Event Type : Harwood Events

Paseo Project’s Artist in Residence for September will be set up for one day and the public is invited!

For one day only, artist Dante Biss-Grayson will be ‘setting up shop’ in the Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art as part of his one-month residency with the Paseo Project. Stop by and check out art in the making! Biss-Grayson has invited a number of dancers from regional Northern New Mexico Pueblos in their traditional regalia to join him for a day of digital capture in support of his ongoing project, “Digital Spirit Dancers: Inter-Tribal Holographic Installation.” As they dance before a green-screen, their images will become abstract, representing the spiritual connection created through movement. The community is invited to The PASEO 2024 this October 3 – 6th to see the final installation featuring a life-sized holographic machine. 

This unique experience is included with Harwood Museum Admission and free for Harwood Museum Members. Join today!

The Paseo Project announced the addition of Dante Biss-Grayson to their summer Artist in Residence series earlier this summer. For four weeks, Biss-Grayson, a New Mexico-based member of the Osage Nation, will create an immersive installation titled “Digital Spirit Dancers: Inter-Tribal Holographic Installation.” This innovative work will visually convey the connections between physical and spiritual realms through traditional Native dances.  

As an artist, Biss-Grayson explores new directions and pushes the boundaries of traditional Native American art and fashion. His work is a fusion of classical techniques and contemporary vision, which results in creations that transcend mediums such as painting, holographic sculpture, poetry, and fashion design. Biss-Grayson states: “My art is deeply personal and often serves as a way for me to externalize my trauma and bring attention to important issues impacting Native communities. Through my work, I aim to promote empathy, understanding, and positive change.”

This residency has been chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award. This grant will support Digital Spirit Dancers and the production and development of new works based here in Taos, New Mexico. Through this grant, Biss-Grayson is able to secure a life-size device, with the ability to premiere an 8’ tall holographic image during PASEO 2024.

Learn more: https://paseoproject.org/dante-biss-grayson-air24

Join a Harwood Teaching Artist for an in-depth look at a work of art in the museum followed by a 45-minute art making activity in the Education Studio. This program is open to families or small groups with children and home school groups. Designed for ages 5-12 but all are welcome.

Advanced registration recommended. $5 suggested donation per child. 

Please email education@harwoodmuseum.org for more information. Image courtesy of Harwood Museum of Art.

Following in Luchita Hurtado’s footsteps, this one-day workshop will combine guided sketching and meditation experiences in nature and at Harwood Museum, culminating in a studio-based project, lead by Sarah Stolar. The landscapes of Northern New Mexico deeply impacted Hurtado’s visual vocabulary and sense of wonder. You’ll spend the morning on one of Luchita’s favorite hiking trails with a series of exercises designed to tune the senses to the natural world. Following a lunch break, participants will draw inspiration from the exhibition Luchita Hurtado: Earth & Sky Interjected before entering the studio to create a work of art drawn from the day’s experiences. 

Limited to 15 participants (Ages 16+). Transportation will be made available between the Museum and the mountains on the day of the workshop. Sketchbooks and basic materials provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchbook and any favorite materials. Lunch is on your own. Supportive footware that can get wet encouraged. 

About Sarah Stolar 

Sarah Stolar is an interdisciplinary artist living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The breadth of her work includes painting, drawing, multimedia installation, film, video, and performance art. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Art Academy of Cincinnati (2000), and an MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute (2003). Her work has exhibited across the United States and internationally with solo exhibitions at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, New Mexico Museum of Art, Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, and BGMoCA in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is an internationally award-winning filmmaker, including Best Experimental Film at Synergy Film Festival, New York City and finalist for the Andy Warhol Award for Best Experimental Film in the US. Sarah has been featured in multiple media outlets including Yale University Radio Archive, Fifty Feminist States, The Nation Magazine, Hyperallergic, Southwest Contemporary, and CNN Style. A committed educator for over fifteen years, Stolar is currently Chair of the Department of Fine Arts, Film and Digital Media at the University of New Mexico – Taos.  

Image Courtesy of the Harwood Museum of Art

Join a Harwood Teaching Artist for an in-depth look at a work of art in the museum followed by a 45-minute art making activity in the Education Studio. This program is open to families or small groups with children and home school groups. Designed for ages 5-12 but all are welcome.

Advanced registration recommended. $5 suggested donation per child. 

Please email education@harwoodmuseum.org for more information. Image courtesy of Harwood Museum of Art.

Join us for the opening reception of Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero, a glimpse into the life and work of a master Santero born and raised in El Rito, NM.

OPENING RECEPTION

6:30–8:00 pm

Free & Open to the Public

Featuring live music in the Harwood Museum Garden plus screenings of Midnight Fire by Elizabeth Wald and Recuerdo: Land, Water, Art – A Portrait of Nicholas Herrera by Christopher Beaver.

The Harwood Museum of Art is honored to present Herrera’s first solo museum exhibition. We invite you to join us in celebrating his exceptional work at our opening events.

Bring the family out for this beloved holiday tradition!

Harwood Museum and our Ledoux Street neighbors invite you to kick off the holiday season with our annual Winter celebration Lighting Ledoux. Enjoy bonfires and farolitos, performances up and down this historic street, free museum admission, holiday art making, an open-air art market and lots of festive cheer.

Brought to you by Harwood Museum of Art and our neighbors Omni Hum, Barro Vino, The Valley, Blumenschein Home & Museum, Stella’s Italian Restaurant, Inger Jirby Gallery and Guest Houses.

Detailed to schedule to come.