph Zwirner Gallery in Koln, Germany, and at the Paris Biennale. He left NYC in the mid 70’s in search of connection with the landscape and began painting from nature. He traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, where he lived for four years before moving to Taos in 1983. Excited by the beauty of the landscape of Northern New Mexico, he painted plein air for many years. Stewart has also taught at UNM-Taos, since it’s beginnings in 1993. “My recent abstract work is rooted in nature, the landscape of Oaxaca , the Taos valley, my garden, and travels to the sea. Dreaming the Land will feature oil paintings, watercolors and lithographs painted last winter that I call the Oaxaca Series.” For a review of Stewarts’ recent abstracts see: https://hamptonsarthub.com/2017/05/15/reviews-art-review-william-stewart-commits-to-abstraction-in-watermill-center-show/ and
https://www.instagram.com/wsoaxaca/
Shields’ formative years were spent in Barcelona, Paris, New York City, and San Francisco. He came to the Taos area to teach art, and with characteristic passion became intimately familiar with the wildest places in the Southern Rocky Mountains, both as a mountain and river guide and as an environmental advocate. Shields says of his art practice: “I paint what I have absorbed, what has become a part of me. The imagery that is revealed comes from my love for and interactions with landscape, with the sea, with life. The act of painting is a process of emotional and intellectual ardor, sometimes resulting in upheaval, but more often than not waking me up to a grateful co-existence with the unknown.” See: http://www.brianshieldsart.com.
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