EVENTS

516 ARTS, in partnership with the Albuquerque Museum, announces The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility co-curated by Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet. The group exhibition presents the work of over 40 designers and artists working along the US-Mexico border who are engaging with the intersections of culture that have developed in the region while considering the welfare and wellbeing of migrants and citizens who live there. This exhibition was originated at the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, where it was part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative and supported by major grants from the Getty Foundation. The main exhibition in Albuquerque is hosted by 516 ARTS, and has been expanded into a collaboration with an additional exhibition site at the Albuquerque Museum and accompanying interdisciplinary public programs around Albuquerque.

Along the Border presents the work of experimental composer, multimedia artist, and performance artist Guillermo Galindo to explore the economic, political, and social issues around the Mexico-United States border. Since 2009, Galindo has created a series of instruments, or as Galindo calls them, “cybertotemic sonic objects,” that are crafted from discarded objects found at multiple sites along the 2000-mile national divide. On exhibit are works constructed from discarded cans, shoes, bicycle wheels, wood, leather, and more.

The exhibition is curated by Skidmore College Professor Emeritus of Economics Mehmet Odekon and Tang Museum Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator Rachel Seligman with Curatorial Assistant Molly Channon.

Mojave Sound presents “Incantations”, a three day sound art festival between Friday, March 30th to Sunday, April 1st in Wonder Valley, CA.  Mojave Sound is founded and curated by Kate Short.

Bloodroot (a collaboration between interdisciplinary artist Amber Stucke and composer/artist Guillermo Galindo) will perform a piece titled “Blind Tanks” on Friday, March 30th at sunset.  More details will follow with maps of all site specific installations and performances located at the Palms Restaurant in Wonder Valley.