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May 2013

Spring Art Session at Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu Home

MONDAY   MAY 20   7 AM–6 PM
PUBLIC PROGRAM

Location, location, location – this rare opportunity to sketch and watercolor independently at Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home and Studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico, will be a unique experience for any artist or fan of O’Keeffe. Enjoy a half or a full day sketching or watercoloring on your own – on the grounds of O’Keeffe’s home. Create in the beauty of the landscape that inspired her for over 40 years. Experience, en plein air, panoramic views of the Chama River Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Abiquiu Mesa, the road to Abiquiu – and the scene inside the walls of O’Keeffe’s garden.

COST: $325 per person, half-day session; $600, full-day session.

Registration: 505.685.4539. Limited to 10 per session.

For more information, see okmuseum.org/abiquiu-day.html.

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LOO’K CLOSER: Art Talk at Lunchtime

WEDNESDAY MAY 29   12:30 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s curatorial department leads an insightful 15-minute discussion about one work of art by O’Keeffe currently on exhibit. 

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. COST: Free with Museum admission. 

Why Photography Matters

WEDNESDAY MAY 22 6 PM
RESEARCH CENTER LECTURE

Shawn Michelle Smith, Associate Professor in the Visual and Critical Studies Department at the Art Institute of Chicago, will present a chapter from her work in progress on contemporary photography and the problem of evidence.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: $5. Members and Business Partners, FREE.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039

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June 2013 

Honoring Georgia O’Keeffe’s Garden

MONDAY  JUNE 3  8:30–9:45 AM
BREAKFAST WITH O’KEEFFE

Linda Milbourn, managing director of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, will discuss the exciting plans to propagate cuttings from Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu garden. The new Santa Fe Botanical Garden, at Museum Hill, will showcase O’Keeffe’s favorite perennials and woody shrubs, including her signature lavenders.

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street.

COST: FREE with Museum admission.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Native Art/Folk Art: Constructing Lineages in Early American Modernism

WEDNESDAY JUNE 12 6 PM
RESEARCH CENTER LECTURE

This talk examines how two art traditions—Native American and American folk—came to be distinguished in early modernist discourse from a former pool of “primitive arts,” and considers how these art traditions were positioned as lineages for an early American Modernism. It also considers the unsuccessful attempt by some modernists to position Native arts as an American folk art.

Emily Moore, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Colorado State University (beginning August 2013).

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: $5. Members and Business Partners, FREE.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Cooking Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe

THURS JUNE 13 10 AM–1 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

Join the Santa Fe School of Cooking and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to discover and explore some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s ideas about food and cooking. One of our chefs will guide you through some of the recipes featured in the book A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O’Keeffe, by Margaret Wood. O’Keeffe’s attitudes toward food were rare for her time; she preferred simple foods eaten in season, and grown and handled with care. Margaret Wood, O’Keeffe’s assistant for many years, will be on hand to share personal stories and insights into the artist’s life and her perspectives on food and, of course, art. This class will weave the recipes into their historical context to re-create the texture of O’Keeffe. The three-hour-long, demonstration-style class includes recipes and a full meal.

LOCATION: Santa Fe School of Cooking, 125 N. Guadalupe Street.
COST: $85 plus tax per person.

Pre-registration required: 505.983.4511 or online at santafeschoolofcooking.com.
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Communicate with the Landscape of New Mexico through Collage

TUESDAY JUNE 18 6–8 PM
ART & LEADERSHIP FOR ADULTS

Using your imagination, and inspiration drawn from the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land, paint and collage to create your own vision of the New Mexico landscape.

Led by Helene Pfeffer, artist, poet, and teacher.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Good to the Last Drop: A Workshop in Creative Aging

MONDAY JUNE 24 9 AM–4 PM
ADULT LEARNING

Ellen Fox, LISW, a creativity coach, leads an informative, fun, and interactive workshop in why creativity is so important as we age. “I don’t think I’m creative,” many of us believe. It’s never true. In this workshop, learn how to engage your innate creativity for designing the next phases of your life, and how to identify roadblocks and move through them. We will discuss and explore Eugene Cohen’s four developmental stages after 55, changes (mostly good) in the aging brain, and obstacles to finding your creative energies or passions—all grounded in and integrated with experiential exercises.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: $135. Members and Business Partners, $125.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land

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TUESDAY JUNE 25 10–11:30 AM
READERS’ CLUB

Between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O’Keeffe used Native American Katsinam as subjects for several works. This book, edited by Carolyn Kastner and Barbara Buhler Lynes, accompanies the touring exhibition of works of O’Keeffe that were inspired by the cultural objects and distinctive architecture of northern New Mexico.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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LOO’K CLOSER: Art Talk at Lunchtime

WEDNESDAY JUNE 26  12:30 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s curatorial department leads an insightful 15-minute discussion about one work of art by O’Keeffe currently on exhibit. 

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. 
COST: Free with Museum admission. 

