2010 New and Exciting Projects

Hopewell Community Art Project – the re-storying of a shifting community. Lead by Chrissie Orr and Soledad Santiago with Deanne Brown and Guadalupe Vargas.
The project will engage the visual arts, prose, poetry and audio to foster community involvement, discovering the new story for the Hopewell community. This new narrative will emerge from the culturally complex memories, hopes, dreams and stories of the local residents. These will be documented and translated into public installations in the spring of 2010.

Hopewell on freeDIMENSIONAL: fD, Santa Fe Art Institute and Casa das Caldeiras bring a community organizing, street art duo from Sao Paulo to work with youth in Santa Fe>

Public Art in DeVargas Skateboard Park – We are ecstatic to announce a collaborative art project involving local teens, their mentors and a new vision for the DeVargas skateboard park, located in the heart of historic downtown Santa Fe. The goal is to clean up the park and surrounding areas through a youth mentorship mural project, sending the message that the city is dedicated to its youth and their creative engagement and artistic expression.

Art In The Yard – In November at El Centro, the Hopewell community center, “Fiesta de Hopewell hip-hop style” took place as the first of a series of Art In The Yard events. The block was filled with the sound of turntables spinning and multi generational MC’s rhyming and rapping. Highlights include talented young performers and lyricists from the community debuting their “Hopewell Song” and the tantalizing aroma of homemade tamales, enchiladas and other Mexican cuisine.

Youth Exhibition – Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the hard work and creativity of Santa Fe’s youth and the artists that have guided them throughout the year. Exploring the ideas of ELEMENTAL: Art and Environment, this exhibition and performance is sure to be an inspiring experience showcasing the creativity that has blossomed from the youth education programs.

Opening Friday, 5/7, 5-7pm
Closing Party and Performances Friday, 5/28, 4-9 pm

Spring Art Classes Coming to Tierra Encantada Charter School – This spring SFAI will be offering two exciting art classes at Tierra Encantada Charter School. Exploring the theme of art and environment, we will be offering an Outsider Art class and a hip-hop class.

Your Help is Greatly Needed – In order to keep all of our youth education and outreach programs intact, your help is greatly needed! We are in need of any art materials you may have – paint, paper, fabric, etc. With our environmental consciousness, we are masters of finding creative uses of used and recycled materials as well. Any donation may be dropped off at the Santa Fe Art Institute or you may call us at 505-424-5050 and we are happy to arrange a time to pick up donations.