Kurt Wild on fri 11 jan 02
A load of information about Mata Ortiz can be gotten from a newsletter=20
published by Spencer McCallum. To subscribe, free, for "MacCallum's=20
pottery list" email him at
If somehow you can't make contact with him, email me off line and I will=20
send you an email with the January Mata Ortiz Calendar as an attachment.
Kurt Wild
Below are excerpts from the most recent calendar.
Exhibitions
=B6 SAN DIEGO, CA - Ongoing
In conjunction with its current exhibition, Artes de M=E9xico,=20
Mingei International Museum in San Diego CA has mounted a superb small=20
exhibition of Mata Ortiz pottery drawn from the collections of James P.=20
Kemp, MD, and Judith A. Kemp, DO. There is no closing date (the=20
exhibition will be up until a replacement is decided upon). A further treat=
=20
at the moment is the exhibition, VENINI Glass and Design--in a World=20
Perspective, featuring work of Italo Scanga, Dale Chihuly and others. The=20
Museum, located on the Plaza de Panama in San Diego's Balboa Park near the=
=20
Museum of Man, is open daily 10-4 except Mondays. Admission: $5 adults, $2=
=20
young people 6-17 or students with ID. Contact Martha Ehringer=20
(619-239-0003, 239-0605 Fax), Director of Public Relations.
=B6 GENESEO, NY - Ongoing
The School of Performing Arts, State University of New York (SUNY)=
=20
Geneseo, has mounted in the lobby of Brogie Hall on Park Street a permanent=
=20
exhibition of 130 pieces of Mata Ortiz pottery from the private collection=
=20
of musician Alan Case. Contact Alan Case (716-243-4616) by phone or better=
=20
by email
=B6=B6 BLANDING, UTAH: August 2, 2001 thru March of 2002 [Note changed=
closing]
The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum is host to an exhibition,=
=20
"Transcending Boundaries; The Potters of Mata Ortiz," featuring more than=20
90 pieces of Mata Ortiz ceramics chosen from the private collection of Bill=
=20
and Sue Hensler. Included are text and photo panels presenting the full=20
prehistoric and contemporary context of the Mata Ortiz art phenomenon. A=20
charming exhibit with a personal touch. Admission $3/person or $5/car.=20
Museum hours: Summer (May 16 - Sept 15) 8 a.m.-
8 p.m.; Winter (Sept 16 - May 15) 9 a.m - 5 p.m. Contact Teri Paul=20
(435-678-2238), Curator of Education, at the Museum, 660 W. 400 North,=20
Blanding UT 84511.
=B6 ALBUQUERQUE, NM: February 10 - April 28, 2002
The Albuquerque Museum will host a traveling exhibition, "The Road=
=20
to Aztl=E1n; Art from a Mythical Land." Organized by the Los Angeles Country=
=20
Museum of Art (LACMA), the exhibition highlights cultural exchange between=
=20
the American Southwest and Mexico from prehistoric times to the present.=20
(Aztl=E1n is the mythical Aztec place of origin.) Besides 20 extraordinary=
=20
examples of ancient Casas Grandes pottery, two contemporary pieces from=20
Mata Ortiz are shown, one by Juan Quezada and one by Hector and Graciela=20
Gallegos. The exhibition features an outstanding illustrated catalog with=20
important text (see below under "Publications" for ordering information).=20
Admission free. Museum hours: 9-5 except closed Monday. Contact Ellen=20
Landis (505-243-7255) at the Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque NM=
=20
87104. http://www.cabq.gov/museum/
=B6=B6 IDYLLWILD, CA: February 23 - March ?
