| THIRD ANNUAL YOUTH ARTIST EXHIBITION |
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| Thank you to artists Rhonda Crespin, Jean Anaya Moya, and Cleo Romero for teaching a workshop for youth at the museum last weekend! The young artists learned about tin, straw applique, and retablos from these award winning artists. They also learned about the history of the art forms by visiting our current exhibit “100 Years of Collecting | 100 Years of Connecting.” It was a wonderful day of mentorship and learning! This workshop serving our community’s youth was made possible through a collaboration with the Atrisco Heritage Foundation.
Next up, these New Mexican youth curators will present their work in an exhibition in conversation with the Spanish Colonial Arts Society collection, which they studied during their workshop. Be sure to attend the exhibition opening on March 29! (More details below.) |
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| UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
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FOR FAMILIES
Do you know a fourth grader enrolled in the Santa Fe Public School District? Keep your eyes out for a District-wide announcement about spring cooking and culture classes for SFPS fourth graders offered at our museum in collaboration with our community partner Cooking with Kids (CWK), a beloved nonprofit serving youth in the public schools of Santa Fe, Española, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, and Las Vegas, New Mexico for nearly 30 years. Ours is the first site where CWK has offered classes in a residential rather than commercial or school setting with family members joining in the process. We ran several pilot programs last year with Cooking with Kids and are glad to be able to offer both weekday and weekend options for kids this spring!
Last year we completed restoration of our historic kitchen with support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation Cynthia Woods Mitchel Fund for Historic Interiors. Because we have the unique ability to pair cooking lessons on the historic foodways of New Mexico with historic cooking utensils and other objects from our collection, readings, and other materials from our library and archive, we are able to to create well-rounded cooking and culture lessons, which distinguish our programs from typical cooking classes. Additional courses open to the general public will be developed as part of our lifelong learning educational programming. Properly revived, our historic kitchen has come back to life as the heart of the home. |
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FOR CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION
Our partnership with Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education continues to thrive as we offer a new kind of learning experience focused on the arts represented in our Permanent Collection. This class offers a combination of lectures, exhibit tours, and visiting our collections storage to see examples of the art forms discussed. Keep an eye out for the Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education summer catalog for times and dates. These courses have been a fun and informative experience for all!
“Heritage Arts of New Mexico
Part lecture and part behind-the-scenes tour, this course will discuss the history of heritage arts in New Mexico through the lens of museums, art markets, and patrons. The Spanish Colonial Art Society’s extensive collection will serve as a visual example of the influences, materials, and artists who contributed to creating the unique art forms still practiced in this state today. From tinwork to straw applique to lowriders, this will serve as a great introduction to the unique arts of New Mexico.” |
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FOR THOSE LOOKING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW
Come learn a traditional art form! Colcha Club meets the second Thursday of every month here at the museum. The group is a mix of experienced artists and beginners! Colcha superstar Julia Gomez is on hand to teach this traditional art form to newcomers and welcomes colcha artists with all levels of experience. To register, email museum@spanishcolonial.org. |
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SPECIAL EVENT:
HIGHLIGHTS OF JOHN GAW MEEM’S REGIONAL DESIGN |
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| As part of our 100th Anniversary programming we are excited to offer a unique two-part fundraising event in support of SCAS and the largest accessioned object in our collection: our historic museum building. The two-day event, taking place Thursday, April 10 and Saturday, April 12, features notable speakers, lunches, receptions, and tours of some of John Gaw Meem’s most elegant and renowned sites: Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm in Albuquerque and the Laboratory of Anthropology’s Director’s Residence in Santa Fe. John Gaw Meem is New Mexico’s most influential historic architect, known for his popularization of the Southwest regional style and for his historic preservation activities, who worked out of his Santa Fe office, from 1924-1959.
Thursday, April 10: Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The tour of the Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm (1930-1933) highlights Meem’s elegant residential ranch style in Albuquerque’s magnificent pastoral North Valley and includes a tour of the farm, gardens, original Meem-designed ranch house (now an inn) and the elegant Meem-designed La Quinta Event Center. Speakers include Dr. Audra Bellmore, John Gaw Meem Curator and architectural historian at the University of New Mexico; Judith Phillips, landscape designer and author of five books and numerous articles encouraging people to garden with a passion for the high desert; and Matthew Rembe, Executive Director of Los Poblanos since 2004, who grew up on the property and envisioned a long-term plan for its future—taking it from a small B&B operated by his parents to a nationally recognized destination farm resort.
Capped at 25 people. Includes morning refreshments and three-course lunch.
Saturday, April 12th: Laboratory of Anthropology’s Director’s Residence, Museum Hill, Santa Fe. 3:00 – 5:00pm.
Join us for an afternoon talk and book signing at the John Gaw Meem-designed Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s Residence (location of Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum) with author and historian Chris Wilson, J.B. Jackson Chair of Cultural Landscape Studies, Emeritus, and founding director of the Historic Preservation and Regionalism Program at the University of New Mexico, speaking on the topics of John Gaw Meem’s career and approach to regional design followed by a wine reception.
Capped at 65 people. Includes morning refreshments and afternoon wine reception.
Tickets for both events go on sale next week! |
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| MORE DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR |
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| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26: “THE WOMEN OF SCAS” LECTURE AND PANEL DISCUSSION
@ Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, 4803 Rio Grande Blvd. NE, Albuquerque. For ticket information visit the Los Poblanos website by clicking here.
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Society takes the stage at the Los Poblanos Dr. Armin Rembe Lecture Series for a lively panel discussion on the history of the extraordinary women of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. From SCAS co-founder Mary Austin to SCAS curator E. Boyd to the women who lead the organization today, the talk explores the central role that women have played in shaping and securing the legacy of the Society over the past 100 years. Featured speakers include SCAS Curator Emerita Donna Pierce, SCAS Curator Emerita Robin Farwell Gavin, SCAS E. Boyd Curator Jana Gottshalk, and former SCAS trustee and author Carmella Padilla.
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| SATURDAY, MARCH 29: THIRD ANNUAL YOUTH ARTIST EXHIBITION
@ Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum
Public Opening and Reception.
10 a.m. – noon. Registration not required – just stop by and enjoy these creations!
Celebrate the achievements of New Mexican youth curators, ages 10 to 17, who created this exhibition inspired by the heritage arts of Hispano New Mexico. The exhibition puts students in conversation with the Spanish Colonial Arts Society collection, which they studied during workshops led by Traditional Spanish Market artists and the curator of the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum. A collaboration with the Atrisco Heritage Foundation. |
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| SUNDAY, APRIL 6: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCAS LIBRARY + ARCHIVE
@ Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum
Panel Discussion, Reception, and Book Club Launch
3 – 5 p.m. Registration required. To reserve your spot, email rsvp@spanishcolonial.org
Join supporters, volunteers, and founders of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society Library, as well New Mexico State librarians and artists who have used our library for inspiration for their work, as they share what makes this nearly 4,000-volume library unique in Santa Fe and throughout New Mexico. Hear about the Society’s plans for providing full public accessibility to the library and help select the first book for the newly launched Spanish Colonial Arts Society/Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum Book Club. |
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