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Carrizozo New Mexico Announces
Carrizozo Colony, Artist in Residence 2016 pilot program
The Mission of the Carrizozo Colony AIR is to provide individual artists space and time to focus on chosen projects in the arts. With a broad definition of ‘artist,’ the Carrizozo Colony is open to a wide a variety of artistic mediums and creative ventures. The residency promises solitude as well as interaction with the Carrizozo community. The distinctive topography, varied life zones, and multicultural archeology of South Central New Mexico afford a unique connection with the land.
In 2015 Warren & Joan Malkerson and MoMAZoZo combined their efforts to create the Carrizozo Colony AIR. Artists live and work on Carrizozo’s historic 12th Street.
2016 ARTISTS:
Jimena Garcia , Mexico City, Mexico, February 1-29
Caitlin Shepherd, Bristol, UK, October 15-November 15
Meagan Boyd & Rhea Tepp , Los Angeles, CA, April 1-May 1
Anya Wild, Eugene, OR, July 26 - August 16th
Jeepneys & Sister Mantos, Los Angeles, CA, Summer TBA
Sarah Biscarra Dilley, Oakland, CA, August 18-September 9
Dani Leventhal & Sheilah Wilson, Columbus, OH, November 22-December 22
Paula Wilson & Mike Lagg: info@momazozo.com
Joan & Warren Malkerson: islandjm@malkerson.com
PO Box 1103, Carrizozo, NM, 88301
Carrizozo Colony, Artist in Residence 2016 pilot program
The Mission of the Carrizozo Colony AIR is to provide individual artists space and time to focus on chosen projects in the arts. With a broad definition of ‘artist,’ the Carrizozo Colony is open to a wide a variety of artistic mediums and creative ventures. The residency promises solitude as well as interaction with the Carrizozo community. The distinctive topography, varied life zones, and multicultural archeology of South Central New Mexico afford a unique connection with the land.
In 2015 Warren & Joan Malkerson and MoMAZoZo combined their efforts to create the Carrizozo Colony AIR. Artists live and work on Carrizozo’s historic 12th Street.
2016 ARTISTS:
Jimena Garcia , Mexico City, Mexico, February 1-29
Caitlin Shepherd, Bristol, UK, October 15-November 15
Meagan Boyd & Rhea Tepp , Los Angeles, CA, April 1-May 1
Anya Wild, Eugene, OR, July 26 - August 16th
Jeepneys & Sister Mantos, Los Angeles, CA, Summer TBA
Sarah Biscarra Dilley, Oakland, CA, August 18-September 9
Dani Leventhal & Sheilah Wilson, Columbus, OH, November 22-December 22
Paula Wilson & Mike Lagg: info@momazozo.com
Joan & Warren Malkerson: islandjm@malkerson.com
PO Box 1103, Carrizozo, NM, 88301
Diamond in the Rough
Groups looking for something a bit different might want to head to Carrizozo, a small town about 150 miles south of Albuquerque. Located in stunning high-desert surroundings, Carrizozo is world-famous for its cherry cider and now is home to a somewhat quirky art community. The town’s many innovative, skilled artists work in diverse mediums and send their art to buyers and museums all over the country.
The town has many interesting galleries, including Heart of the Raven, featuring raku pottery and paintings; Momazozo (pictured), a community arts organization that engages guests in spontaneous creative activities; Malkerson Gallery 408, a contemporary space featuring the works of more than 25 local artists and an outdoor sculpture garden; Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, exhibiting the works of more than 35 New Mexico photographers; and Highway 54 Emporium, boasting an eclectic mix of vintage ware, art by Lincoln County artists and charming upcycled art by owner Sheila Lynch.
Carrizozo is only about an hour’s drive from The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, owned by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The inn offers 273 guest rooms, panoramic views, hiking trails, 18-hole championship golf course, an indoor pool and 40,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, including 15 rooms.
Reprinted from www.smartmeetings.com
September's Artist in the Capitan Library: Rick Geary.
"Big green house with Gumby out front," emailed Rick Geary when describing his home and studio in Carrizozo. Sure enough, a large metal Gumby cheerfully waves from his yard. Comics have come a long way from the slightly off-set colored dotted, thought- and word-ballooned stapled serials popular from the 1920s through the 1970s. Today, there are mainstream, alternative, independent and underground comics, graphic novels, manga and zines, terms that often overlap, adding to the confusion. "It started out as a way to separate out comic books that are kind of flimsy and pulpy and historically have been aimed at an adolescent male audience from more sophisticated subjects with better, more upscale packaging," Geary said. "Today when people talk about mainstream comics, they tend to talk about superheroes, sci-fi fantasy and elves and goblins but what drew me into the alternative comics is that it deals with real people and everyday life."
"I've been drawing pictures all my life," Geary said. "After I got out of college, I had these vague ideas that I would get into cartooning or illustration in some way. I didn't know what, so I worked for a couple of weekly newspapers in Kansas. Then I moved to San Diego in 1975 and got involved with the Comic Convention (Comic Con) and made connections with other artists and publishers. I got into doing what they called independent comics. It just kept going from there." He worked as a contributor to the "Funny Pages of the National Lampoon" and was featured in "Heavy Metal," "Dark Horse Comics" and "MAD" magazine. His illustrations also graced the pages of the more staid "Los Angeles Times and "The New York Times Book Review" and "The Old Farmer's Almanac," just to name a few publications. He also penned children's books. Today, he is finishing a book on the Black Dahlia, one in a series of famous murder cases that now totals 16 volumes, and he is working on a book on the Lincoln County War.
