CCA Connecting Liminal Nowhere Exhibition

Friday, December 8th, 2012
Photos: Ryan Henel

     After a wonderfully busy installation lead-in, the Land Arts of the American West group kicked off a lovely exhibition opening at the Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Fe.  With the cool, brisk evening air commingling with the warm, glowing gallery lights, guests and artists gathered together in vibrant conversation.
     The Goldmines! group exhibition is in the front gallery of the Munoz Waxman Gallery, and beyond, is the Land Arts of the American West exhibition, a diverse gathering of art that transcends medium and subject matter, but retains a conceptual connection that is resonant and liminal.  Work included in the show involves video, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, installation, performance, and combinations of the above.  The collective Land Arts experiences have become translated and imbued into collaborative projects as well as individual works.  The group's travels across the American Southwest have fueled this show's fresh work, energy, and liminal connectedness.

     The opening was a wonderful evening in celebration of art inspired by land and those who tread it.  Thank you for your support to all who made it.  For those who weren't able to attend, Connecting Liminal Nowhere will be on view through December 30th.

Tamara Zibners and group performing some lovely music

Artists Katelyn Deluca, KB Jones, Jeff Nibert, and Emily Vosburgh

CCA Installation

Friday, November 30th through Friday, December 7th

     The 2012 Land Arts of the American West group headed up to Santa Fe two weeks ago in order to begin an intensive installation of artwork at the Center for Contemporary Art.  The group lent helping hands wherever needed and offered problem solving for various hanging and installation situations.  With our sleeves rolled up, we had several diligent days of work.  What started off as a messy gallery space slowly transformed into a slick looking exhibit.  We collectively learned a great deal about what it means to put on a show together and the amount of work it takes to make things happen.  Hard work pays off, and in the end, the gallery was exhibition ready!

Marne Elmore, Jeff Nibert, and Bill Gilbert working on palette
sculpture collaboration with KB Jones (Photo: Ryan Henel)

Eric Cook working on outdoor shelter structure (Photo: Ryan Henel)

KB Jones beginning her charcoal drawing installation (Photo: Ryan Henel)

Connecting Liminal Nowhere

Connecting Liminal Nowhere

Land Arts of the American West 2012

Center For Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe

Munoz Waxman Main Gallery

December 7th - December 30th, 2012

Open: Friday - Sunday, 12 - 5 pm

Opening Reception: Friday, December 7th, 6:30 - 8:00 PM

      Artists include: Lea Andersson, Eric Cook, Katelyn Deluca, Marne Elmore, Bill Gilbert, Jeanette Hart-Mann, KB Jones, Cecilia McKinnon, Jeff Nibert, Heike Qualitz, Eso Robinson, Emily Vosburgh, and Amelia Zaraftis with Armando Carlos, Chrissie Orr, and Roberto Salas.

      Music by Tammy Zibners, Karl Hoffman, and Friends as well as trashcan roasted turkey tacos served by the artists.

      Land Arts of the American West, at the University of New Mexico, is an ongoing experiment in radical interdisciplinary arts pedagogy, with field based research and practice taking place throughout the American Southwest.  This program emphasizes direct physical engagement within a full range of human interventions in the landscape, from pre-contact Native American architecture, rock paintings, and petroglyphs to contemporary art, federal infrastructure, US military installations, ecological niches, and land use structures across the West.  CCA will present a culmination of works from the 2012 Land Arts program, ranging from two-dimensional, sculptural, installation, multi-media, and performance based projects, including an interdisciplinary play of exploration across space.

     Land Arts of the American West at the University of New Mexico is made possible through generous contributions from Lannan Foundation.

     For more information or for press images, please contact Erin Elder at curator@ccasantafe.org