PRESSING ON 9 — Pressing On is a group of 18 contemporary local printmakers who present an annual exhibition in Taos each Fall. The diverse, unique approaches and printmaking techniques represented make the Pressing On 9 show a window into the world of printmaking.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5-7pm
On view through September 29
Participating printmakers: Dwarka Bonner, Jane Burke, Shannon Bushnell, Gary Cook, Gretchen Ewert, Allen Griffith, Lawrence J. Herrera, Juanita Lavadie, Jennifer Lindsley, Brian Bari Long, TJ Mabrey, Harley Manhart, Stephanie Moller, Linda Motha, Betsy Peirce, Joy Purcell, Fatima Rigsby, Abby Salsbury
Community Printmaking Day: September 28, 11am – 4pm
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte
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REED STREET ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday, September 21, 2019, 11am-6pm
For more than a decade, one of Taos’s best-kept secrets has been the complex of studios at 1022 Reed Street, south of the downtown historic district. One can see printmaking, painting, pottery, drawing, jewelry, and sculpture, all in one location.
For one day only, September 21, during the 2019 Taos Fall Arts Festival, the Reed Street artists are hosting open studios.
This event offers a rare chance to visit the artists, along with a glimpse of the creative ferment that has made Taos a mecca for artists for more than a century.
Refreshments will be served.
The artists include:
Nathaniel Lowe: www.nathaniellowe.com
TJ Mabrey: www.TJMabrey.com
Dan Enger: www.facebook.com/dan.enger.1
Jivan Lee: www.jivanlee.com
Ann Landi: www.vasari21.com
Georgia Neumann: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AtHomeInTaos
Jane Ellen Burke: www.janeellenburke.com
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Neo Rio, Questa Wild Rivers
Saturday, September 21, 4-9pm
Outdoor art, community event and environment celebration
LEAP, Wild Rivers Recreation Area www.leapsite.org
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DEMONSTRATIONS
at Guadalupe Parish Gym, 205 Don Fernando St.
Taos National Watercolor Society
Sunday, September 22, 1-4pm
Puppet Theatre los Titinteros with Cristina Masoliver
Wednesday, September 25, 1:30pm
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Sunday, September 29, 1:00pm
Piano Taos concert “Of Heaven and Earth/Del Cielo y de la Tierra”
Taos Art Museum at Fechin Home
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ART & WORDS: Critical Thinking and Writing About Art
September 27-28
This new program is a collaboration between Taos Fall Arts Festival, THE magazine, The Harwood Museum of Art, and SOMOS. More info on SOMOS website found here.
Keynote with Peter Plagens
Friday September 27, 7:00pm
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street
The symposium begins with a keynote talk, “My Life in Art Criticism,” by Peter Plagenst. Plagens is an American artist and art critic based in New York City. He is the former art critic for Newsweek and writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal. He’s also a dedicated painter, known for large abstractions which have been regularly shown over a five-decade career (he recently had a solo at Texas Gallery in Houston, TX).
Panel discussion: Artists Writing About Their Art
Saturday September 28, 10:00am
Lauren Tresp, Rick Romancito, Elaine Ritchie
SOMOS Salon and Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive
Panelists include THE magazine publisher Lauren Tresp, Taos News Tempo editor Rick Romancito and art-tour guide Elaine Ritchel. The panel moderater is Janet Webb.
Youth Writing Workshop
Saturday September 28, 1:00-2:00pm
Krystal Cretercos
SOMOS Salon and Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive
Students will complete written observations after visiting the Agnes Martin Gallery at The Harwood Museum of Art.
Panel discussion: The Evolution of Art Criticism
Saturday September 28, 2:00pm
Ann Landi with Peter Plagens, Laurie Fendrich, Lucy Lippard and Garth Clark
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street
Moderator Ann Landi of Vasari 21.com says, “I’m looking forward to a lively discussion on the state of contemporary art criticism: Are art critics necessary? How has criticism evolved in the past few decades? How does it impact artists and the market?”
Reservations are recommended as seating for all events is limited. For reservations … (coming soon)
This program of the Taos Fall Arts Festival is made possible through funding from the Martin Foundation for the Creative Arts, NM Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, New Mexico, the NEA, Taos County Lodgers Tax Fund Grant and the Taos Community Foundation.