Idyllwild Arts will host "A Ceramic Odyssey," an exhibition of=20
more than 70 selected pieces from Walter and Betty Parks' ceramics=20
collected over the last half-century. The collection includes work from=20
Japan (Shoji Hamada), England (Lucy Ried, Bernard and David Leach),=20
Nigeria, the American Southwest (Mar=EDa Mart=EDnez, Priscilla Nampeyo, Blue=
=20
Corn, Lucy Lewis), and Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua. Betty Parks was an active=20
potter for 25 years. Walter is the author of The Miracle of Mata Ortiz:=20
Juan Quezada and the Potters of Northern Chihuahua. Now in its sixth=20
printing, The Miracle is the definitive history of that art phenomenon.=20
Events on opening day will include a luncheon, dedication of the new Parks=
=20
Exhibition Center, an evening reception and cultural activities yet to be=20
announced. Contact Jill Burbich (909-659-2171, Ext. 332), Director of=20
Development, Idyllwild Arts, Box 38, Idyllwild CA=20
92549. www.idyllwildarts.org.
=B6 EL PASO, TEXAS April 15 - May 31, 2002
The Los Paisanos Gallery, a major regional gallery located at the=
=20
Chamizal, will host an exhibition of more than 30 outstanding works of Juan=
=20
Quezada and other leading artists of Mata Ortiz. The exhibition is being=20
assembled by Mayt=E9 Luj=E1n, owner of the Galer=EDa Las Guacamayas, in=
Casas=20
Grandes, Chihuahua. Promoted by the Mexican Consulate of El Paso, the=20
exhibition may be enriched by a display of sepia photomurals prepared by=20
the Instituto Nacional de Antropolog=EDa e Historia (INAH) showing the=20
cultural context and historic background of the Mata Ortiz art phenomenon.=
=20
Arrangements are under way for speakers and for demonstrations of the=20
unique methods of pottery making, decorating and firing innovated in the=20
village, principally by Juan Quezada. A reception for the public to meet=20
the artists is tentatively set for Thursday evening, April 25th, 5-7 p.m.=
=20
Contact Virginia Ness (915-532-7273 X102), exhibits coordinator, Chamizal=20
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, El Paso TX 79905
Other Scheduled Events
January 10-12
=B6 TUCSON, AZ: Symposium on archaeology of northwest Mexico
The 8th Biennial Southwest Symposium on "Society and Politics in=20
the Greater Southwest" will devote Saturday morning to a series of papers=20
on the theme, "Forty Years after the Joint Casas Grandes Project."=20
Symposium paper sessions and posters will be in the Leo Rich Theater at the=
=20
Tucson Convention Center in downtown Tucson, Friday and Saturday.=20
Registration $65 Thursday 7-9 p.m. in the lobby of the Presidio Plaza=20
Hotel, 181 W. Broadway. A reception will be held Friday evening 5:30-7:30=20
at the Arizona State Museum on the University of Arizona campus in=20
conjunction with a new Southwest archaeology exhibit. Several field trips=20
have been arranged for Sunday for those able to stay over. Program of the=20
symposium can be found at:=20
http://w3.arizona.edu/~anthro/2002Symposium/schedule.html.
