The City of El Paso Public Art Program and Representative Ann Morgan Lilly invite the public to the dedication and unveiling of Upper Valley Sails, a kinetic sculpture designed by artist Doug Taylor, located on the traffic circle intersection of Country Club Rd. and Upper Valley, on Monday, July 19, 2010, from 9 to10 a.m.
The El Paso Museum of Art received generous awards from Morgan Stanley Foundation and JPMorgan Chase totaling $5,000. The awards will fund 50 scholarships for El Paso area youth and adults to attend summer art classes between June and August 2010. Each scholarship, in the amount of $100, will be used to cover the cost of tuition and supplies. Classes include working with clay, learning to draw, painting portraits, creating zines, and more.
Due to the 4th of July Holiday, the El Paso Museums of Art, History and Archaeology will be closed on Sunday, July 4. Municipal museums are always closed on Mondays to visitors and the administrative offices remain open for business. However, the Cultural Affairs’ and the museum’s administrative offices will be observing this holiday and will close on Monday, July 5. All divisions will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, July 6.
The United States of America is giving military personnel and their immediate family another perk for their service. Through the Blue Star Museums partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, forty-two museums in Texas are offering free admission to military personnel and their immediate family. Free admission starts this Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010.
The El Paso Museum of Art is the sponsor of a program on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 5:30 PM, in the El Paso Energy Auditorium of the El Paso Museum of Art to promote the formation of El Paso Lawyers For The Arts. The Federal Bar Association El Paso Chapter are co-sponsors of this program, and 2 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit (CLE) will be applied for and provided to attending lawyers and legal assistants free of charge.
The El Paso Museum of Art will participate in a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) pilot program called Blue Star Museums, which will provide active duty military and their families free access to the Museum, including ticketed exhibitions, between Memorial Day, Friday, May 28, 2010 through Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2010. Current Military Identification (ID) is required.
Native American Works On Paper opens to the public on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 12:00 pm in the Gateway Gallery at the El Paso Museum of Art. This exhibition is free to the public.
Join the El Paso Museum of Art on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Artists on Art with Alejandra Carrillo. This 3rd Thursday event is free to the public.
Dreamland: The Way Out of Juarez opens to the public on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. in the Peter and Margaret de Wetter Gallery of the El Paso Museum of Art. This exhibition is free to the public. Parking is available at the Convention Center and the Camino Real Hotel for a fee. Free parking is available on most weekends at the City Hall parking lot on Santa Fe Street.
The El Paso Museum of Art announces classes for adults (ages 15 years and up unless otherwise noted). Classes include life drawing, clay jewelry, paper jewelry, fabric and wire necklaces, and crochet cuffs, bracelets and bangles. Call 915.532.1707 or visit www.elpasoartmuseum.org for more information.
The El Paso Museum of Art announces spring classes in life drawing, polymer clay jewelry, paper jewelry, fabric and wire necklaces, and crochet cuffs, bracelets and bangles. These are adult classes for ages 15 years old and up. Please call 915.532.1707 ext 27 or go online at www.elpasoartmuseum.org for more information.
Dallas Art News is starting a webcomic section that will feature a new art related webcomic each week. We are inviting all established webcomic artists to participate via our Guest Webcomic Artist Program.
Join the El Paso Museum of Art on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. for the public opening of Bedazzled: 5000 Years of Jewelry. Parking is available by meter on Main Street and Franklin Street or at the Camino Real Hotel or the Convention and Visitors Bureau for a fee.
The City of El Paso’s Public Art Program invites all eligible professional artists or artist teams to submit their qualifications to be considered for a public art project at the Stanton Port of Entry located in downtown El Paso. All interested artists are encouraged to apply online at www.callforentry.org. Applications must be successfully completed following all submission requirements by Friday, March 5, 2010.
Join the El Paso Museum of Art on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:15 p.m. for Artists on Art with Miguel Bonilla. This event is free to the public.
Michael Roman — Painter, printer and photographers.
www.michaelroman.com
Jennifer Grassman — Serpent Tales and Nightingales starring Jennifer Grassman. Lovely music.
www.jennifergrassman.com
