Aug 14, 2011
The Life and Art of Tony Da
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lecture and Book Signing
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 2:00 PM
Charles King, author of The Life and Art of Tony Da, will present a lecture on the legendary San Ildefonso artist Tony Da and sign the book afterwards. Free with museum admission.
Aug 14, 2011
Defining the Colonial World: Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Explorer, Scientist, Santero and More
Learn more about the pioneering explorations and cultural adventures of Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, when Spanish colonial art historian Felipe R. Mirabal speaks on the scientist, explorer, cartographer and santero.
Mirabal’s lecture, “Defining the Colonial World: The Explorations of Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco,” is at 2 pm, Sunday, Aug. 14, in the History Museum Auditorium. The lecture is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.
Aug 14, 2011
Annual FOCA House Party
New Mexico Museum of Art
Friends of Contemporary Art
Join Friends of Contemporary Art for their annual FOCA "House Party" and a delightful brunch at the home of Romona Scholder. Come see the studio and works by one of New Mexico's most prominent artist, Fritz Scholder. Best known for his expressionist paintings that are in museum collections around the world, his style is well known for distortions, explosive brushwork and vivid colors.
Space is limited to 100 guests by reservation only. Please call the Friends of Contemporary Art hotline by August 10 to reserve your place. 505-992-2715, ext. 1.
Bring a friend who loves contemporary art and should be a Friends of Contemporary Art member!
Not a Museum or Friends of Contemporary Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Aug 14, 2011
Santa Fe Mountain Man Trade Fair
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Today’s events
The Santa Fe Mountain Man Trade Fair, Aug. 11-14, a free event for the whole family, transforms the Palace of the Governors Courtyard into a 1830s setting, with craftspeople and re-enactors exhibiting and selling their wares and demonstrating their techniques. Enter through the Blue Gate on Lincoln Avenue. Sunday's events:
10am: Moccasin making, by Debbie Wheeler
1pm: Trade goods of the fur trade, by Robert Blanchet