January 12
=B6=B6 LAS CRUCES, NM: Slide talk and discussion by Spencer MacCallum
The Institute of Historical Survey Foundation will host a slide=20
talk by Spencer MacCallum at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Double Eagle=
=20
Restaurant in Old Mesilla. Mr. MacCallum, who played a central role in the=
=20
development of the Mata Ortiz pottery phenomenon, will talk about the early=
=20
years of the movement. Collectors of Mata Ortiz or prehistoric Casas=20
Grandes pottery are encouraged to bring pieces they would like to show or=20
have identified or authenticated. Contact Evan Davies (505-525-3035) at the=
=20
Institute, Box 36, Mesilla Park NM 88047;
January 12-13
=B6=B6 SANTA MONICA, CA: Indian show featuring Mata Ortiz pottery
The semi-annual Santa Monica Indian Art Show at the Santa Monica=20
Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St (corner of Pico) in Santa Monica, Saturday=20
11-7 pm and Sunday 11-5 pm, will feature selections of Mata Ortiz pottery=20
by four different traders, Dora Ceballos (310-521-1803), Ed/Arthela=20
Cummings (562-598-6615), Clive Kincaid, and Herman Knechtle (626-791-1809).=
=20
Contact Kim R. Martindale (440-331-6206), KR Martindale Show=20
Management, 19251 N. Sagamore Rd, Fairview Park OH 44126.=20
)
January 29-31
=B6 PHOENIX, AZ: Workshop, talks by Juan Quezada and Spencer MacCallum
Paradise Valley College will offer 18 ceramics students a hands-on=
=20
pottery workshop with Juan Quezada on three successive afternoons at the=20
Art Studio (ceramics professor David Bradley) from 12:30 to 3 p.m. On the=20
third day, Thursday, at 6 p.m., Spencer MacCallum will show slides of and=20
talk about the beginning years of the Mata Ortiz pottery phenomenon, and at=
=20
7 p.m., Mr. Quezada will give an informal half-hour talk on his view of the=
=20
future of ceramic arts in Mata Ortiz and Mexico. All events are free to the=
=20
public as observers on a space available basis. Mr. Quezada's visit,=20
originally scheduled for December 4-6, 2001, will conclude the Mexican=20
Artists Project, a series of fall semester presentations including life=20
painter Erika Harrasch (Oct 8), art humanities Prof. Gene Rister on=20
preColumbian art, Maya: Masters of Time (Oct 11), and glass sculptor Ana=20
Thiel (Nov 26-27). Concurrently the College will hold a Mexican film=20
festival with Frida Kahlo (October 4 @ 5:30); Danz=F3n (Oct 18), Macario:=
The=20
"Day of the Dead" (Nov 1); and Reed: Mexico Insurgente (Nov 15). Contact=20
Michele Marion (602-787-7296 or 6625), Director of International Education,=
=20
Paradise Valley Community College, 18401 N. 32nd Street at Union Hills,=20
Phoenix AZ 85032.
Feb 1-3 Fiesta Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
February 1-3
=B6=B6 PHOENIX AZ: Wholesale pottery
The Oasis Gift Show at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, 225 E. Adams=20
Street, will have displays of Mata Ortiz pottery. Participating traders are=
=20
Clive Kincaid, Designer Imports, Pagosa Springs CO, and Eidell Wasserman=20
(775-345-2206), Blue Corn Gallery, Verdi, NV. Wholesale only. For=20
information contact Oasis at 800-424-9519.
February 3
=B6 FULLERTON, CA: Slide talk by Walter Parks
The Fullerton Public Library, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 3rd,=20
will offer a slide lecture by Walter Parks, author of The Miracle of Mata=20
Ortiz. Mr. Parks will talk about and show slides of the little Mexican=20
village whose artists, largely self-taught, have caught the attention of=20
the international art world. Sponsored by the Fullerton Public Library=20
Foundation, the lecture will be held in the auditorium of the main branch=20
of the Library at 353 W. Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton CA 92832. Admission=
=20
$10. Contact Terry Brick (714-529-4673)
February 10 - April 28
=B6 ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Mata Ortiz and prehistoric Casas Grandes ceramics in a=
=20
traveling exhibition originating at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art=20
(LACMA). See description under "Exhibitions" above.
