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Artists on Art with Fran Santelli 
Through June 9, 2013
 
Fran Santelli
Clockwork, 2011
Acrylic and spray paint on Masonite, 4 x 3’
Courtesy of the artist
 
Artists 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. Artists interested in being featured in Artists on Art are encouraged to contact Christian Gerstheimer, Curator at (915) 532-1707 x 20.
 
Both a poet and a visual artist Fran Santelli explores the concept of duality in her abstract paintings. Influenced aesthetically by toys, board games, and everyday things like worn paint on the side of a building Santelli often juxtaposes opposing colors as well as careful, precise marks with those ruled by chance. Aliens, spaceships, time travel, physics and the nature of reality are further subjects of fascination and obsession for the artist as she seeks to engage viewers in conversations of color and form inspired by art and artists as diverse as medieval manuscripts, Hieronymus Bosch, Paul Klee, and hard-edge painters such as Frank Stella.
 
Santelli received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Paintings and Ceramics from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2012. She has been exhibiting her work in galleries and non-traditional spaces in the El Paso area for over ten years.
 
 
International Museum Day
Saturday, May 18, 2013
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FREE
 
 
Please join us for a worldwide celebration of museums!  The El Paso Museum of Art invites you to enter the world of museums and discover all they have to offer.  Activities for the day will give you an inside look at what goes on behind the walls and let you be a part of it. 
 
Respond to the artwork and share your experience in a temporary gallery display.
  • Learn about different museum jobs from staff members.
  • Get a glimpse of how exhibits are designed.
  • Vote for your favorite wall color for the upcoming Discovering the American Modern 1907-1936  exhibit
 
There will also be gallery tours and refreshments.
 
Admission to the Museum
and International Museum Day programs are Free.
 
International Museum Day was started in 1977 and is dedicated to raising awareness of the important role museums can play in society.  This year’s theme stresses the positive results achieved when the preservation of cultural heritage unites with the creative energy of new approaches and new audiences.
 
Schedule of Activities
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
1:00-4:00 PM
Art Conversations in the Galleries (upstairs)
Join our docents in the galleries for informal discussions about art.
 
Art/Writing Activity (Gateway Gallery)
Become part of the museum for a day!  Use words or pictures to describe what your thoughts about the EPMA and then share them with your fellow visitors.
 
Choose an Exhibit Wall Color (Tom Lea Gallery)
Help design part of the Discovering the American Modern exhibit opening fall 2013.  Vote for which color you think would be best.
 
1:30-2:00 PM and 3:00-3:30 PM
See How Exhibits are Designed (Tom Lea Gallery)
Get some insight into the process of exhibit design.  Our Chief Curator will show you how he and the designer use the “white model” to preview the layout.
 
1:30-2:00 PM and 3:30-4:00 PM
Storytime with Kay (Ginger Francis Seminar Room)
Join our librarian as she reads a story and leads children in a craft activity.
 
2:00-2:30 PM and 3:30-4:00 PM
Meet Museum Staff (Orientation Area—below the stairs)
Ever wondered who takes care of all the stuff or who creates and sends out all that information on events and exhibits?  Various staff members will give a brief talk on what they do and answer any questions you may have.
 
2:30-3:00 PM
Play Animal Cracker Charades (Seminar Room)
The pre-K crowd (and their adults) can learn about farm animals by looking at how artists have painted them and playing a fun game.
 
We will also have a membership table near the entrance, and an information table in the usual space between the stairs and Gateway.
 
   The El Paso Museum of Art Museum School and Educational Programs are generously supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Marian Meaker Apteckar Foundation, Wilma D. Moleen Foundation, Moor Foundation,Boeing, Shiloff Family Foundation, Kirk and Judy Robison, Teresa E. Bustamante and Jorge A. Vergen, Texas Commission on the Arts, Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, and the City of El Paso.
 
 
Artist Open House for 
III Bienal Ciudad Juárez - El Paso Biennial 2013
Sunday, June 2,  2013
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
FREE
 
Ever wonder why or how an artist created a particular piece?  The El Paso Museum of Art invites you to meet some of the artists of the 2013 Biennial exhibit at an open house on Sunday, June 2 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Satisfy your curiosity, discuss you puzzlement, or express your admiration in conversation with people who created works on view.  Light refreshments provided.  Biennial catalogs will be available for purchase in the Museum Store, where museum members receive a 10% discount.
 
 
 
Tijuana to Brownsville: Contemporary Art Along the Border
June 2 – August 18, 2013
Presented by S-Mart
 
 
 
Other Sponsors:
Consulate General of Mexico, El Paso, and the US Consulate, Ciudad Juárez.
 
 
 

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