Magnífico presents
WATER: a juried exhibition
11th annual juried exhibition of Albuquerque area artists

August 18 - September 24, 2000

Opening Reception:
Friday, August 18, 7-9 p.m.

River Slide Show:
Saturday, August 19, 2 p.m.

Panel Discussion:
Sunday, September 10, 2 p.m.

All events at
The Albuquerque Museum
2000 Rio Grande NW
Albuquerque
505/243-7255

MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday - Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

All events are free!

Magnífico invites you to the 2000 regional juried exhibition of Albuquerque area artists called WATER: a juried exhibition. Formerly called The Art of Albuquerque, this year the show focuses on the theme of water, exploring a wealth of metaphors revolving around life in the desert and in our region. The show brings together artists of the Albuquerque area around a common subject and focuses attention on an important environmental issue.

The show features 49 pieces by 38 artists. The following guest jurors curated the show: Joanna Bigfeather, Director of the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe; Maria Teresa Garcia-Pedroche, Programs Director, Dallas Museum of Art; and Mark Klett, artist/photographer, professor, School of Art, Arizona State University. In addition, Magnífico's Visual Arts Committee selected four honors artists, who are also included in the show.

In conjunction with the juried exhibition at The Albuquerque Museum, there will be a series of satellite exhibits and events at an array of venues throughout Albuquerque. Each of these satellites explores aspects of the water theme and the Albuquerque art scene.

FEATURED ARTISTS
Tony Anella * Elena D. Baca * Colin Blakely * Ann Bromberg * Andrew John Cecil * Laura N. Cobb * Sally Condon * Donna Loraine Contractor * Scott Davis * Kristin Diener * Lincoln Draper * Margaret Holman Fitzgerald * Reginald Gammon * Deborah Gavel * Margot Geist & Noreen Richards * Michael C. Hart * Julianne Harvey * Stacy Hawkinson * Yoshimi Hayashi * Stephanie R. Haynes * Glenn Y. Kawabata * Carolyn Klich * Alexandria Levin * Catherine Lynch * Ray Maseman * Jim McManus * Steve Peters * Lu Sage * Sarah Spengler * Karl Stalnaker * Kim Stanfield * Haninga Thiel * Emily Trovillion * Nina Zingale

MAGNIFICO HONORS ARTISTS
Maria Baca * Nina Bean (in memorium) * Basia Irland * Frank McCulloch
Featured in the Museum exhibit and in a 4-person show at 516 Magnífico Artspace (August 26 - September 24).

Schedule of Events
(All free of charge)

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, August 18, 7-9 p.m.

RIO GRANDE SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, August 19, 2 p.m.
Magnífico teams up with the Rio Grande Restoration project to present Rio Grande/Great River: A Ribbon of Life, a slide tour of the Rio Grande, from source to sea, with attention to the major issues facing the river and its future, from its Colorado headwaters to the Gulf.

PANEL DISCUSSION
Sunday, September 10, 2 p.m.
This free panel discussion at The Albuquerque Museum auditorium gives the
community a chance to dialogue about water and art issues with panelists:
Ann Bromberg, Exhibiting artist
Sharon Hausam, Director, New Mexico Water Dialogue
Basia Irland, Exhibiting artist, Professor of Art, UNM
Peter Pino, Tribal administrator, Zia Pueblo
Nicasio Romero, Artist, acequia advocate

EXHIBITION CATALOG
Questions are raised and dialogue is spurred by this diverse exhibition as well as the accompanying illustrated catalog featuring essays by: John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War; Bess Metcalf of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Bason Coalition; Basia Irland, Magnífico Honoree and prolific water artist; Richard Garriott-Stejskal, artist and Chair of Magnífico's Visual Arts Committee; along with writings by the jurors and the artists in the show.