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The Harwood Museum of Art presents a weekly meditative Jivamukti Yoga program with Jayne Schell on Thursdays from 8:30am - 10am. Open to all levels, yoga mats provided. $8 for Alliance Members at the Individual level and above (These Alliance Members may also purchase a Class Card of 8 classes for $40) or $10 General Admission. For information education@harwoodmuseum.org  

TCMG opens its 25th anniversary season with the American String Quartet featured in an all-American program. Works include Zhou Tian’s Viaje (Journey) for flute and string quartet (with Nancy Laupheimer), Robert Sirota’s American Pilgrimage for string quartet, Barber’s iconic Adagio, and Dvorak’s “American” String Quartet.

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Ben Goldfarb, a science and environment writer, will speak on his book project about the ecological and hydrological benefits of North American beaver restoration.

Admission is free to the public, seating is limited.

www.leopoldwritingprogram.org

Studio 238 is proud to introduce the second series of rotating installations with local artist, TJ Mabrey. Primarily recognized as a sculptor in stone, paper has been her secondary medium of choice going back to the late 1970s. Her exploration of embossed paper and cellulose pulp is the focus of her current work and for this exhibition opening October 4th, concurrent with the greater museum’s Fall Exhibition opening celebrating the works...read more

A documentary film, by Kathleen Brennan and Jina Brenneman, captures little known stories as told by friends, lovers and classmates who knew her well and give insight into Martin's personality and development of her creative process. Run Time: 56 minutes.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the movie makers.
Tickets are $10 for general and $8 for museum members.

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DIVERGENT WORKS  - In his 1963 essay, “The American Sublime,” art critic Lawrence Alloway writes of the Abstract Expressionist recourse to the ancient critical category of the Sublime in the paintings of Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, and Mark Rothko, heralded by Newman’s 1948 essay, “The Sublime is Now.” Alloway traces their embrace of this aesthetic concept to the 18th century Romantic reprise of the Subli...read more

One of America's most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio show Alternative Radio—now in its 32th year—and his books with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Richard Wolff, Arundhati Roy and Edward Said. He speaks on world affairs, imperialism, capitalism, propaganda, the media, the economic crisis and global rebel...read more

In her most recent work, Jami Porter Lara engages the ancient techniques of pueblo potters to create sculptures inspired by the most iconic and ubiquitous vessel of our time: the plastic bottle. She describes the project as a kind of reverse archaeology: digging into the present and future using tools of the past. Using age-old methods she learned in Mata Ortiz, Porter Lara digs clay from a site south of Albuquerque, then soaks, strains, and d...read more

Rivers and Birds presents:
Globally-renowned Soil Research Scientist, Dr. David Johnson, and his wife Hui-Chun Su Johnson have
developed a powerful and inexpensive DIY solution to increase plant growth by enhancing biological diversity in the soil for gardens and rangelands – a fungal dominant compost system that increases soil fertility and crop productivity and a tool to help us reduce carbon in the atmosphere that contri...read more

This three hour workshop, led by Dr. Anna Novakov, assists artists at all levels in their practice to write:
-an artist statement for an exhibition
-a short biographical statement
-a grant proposal
-creative content for a website

Workshop fee is $50.00 for general and $40.00 for Museum members.  Please call 575 758 9826 x 101, or come to the Museum to register.

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Tamarind Institute presents a documentary highlighting a series of collaborations with three New Mexico artists, who all live and work within a 66-mile radius of the workshop. Each artist, Nina Elder, Tom Miller, and Judy Tuwaletstiwa, represents a unique response to New Mexico history, landscape, and culture.  Run time: 39 minutes.

Following the film, there will be a discussion with the Director and artists.
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Please join us for a discussion/talk with painter Sam Scott who's work is featured in our Fall exhibition.

Free with museum admission, free to museum members.

Homeschool families are invited to a special art program exploring the Harwood's diverse collection and creating art in the Museum's inspiring Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center. Four sessions are scheduled from 10-11:30am during the 2017-18 school year that correspond with our Art in the Schools curriculum. This program is designed for kids 4 - 12, all ages welcome. Parent participation required.