February 21-23
=B6=B6 YUMA AZ: 23rd Annual Yuma Symposium, slide presentation by Michael=
Wisner
The Yuma Symposium, a complex event staged annually by artists for=
=20
artists, will include a slide talk by Michael Wisner, "Juan Quezada and the=
=20
Potters of Mata Ortiz" (day and time not set). Wisner, on the art faculty=20
at Anderson Ranch, Snowmass CO, and a prot=E9g=E9 of Juan Quezada, will=
trace=20
the development of the various inventions, innovations and processes in=20
Mata Ortiz to arrive at today's still evolving technique. Aesthetic=20
innovations will be emphasized. Another presenter well-known to Mata Ortiz=
=20
aficianados will be Bill Gilbert, speaking on mixed-media sculpture:=20
"Investigations of the Heart/Mind: Video Installation and Mud." The=20
interdisciplinary, mixed-media Yuma Symposium draws about 250 artists from=
=20
all over the country. Besides 12 presenters in all different media (e.g.=20
metals, jewelry, ceramics, painting and drawing, paper and print making,=20
automata, photography, sculpture), many eclectic activities are planned,=20
ending with a barbecue and a dance on the roof of a theater. Registration=20
($85) will be from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Lute's Casino on the=20
Main Street Plaza. For information and program, contact Neely Tomkins=20
(Voice 520-782-1934, Fax 928-782-5934), The One-Percent Gallery, 78 W. 2nd=
=20
Street, Yuma AZ 85364
February 23
=B6=B6 IDYLLWILD, CA: Opening of the Walter and Betty Parks ceramics=
exhibition
Idyllwild Arts will host a day of events including the dedication=
=20
of the newly built Parks Exhibition Center and celebrating the opening of=20
"A Ceramic Odyssey," an exhibition of more than 70 selected pieces from=20
Walter and Betty Parks' ceramics collected over the last 50 years. The=20
collection includes work from Japan (Shoji Hamada), England (Lucy Ried,=20
Bernard and David Leach), Nigeria, the American Southwest (Mar=EDa Mart=EDne=
z,=20
Priscilla Nampeyo, Blue Corn, Lucy Lewis), and Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua. Betty=
=20
Parks was an active potter for 25 years. Walter is the author of The=20
Miracle of Mata Ortiz: Juan Quezada and the Potters of Northern Chihuahua.=
=20
Now in its sixth printing, The Miracle is the definitive history of that=20
art phenomenon. Events throughout the day will include a luncheon, an=20
evening reception, dedication of the Exhibition Center, and other=20
activities to be announced. Contact Jill Burbich (909-659-2171, Ext. 332),=
=20
Director of Development, Idyllwild Arts, Box 38, Idyllwild CA=20
92549. www.idyllwildarts.org.
February 23-24
SAN RAFAEL, CA: Pottery exhibit and sale
The 18th Annual Marin Indian Art Show, at the Marin Civic Center,=
=20
featuring antique and contemporary art from all of the Americas including=20
Precolumbian, Spanish Colonial and Native American, will have for the=20
fourth year running selections of Mata Ortiz pottery. Traders participating=
=20
will be Ron Goebel (805-473-2894), Tony Gonis (925-462-5794), Clive Kincaid=
=20
(970-264-0060), and Herman Knechtle (626-791-1809). Saturday 10-6 p.m.,=20
Sunday 11-5. Contact Kim R. Martindale (440-331-6206), K.R. Martindale=20
Show Mgt., 19251 N. Sagamore Rd, Fairview Park OH 44126.=20
) michelle
March 10-16
=B6 MATA ORTIZ, CHIH.: Students' cultural event
The Verde Valley School, Sedona, Arizona, will take ten students=20
for two weeks of cultural immersion in Mexico. From March 3-9, they live at=
=20
an orphanage in Agua Prieta while doing several service projects including=
=20
helping with a "soup kitchen" that provides a meal for any child (and his=20
parents if they are along) who is in school; operating an art program for=20
the orphan girls; and assisting with food distribution to the barrios. The=
=20
second week, from March 10-16, they'll be in Mata Ortiz, living with=20
families (Dora and Rosa Quezada) and learning the whole technology of=20
pottery making, from digging and preparing the clay to firing. Contact=20
ceramics teacher Jeff Perkins (520-284-2272), Verde Valley School, 3511=20
Verde Valley School Rd, Sedona, AZ 86351.=20
www.verdevalleyschool.org
Mar 10-17 Elderhostel Program (See under Tours/Classes)
Mar 11-16 Mortensen Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
March 19
=B6 MATA ORTIZ, CHIH: Dances honoring San Jos=E9, patron saint of Mata=
Ortiz
"Matachine" dances are traditional on certain saint's days in=20
northern Mexico and the American Southwest. These devotional dances are=20
centuries old and blend both Catholic and Indian religious elements. They=20
may follow a night of vigil in the church or a chapel . Individuals often=20
participate in fulfillment of a vow to the saint for help received, staying=
=20
up all night for the vigil and then dancing all day until dark, which=20
becomes a test of spiritual commitment and physical endurance. Visitors are=
=20
always welcome.
