A collaborative exploration of land-based art in New Mexico
 



 

LAND/ART Symposium Weekend
June 27 - 28, 2009

The LAND/ART Symposium Weekend took place around the opening of
Experimental Geography at the Albuquerque Museum, and included a series
of artist talks, discussions, excursions and tours.

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Saturday, June 27
9am - 6pm Bus tour excursion with the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Led by guest artists Matthew Coolidge and Sarah Simons
SOLD OUT
 Tours
8pm

Poetry reading with Native poets for the 516 WORDS series, at 516 ARTS
This reading in the gallery features indigenous voices celebrating the sacred relationship between language and the surrounding natural environment. Focusing on poetry anchored in the perspective of the original inhabitants of this land, the reading includes contemporary works written in the English language and traditional poems sung and recited in the indigenous languages of the tribes. Featured poets are George Ann Gregory, Orlando White and Nora Yazzie. Organized by Lisa Gill and Richard Vargas, presented in partnership with the UNM M.F.A. in Creative Writing program.
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Sunday, June 28
11am

Artist talk with Lynne Hull: Environmental Art from Lascaux to Last Week
presented by THE LAND/an art site.
Speakers
1pm

Panel Discussion at the Albuquerque Museum
with Matthew Coolidge, Katie Holten, Lize Mogel and Lea Rekow
Moderated by Bill Gilbert. Presented by 516 ARTS & The Albuquerque Museum.
Speakers
2-4pm

Opening Receptions: Experimental Geography and The Shape of Time: Photographs of Star Axis by Edward Ranney 1979-2009 at the Albuquerque Museum. info
4pm

Artist Talk & River Excursion with Basia Irland at the Albuquerque Museum
presented with the Center for Contemporary Arts
Tours
   


Travel Information

For visitor information, visit the Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau web site www.itsatrip.org.

For the Downtown Arts & Entertainment Guide, visit www.516arts.org or download here


image: Illana Halperin, Boiling Milk (Solfataras), 2000, c-print on board
 
LAND/ART concluded November 2009. This site is in the process of being archived.
 Web site produced by 516 ARTS.