Saturday &  Sunday – OCTOBER 9th & 10th,  2010

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Discover a new world this Columbus Day weekend, October 9th & 10th, as more than fifty Abiquiu artists open their studios from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. to friends, old and new, during one of the most beautiful times of the year in Northern New Mexico. The Abiquiu Studio Tour is a self-guided, driving tour that takes visitors and collectors through the village of Abiquiu and the surrounding Chama River Valley—a landscape of imposing mountains, spectacular rock formations, and the glorious rivers of the Piedra Lumbra basin. Complimentary maps are available at all the studios and local businesses. For further information visit this website every once in a while or call 505 685-4449.

On view will be a veritable timeline of arts and traditional crafts from the signature micaceous clay artworks of the region and Native American and Hispanic-inspired pottery, retablos, santos and furniture to contemporary paintings, sculpture, narrative and Southwestern works, photographs, jewelry, glass, ceramics, textiles, and wearable art.

The range and quality of the artworks, the spectacular landscape, and the welcoming atmosphere have made the Abiquiu Studio Tour one of the most well-attended and successful events of its kind. Experience the unique artistry of the region and explore the local color at this annual event. Abiquiu is located on US 84, about one hour’s drive from Santa Fe or Taos.

By 1949 O’Keeffe became a full time resident of New Mexico, alternately living at her homes in Abiquiu and at Ghost Ranch.  The Abiquiu house and surrounding views were a great source of inspiration to O’Keeffe, who produced works featuring the patio and black door, the cottonwood trees along the Chama River, the Whit Place, and the road to Santa Fe.   Tours are conducted by appointment only from mid-March to late November.

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Festival performances are on SUNDAYS at 2 p.m. during the summer months so that you can enjoy a leisurely drive through the countryside, just 18 miles NW of Espanola, or 45 miles from either Santa Fe, Taos, or Los Alamos. Linger a bit longer after the performance for an elegantly catered meal from 4:30 – 6:30 at Black Mesa B & B, just 15 minutes South of the concert venue. (505) 583.2545.

http://www.abiquiumusic.com/

If you missed this year’s Pedernal Arts Tour in Coyote and Youngsville, N.M., it’s happening again next year – see you in 2010!

Hit the road

The tiny villages of Youngsville and Coyote (about 40 miles east of Cuba on U.S. Highway 550 or 10 miles west of the Abiquiu Dam off U.S. Highway 84) are at the base of Cero Pedernal, a large flat-top mesa that many visitors link to Georgia O’Keeffe.

Long-time residents think of the Pedernal as “El Cerro,” the mountain where families have hunted, cut timber, raised cattle and sheep, collected piñon nuts, hiked and held family camping adventures over the generations.

Long history

The Ancient Ones, ancestors of current Rio Grande Tewa peoples, lived, farmed, hunted and made pots in this area in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the Spaniards encountered their descendants when they arrived in the mid-1500s. Some versions of the Navajo Origin Myth tell how Changing Woman was found wrapped in many colored lights on a flat-topped mesa east of Navajo land – the Pedernal. Jicarilla Apache have called the area home, and artifacts from the flint beds on the Pedernal date to 7000 BC.
PAST AND PRESENT

More than 30 traditional and contemporary artists are participating in this year’s self-guided tour that takes visitors and collectors along New Mexico Highway 96 to at least six clusters of artists in front of homes and Consuelo’s Gallery in Coyote. You’ll be able to view and purchase traditional and contemporary arts and crafts such as micaceous pottery, retablos (paintings typically on wood carvings), furniture and textiles, paintings, photography, jewelry and wearable art.
IF YOU GO

Links for details and reservations can be found on the Web site, pedernalartstour.org, or call 1-575-638-5012 or 1-575-638-0306. Next year’s tour is scheduled for June 19-20. ]]> http://abiquiuland.com/2009/08/04/the-pedernal-arts-tour/feed/ 0