“Taos 199” Artists Join Creative Forces to Celebrate Taos' Art Colony Status
Press release 9/30/2011
Contact: Joanie Griffin (505) 261-4444, jgriffin@griffinassoc.com
Taos is home to the nation's first artist colony, made famous by the Taos Society of Artists, as well as current more contemporary artists including Larry, Bell, Ron Davis, Thom Wheeler, Randall Lagro, Margaret Nes, Ed Sandavol, Ann Huston , Walt Gonske and Lenny Foster as well as legendary icons RC Gorman, and Georgia O’Keeffe, D.H. Lawrence, Agnes Martin, Beatrice Mandelman, Ted Egri, Rory Wagner, Melissa Zink, and Mary Witkop.
The Taos Art Colony is the original art colony in the U.S., established in 1898 by the Taos Society of Artists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Society_of_Artists ) and nurtured throughout the following decades by the Taos Moderns and other internationally known art movements based in Taos.
Today's artists organizations include Taos Fall Arts (annual, international festival September 23-October 2, www.taosfallarts.com), the Taos Center for the Arts, (www.tcataos.org), the Taos Artists Organization (TAO, www.taosartist.org), the literary Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS www.somostaos.org), Taos Ski Valley School of Music (taosschoolofmusic.com), and dozens of other creative organizations and seven world-class museums that offer visitors monthly area tours, art walks, workshops, lectures and classes, performances, readings, self-guided itineraries, and over 70 area galleries.
“Taos is a vibrant creative community that supports fine art and the art-of-the-lifestyle – from visual, performing, literary, and musical through self-realization and relaxation,” said Town of Taos Mayor Darren Cordova. “We invite visitors to experience our arts year-round, whether that’s visiting our museums and galleries or participating in one of dozens of art experiences.”
Artist photographer Lenny Foster of Living Light Photography (www.lennyfoster.com) is the individual who had the concept for the group photo, and artist photographer Gak Stonn took the historic photograph (www.gakstonn.com). For a full listing of arts events in and around Taos, go to www.Taos.org.
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“Taos 199” Artists Join Creative Forces to Celebrate Taos' Art Colony Status
Taos, New Mexico – September 30, 2011 – Over 199200 artists of all mediums gathered last weekend for a giant photo shoot in front of Taos Mountain, and to show their support for Taos’ vibrant art community – both the past and the present as all of New Mexico is on the cusp of its 200th anniversity as a State during 2012.Taos is home to the nation's first artist colony, made famous by the Taos Society of Artists, as well as current more contemporary artists including Larry, Bell, Ron Davis, Thom Wheeler, Randall Lagro, Margaret Nes, Ed Sandavol, Ann Huston , Walt Gonske and Lenny Foster as well as legendary icons RC Gorman, and Georgia O’Keeffe, D.H. Lawrence, Agnes Martin, Beatrice Mandelman, Ted Egri, Rory Wagner, Melissa Zink, and Mary Witkop.
The Taos Art Colony is the original art colony in the U.S., established in 1898 by the Taos Society of Artists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Society_of_Artists ) and nurtured throughout the following decades by the Taos Moderns and other internationally known art movements based in Taos.
Today's artists organizations include Taos Fall Arts (annual, international festival September 23-October 2, www.taosfallarts.com), the Taos Center for the Arts, (www.tcataos.org), the Taos Artists Organization (TAO, www.taosartist.org), the literary Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS www.somostaos.org), Taos Ski Valley School of Music (taosschoolofmusic.com), and dozens of other creative organizations and seven world-class museums that offer visitors monthly area tours, art walks, workshops, lectures and classes, performances, readings, self-guided itineraries, and over 70 area galleries.
“Taos is a vibrant creative community that supports fine art and the art-of-the-lifestyle – from visual, performing, literary, and musical through self-realization and relaxation,” said Town of Taos Mayor Darren Cordova. “We invite visitors to experience our arts year-round, whether that’s visiting our museums and galleries or participating in one of dozens of art experiences.”
Artist photographer Lenny Foster of Living Light Photography (www.lennyfoster.com) is the individual who had the concept for the group photo, and artist photographer Gak Stonn took the historic photograph (www.gakstonn.com). For a full listing of arts events in and around Taos, go to www.Taos.org.
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