2/3/12 | This weekend, stop by the opening of the New Mexico Showcase exhibition at 516 ARTS!
One of my paintings will be in the show along with work by 80 New Mexico Artists.
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4, 6-8pm
Featuring live, old-school country/rock-n-roll with The Joneses
Feb 4 - Apr 28, 2012
516 ARTS Anniversary Juried Exhibition
For more information, visit the 516 ARTS website.
516 ARTS
a nonprofit artspace in downtown Albuquerque
516 Central Ave SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
t. 505-242-1445
Open Tue-Sat, 12-5pm
516 ARTS is located on Central Avenue between 5th & 6th Streets
516 ARTS announces New Mexico Showcase, a juried exhibition of New Mexico artists in celebration of our fifth anniversary. We are pleased to welcome guest juror Peter Frank, an acclaimed curator and art critic based in Los Angeles. Mr Frank is currently Associate Editor of Fabrik magazine and art critic for The Huffington Post.
The exhibition features 80 emerging and established artists (of the
1,018 pieces submitted by 279 artists, Mr. Frank selected 73 artists and
made seven special invitations to artists he wanted to honor). 516 ARTS
opened five years ago with an invitational exhibition of New Mexico
artists. This time we used the juried format to cast a wider net and
open up the opportunity to artists we might not have known about
otherwise. Peter Frank has selected a record number of artists ever to
be shown at 516 ARTS in a single exhibition, highlighting the abundance
of talent in New Mexico. The selected artists come from over 30 cities
and towns across the state. Mr. Frank observed, "It was a delight, not a
chore, to sift through the submissions, never knowing what was coming
next, but reasonably sure it wouldn't be the same old same old. The hard
part was winnowing the submissions down to a selection that could fit
into 516's space; as capatious as it is, New Mexico's worthy art could
fill it many times over."
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