Millicent Rogers Museum. Courtesy/MRM
MRM News:
TAOS — ART NM! An Arts and Culture Day is a community celebration of arts and culture, presented by New Mexico’s arts advocacy organization, Creative New Mexico, and hosted by the Millicent Rogers Museum.
ART NM! in Taos is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Join Creative New Mexico, the Millicent Rogers Museum, The Paseo Project, and Flamenco Rain in celebrating the arts of our state through hands-on arts activities in the museum’s courtyard. Art NM! Day activities are included with museum admission ($0-12; free for members, veterans, and children 12 and under).
Creative New Mexico is a non-profit that connects, promotes, and advocates for creative individuals, organizations, industries, and communities statewide. Historically, New Mexico’s creative industries have generated $5.6 billion for the state’s economy. The creative workforce has been larger than construction and manufacturing combined. Unfortunately, the creative sector was one of the hardest hit by COVID. The ART NM! event is meant to communicate the value of arts and culture in post-COVID recovery, economic development, and community renewal and prosperity.
ART NM! is a family-friendly event occurring in eight communities across the state in April. Individuals can make art; engage in the visual arts, music, and theater; and learn about the diverse creative resources that are available in each community. Funding for ART NM! comes, in part, from a grant through New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
The event in Taos includes the following activities and partners:
- 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Jewelry arts demonstration by Mercedes Montoya;
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Hands-on arts activities with The Paseo Project and Millicent Rogers Museum; and
- 12-1 p.m.: Dance performance by Flamenco Rain.
ART NM! is taking place in Artesia, Farmington, Gallup, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell and Taos.
To learn more about Creative New Mexico and its activities, or to join its network of creative advocates, visit the website.