Calls for/to Artists (and other calls, announcements, etc) address information gaps but only in a limited sense by spreading information. Despite overlaps and shared interests, information needs will vary from person to person, group to group. No single website, calendar, blog will address all gaps for everyone. We are each responsible for keeping informed and for sharing information we know others can use but might not have. It's being part of a community, a network. And there are tools to manage information - avoid both gaps and overloads.
Tooling down the Infobahn, trying to avoid information overload and not to get lost can be a challenge. Selectively subscribing to online newsletters, email update and RSS feeds can help. So can bookmarking pages, adding them to your "favorites," but not unless you either organize them into folders or mark very few for revisiting. This blog tries to address information gaps with reminders, announcement, links and so on. When I add outside arts and other announcements to local interest ones, information overload threatens. Last year I announced a calendar and even posted a couple. But setting up and maintaining a calendar can be time consuming, not to mention tedious. Why reinvent the wheel when there already are so many online calendars? Besides, I already have the event calendar on the Chamber of Commerce page to keep up. Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date community arts calendar should be an arts council responsibility, not mine.
So, to address information gaps, I'm starting this series and adding a calendar section to the sidebar on the right hand side of the page. I'll still be nagging one and all about getting me information and announcements in a timely manner.
As for keeping yourself informed, the Arts Alliance emails a weekly calendar / newsletter that you can subscribe to at the Arts Alliance site, which is also packed with other arts information (tours, arts councils/organizations, artists directory, art resources and more).
Other calendars and newsletters showcasing the arts in NM include New Mexico Culture Net, The Collector's Guide. undergroundARTS. Steppin' Out (including separate calendars for Mountainair and other locations), New Mexico Magazine statewide events calendar, Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Calendar (aka It's a Trip), Alibi, Venue (Albuquerque Journal), Inkspot (hard copy only), Albuquerque Craig's List and many others. Subscribe to what suits your information needs... and also submit information to share it and promote Mountainair (not just your event or the arts community)
CALLS FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
Bill Armstrong Grant
Call for Applicants
Eligibility: Organizations and projects that further education and experiences in the clay arts. Applicants must be an individual, educational institution or 501(c)3 in New Mexico.
Deadline: Proposals due by February 1, 2008.
Questions: Call Daisy Kates at 867-3790.
More Info and Application Procedure: Go to www.nmpotters.org and click on Grant.
International Fiber Collaborative
Calling Fiber Artists
What: Create a panel for this project
Deadline: March 15, 2008
More Info: Go to www.InternationalFiberCollaborative.com
Las Vegas Arts Council
Call for Entries
What: Faces of Woman: 18th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition
Open to all artists interested in submitting 2 or 3 dimensional original works depicting the celebration of the feminie or symbolic representational form.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Exhibit: March 17-April 11, 2008 at New Mexico Highlands University
More Info and Prospectus: Call 505-425-1085 or go to www.lasvegasartscouncil.org
MasterWorks of New Mexico 2008, 10th Anniversary Show
Call for Entries
When and Where: Show is April 5-25, 2008 at EXPO New Mexico, Hispanic Arts Building
Application Deadlines: An artist may enter one or more divisions. Digital entries for pastel, watercolor and oil/acrylic are due January 26, 2008. Works for the miniatures division are due at the venue March 22.
More Info and Prospectus: Call 260-9977 or go to www.masterworksnm.org or email bardean@aol.com
47th Annual New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair
Call for Entries
When and Where: June 27-29, 2008 at EXPO New Mexico
Entry Deadline: January 26, 2008
Eligibility: Open only to artists residing in New Mexico
More Info and Prospectus: Call 884-9043, email info@nmartsandcraftsfair.org or go to www.nmartsandcraftsfair.org
New Mexico Fabrications
Call for Entries
What: An exhibition of art quilts by New Mexico artists. Open to New Mexico fiber artists. Two entries maximum per artist. $20 for first entry, $10 second entry.
Exhibition: April 4-August 22, 2008 in the Capitol Rotunda Gallery, State Capitol Building, Santa Fe
Deadline: January 18, 2008
Prospectus: Go to www.angelfiredesigns.com
Nob Hill Gallery
7400 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 19
Call for Artists, Fine Craftspersons and Jewelers
Pick up an application at the gallery.
Next Jury: January 14 at 6 p.m. at the gallery.
More Info: Call Paula O'Neil at 832-5052 or the gallery at 268-9969.
