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From the Manitos Community Memory Project As the pandemic was in its first wave, the Manitos Project identified the need to document, in some way, pandemic experiences specific to our
Happy New Year from your Questa Creative Council! Our mission, to strengthen our community through arts, culture, history, and education, aims to serve all Questeños. First, thank you! Thank you
A Force of Nature Mandy Stapleford is a force of nature, a voice of wisdom for Mother Earth, and a visionary—able to turn thoughts into beautiful objects. She landed in
What do you do, feel, and ponder during the winter months? Is it a time for reflection on the past, or on the long dark nights, or on dreaming? Or
US Senator Ben Ray Luján led the way in introducing the Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA), legislation to help bolster the creative economy through workforce grants to employ artists and
Music Review There is a spirit that speaks of balancing the act and laying out truths, a spirit of protest and of love, and that spirit is speaking through the
Proud parents smiled broadly as their children pointed out their contributions to the Youth Art Show at the Questa Public Library at its November 6 opening reception. Seventy-four students from
Art Kit Time of Year! By Peggy Trigg Help support the creativity of our youth! Donate to the Holiday Art Kit Fund Drive.The Art Kits Fund Drive has raised over
New Mexico students were invited to submit entries to the Annual Youth Art Contest in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). The contest was sponsored by
Stop by and see the new textile display at the Questa Public Library. This exhibition is up, with smaller pieces, but now also includes three larger cherished quilts. We have
Would you like your artwork to be on display at the Questa Public Library? We are always looking for art to be part of the “Local Questa Artists” shows or
My passion is the land, finding inspiration literally everywhere. I live in the beautiful rural village of San Cristobal, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, with my
By QCC members It takes a lot of effort to run a non-profit organization. In small towns like ours, often the burden of work can’t be spread out, with fewer
The Rio Costilla mini-Studio Tour on Saturday, September 18, prevailed, with six exhibiting artists who opened their studios to the public. The day was lovely, the weather perfect, and a
The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) and Taos Plein Air co-sponsored a plein air paint out event September 20 – 23. This was their third year in partnership.
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It’s 5:30 am on Saturday, August 14, the morning of the tour, and I have my morning decaf and steel-cut oats. I feel excited, anxious, and hopeful that the studio
Saturday: September 1810:00 am – 5:00 pm The Rio Costilla Studio Tour will present the work of six dedicated artists for a scaled-down version of their annual event. Yes, six
Chris Arellano and his older brother Rodney are important people in the northern New Mexico music scene. The audience at the Fourth Annual Nuevo Americana Music Festival this past July