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 Meet the artist: Anaïs Rumfelt

Titled 108 Crows, Rumfelt began this body of work in November 2016 as a response to both a transformation of her p...read more

Please join us to experience internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Odin Rathnam in concert! He will perform Program One from his outreach "Bach Project" in which he pairs Bach with complementary works from a variety of genres. He will perform the sunny Bach E major Partita, Kreisler's virtuosic "Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice,"
followed by the sonorous Bach G minor Sonata
and Piazzolla's Provocative &qu...read more

In anticipation of the Harwood Museum’s upcoming Winter exhibition -Work by Women-TCMG presents a program of women composers performed by women. Works include Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio, a trio sonata by Italian Baroque composer Anna Bon, and a variety of contemporary works by women.

Tickets are $25, $20 for Harwood Alliance members and $12 for students. Available at read more

A Co-Presentation with Taos Jazz Bebop Society,
as part of the Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival

In 2007, San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Ed Reed “burst onto the jazz scene” at age 78 following the release of his first CD, Ed Reed Sings Love Stories.
Ed will be joined by the Lorca Hart Trio (Josh Nelson on piano, Edward Livingston on bass and Lorca Hart on drums). Lorca, a Taos native, is now a mainstay in the...read more

Homeschool families are invited to a special art program exploring the Harwood's diverse collection and creating art in the Museum's inspiring Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center. Four sessions are scheduled from 10-11:30am during the 2017-18 school year that correspond with our Art in the Schools curriculum. This program is designed for kids 4 - 12, all ages welcome. Parent participation required.

Contact education@harwoodmuseum.org ...read more

Studio 238 is pleased to present local photographer Meredith Garcia and her recent body of work titled, Stone Free.

In the series “Stone Free,” Garcia exercises the abstract spirit, capturing the essence of the geological formations of the American Southwest - taking them out of their usual context and viewing them in a new way. Abstractions of stones free them from their literal content and meaning, entering into the myste...read more

One of Taos’ most beloved holiday traditions, Lighting of Ledoux. Hundreds of farolitos will cast an elegant glow down this curving, historic street. The Harwood Museum will host a free open house.

TCMG celebrates the holidays with the music of France. Virtuoso pianist Gleb Ivanov will be featured in Maurice Ravel’s Mirrors and joined by TCMG flutist Nancy Laupheimer for Philippe Gaubert’s Third Flute Sonata and by violinist LP How and cellist Sally Guenther for Saint-Saȇns Second Piano Trio. 

Tickets are $25, $20 for Harwood Alliance members and $12 for students. Available at read more

TCMG presents flute phenom, MacArthur “genius” recipient, and musical innovator, educator and performance artist Claire Chase in a mind-blowing show of works recently written for her. Saturday only at 5:30 with possible second performance at 8 p.m.  

Tickets are $25, $20 for Museum Members and $12 for students. They are available at taoschambermusicgroup.org<...read more

TCMG’s mid-winter program explores the power of music to depict the natural world, from storm to stillness and mountains to mesas. Works by Katherine Hoover (Mountain & Mesa), Jennifer Higdon (Light Refracted), Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano Quartet No. 2), Ernest Bloch (Three Nocturnes) and Alex Shapiro (Desert Thoughts) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Tickets are $25, $20 for Museum Members and $12 for students. ...read more

Homeschool families are invited to a special art program exploring the Harwood's diverse collection and creating art in the Museum's inspiring Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center. Four sessions are scheduled from 10-11:30am during the 2017-18 school year that correspond with our Art in the Schools curriculum. This program is designed for kids 4 - 12, all ages welcome. Parent participation required.

Contact education@harwoodmuseum.org ...read more

Homeschool families are invited to a special art program exploring the Harwood's diverse collection and creating art in the Museum's inspiring Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center. Four sessions are scheduled from 10-11:30am during the 2017-18 school year that correspond with our Art in the Schools curriculum. This program is designed for kids 4 - 12, all ages welcome. Parent participation required.

Contact education@harwoodmuseum.org ...read more

 TCMG’s annual program featuring younger musicians highlights the astounding abilities of seventeen-year-old violinist Phoenix Avalon in works by Brahms (Violin Sonata No. 1), Astor Piazzolla (Four Seasons) and the young Russian composer, Alexey Kurbatov.

Tickets are $25, $20 for Museum Members and $12 for students. They are available at taoschambermusicgroup.orgread more

 A TCMG favorite returns with four female cellists featured in a something for everyone program, spanning Bach and the classics to jazz, pop and beyond!

Tickets are $25, $20 for Museum Members and $12 for students. They are available at taoschambermusicgroup.org and the museum in person or by telephone, 575 758 9826.