March 29
=B6 MATA ORTIZ, CHIH: Parade in the village
Good Friday is generally observed in Mata Ortiz with a parade
winding through several barrios of the pueblo and ending at the church.
March 30 (date tentative)
=B6 IDYLLWILD, CA: Benefit pottery demonstration by Jorge Quintana
Maureen Jones, a long-time friend of Tom Fresh, a major source of=
=20
energy behind the Mata Ortiz pottery phenomenon now convalescing from a=20
serious illness, will host at her home a pottery demonstration and sale by=
=20
master potter Jorge Quintana. A portion of the proceeds will assist Tom's=20
convalescence in the village of San Francisco ("San Pancho"), Nayarit,=20
Mexico. Contact Maureen Jones (909-659-4224H; 236-1605 Cell), 53155=20
Tollgate Road, Idyllwild CA 92549
Mar 31-Apr 6 Pegasus Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
Apr 4-6 Baja's Frontier Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
Mid-April Mortensen Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
April (date to be announced)
=B6 TOME, NEW MEXICO: Pottery Workshop with Cesar/Gabriela Dominguez
Tome Clay, a gallery and teaching studio located on the east side of the=20
Rio Grande 23 miles south of Albuquerque at Tome (Rte 304), will hold its=20
third workshop with master potters Cesar and Gabriela Dominguez. All=20
aspects of the distinctive Mata Ortiz methods of forming, surface=20
preparation, painting and firing of pottery will be taught. Limit 12=20
students. Tuition $200. A selection of Mata Ortiz pottery will be on=20
exhibit and available for sale. Contact Jan Pacifico (505-866-0582), Box=20
131, Tome NM 87060
April 15 - May 31
=B6 EL PASO, TEXAS: Major exhibition of Mata Ortiz art. See above under=20
"Exhibitions."
Apr 21-28 Elderhostel Program (See under Tours/Classes)
Apr 26-28 Fiesta Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
April 27-28
=B6=B6 DEL MAR, CA: Indian Show featuring Mata Ortiz pottery
The second annual Del Mar American Indian Art Show at the Del Mar Fair=20
Grounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar 92014, Saturday 11-7 pm and=20
Sunday 11-5 pm., will feature selections of Mata Ortiz pottery by traders=
=20
Ed and Arthela Cummings (562-598-6615), and Herman Knechtle=20
(626-791-1809). Contact Kim R. Martindale=20
(440-331-6206) )
Apr 29-May 2 Ajo Stage Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
May 3-11 Cultural Arts Class (See under Tours/Classes)
May 13 through January 2003
=B6 SAN DIEGO, CA: Exhibition of regional folk arts of Mexico
The San Diego Museum of Man will present a major Mexican folk art=20
exhibition Hecho en M=E9xico: Mexican Folk Art. Visitors to the Museum of=
Man=20
will experience a visual "shopping trip" to each of the 32 states in Mexico=
=20
with representative samplings of the best artisans. Mata Ortiz pottery=20
will be shown from the state of Chihuahua. The objective of the exhibition=
=20
is to distinguish artistic works by location rather than by materials or=20
function, providing a guide to Mexico through the art produced. Museum=20
hours 10-5:15 (ticket sales stop at 4:30). Admission adults $6, seniors 65=
=20
and over $5, young people 6-17 $3, and children under 6 free. Contact Grace=
=20
Johnson (619-239-2001) at the Museum, 1350 El Prado, San Diego CA 92101.=20
(gjohnson@museumofman.org
May 20-31
=B6 SNOWMASS, COLORADO: Juan Quezada resident artist
Anderson Ranch from time to time invites noteworthy artists to be=
=20
guests in residence for a two month period. A recent ceramic artist was=20
Takashi Nakazato, living national treasure of Japan and 14th generation=20
Tarahatsu potter. Following in this fine tradition, Juan Quezada has been=20
