Harwood Museum of Art is celebrating 100 years as a center for art and culture in Taos with a Block Party on Ledoux Street!

You are invited Saturday, June 3 from 11am-4pm to kick off the Harwood Centennial with performances, art making, local food vendors and creative activities for all ages. Featuring free museum admission all day for everyone, this is the first chance to experience a new special Centennial exhibition, spanning 100 years of Harwood history.

The Harwood Front Plaza will transform into a stage for the day.  At noon, local Taos leaders will help Executive Director Juniper Leherissey herald in the next 100 years and kick-off a concert series showcasing a wide range of local talent.

Performers include:  

• Concepto Tambor 
• Garry Blackchild 
• Taos Chamber Music Group 
• Doc the High Hawk 
• Are You Happy? w/ Miles Bonny and Dirty Steve
• Taos Opera Institute 

The Museum’s Ledoux street neighbors, including Barra Vino, Taos Art Supply, Inger Jirby Gallery, Viki Zillioux, and Blumenschein Home and Museum, will join us for this milestone moment hosting activities up and down the block. Sarah Hart of Hart Print Shop will share her screen printing expertise and the Harwood Alliance will raffle off special birthday gifts to the community. Feed your creativity with Harwood Education by designing a special birthday button to take home, and fill up your tummy with local favorites from the Hot Dog Lady’s cart and Loteria Paleteria, or check out the BBQ specials at Barra Vino. Whether you are visiting Taos for the day or have lived here for generations, this day offers something for everyone to celebrate the creative spirit of Taos.

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Taos Chamber Music Group celebrates the Harwood Museum of Art Centennial and culmination of their 30th Anniversary Season with a ground-breaking commission. GRAMMY® Award-winning musician, actor, artist, storyteller, Taos Pueblo Elder and longtime TCMG collaborator, Robert Mirabal, comes together with his longtime collaborator, the GRAMMY® Award-winning, genre-defying, New York-based string quartet, ETHEL, to compose and premiere a new work for string quartet and Native American Flute, Song for Taos, a deeply personal tribute to the spirit and history of Robert’s ancestral home.

The world-premiere of this commission will be presented as part of a larger program of the same name. The quintet offers a unique expression celebrating twelve years of friendship and collaboration, as Mirabal and ETHEL come together gratefully to, yet again, reimagine the concert experience. Drawing from their previous programs, Music of the Sun, and The River, as well as selections from ETHEL’s vast library of contemporary masterworks, Mirabal and ETHEL offer a new ceremony full of original music, movement, and wisdom, in honor of Taos Pueblo and the greater Taos community.

This program is presented in conjunction with the Harwood Centennial celebrations. At the request of Taos Chamber Music Group, masks are encouraged at this program.

Image credit: Courtesy of the artists.

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TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST PLEASE USE THIS FORM.

Taos Chamber Music Group celebrates the Harwood Museum of Art Centennial and culmination of their 30th Anniversary Season with a ground-breaking commission. GRAMMY® Award-winning musician, actor, artist, storyteller, Taos Pueblo Elder and longtime TCMG collaborator, Robert Mirabal, comes together with his longtime collaborator, the GRAMMY® Award-winning, genre-defying, New York-based string quartet, ETHEL, to compose and premiere a new work for string quartet and Native American Flute, Song for Taos, a deeply personal tribute to the spirit and history of Robert’s ancestral home.

The world-premiere of this commission will be presented as part of a larger program of the same name. The quintet offers a unique expression celebrating twelve years of friendship and collaboration, as Mirabal and ETHEL come together gratefully to, yet again, reimagine the concert experience. Drawing from their previous programs, Music of the Sun, and The River, as well as selections from ETHEL’s vast library of contemporary masterworks, Mirabal and ETHEL offer a new ceremony full of original music, movement, and wisdom, in honor of Taos Pueblo and the greater Taos community.

This program is presented in conjunction with the Harwood Centennial celebrations. At the request of Taos Chamber Music Group, masks are encouraged at this program.

Image credit: Courtesy of the artists.

In collaboration with the Harwood Museum and Artstreams: From the Well of Memory, Meet us at the Museum harnesses the power of art and provides access to the museum for individuals with memory impairment and their caregiver. Explore a new work of art each month at the Harwood while engaging in meaningful conversations that build communication skills, stimulate social engagement, and deepen connections through art.  

