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Celebrating a Creative Summer at ARTsmart

Introducing New Program Director Sarah Mandala

ARTsmart is brimming with pride to announce Sarah Mandala asour new Program Director. Sarah discusses her background andthe exciting work on the horizon for ARTsmart programs:

“Making art and visitingmuseums is a life-long love.These days, I’ve been inspiredto create and draw on largeceramic vessels. Before clay, Ispent years printmaking andwas a founding member ofNew Grounds Print Workshopin Albuquerque, a non-toxicprint studio. During myundergraduate studies inEnglish at New England

College, I often took Art History and Studio Art Classes and wasable to declare a Visual Art minor as I graduated. Soon after, Ibegan working in community education while I was an AmeriCorpsmember in Albuquerque. I learned about the joy and impact of artsprogramming during my year of service. Before I began teaching, Iworked to create and facilitate statewide programming for theMartin Luther King Commission of NM and as a Teaching Artist atthe ABQ Bio Park.



"As I worked at the Bio Park, I began my master’s degree in ArtEducation at UNM. While my son was growing up, I found thatteaching meshed well with our family's needs and offered newchallenges to bring art-making and joyful discovery to youngpeople. I left the classroom in 2014 and learned lots from yearsspent teaching all grade-levels at very diverse schools in NewMexico and Maryland; boarding school, private day school, charterschool, and public school. My recent return to community educationalso brought many inspiring opportunities such as bridge-buildingbetween Baltimore City private and public middle school studentsand managing OFFCenter Community Arts Project, a free, open-studio and gallery for all located in downtown Albuquerque. "Becoming the Program Director at ARTsmart seemed like a naturalnext step in my varied career. The ARTsmart team has worked hardduring this past year to get ARTsmart Community Studio ready tobecome a thriving community arts center. I’m thrilled to join theteam at this exciting time with this opportunity to expandprogramming within our building and to exhibit artworks created bydiverse groups. "Within this year I aim to broaden the community of artists workingin our studio. After this summer our electric kiln will be up andrunning so we can host ceramics workshops during the school yearfor artists of all ages. I’m also excited to work with a brand newteen advisory council to develop engaging workshops and exhibitsfor young artists. Attending monthly Community Educators Networkmeetings helps me to understand the landscape of northern NewMexican community programming better and connects me withothers in the area, working towards similar goals.”

Welcome, Sarah! We’re so glad to have you on our team and welook forward to the fresh and dynamic ideas you have for us and



the ARTsmart Community Studio.

ARTcamp Gives Students Opportunity to Shine

Each summer ARTsmart offers nine weeks of ARTcamp for K-6thgrade students. Campers covered the ARTsmart Community Studioinside and out with installation art during “Pushing Boundaries”week, tested their mettle as illustration artists, made books andhandmade paper, and had all kinds of fun and colorful educationalexperiences. ARTcamp runs through August 9th.

We have a lot more great ARTcamp photos to share: CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY OF PHOTOS



ARTsmart Board Welcomes New Member Jade Gordon



ARTsmart Board Welcomes New Member Jade Gordon

As ARTsmart thanks and waves goodbye to Susan HallstenMcGarry, a 5-year board member and board secretary, we want towelcome new member: Jade Gordon.

Jade is a longtime gallerycurator, event coordinator, andactivist in human rightsorganizations. On joining theARTsmart Board of Directorsshe says, “I’m so pleased tojoin the dedicated group ofboard members in working onprojects which enableARTsmart to pursue itsvaluable mission.

"I will be drawing upon my 30 years experience as a director,curator, and event producer for nonprofit multicultural galleries inCalifornia and New Mexico. ARTsmart’s focus of its outstandingrange of programs on underserved and diverse youth is importantto me. In the many exhibits I have presented involving elementaryand secondary school students as creators and/or observers, Ipersonally witnessed, and heard parents and teachers remark onthe impact that the visual arts had in the development of criticalthinking skills, goal setting, team building, enhancement of selfesteem, and stress reduction. Some of my most treasuredmoments in the art world have involved my interaction withstudents as they shared their creative accomplishments andexpressed their observations of art.”