July 2013 

Adobe in the Southwest: Traditions and Contemporary Use into the 21st Century

MONDAY JULY 1 8:30–9:45 AM
BREAKFAST WITH O’KEEFFE

Jake Barrow, program director at Cornerstones Community Partnerships, will present a brief overview of earthen architectural history, work being done to preserve these traditions, support for current initiatives, and what challenges lie ahead. Cornerstones Community Partnerships has been preserving adobe churches and other publicly used buildings throughout the Southwest for 27 years.

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street.
COST: FREE with Museum admission.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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From the Mesas: Hopi Art and Culture

SATURDAY JULY 6 1–3 PM
GALLERY TALK WITH RECEPTION

Shiprock Santa Fe will present a reception, talk, and question/answer session on Hopi art and culture, with a focus on works in the gallery’s exhibition From the Mesas.  Mark Bahti, owner of Bathti's in Santa Fe and Tucson will present a lecture. The show will feature a selection of Hopi arts and crafts, including Katsina tithu, pottery, textiles, and jewelry. Notable works include jewelry by master Hopi jeweler Charles Loloma, his niece Sonwai (Verma Nequatewa), pottery by Nampeyo, and more. The program is presented in conjunction with the O’Keeffe Museum’s exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land.

LOCATION: Shiprock Santa Fe, 53 Old Santa Fe Trail (upstairs, on the Plaza).
COST: Members and Business Partners FREE.

Reservations requested: 505.946.1039 

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CIPX: O’Keeffe Museum

INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
MON.–FRI. JULY 8–19 10 AM–4 PM
EXHIBITION
MON.–FRI. JULY 15–19, 10 AM–NOON & 1–4 PM
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT SESSIONS 

The Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX) is a photographic inquiry and exchange of artist Will Wilson (Diné) and his subjects as he creates studio portraits that engage participants in dialogue and a portrait session using the wet-plate collodion process. Wilson re-creates and re-enacts this performative ritual, which is intensified and refined by his use of a large-format (8 by 10 in.) camera to create a tintype for the sitter. This beautifully alchemic photographic process dramatically contributed to the collective understanding of Native American people and, in so doing, the American identity, demonstrating how an understanding of our world can be acquired through fabricated methods.

Museum visitors can register to be photographed. Each portrait takes approximately 30 minutes. An exhibition of digitally printed portraits from the CIPX series will be on view at the Education Annex July 8—19. [Need registration information]

LOCATION: O’Keeffe Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE

Register at Museum front desk. 
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Will Wilson, Self Portrait, Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX), 2012.

Mixing O’Keeffe’s Clean Colors

TUESDAY JULY 16 6–8 PM
ART & LEADERSHIP FOR ADULTS

Participants will learn to mix paints to create a striking palette reflecting Georgia O’Keeffe’s vibrant colors. The word O’Keeffe used to describe the colors she used in her works was clean. What does it mean to work with clean colors, as opposed to muddy, turbid, or dirty colors? The class will mix clean colors, and then use them to paint a class-directed floral study. Materials provided. Led by Ted Hallman, visual artist.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Cooking Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe

TUES JULY 16 10 AM–1 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

Join the Santa Fe School of Cooking and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to discover and explore some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s ideas about food and cooking. One of our chefs will guide you through some of the recipes featured in the book A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O’Keeffe, by Margaret Wood. O’Keeffe’s attitudes toward food were rare for her time; she preferred simple foods eaten in season, and grown and handled with care. Margaret Wood, O’Keeffe’s assistant for many years, will be on hand to share personal stories and insights into the artist’s life and her perspectives on food and, of course, art. This class will weave the recipes into their historical context to re-create the texture of O’Keeffe. The three-hour-long, demonstration-style class includes recipes and a full meal.

LOCATION: Santa Fe School of Cooking, 125 N. Guadalupe Street.
COST: $85 plus tax per person.

Pre-registration required: 505.983.4511 or online at santafeschoolofcooking.com.
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Dan Namingha and Ramona Sakiestewa

TUESDAY JULY 23 10–11:30 AM
READERS’ CLUB


Explore selections from recent books about the living Native American artists Dan Namingha and Ramona Sakiestewa. Namingha (Hopi) blends realism and abstract modernism in his artworks. Sakiestewa (Hopi) a self-taught weaver whose art has included tapestry, works on paper, mixed media, and architectural design, has also influenced New Mexico State and local policy. 

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Viva Flora! Painting O’Keeffe’s New Mexico Flowers

SATURDAY, JULY 27, NOON–4 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

Visit the Viva Flora! exhibition of botanical art celebrating the new Santa Fe Botanical Garden, then create your own work of art! Participants will gather at noon at the Community Gallery in the Santa Fe Convention Center, to see the show, then walk two blocks to the Georgia O’Keeffe Education Annex for a brief presentation on O’Keeffe’s paintings of New Mexico flora, a demonstration of painting in watercolors, and the opportunity to copy one of O’Keeffe’s New Mexico flower paintings, or use a living plant or flower as subject matter. Materials provided. Led by Jan Denton, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum docent, botanical artist.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Limited to 40 participants.

