WOMEN & CREATIVITY’S 2016 Featured Events highlight the innovation and leadership of our community’s most visionary women.
Our Featured Events are curated collaborations; they are inventive, resourceful, inspiring programs that integrate myriad creative fields and are organized by an incredible group of individuals and organizations.
Learn more about this year’s Featured Event Collaborations below or download the PDF >
FEATURED EVENTS CALENDAR KEY
RSVP = Advance registration required for some component(s)
$ = Cost for some component(s)
( – ) = Free and open to the public
FEATURED EVENTS INDEX
1. Creative Salons: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 >
2. What Becomes: Community Collaborative Sculpture: March 5 & 6 >
3. The Roving Table: Community Gathering, Family-Style: March 5 & beyond >
4. Rally: How We Gather: March 6 & March 31 >
5. Fierce Females: Women at Work: March 10 & 11 >
6. The Likeness of Us: March 11 & Beyond >
7. EKCO Poets: Dance and Dancers: March 11 & 12 >
8. Art & Stroll: A Pop-Up Brunch Celebrating Creativity & Cuisine: March 19 >
9. Equinox Yoga: 108 Sun Salutations >
10. Burque Noir: March 26 >
11. Feast for the Senses: A Pop-Up Dinner: March 29 >
Join us for salon-style casual gatherings for women from all fields to build community and find points of intersection for their creativity, work, and projects. Salons are lightly facilitated to encourage broad participation and diverse connections.
Salon One
Wednesday, March 2, 5:30 – 7p //
with Women in Design: NM, NMTC Women in Technology, and
Salon Two
Wednesday, March 9, 5:30 – 7p //
with A Good Sign
Salon Three
Wednesday, March 16, 5:30 – 7p //
with Shastyn Photography & Design and Tractor Brewing
Salon Four
Wednesday, March 23, 5:30 – 7p //
with Richard Levy Gallery and Central Features Contemporary Art
Salon Five – CANCELLED – Please join us for another event the same night, Pay It Forward: Cultivating Sustainable Practices through Women’s Leadership at TRICKLOCK AT 7pm.
Wednesday, March 30, 7-8:30p //
All salons are free (unless you decide to purchase food or drink)
2. WHAT BECOMES: COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCULPTURE
($ / RSVP >)
During Harwood Art Center’s Encompass event, the five ceramic artists of Desert Dweller Clay Collective will guide visitors to create a community clay sculpture then facilitate a workshop to complete the artwork.
Saturday, March 5, 5 – 8p //
Making with Desert Dweller Clay Collective – Chris Casey, Jennifer DePaolo, Will Geusz, Jane Gordon, Teresa Larrabee
Free
Sunday, March 6, 1 – 3p //
Building with Desert Dweller Clay Collective to finish the community collaborative sculpture started at Encompass
$10 / person
3. THE ROVING TABLE: COMMUNITY GATHERING, FAMILY-STYLE
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Tables naturally bring people together to share food, tell stories or work out differences, to name a few. Presented by Women in Design: NM, UNM School of Architecture & Planning, in partnership with DowntownABQ MainStreet and Women & Creativity, this large-scale table of mixed materials will move around the city, offering a surprising invitation for community exchange.
Saturday, March 5, 5 – 8p //
Spring & Summer //
4. RALLY: HOW WE GATHER
($ / RSVP >)
Celebrate the beauty of the RALLY and how we gather. Artists, scientists, community organizers, computer gurus and balloon pilots examine the idea of: Hey, let’s get together. Join the conversation about gathering to create – and the joys and challenges of collaboration.
Sunday, March 6, 1 – 4p //
LAUNCH: Open House. An afternoon of installations, workshops, and presentations by more than a dozen collaborative individuals, organizations, and local businesses
Thursday, March 31, 5 – 8p //
LANDING: Project Celebration. A Landing Party with live music, food, beer, art making, and balloon-glow in celebration of gathering and creativity
$15 suggested contribution
5. FIERCE FEMALES: WOMEN AT WORK
($ / RSVP)
A two-part series, presented by 516 ARTS and Central Features Contemporary Art, focuses on how historic and contemporary New Mexico women ingeniously stake their claim and help shape the local workforce.
Part One – Thursday, March 10, 6p //
516 ARTS and Historic District Improvement Company host filmmaker Katrina Parks and writer Carolyn Meyer, who will discuss one of the first all female American workforces
Free
Part Two – Friday, March 11, 11:30a – 1:30p //
Central Features and Creative Startups host “Talk Back,” an extended (net)working lunch and focused conversation for women in various stages of creative entrepreneurial endeavors
$25 / person
“When you look at me do you see yourself?” This cross-generational art exhibit unites established women artists with young women from the Youth Services Center through a visual dialogue fostering creativity and self-reflection.
Friday, March 11, 5:30 – 7p //
Opening reception hosted by Bernalillo County Cultural Services with Bernalillo County Youth Services
March 9 – March 26 // Exhibition Dates
Gallery Hours Tue. – Fri. 10a – 5p and Sat. 10a – 4p
7. EKCO POETS: DANCE AND DANCERS
(RSVP)
EKCO poets Tanesia Hale-Jones, Valerie Martínez, Michelle Otero and Shelle Sanchez have collaborated with dancers Romy Keegan, Pilar Leto and Lisa Nevada to produce a poetry performance with dance and about dance.
Friday, March 11, 8p //
Saturday, March 12, 3pm //
Free. Contributions encouraged.
8. ART & STROLL: A POP-UP BRUNCH CELEBRATING CREATIVITY & CUISINE
($ / RSVP)
An art/dance/writing-infused walk along acequias followed by brunch, prepared by Chef Marie Yniguez. Presented by edible Santa Fe, the morning features writer Michelle Otero; artists Chrissie Orr and Noel Chilton; place settings by potters H.P. Bloomer, Jennifer DePaolo and Teresa Larrabee; and dance choreographed by Romy Keegan of Maple Street Dance Space. Join for the walk, brunch, or both.
Saturday, March 19, 10a – 11:30a: Walk //
Free
Saturday, March 19, 11:30a – 1p: Brunch //
Brunch – $40; Brunch & original place setting – $75
9. EQUINOX YOGA: 108 SUN SALUTATIONS
($ / RSVP)
Synchronizing movement with breath quiets the mind, making space for A-ha moments. From this inspired mindful state, you can hear your own h-art song. Afterwards, create a personal expression (materials provided) inspired by your yoga practice.
Sunday, March 20, 12:30p – 3p //
with Marisol Brito, Sarah Gorham, Maya Ramsey, and Lululemon
$15 / person
Burque Noir brings together Dance, Music, Poetry, Comedy, and Live Visual Art in a relaxed Albuquerque venue where the theme for the night is simply, Black. It’s exclusively inclusive! Join this multimedia networking event and celebrate African American Women as artists and activists in New Mexico! #BurqueNoir
Saturday, March 26, 7p – 11p //
$5 – $20 suggested contribution
11. FEAST FOR THE SENSES: A POP-UP DINNER
($ / RSVP)
Join us at the table as we take you on an exploration of creativity during this pop-up dinner. In the unique gallery setting, music, art, poetry, theater and/or dance are integrated with the culinary arts. Presented by edible Santa Fe and Farm & Table, the menu will push the limits of the sensory experience.
Tuesday, March 29, 7 – 9p //
$75 / person