To register, please contact Kathleen Burg M.A.:  575-770-9874 or ktburg@newmex.com and www.artstreamstaos.com

Artstreams: From the Well of Memory has been in the forefront of creating programs for Taos Alzheimer’s family caregivers since 2008.  Image courtesy of Kathleen Burg. 

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Friday, June 16, 2023

6-10pm | Sagebrush Inn

You’re invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Harwood Museum of Art!

Join us for a festive evening as we mark this milestone in Taos history. Enjoy live music and dancing including Big Swing Theory, the Hail Creek Singers, the Lorenzo Martin Trio, delicious food, birthday cupcakes, a photo booth for memories, and more. Everyone is welcome! Don’t miss out on this special celebration! 

Members: $35
Non-Member: $40
Sponsor a Table: $500

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Get your tickets HERE.

July 7th, 2023

4pm-7pm

Free

Join us on the First Friday of every month for after-hours museum access and family-friendly fun! The July 7 evening includes an Introduction to Jazz by the John Rangel Quintet. Enjoy this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge of the instruments and rhythms of jazz while enjoying the new Centennial Exhibitions! We also have the honor of a visit from The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s mobile creativity studio, Art to G.O., who will host on-the-go art making and creative activities for participants of all ages.

FEATURED IN JULY:

• Art to G.O. with The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
• John Rangel Quintet Educational Performance at 5:30pm
• Art Making
• Gallery Activities

First Fridays at the Harwood 2023

July 7 |  August 4 | September 1 | October 6 | November 3

Gather friends and family for an activity-packed evening out! This free monthly series features performances and opportunities to experience art in the historic setting of our local museum. 

Media Makers at the Harwood

FULLY SUBSCRIBED.

FOR WAITLIST email: admin@truekids1.org

July 10-21 2023.

Monday-Friday 9am – 4pm

Ages: 9 and up

Lead Instructors: Pete Monro (TK1) and Christina Neubrand (Harwood)

Location: The Harwood Museum

Campers of all skill levels will spend two weeks at the Harwood Museum, creating digital works of art inspired by any of the 400 objects on display as part of the Harwood Museum’s 100-Year Anniversary. This could be a short documentary film, a dramatic re-enactment of a piece in full costume, a stop-motion animation – or so many other possibilities. Some students may want to choose digital illustration or even photography as a springboard for their inspiration. The best student creations will live on, with content accessed via a scannable QR code for museum goers.

Join UNM-Taos Librarians, Kathleen Knoth and Dave Mansfield, for a unique lunchtime program exploring the rare book collection currently on view in the Harwood Centennial exhibition. This program will begin in the gallery where a section of the original Harwood Library has been recreated and continue into the auditorium for a closer look at the selected books. Each session will focus on a different theme from the collection:

• (July 14) See the first editions collected by Mabel Dodge Luhan including works by Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, and Willa Cather.

• (August 11) Dig deep into the history of Northern New Mexico with both English and Spanish language texts exploring various aspects of the life and culture of this region.

• (September 8) Explore D.H. Lawrence’s manuscripts, correspondence, and posthumous papers from the personal collection of Frieda Lawrence.

About the Librarians

Kathleen Knoth, UNM-Taos Library Director, has been a professional librarian for over 30 years. She started the UNM-Taos library in 1995 and has managed several iterations of the space until 2022 when a new library was completed in the College Pathways to Careers Center building on the Klauer campus. Prior to UNM-Taos, Knoth worked as a children’s librarian in California and a special collections librarian at Millicent Rogers Museum. She currently oversees two fulltime paraprofessional staff and the operations of the Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico and the Senator Carlos Cisneros and Healy Foundation Water Archive. When not helping library patrons, Knoth enjoys walks with her dog, gardening, and all kinds of music.  

Dave Mansfield, UNM-Taos Library Services Coordinator, has been a professional librarian for 13 years and with the UNM-Taos family for 6 years. Coming from a background in art and music, he is still actively creating new works and performing with his band, which has been recording and performing original songs for over 30 years. He is currently earning his Masters in Library Information Science remotely at San José State University while living and working in Taos, NM. 

Image Credit: Harwood Foundation Library (in present-day Dorothy & Jack Brandenburg Gallery), c. 1940–1950s, photographic print. Harwood Museum of Art Archives.

First Fridays at Harwood Museum

August 4th, 2023

4pm-7pm

Free

Come join us the First Friday of every month for after hours museum access and family friendly fun!

In partnership with Taos Pride taking place August 2-5, this Summer First Friday will feature a lecture by Christian Waguespack, Head of Curatorial Affairs at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Christian will share his insights on Queerness in the Art World.

