Fall has arrived in southern New Mexico – the mornings are crisp, the rains continue and the smell of roasting chile is in the air. It will be a busy fall at Light Art Space. This Friday is the First Friday at the Galleries. We are pleased and honored to present Chiricahua Apache Sacred Origins and Lifeways, an exhibition of Apache art.
Exhibition Dates: September 5th – October 5th
Reception This Friday, September 6th, 5 – 7 pm
The Chiricahua Apache Nation, a sovereign nation recognized by the United States in the Treaty of Santa Fe (1852), and the Chiricahua Apache People (Nde), in concert with the Light Art Space gallery, is excited to showcase the work of Chiricahua artists. Our culture is an expression of our history and lifeways and is centered upon our ethic of peace and harmony (Gozhoo/güjü). As our ancestors did before us, fiercely stewarded and safeguarded our traditional land, Nde benah, the epicenter of our creation at the Hoołi (Gila River), since time immemorial, for the benefit of all creatures on Nigodzani (Earth), as part of our responsibility to Yusen, the Creator. Our art realized through painting, sculpture, photography, text, weaving, and other forms, distills the essence of our identity and our commitment to our obligations as a people and as a nation. The exhibition will include contemporary paintings, sculptures, dolls, and baskets of the Women Weave the World campaign. At the exhibition the public is invited to be part of this ageless tradition and by helping create a Blessing Basket. A short documentary describing the baskets and the makers will accompany the exhibit. We are proud to share it with you.
CALL FOR WORK!
Call for handmade printmaking work! The deadline to submit to Uncertain Boundaries is September 11th. All entries must be handmade prints printed by the artist using traditional printmaking and/or photographic processes and created in the last 5 years. Submit at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13612
WORKSHOPS!
Upcoming workshops include Bookbinding for Artists: Non-Adhesive Watercolor Sketchbook with Linda Anderson. September 14th and 21st; Photopolymer Gravure Workshop with Karen Hymer, October 13th and 14th; Sail Away: Build Your Own Dream Boat using found assemblage materials with Kathleen Koopman, October 18 and 19th; Tri-color Gum Printing with Diana Bloomfield, October 26, 27, 28; and Ikebana and Basket Making with Alice Fujita, November 24th. Register for all the above at: www.lightartspace.com or stop in the gallery.
Artist Trading Cards Workshop with Joel Armstrong – ongoing. The next trade is September 28th. Contact Joel for more information (jart56@gmail.com)
Figure Drawing continues on Thursday evenings from 6 pm – 8 pm. Contact Joel at jart56@gmail.com.
Gallery hours: Thursday 11 am – 4 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 10 am – 2 pm, First Fridays 11 am – 7 pm, and by appointment.