Pre-registration required: 505.946.1039 

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Namingha: Perspectives on Modernist Native American Painting

MONDAY JULY 29 5–6:30 PM
RECEPTION AND CONVERSATION

Niman Fine Art hosts a reception and conversation with Arlo and Dan Namingha in conjunction with the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land.

LOCATION: Niman Fine Art, 125 Lincoln Avenue.
COST: Reservations requested: 505.046.1039 

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LOO’K CLOSER: Art Talk at Lunchtime

WEDNESDAY JULY 31 12:30 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s curatorial department leads an insightful 15-minute discussion about one work of art by O’Keeffe currently on exhibit. 

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. 
COST: Free with Museum admission. 

August 2013 

The Important Dimensions of Color Usage in Painting

FRIDAY AUGUST 2 10 AM–3:30 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

We will explore the varied roles of color usage in painting, mainly through mixing colors, making color chips, and painting two very small landscapes that include buildings. Discover the richness of color through analogous color schemes, color depth through the use of warm and cool colors, distance as related to color saturation, how lighting affects the subject and the finished work, and the relevance of color choices and schemes to emotion and expression. Materials provided. Led by Ted Hallman, visual artist and arts educator.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: $65. Members and Business Partners, $55.

Reservations required by July 30: 505.946.1039 

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Growing Up on a Trading Post

MONDAY AUGUST 5 8:30–9:45 AM
BREAKFAST WITH O’KEEFFE

Jed Foutz is a fifth-generation owner of a trading post and owner of Shiprock Santa Fe, which bears the name of the historic location. As a child, Foutz began traveling the country with his father, learning the wholesale business by supplying art galleries, shops, museums, and national parks with Native American art. Journey back in time to share his family history, and his life growing up at a trading post on the Navajo reservation.

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street.
COST: FREE with Museum admission.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Kate Chapman: Adobe Builder in 1930s Santa Fe

TUESDAY AUGUST 13 10–11:30 AM
READERS’ CLUB

Author Catherine Colby explores an independent and adventurous woman, Kate Chapman (1887–1944), who moved from the East Coast after attending a summer archaeology program with the Museum of New Mexico’s Edgar Lee Hewett. By the 1920s, Chapman was designing, building, and remodeling adobe houses, taking care to preserve the historic character of many well-known Santa Fe homes.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: FREE. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 or online at okeeffemuseum.org.

1929: Annus Mirabilis, a Year of Modern Art Wonders in Northern New Mexico

MONDAY AUGUST 19 6 PM
LECTURE PROGRAM

1929 was a banner year for the northern New Mexico art colonies of Santa Fe and Taos. Visitors to the Mabel Dodge Luhan house that summer included Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, Rebecca Strand, and Ansel Adams, all of whom were inspired to new heights of creativity by their embrace of the land and cultures of northern New Mexico. This lecture will focus on the synergy among the historical, cultural, and biographical factors that help to explain this extraordinary outburst of creativity.

Presented by Lois Rudnick, Ph.D., author of numerous books on Mabel Dodge Luhan and artists in the Southwest.

LOCATION: Museum Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.
COST: $5. Members and Business Partners, FREE.

Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039 

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Surrounded by Inspiration:  Creating more Meaningful Homes

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20  6PM-8PM                                                                                                                      
Art & Leadership for Adults                         

During her first summer in New Mexico, Georgia O’Keeffe became fascinated by her new environment, and created works reflecting her passion for the architecture, cultural objects and landscapes of her new home. In this exploratory workshop, we will reflect upon, and bring to the surface that which truly fascinates and inspires us, and discover how to create environments that reflect this inner passion. Using mixed-media collage to create a palette of our inspiration, and then discussing tips on how to incorporate these findings in subtle and easy ways in our daily routine, we leave equipped with tools to create more inspired and passionate lives.      
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Led by Ryann Davis, a Los Angeles-based, television lifestyle personality, florist and interior designer.

LOCATION: Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.

COST: Free

Cooking Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe

THURS AUGUST 22 10 AM–1 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

Join the Santa Fe School of Cooking and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to discover and explore some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s ideas about food and cooking. One of our chefs will guide you through some of the recipes featured in the book A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O’Keeffe, by Margaret Wood. O’Keeffe’s attitudes toward food were rare for her time; she preferred simple foods eaten in season, and grown and handled with care. Margaret Wood, O’Keeffe’s assistant for many years, will be on hand to share personal stories and insights into the artist’s life and her perspectives on food and, of course, art. This class will weave the recipes into their historical context to re-create the texture of O’Keeffe. The three-hour-long, demonstration-style class includes recipes and a full meal.

LOCATION: Santa Fe School of Cooking, 125 N. Guadalupe Street.
COST: $85 plus tax per person.

Pre-registration required: 505.983.4511 or online at santafeschoolofcooking.com.
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LOO’K CLOSER: Art Talk at Lunchtime

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28  12:30 PM
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s curatorial department leads an insightful 15-minute discussion about one work of art by O’Keeffe currently on exhibit. 

LOCATION: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. 
COST: Free with Museum admission.