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First Fridays 2023

September 1 | October 6 | November 3

Gather friends and family for an activity-packed evening out! This free monthly series features performances and opportunities to experience art in the historic setting of our local museum. 

Join UNM-Taos Librarians, Kathleen Knoth and Dave Mansfield, for a unique lunchtime program exploring the rare book collection currently on view in the Harwood Centennial exhibition. This program will begin in the gallery where a section of the original Harwood Library has been recreated and continue into the auditorium for a closer look at the selected books. Each session will focus on a different theme from the collection:

• (August 11) Dig deep into the history of Northern New Mexico with both English and Spanish language texts exploring various aspects of the life and culture of this region.

• (September 8) Explore D.H. Lawrence’s manuscripts, correspondence, and posthumous papers from the personal collection of Frieda Lawrence.

About the Librarians

Kathleen Knoth, UNM-Taos Library Director, has been a professional librarian for over 30 years. She started the UNM-Taos library in 1995 and has managed several iterations of the space until 2022 when a new library was completed in the College Pathways to Careers Center building on the Klauer campus. Prior to UNM-Taos, Knoth worked as a children’s librarian in California and a special collections librarian at Millicent Rogers Museum. She currently oversees two fulltime paraprofessional staff and the operations of the Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico and the Senator Carlos Cisneros and Healy Foundation Water Archive. When not helping library patrons, Knoth enjoys walks with her dog, gardening, and all kinds of music.  

Dave Mansfield, UNM-Taos Library Services Coordinator, has been a professional librarian for 13 years and with the UNM-Taos family for 6 years. Coming from a background in art and music, he is still actively creating new works and performing with his band, which has been recording and performing original songs for over 30 years. He is currently earning his Masters in Library Information Science remotely at San José State University while living and working in Taos, NM. 

Image Credit: Harwood Foundation Library (in present-day Dorothy & Jack Brandenburg Gallery), c. 1940–1950s, photographic print. Harwood Museum of Art Archives.

First Fridays at Harwood Museum

September 1st, 2023

4pm-7pm

Free

Come join us the First Friday of every month for after hours museum access and family friendly fun!

This First Friday will be a special teen oriented event hosted by our Teen Arts Council.

Check back for more details on special programming for the evening.

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First Fridays 2023

October 6 | November 3

Gather friends and family for an activity-packed evening out! This free monthly series features performances and opportunities to experience art in the historic setting of our local museum. 

Join UNM-Taos Librarians, Kathleen Knoth and Dave Mansfield, for a unique lunchtime program exploring the rare book collection currently on view in the Harwood Centennial exhibition. This program will begin in the gallery where a section of the original Harwood Library has been recreated and continue into the auditorium for a closer look at the selected books. Each session will focus on a different theme from the collection:

• (September 8) Explore D.H. Lawrence’s manuscripts, correspondence, and posthumous papers from the personal collection of Frieda Lawrence.

About the Librarians

Kathleen Knoth, UNM-Taos Library Director, has been a professional librarian for over 30 years. She started the UNM-Taos library in 1995 and has managed several iterations of the space until 2022 when a new library was completed in the College Pathways to Careers Center building on the Klauer campus. Prior to UNM-Taos, Knoth worked as a children’s librarian in California and a special collections librarian at Millicent Rogers Museum. She currently oversees two fulltime paraprofessional staff and the operations of the Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico and the Senator Carlos Cisneros and Healy Foundation Water Archive. When not helping library patrons, Knoth enjoys walks with her dog, gardening, and all kinds of music.  

Dave Mansfield, UNM-Taos Library Services Coordinator, has been a professional librarian for 13 years and with the UNM-Taos family for 6 years. Coming from a background in art and music, he is still actively creating new works and performing with his band, which has been recording and performing original songs for over 30 years. He is currently earning his Masters in Library Information Science remotely at San José State University while living and working in Taos, NM. 

Image Credit: Harwood Foundation Library (in present-day Dorothy & Jack Brandenburg Gallery), c. 1940–1950s, photographic print. Harwood Museum of Art Archives.

First Fridays at Harwood Museum

October 6th, 2023

4pm-7pm

Free

Come join us the First Friday of every month for after hours museum access and family friendly fun!

Check back for more details on special programming for the evening.

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Next First Friday | November 3

Gather friends and family for an activity-packed evening out! This free monthly series features performances and opportunities to experience art in the historic setting of our local museum.