Art + Walk + Food Was Fun! Thank you for Attending Edible



Art + Walk + Food Was Fun! Thank you for Attending EdibleArt Tour (EAT) 2019

Photo by Gabriella Marks

We donned sun hats and sensible shoes. We gazed and grazed,saw and sipped… and walked it off! Wonderful works of art anddelicious samples of food were offered in the participating galleriesdowntown and on Canyon Road in June. Thank you to everyonewho attended and participated and to ELōISA and SignatureGallery for the wonderful kick-off events.

Save the date for next year: June 12-13, 2020.We have a lot more great event photos to share -see if we capturedyou on the tour this year:CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY OF PHOTOS



Longtime ARTsmart Supporter Jim Bean Remembered in AnneHillerman's Latest Tale

Jim and Wanda Bean

Well read New Mexicans andmystery genre lovers alikecelebrated the latest



installment of Leaphorn, Chee,and Manuelito’s (legendaryNavajo police lieutenant,colleague, and police officer,respectively) adventures inpopular local novelist AnneHillerman’s The Tale Teller.

The book was released this spring and has a special place in ourhearts, not only because Hillerman was ARTsmart’s Honorary Chairfor 2016-17 fundraising events, but because of the pricelessoffering she made for our annual dinner and auction: theopportunity to have the auction winner’s name as a character in hernext book.

The auction winner, Jim Bean, passed away before he could seehis name as a postal inspector character in the novel. Bean was alongtime supporter of ARTsmart and enjoyed these types ofextraordinary auction items, often purchasing the special in-homechef-catered wine dinners that feature the Honorary Chair or otherlocal celebrities. His generosity was unparalleled and he and hiswife, Wanda, are dear to all of us here at ARTsmart. We all missJim but can revel in his immortality in print. It’s on page 26!

Anne Hillerman has graciously offered to sign any copy of The TaleTeller that friends of ARTsmart buy from Collected Works in SantaFe. Inquire at the bookstore.



Special Summer ARTsmart Shout Outs:

Fundraising is a large part of what we do to keep ARTsmartprograms going and aside from our main fundraising events we arealways looking to raise awareness and find new donors. This yearwe were blessed with two unique opportunities to raise funds, bothhappening in July, with special sales to help ARTsmart:

Barbara Szopa and MarioDadajan Pop-Up Rug Sale:Longtime volunteer BarbaraSzopa moved back to SantaFe and brought her friendMario and his helpful teenageson Basit (pictured) and atruckload of rugs for a specialsale at Hotel Santa Fe tobenefit ARTsmart. Thank youfor donating a portion of sales,Barbara and Mario!

Jim Gautier and RichardNicholas’s Art Santa FeBooth: As a gift for retiring as



Booth: As a gift for retiring asmulti-year volunteercoordinator for the annualinternational contemporary artfair, Art Santa Fe allowedGautier to have a booth thisyear. He and Nicholas pooledtheir gorgeous photo encausticpaintings for the 4-day show tobenefit ARTsmart.

Thank you for donating 100% of sales, Jim and Richard! Pleaseclick "view entire message" below for the rest of the e-newsletter.

Meet Seth, an 8 year old ARTsmart ARTcamp student. He is shownhere (below) with his special sketchbook that each ARTcampergets to take home. His colorful geometric drawings fill the entirepage. Other subjects he likes to draw are comic book characters -especially Spiderman. “We can always count on Seth to be a self-starter From the moment he steps through the door he’s focused



starter. From the moment he steps through the door he s focusedand ready to start on his own creative interpretation of the projectwe’re doing for the day,” says instructor Melinda Baker.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATES

ARTsmart's Annual Dinner &Auction Featuring Meow WolfSat. April 4, 2020, 5:30 pm@ La Fonda On the Plaza

ARTsmart's Art of Home Tourw/Keller Williams SFSat. - Sun. April 4 - 5, 2020Noon - 4 pm@ Various Keller Williams SFListed Homes

ARTsmart's Edible Art Tour(EAT)Fri. - Sat. June 12 - 13, 20205 - 8 pm@ Various Canyon Road andDowntown Santa Fe Galleries

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