#NMCentennial Newsletter May10

A good selection on Centennial related activities, some too late to schedule for (although you could still catch part of the Eddy County Centennial Cattle Drive if you hurry) but others not. Since activity listings don't go past today, another Centennial newsletter seems likely this month. Check the New Mexico Centennial website for more listings and information (also on Facebook). It's not too late to submit local festivals and events or list a Centennial project. The most recent arts council mural comes to mind as do existing local events given a centennial spin, which is what many communities are doing. Registration is easy, so just do it. Does the Salt Missions Trail Byway and Cultural Corridor project have any Centennial plans? Let's ask ... and let you know the answer (even if, like MMAC's, it is just silence) Problems viewing? Click here

New Mexico Centennial eNewsletter | May 10, 2012 New Mexico Museum of Art Launches Centennial Exhibit May 11    "It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico" opens on Friday, May 11th at 5pm in downtown Santa Fe. This show, sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council as a Centennial project, presents an unbroken history of Native American, Hispanic and European American art in New Mexico. Beginning with art from the Clovis Culture, the exhibition includes works from Ancestral Pueblo, Spanish Colonial, American Colonial, Early Statehood, and Contemporary periods. The diverse selection of work presents retablos and bultos, weavings, Pueblo pottery, paintings, sculptures. Visitors will enjoy works by such artists as Gustave Baumann, TC Cannon,  Rick Dillingham, "Buck" Dunton, Robert Henri, Luis Jiménez, Raymond Jonson, José Dolores López, Agnes Martin, Maria Martinez, Bruce Nauman, and Georgia O'Keeffe. For more information, please visit NMCentennial.org. As part of the exhibition, the Museum of New Mexico Press is publishing "New Mexico Art Through Time," a hardcover catalog with 240 full-color reproductions. New Mexico Creates: Centennial Commemorative Art    New Mexico is legendary for its artistic heritage, with the work of diverse cultures uniquely preserved and promoted by exceptional artists and artisans statewide. Find the perfect commemorative piece, created by New Mexico Centennial Artists. Art, jewelry, home decor and more, made especially for the New Mexico Centennial. New Mexico Creates, a program of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, is working in partnership with the NM Centennial on a line of commemorative art works. For more information on Centennial artworks, please visit NM Creates: Centennial Artists Above: Bird and Flower Pot by Robert Tenorio, photo courtesy of New Mexico Creates. New Mexico Statehood History Conference boasts record attendance    Congratulations to the Historical Society of New Mexico on a successful New Mexico Statehood History Conference. Held last week in Santa Fe, more than 600 scholars, historians and educators from New Mexico and beyond were treated to special lectures as well as top-notch New Mexico hospitality and entertainment. Next year's Conference will be in Las Cruces – you won't want to miss it! To learn more, visit the HSNM website or contact Mike Stevenson at mgsalp@mac.com. Centennial Highlights Coming Up...    May 12th. End of the Trail: Centennial Cattle Drive Round-Up Festival Help celebrate the finale of one of New Mexico's Centennial events. The End of the Trail: Cattle Drive Round-Up Festival will be held at the Eddy County Sheriff's Posse Arena on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The 1912 re-enactment of a cattle drive featuring 100 head of longhorn cattle bearing the special New Mexico Centennial brand will end their journey in Carlsbad where the cattle will be auctioned off during the festivities. Attractions at the festival include vendors, reenactors, music, children's area, junior rodeo and lots of food! The festival will begin Saturday morning while the cattle will arrive around 2pm. For more information, please visit NMCentennial.org May 12th. Mosquero Centennial Day Celebration Join Harding County in celebrating the New Mexico Centennial at Mosquero! Musical entertainment will be provided by the Flying J. Wranglers who will perform at 12 noon and 3pm. Festivities will include a "Porker Run", vendors, games and the debut of the new firetruck, plus meet some of the notorious Outlaws of New Mexico. Commemorative t-shirts, license plates, key chains, and challenge coins will be available. For more information, please visit NMCentennial.org Centennial Events Featured on Local Televsion Program "Issues & Answers" Diane Kinderwater's television talk show, Issues & Answers, on KCHF, Channel 11 will feature upcoming Centennial projects and events taking place statewide. The program has also featured a series of shows promoting Centennial projects at the NM Department of Tourism and the Palace of the Governors/State History Museum. Incoming Centennial Director Ona Johnson appears on the show, which will air on Thursday, May 10, at 4:30pm; Saturday, May 12, at 11am; Monday, May 21, at 6pm; Friday, May 25, at 10am and on Sunday, May 27, at 7:30pm. Be Social Make a Donation Today The New Mexico Centennial Foundation serves to commemorate the last 100 years of statehood, while looking forward to the next 100 years. By supporting the Foundation, you join with us hand-in-hand to leave a legacy for the future of New Mexico. The Foundation is leading the way in establishing Centennial Gardens in communities and schools, planting trees through our Re-Leaf program and establishing the Centennial Children's Legacy Fund. Your donation is a partnership with the Foundation in serving the future of New Mexico. Donate today - Click Here Submit your Event Get the word out—add your upcoming event to the New Mexico Centennial calendar Submit your event - Click Her