The El Paso Museum of Art announces the retablos exhibition The Christ Child of Atocha – El Niño de Atocha May 10, 2009 – September 6, 2009
Anonymous (Mexico, 19th C) Holy Child of Atocha, 19th C Oil on tin El Paso Museum of Art Gift of Mrs. Dubois Tobin
El Niño de Atocha is a legendary child-figure from the 13th century Moorish invasions of Atocha, Spain, who was said to have miraculously brought food and water to the Christian prisoners. The Spaniards introduced this subject to the indigenous populations of Mexico and it soon became one of the most widely depicted subjects from the 19th century onward to this day.
For more information, or to RSVP, please call (915) 532-1707
The El Paso Museum of Art announces the exhibition Bestiario and Nahuales 2
Through September 20, 2009
MICHAEL BARNES Bestiary, from Bestiario & Nahuales 2 lithograph 22 x 15 Gift of Ouida Touchon
Bestiario and Nahuales 2 will be open to the public through September 20, 2009 at the El Paso Museum of Art. Admission is Free.
The exhibition is comprised of a print portfolio containing works from 20 artists from various countries including Spain, France, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.A addressing the theme of Bestiary (beasts) and Nahuales (guardian animal spirits). The exhibition explores how artists from different cultures, experiences and backgrounds respond to a specific theme utilizing their preferred media of expression and is an international collaboration presented by Arceo Press. It was organized by Rene Hugo Arceo, Project Director and Printmaker for Arceo Press, Chicago. The portfolio was given by artist Ouida Touchon who also has a print featured in this portfolio.
Featured Artists
Meiko Ando
Rene Hugo Arceo
Michael Barnes
Catherine Cajandig
Antonio “Pepe” Cornonado
Nicolas De Jesus
Judith Jaidinger
Thomas Lucas
Juan Pablo Luna
Dolores Mercado
Oscar Moya
Ginette Pinche
Jacquelyn Ruttinger
Reynaldo Santiago
Janet Schill
Ouida Touchon
Gabriel Rodriguez Trinidad
Paul Valadez
Benjamin Varela
Claude Aimee Villanueve
The El Paso Museum of Art Store announces L.A. Eyeworks "Face It!" Collection Exhibition
The El Paso Museum of Art Store announces the L.A. Eyeworks “Face It!” Collection exhibition through June 30, 2009. This exhibition features 28 eyeglass-inspired artworks from the l.a.Eyeworks Face It! collection. The exhibition is organized locally by the Museum Store’s principals, Norma Geller and Sally Gilbert. Face It! is a one-of-a-kind collection of l.a.Eyeworks frames that have been re imagined and embellished by designers, jewelers, and artisans. The collection, now comprising 97 works by more than 25 artists, also includes unique artworks based on the form and concept of spectacles.
Geller and Gilbert, both recipients of national awards in the gift and design industry, seek to expand the public’s enjoyment of the Museum Store with an ongoing series of imaginative programs, including Face It!
Although the Face It! works are not for sale, the Museum Store is offering several contemporary l.a.Eyeworks sunglass designs for purchase.
For more information, please contact the Museum Store at (915) 532-1707 x 47.
The El Paso Museum of Art announces the exhibition Ilan Lieberman: niño perdido (lost child) June 14 – September 13, 2009
Please join us on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2:00 pm in the El Paso Energy Auditorium for a public lecture by Ilan Lieberman, followed by a reception for the Ilan Lieberman: niño perdido (lost child) exhibition.
For the past three years Lieberman has been carefully reproducing, through the use of a microscope and mechanical pencils, 100 photographs of disappeared children. Some images are blurry and some are out-of-focus, but each is an exact replica of the photograph that was published in the Mexico City daily Metro. After being inaugurated at the Museum of Mexico City the niño perdido exhibition is traveling to El Paso where it will be part of a significant community event focusing on those individuals who have "disappeared" from their communities for political, criminal or unexplained reasons. Programming in conjunction with the exhibition is sponsored in part by the Lannan Foundation. Funding for the associated niño perdido exhibition catalogue has been provided by a generous grant from the Jumex Foundation.
This exhibition is free to the public.
Also in conjunction with this exhibition, the 2006 film “Bajo Juarez” by Alejandra Sanchez will be shown in the El Paso Energy Auditorium on Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pm. Admission is $5 per non-member. EPMA members are free.