OFFCenter Community Arts Project
808 Park SW
Call for Portrait Art for Fresh Face Exhibit
What: OFFCenter is looking for portraits in any media for its portrait show that opens on Friday, February 1.
Art Delivery Dates: January 22, 23 and 24, 12-8 p.m., January 25, 1-5 p.m. and January 29, 12-8 p.m.
More Info: Call 247-1172 or go to www.offcenterarts.org
LITERARY
SouthWest Writers
Mystery, Mayhem and Murder Conference, presented with Croak and Dagger
Who: For mystery writers and fans.
When: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Where: UNM Continuing Ed Building, 1634 University Blvd. NE, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Evening banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the MCM Elegante Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE
More Info: Call 265-9485 or email SWWriters@juno.com or go to www.southwestwriters.com
SouthWest Writers Classes and Workshops
The Writing Life of Writing Lives (Writing Biographies)
When: Saturday, February 2, 10 a.m.-Noon
Presenter: James McGrath Morris
Fee: Free
Where: New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE
Turning Fact into Fiction: Bending the Truth to Make It Fit
When: Saturday, February 2, 1-4 p.m.
Presenter: Melody Groves
Fee: $20 members, $30 non-members. Pay at door.
Where: New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE
Free Writing Classes for Seniors
When: Every Monday, 3-4:15 p.m.
Where: Bear Canyon Senior Center
More Info on any of the above listings: SWWriters@juno.com or call 265-9485 or visit www.southwestwriters.com
Storytellers of New Mexico
Monthly Workshop or Presentation and Story Swap
When: Third Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m.
Where: Title Wave Book Store, 1408 Eubank Blvd. NE at Constitution
Admission: Free. For all interested in storytelling.
More Info: 890-7075
MUSIC
Albuquerque Music Association
Monthly Workshops
Free monthly workshops to educate and empower musicians and composers from all genres. Presented by industry pros on a variety of topics.
When: First Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
Where: Audio Excellence, 2605 Princeton NE. Suite B (behind building with the address 2601)
More info: www.abqmusicassociation.com or email abqmusicassociation@yahoo.com
Albuquerque Songwriters Series
Monthly Showcase
Presented by the City's Music Office. Each event features a changing lineup of local songwriters. The goal is to showcase songwriters from all genres by presenting an evening of exploring song craft.
When: First Thursday of the month, 7pm but NO January 2008 meeting.
Where: New Location beginning February 7, 2008, Slate Street Cafe Wine Loft, 515 Slate NW (north of Lomas between 5th and 6th).
Admission: Free
More Info: 771-3166 or email tfrouge@cabq.org
or go to www.cabq.gov/music
AMP Concerts
January Concerts
Band of Heathens, January 12
Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines, January 14
Chuck Prophet, January 20
Sofia & JT Lindsay, January 27
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of show at www.abqmusic.com, Bookworks and Natural Sound
More Info: Go to www.abqmusic.com
Music in Corrales
James Newton and Jon Jang, classics and jazz on flute and piano
When: Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Historic Old San Ysidro Church
Tickets: $22 in advance, $25 at the door
More Info and Tickets: Call 877-287-0082 or go to www.musicincorrales.org
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Guillermo & Grace
Conductor Guillermo Figueroa is featured soloist. Concert also salutes the NMSO's founding conductor, Grace Thompson Edmister.
When: Friday, January 18 at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 19 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, January 20 at 2 p.m.
Where: Friday and Saturday at UNM, Center for the Arts, Popejoy Hall and Sunday at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
Tickets: $12-$60. Student rush with ID $8 90 minutes prior, limit 2
More Info and Tickets: Call 881-8999 or go to www.nmso.org
One Heartbeat Rhythm Circle
Intergenerational Music Making Experience
When: First Wednesday and third Friday of every month
Where: Fridays at Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, Rm. 4, 501 Elizabeth SE (behind Costco)
Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors 55+/teens, $4 ages 8-12. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
More Info and To Register: Call 332-2141 or go to www.circles4drumming.com
Weekly editions of "Something to Do" has more sections - including, among others, events, museums, classes, workshops, meetings, publications. websites. Want to keep up with what's going on in the arts in Albuquerque or post an event/ activity/ workshop? Don't count on me to remember to blog calendar (why reinvent the wheel every week?)... go the Arts Alliance website and SUBSCRIBE or bookmark to read online.
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