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Organizational History and Mission Statement
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Founded in 1959, the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) is a major cultural and
educational resource for West Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. The Museum houses
a permanent collection of over 5,000 works of art. In addition to displaying
works from its holdings, the Museum offers a diverse schedule of temporary
exhibitions, films, lectures, concerts, and other educational programs to the
general public. EPMA has a steady record of accreditation by the American
Association of Museums. The Museum was first accredited in 1972, then
re-accredited in 1985 and, most recently, in 2001. Since the new downtown
building opened in 1998, the Museum serves approximately 100,000 visitors per
year.
The Mission Statement for the El Paso Museum of Art is:
To collect, interpret, preserve and exhibit works of art that maintain and
support the strengths of the Museum’s permanent collections of American,
European, and Mexican art. The Museum recognizes the region’s diverse cultures
through exhibitions, acquisitions, educational programs and staff and board
representation and is an education institution dedicated to scholarship and
training while providing a stimulating aesthetic environment and resource of
all audiences.
The Museum is municipally funded and is under the jurisdiction of the City of
El Paso, Texas. EPMA, the only accredited art museum within a 250-mile radius,
is located both in the heart of downtown El Paso and blocks away from the
U.S.-Mexico border; it is situated within the world’s largest international
border community with an approximate metropolitan population of over 2.6
million.
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Call to Artists: Border Art Biennial 2010 / Bienal Fronteriza de Arte 2010,
CLICK ON UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS to register as a user and apply.
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Artist on Art - located at the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) provides local artists an opportunity to exhibit one work of art in any media accompanied by a 30 minute discussion on their work and its relation to the Museum’s permanent collection. There are six exhibits per year and the work is exhibited for a two-month period. Click on the link for more information. Artists interested in being featured in Artists on Art should call Katherine Smith, Assistant Curator at (915) 532-1707 x 14.
The El Paso Museum of Art announces
Artists on Art with Miguel Bonilla
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:15 pm
Please join us on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:15 pm at the El Paso Museum of Art for Artists on Art with Miguel Bonilla. This event is free to the public.
Miguel Bonilla was born in El Paso, Texas in 1978. He has been drawing floor plans and designing furniture since he was able to hold a pencil. His interest in cartoons and comics, as well as an extensive library of children’s books, has inspired his other worldly visions. “I have lost most of my sense of boundary between what is real and what is possibly real.”
As a painter, Miguel Bonilla was able to expand his imagination into any realm available, something that his career as a designer did not allow. He was the owner of the Shine Gallery for Contemporary Art in El Paso from 2003 until 2007. Currently, he is working on a B.A. in Painting at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has two daughters and a wife that hold him in a balance of fiction, fact and wild imagination.
For more information please call (915) 532-1707
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Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursdays 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Administration Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Address and Phone Number
One Arts Festival Plaza
El Paso, Texas 79901
(915) 532-1707
(915) 532-1010 Fax
www.elpasoartmuseum.org
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