The opening on July 14th was a huge success. Many exhibiting artists were present for the opening, locally and from out of state.  The juror, Augustine Romero attended and was generous with his time and attention to artists. He was impressed by the exhibition and said it is always interesting to look at the juried pieces close up and personal, versus on a computer. 

We have had six paintings in the exhibition sell, and numerous paintings in the EAI Members Gallery sell during the exhibition.  Click here for a list of artists who sold their paintings and their jpegs. We were also picked up in the local free newspaper The Santa Fe Reporter. Fiona Hutchinson’s painting “Declining Colony” was highlighted in that article.  Click here to read it.  The Pasa Tiempo section of the New Mexican newspaper also picked did an article, highlighting Lauren Lipinski’s painting “Drill Baby Drill”.  Click here to read that article.  We also ran an ad in THE Magazine (Click here to see ad).  Throughout the exhibition, media was kept alive with our calendar listings and press releases, as well as the State Tourism group.  

In addition to the opening, the museum hosted the Santa Fe Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Change Lobby to give an informative presentation to the public. The Roaming Writers Group had an open mic, reading their creative take on the paintings in the exhibition.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a display of student work on the theme of endangered animals was shown. The work was made by ARTsmart/ARTcamp students. ARTSmart is a non-profit providing visual arts education to youths in Northern New Mexico.

Click here to see photos from the opening weekend.