LAND ART New Mexico

Bosque School

October 2009:
Guest artist Patrick Dougherty will create a site-specific work on the grounds of the school along the Rio Grande. Bosque School is also creating a curriculum for their students inspired by the work of Aldo Leopold in conjunction with a yearlong Aldo Leopold celebration. More details

City of Albuquerque Public Art Program

The City of Albuquerque Public Art Program will issue a call for proposals for a land art installation to be completed as a part of the City of Albuquerque's Public Art Program. It will be located on the west side of Albuquerque near the existing City of Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center. More details

Land Art Committee and The Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico

Land Art Committee and The Contemporary Art Society of NM will sponsor guided tours of art sites within and adjacent to Rio Grande Valley State Park, in collaboration with the Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration. More details


A collaborative exploration of land-based art in New Mexico



	516 ARTS Summer/Fall 2009: SiteWorks, a series of outdoor art projects by: Anne Cooper (Anderson Field in Los Poblanos Open Space); Bill Gilbert (Cerrillos, Albuquerque and the 50-mile path in between); Steve Peters (Rio Grande Nature Center). Organized by Kathleen Shields Contemporary Art Projects. (off-site) More details The Icarus Project, created by The Center for Land Use Interpretation will explore issues of landscape perception in New Mexico. (off-site) More details May 30 – July 11, 2009: Here and There: Seeing New Ground, an exhibition for LAND/ART featuring contemporary artists examining the landscape from perspectives that are both visual and cultural. More details August 1 – September 19, 2009: Second Site, a reference site for LAND/ART 2009 projects and programs, in the upstairs gallery; Equation: a balanced state? Installations by Katherine Bash, Paula Castillo, Ted Laredo, David Niec and Mayumi Nishida, curated by Thomas and Edite Cates of THE LAND/an art site. More details October 3 – November 21, 2009: Separating Species, a two-part project with: Grasslands: The Chihuahuan Desert, the photographic work by Michael P. Berman; and Natural Links, a group exhibition about animals, humans, the biosphere and the U.S./Mexico border, including the work of Krista Elrick, Dana Fritz and David Taylor. Curated by Mary Anne Redding. More details

	Albuquerque Museum June 28 – September 20, 2009: Experimental Geography, a group exhibition curated by Nato Thompson, which explores the relationships between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth – with computer kiosks, sound and video installations, photography, sculpture, and experimental cartography. More details

	Bosque School October 2009: Guest artist Patrick Dougherty will create a site-specific work on the grounds of the school along the Rio Grande. Bosque School is also creating a curriculum for their students inspired by the work of Aldo Leopold in conjunction with a yearlong Aldo Leopold celebration. More details

	Center for Contemporary Arts The Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe will present LAND/ART projects with New York artist Ward Shelley and New Mexico artist Basia Irland. More details

	City of Albuquerque Open Space Open Space will present a group of temporary outdoor projects at Open Space sites, with a map and hiking tour of the works, and a pair of exhibitions in the Open Space Visitor Center Gallery. More details

	City of Albuquerque Public Art Program The City of Albuquerque Public Art Program will issue a call for proposals for a land art installation to be completed as a part of the City of Albuquerque's Public Art Program. It will be located on the west side of Albuquerque near the existing City of Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center. More details

	The Governor's Gallery June 26 – September 4, 2009: You Are Here: Land Based Artwork in the Southwest, an exhibition of documentation, models and drawings relating to land based artist projects in the American Southwest. Curated by Merry Scully. More details The Governor’s Gallery is an outreach of the New Mexico Museum of Art, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

	Harwood Art Center Fall 2009: The Harwood Art Center will present outdoor works on the Center’s grounds; offer Outdoor Site-Specific Sculpture, a class for teens and adults, including a visit with Patrick Dougherty; and host an exhibition of photographs documenting Dougherty’s sculptures in conjunction with his project at Bosque School. More details

	Institute of American Indian Arts Museum Institute of American Indian Arts Museum will present programs to be announced in conjunction with the IAIA Museum Biennial, focusing on the theme of ecology. More details

	THE LAND/an art site THE LAND/an art site will present site-specific works at their site in Mountainair as well as other locations in the Albuquerque area as part of Equation: a balanced state? Curated by Thomas and Edite Cates. More details

	Land Art Committee and The Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico Land Art Committee and The Contemporary Art Society of NM will sponsor guided tours of art sites within and adjacent to Rio Grande Valley State Park, in collaboration with the Aldo Leopold Centennial Celebration. More details

	Richard Levy Gallery May 15 – July 3, July 10 – August 28 & September 4 – October 23, 2009: Richard Levy Gallery is currently accepting proposals for innovative projects that relate to land art or earth art for LAND/ART which extends from summer 2009 through the late fall. They will present three separate exhibits on the theme of Land Art. More details

	National Hispanic Cultural Center The National Hispanic Cultural Center will present a large-scale, outdoor community altar in celebration of Día de Muertos on November 1, 2009 in partnership with lead-artist Catalina Delgado Trunk. The theme of the 2009 ofrenda will be “Conserving our future, honoring our past” - exploring issues of environmental heritage and conservation. More details

	University of New Mexico Art Museum Fall 2009: UNM Art Museum will present /Dispersal/Return/, guest curated by Bill Gilbert, director of the Land Arts of the American West program at UNM. The exhibition will focus on work produced by former Land Arts students since graduation and will include works created on site. Concurrent with this exhibition, the UNM Art Museum will host a one-person exhibition of Professor Gilbert’s work inspired by his field investigations in the Land Arts program. More details





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