invited to be an artist in residence and has accepted for a shorter period,=
=20
the last two weeks of May, 2002, just prior to a conducting his second=20
annual workshop at the Ranch with Michael Wisner. Contact Michael Wisner=20
(970-923-3091), Box 5493, Snowmass, CO 81615 =20
http://southwestpottery.com
May 24-26 AZ State Museum Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
May 26-Jun 1 Bradley Class (See under Tours/Classes)
June 3-14
=B6=B6 SNOWMASS, COLORADO: Workshop with Juan Quezada and Michael Wisner
Anderson Ranch again will sponsor a two-week intensive workshop=20
with Juan Quezada and Michael Wisner. To work with these two artists in the=
=20
Anderson Ranch setting is regarded as a very special opportunity in the=20
ceramics world. Some scholarships are available. Registration by phone=20
opens at 9 a.m. (Rocky Mountain Time) on Monday, January 7th. Last year's=20
enrollment filled within the hour, the fastest in Anderson Ranch history.=20
Limit 16 students. (See Ceramic Monthly's November 1999 story on Michael=20
Wisner.) Michael gives a course description on his website:=20
Southwestpottery.com. To request a catalog, call the Ranch (970-923-3181)=20
or visit their website: www.andersonranch.org.
A student last year wrote, "This class is so much more than art.=20
Its about man's potential to positively effect others as Juan has done in=20
Mata Ortiz. This class changed my life." Coy Quakenbush, student 2001.
June 15-16
=B6 DRAGOON, AZ: Sixth Annual Gathering of Mata Ortiz Traders
This yearly gathering of all active traders includes by invitation=
=20
members of what has come to be called the "Mata Ortiz extended family." The=
=20
latter are artists, collectors, museum personnel, gallery owners, writers=20
and others who are actively involved as friends of Mata Ortiz, plus=20
honorary members who were involved in the past. The original intent, now=20
somewhat expanded, was to foster community and communication among traders.=
=20
The program usually includes a speaker on a topic of interest followed by=20
informal discussion of matters of common concern with a strong focus on the=
=20
long-term well being of the village. Location: Triangle-T Ranch next to the=
=20
Amerind Foundation in Dragoon AZ, 60 miles east of Tucson. Cabins or=20
camping available. Participants arrive shortly after midday Saturday for=20
the program followed by dinner, stay the night and leave after brunch=20
Sunday. New traders or traders who have not previously taken part are urged=
=20
to attend. Contact Spencer or Emalie MacCallum (775-482-2038), Box 180,=20
Tonopah NV 89049.
Jun 22-Jul 1 Rancho Sierra Class (See under Tours/Classes)
Jul 6-15 Rancho Sierra Class (See under Tours/Classes)
July 15-20
=B6 IDYLLWILD CA: Pottery classes and Native American Festival
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. Master potters C=E9sar and Gaby=20
Dom=EDnguez, of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, will conduct classes for their fifth=
=20
year in this extraordinary pine forest setting in the San Jacinto mountains=
=20
east of Los Angeles. Students will learn the unique Mata Ortiz methods of=20
building a pot, sanding, burnishing, painting, and outdoors firing to=20
produce both polychrome black ware. Each student will complete two to three=
=20
pieces of pottery. Tuition $410 plus lab fee for clay, paints, materials.=20
Designed for all levels of experience. Limited to 15 students. Contact=20
Diane Dennis, Summer Registrar (909-659-2171, Ext 365), Idyllwild Arts, Box=
=20
38, Idyllwild CA 92549. www.idyllwildarts.org.