His small studio has a bookcase filled with his books and a couple of tables are stacked with framed illustrations. Framed memorabilia hang on the wall above his drawing table and incense fills the room. Geary and his wife Deborah moved to Carrizozo ten years ago. Deborah's sister lived in Nogal, and the pair drove through the small town, known as the crossroads of New Mexico, to visit. "It struck us as a charming little town," Geary said. They bought a historic home built in 1910 and set up shop. Today, Geary is one of about 20 Carrizozo artists who make their living as artists or, in Geary's case, a graphic novelist.
For more information call Capitan Public Library at 575-354-3035. The library is located at 101 E. 2nd Street, Capitan, NM. Library hours: Tuesday - Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM; Friday & Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM; Sunday & Monday: closed. Visit us online at: www.capitanlibrary.org OR www.capitanlibrary.blogspot
Groups looking for something a bit different might want to head to Carrizozo, a small town about 150 miles south of Albuquerque. Located in stunning high-desert surroundings, Carrizozo is world-famous for its cherry cider and now is home to a somewhat quirky art community. The town’s many innovative, skilled artists work in diverse mediums and send their art to buyers and museums all over the country.
The town has many interesting galleries, including Heart of the Raven, featuring raku pottery and paintings; Momazozo (pictured), a community arts organization that engages guests in spontaneous creative activities; Malkerson Gallery 408, a contemporary space featuring the works of more than 25 local artists and an outdoor sculpture garden; Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, exhibiting the works of more than 35 New Mexico photographers; and Highway 54 Emporium, boasting an eclectic mix of vintage ware, art by Lincoln County artists and charming upcycled art by owner Sheila Lynch.
Carrizozo is only about an hour’s drive from The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, owned by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The inn offers 273 guest rooms, panoramic views, hiking trails, 18-hole championship golf course, an indoor pool and 40,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, including 15 rooms.
Reprinted from www.smartmeetings.com
September's Artist in the Capitan Library: Rick Geary.
"Big green house with Gumby out front," emailed Rick Geary when describing his home and studio in Carrizozo. Sure enough, a large metal Gumby cheerfully waves from his yard. Comics have come a long way from the slightly off-set colored dotted, thought- and word-ballooned stapled serials popular from the 1920s through the 1970s. Today, there are mainstream, alternative, independent and underground comics, graphic novels, manga and zines, terms that often overlap, adding to the confusion. "It started out as a way to separate out comic books that are kind of flimsy and pulpy and historically have been aimed at an adolescent male audience from more sophisticated subjects with better, more upscale packaging," Geary said. "Today when people talk about mainstream comics, they tend to talk about superheroes, sci-fi fantasy and elves and goblins but what drew me into the alternative comics is that it deals with real people and everyday life."
"I've been drawing pictures all my life," Geary said. "After I got out of college, I had these vague ideas that I would get into cartooning or illustration in some way. I didn't know what, so I worked for a couple of weekly newspapers in Kansas. Then I moved to San Diego in 1975 and got involved with the Comic Convention (Comic Con) and made connections with other artists and publishers. I got into doing what they called independent comics. It just kept going from there." He worked as a contributor to the "Funny Pages of the National Lampoon" and was featured in "Heavy Metal," "Dark Horse Comics" and "MAD" magazine. His illustrations also graced the pages of the more staid "Los Angeles Times and "The New York Times Book Review" and "The Old Farmer's Almanac," just to name a few publications. He also penned children's books. Today, he is finishing a book on the Black Dahlia, one in a series of famous murder cases that now totals 16 volumes, and he is working on a book on the Lincoln County War.
His small studio has a bookcase filled with his books and a couple of tables are stacked with framed illustrations. Framed memorabilia hang on the wall above his drawing table and incense fills the room. Geary and his wife Deborah moved to Carrizozo ten years ago. Deborah's sister lived in Nogal, and the pair drove through the small town, known as the crossroads of New Mexico, to visit. "It struck us as a charming little town," Geary said. They bought a historic home built in 1910 and set up shop. Today, Geary is one of about 20 Carrizozo artists who make their living as artists or, in Geary's case, a graphic novelist.
For more information call Capitan Public Library at 575-354-3035. The library is located at 101 E. 2nd Street, Capitan, NM. Library hours: Tuesday - Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM; Friday & Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM; Sunday & Monday: closed. Visit us online at: www.capitanlibrary.org OR www.capitanlibrary.blogspot
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Lighting Up the Lyric Theater
Lisa Maue, guest contributor
Reprinted from the Ruidoso News, August 11, 2016
In 2006, Dr. David Kammer submitted a multiple property listing titled "Movie Theaters in New Mexico built from 1905 to 1960" to the National Park Service for a National Register of Historic Places consideration.
It was the first step in the nomination process and an important acknowledgement by The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division of its support of the New Mexico Main Street Program's quest to identify the state's historic movie houses. While not specifically named in the nomination, (letters were sent to owners and, in this case, there may have been no reply) Carrizozo's Lyric Theater, formerly the Crystal Theater, is a prime example of the type and use of buildings, both existing and new, that became social centers in large and small towns alike.
The nomination remains timely even 10 years out, since at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the marquee of the Lyric will be lit after decades of being dark. Read More...
Lisa Maue, guest contributor
Reprinted from the Ruidoso News, August 11, 2016
In 2006, Dr. David Kammer submitted a multiple property listing titled "Movie Theaters in New Mexico built from 1905 to 1960" to the National Park Service for a National Register of Historic Places consideration.
It was the first step in the nomination process and an important acknowledgement by The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division of its support of the New Mexico Main Street Program's quest to identify the state's historic movie houses. While not specifically named in the nomination, (letters were sent to owners and, in this case, there may have been no reply) Carrizozo's Lyric Theater, formerly the Crystal Theater, is a prime example of the type and use of buildings, both existing and new, that became social centers in large and small towns alike.
The nomination remains timely even 10 years out, since at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the marquee of the Lyric will be lit after decades of being dark. Read More...