City of Albuquerque Public Art and Urban Enhancement Program

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October 31st, 2012

Happy Halloween! 
Dia de los Muertos Art Show at the
South Broadway Cultural Center

"Los Muertitos" by Justine Ortiz

The annual Dia de los Muertos Art Show will be on display at the South Broadway Cultural Center until Nov. 17th, 2012. Please make sure you go see the amazing artwork.

The above poster, created with a woodcut print purchased for the Albuquerque Public Art Collection, is on sale at the South Broadway Cultural Center!

 

Last Chance to See the ISEA Public Art
Project Proposals

 

 

Make sure you get yourself to the KiMo Theatre Gallery before the electronic public art proposals are taken down.  

Public Art Staff will be on hand to answer any questions during the First Friday Arts Crawl on November 2nd from 5pm to 8pm. The proposals will come down on Friday, November 9th. 

Regular KiMo Gallery hours are

  • Wednesday-Saturday 11:00, a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Dedication Ceremony for the Gordon Church Memorial Bench, "Infinitus", on Monday, 11/12/12

"Infinitus" by Susan Wink
 

On Monday, November 12th, Veteran's Day observed, the Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Arts Boards and Public Art Programs will be dedicating "Infinitus" by Susan Wink. "Infinitus" is a small functional bench designed as a tribute to Gordon Church, Albuquerque Public Art Program Manager from 1984 - 2004, Vietnam Veteran, and design contributor to the New Mexico Veteran's Memorial Park. Gordon passed away in 2006. 

 

The ceremony will take place at the New Mexico Veteran's Memorial Park Visitor's Center and Museum, 1100 Louisiana Blvd. SE at 1:30pm.

Mark your calendars and please join us for this important event. 
This e-newsletter was created to keep you up-to-date with news about Albuquerque's Public Art and Urban Enhancement Program projects and other arts and cultural planning initiatives.

If you have any questions, need more information or want to share news and/or tips for future issues of this e-newsletter or sign yourself or someone else up to receive it, please e-mail us at publicart@cabq.gov.

 

Thanks for staying involved!

 


Sincerely,

 

Sherri, Dan, Matt, and Brendan
Public Art Urban Enhancement Program Staff

Cultural Services Department 

City of Albuquerque

Upcoming Events

 

Dedication Ceremony for "Infinitus"
11/12/12
1:30pm
Veteran's Memorial Park Visitor's Center and Museum
1100 Louisiana Blvd. SE
 
ISEA Public Art
Proposal Display 
Open House 
11/2/12
5:00-8:00pm
KiMo Theatre Gallery
423 Central Ave NW

Dia de los Muertos Art Show  
on display until 11/17/12
12pm-5pm
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 Broadway Blvd SE

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by

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the diversity and interests of Albuquerque.