July 18-20
=B6=B6 SILVER CITY, NM: Fourth Annual "MIMBRES, PAQUIME & MORE"
Western New Mexico University, Silver City campus, celebrates=20
Mimbres, Paquim=E9 and Mata Ortiz with pottery workshops for adults and=20
children, pottery making demonstrations, a general fiesta and fun including=
=20
a roping/rodeo with Mata Ortiz potters and, hopefully, matachine dancers=20
(who also will be potters). T-shirts (free to workshop members)=20
commemorating the occasion again will be available for $15.75.
THURSDAY: 9-10 am - Registration (fee to be announced) for two-day=
=20
workshop Workshops 10-4 pm with an hour lunch break 12-1 (on your own but=
=20
there will be food booths). Register ahead with the Mimbres Regional Arts=20
Council (505-538-2505). See their website for registration forms for=20
college credit for additional fee. Daniel Gonzalez, assisted by young=20
potters of Mata Ortiz, will conduct a concurrent two-day children's pottery=
=20
workshop for $35. FREE PUBLIC EVENTS: Pottery exhibit and sales throughout=
=20
the day at the Demonstration Building and a public demonstration of pottery=
=20
forming at a time to be announced.
FRIDAY: Same pottery workshop schedule as Friday. Pottery exhibit=
=20
and sales 10-4 pm and a free public demonstration of pottery painting. Free=
=20
public lectures in the evening at the Fine Arts Theater (time and speakers=
=20
to be announced ).
SATURDAY: Archaeological tour of local Mimbres sites led by Dr. Cynthia=20
Bettison ($45/person includes transportation and sack lunch). Pottery=20
exhibit and sales continuing but without public demonstrations. EVENING=20
4-7 pm: Outdoors pottery firing. Fiesta featuring live Flamenco music,=20
northern New Mexico ethnic food, fun and good fellowship ($10/person).
Sponsored by Western New Mexico University and Museum, and the=20
Mimbres Region Arts Council. Contact the Arts Council (505-538-2505 or=20
888-758-7289), Box 1830, Silver City, NM 88062
July 26-28
=B6=B6 SANTA FE, NM: Juan Quezada at Spanish Market
The Andrea Fisher Gallery will host a full demonstration of=20
pottery making by Juan Quezada together with an exhibit of his work during=
=20
Santa Fe's traditional Spanish Market. Times to be announced. Contact=20
Andrea Fisher (505-986-1234) at her Gallery, 221 W. San Francisco Street,=20
Santa Fe, NM 87501.
September 8
=B6 CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA: "Fifth Annual Celebration/Sale of Mata Ortiz=
Pottery"
Alice Baum and Donald Burnes again will co-host with Galer=EDa de=
=20
P=E9rez Meill=F3n, Ensenada, Mexico, their annual pottery event at their=
home=20
and gallery, the Doheney Mansion, 34532 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano=20
Beach, on Sunday, Sept 8th, 11-7 p.m. Master potters Cesar and Gaby=20
Dominguez will demonstrate all aspects of pottery making including an=20
outdoors firing in dried cow chips. Walter Parks will narrate the=20
demonstrations. Please RSVP by Sept 2nd by calling 949-488-0427.
Sep 28-Oct 5 Cultural Arts Class (See under Tours/Classes)
Sep 28-Oct 5 Fiesta Class (See under Tours/Classes)
Oct 4-7 Ajo Stage Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
Nov 14-17 Cultural Arts Tour (See under Tours/Classes)
ALERT ALERT: Always confirm dates of events before finalizing
plans to attend. Kindly notify the Calendar of mistakes or changes.
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