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SITE Santa Fe's
Young Curators
Spring 2002 Exhibition:
#@!$*@ (A SHOW OF COMIX)
June 6 to June 28, 2002
Santa Fe, New Mexico --- SITE Santa Fe's Young Curators in collaboration with
the Santa Fe Art Institute proudly presents the work of young artists in an
exhibition entitled #@!$*@ (A Show of Comix). The exhibition
will be on view at the Santa Fe Art Institute at the College of Santa Fe.
The opening reception will be held on June 6, 2002 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show
will run through June 28, 2002.
#@!$*@ (A Show of Comix
) will present the work of six young artists from Santa Fe, Arizona, and
Massachusetts. The work consists of comic strips and comic books, as well
as work inspired by comics. The show features Liz Prince, Gabriel Forest Melcher,
Thonah Ep, Nancy Lupo, Elizabeth Sobel and Lisa Beyer. Set in the lounge of
the Santa Fe Art Institute, the atmosphere of reading your daily comics in
the newspaper will be devised. The creative new reading material will include
comic strips which use local Santa Fe teens as characters and four complete
issues of The Crusades of Horsefly, an original comic book series complete
with advertisements and subscription information. The format of the comics
range from colored pencil on paper to mixed media panels of illustrations
and text.
The Young Curators program was organized by Chris Nail, the Education Coordinator
for SITE Santa Fe, in August of 1999. #@!$*@ (A Show of Comix ) is
the seventh exhibition organized by the program. The group includes 12 teenagers
from public and private schools around Santa Fe. The focus of the program
is to teach museum practices and the curatorial process through first hand
experience, and to expose the general public to the many talented young artists
living in the Santa Fe/Albuquerque area.
The Santa Fe Art Institute is located on the College of Santa Fe campus at
1600 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM. For more information, call 505.424.5050.
The Young Curators program is partially supported by The Dr. Ezekiel R. and
Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation. This press release is partially funded by the
City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers' Tax.
SITE Santa Fe is located at 1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Exhibition
hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00
a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.50 for students and
seniors; members are free. Free admission is offered on Fridays, made possible
by a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston. Free guided tours are
offered on Fridays at 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tours
in Spanish are by appointment. SITE Santa Fe gift certificates are available.
Call 505.989.1199 for more information. This announcement is partially funded
by the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers' Tax.
Contact: Press Office
Tel: 505.989.1199
Fax:505.989.1188
email: press@sitesantafe.org
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