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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ FYI-In New Mexico Gladys Markoff-Sotomayor Columbia University Libraries =3E---------------- Message requiring your approval (199 lines) ------------------ =3EThe following announces an exhibition and symposium here at NMSU in =3ENovember-December. Molly =3E =3EMolly Molloy =2A=2A=2A Latin American Specialist =2A=2A=2A New Mexico = State University =3ELibrary =2A=2A=2A Las Cruces, NM 88003 =2A=2A=2A 505-646-6931 =2A=2A=2A = mmolloy=40lib.nmsu.edu =2A=2A=2A =3Ehttp://lib.nmsu.edu/staff/mmolloy =3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F== 5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5= F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =5F=5F =3E =3ESubject: December Retablos Symposium =3E =3EPlease forgive any cross-postings. =3EThis symposium will take place in Las Cruces, NM, Dec 13-14, 1999. =3E =3E=22El Favor de los Santos: The Retablo Collection of New Mexico State =3EUniversity=22 Exhibition and Symposium =3E =3E We anticipate that through our scholarly research, exhibition, and =3Ecommunity activities, the history of the 19th-century Mexican retablo =3Ewill be redefined within a broader cultural context, emphasizing the =3Econtinuity of Mexican religious traditions that have sought the favor of =3Ethe gods since pre-Columbian times. =22El Favor de los Santos: The = Retablo =3ECollection of New Mexico State University=22 is the most comprehensive =3Eexhibition to date exploring the subject of the 19th-century Mexican =3Eretablo (devotional religious paintings on tin.) =3E The exhibition was made possible through generous grants and =3Econtributions from the Stockman Family Foundation, the Rockefeller =3EFoundation, the New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs, the U.S./Mexico =3EFund for Culture, Fundacion Cultural Bancomer, Fondo Nacional para la =3ECultura y las Artes, the New Mexico Arts Division, the Friends of the =3EUniversity Art Gallery, and the New Mexico College of Arts and Sciences =3EResearch Center. =3E After premiering at the University Art Gallery at New Mexico State =3EUniversity, Las Cruces, in November 1999, the exhibition will = subsequently =3Etravel to the Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey, Mexico=3B the Museo =3EAmparo, Puebla, Mexico=3B the Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico=3B = the San =3EJose Museum of Art, San Jose, California=3B the Mexican Fine Arts Center =3EMuseum, Chicago, Illinois=3B and the University of Miami Lowe Art Museum, =3EMiami, Florida. The exhibition contains 170 retablos and 10 viceregal =3Epaintings from the NMSU collection which are complemented by 75 loan =3Eobjects including statuary, paintings, and prints from the Museo Nacional =3EAntropologia, Mexico City=3B the Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City=3B the = Museo =3Ede la Basilica de Guadalupe, Mexico City=3B the El Paso Museum of Art, El =3EPaso, Texas=3B the University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, New =3EMexico=3B and the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. =3ETwelve photomurals and four installations will help contextualize the =3Eretablo tradition. =3E The Symposium will bring together the most prominent scholars in the =3Efield of devotional painting traditions in Mexico and Latin America. A =3Eprevious grant from the U.S./Mexico Fund for Culture funded these = scholars =3Eto spend up to a week researching the NMSU retablo collection. Symposium =3Eparticipants are invited to attend the three-day celebration for the = Virgin =3Eof Guadalupe from December 10-12 organized by the local Tortugas Mestizo =3Etribe, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Catholic Diocese, and the =3Elarger community of Las Cruces. This important local celebration = includes =3Ematachine dancers, a procession of images of the Virgin of Guadalupe to = the =3Enearby Tortugas mountain, and numerous practices related to the present =3Econtinuation of the retablo tradition. =3E =3EMonday, December 13, 1999 =3E10:00 INTRODUCTIONS BY MODERATORS =3EREFUGIO I. ROCHIN, Director, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Center =3E for Latino Initiatives =3EMIGUEL BRETOS, Senior Scholar, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian =3E Center for Latino Initiatives =3E10:30 FELIPE SOL=CDS OLGU=CDN, Subdirector of Archeology, National Museum= of =3EAnthropology, Mexico City, Mexico =3E =22Archeological Testimonies of Popular Religion in Tenochtitl=E1n, = Mexico=22 =3E11:30 MARCUS BURKE, Curator of Paintings, Drawings, and Metalwork, =3EHispanic Society of America, New York =3E =22On the Spanish Origins of Mexican Retablos=22 =3E12:30 LUNCH =3E1:30 ELIZABETH ZARUR, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, NMSU =3E =22Researching the Iconography of the NMSU Retablo Collection=22 =3E2:30 JACINTO QUIRARTE, Emeritus Professor, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio =3E =22Los Cinco Senores and La Mano Poderosa: An Iconographic Study=22 =3E3:30 BREAK =3E3:45 Panel Discussion- Retablo scholars and audience members =3E4:30 Transportation to University Art Gallery to attend a reception for =3E=22El Favor De Los Santos: The Retablo Collection of NMSU,=22 5 to 7 p.m. =3E =3ETuesday, December 14, 1999 =3E9:30 MANUEL OLIMAN NOLASCO, General Director of the Nacional Commicion =3Ede Artes Sagrado, Mexico City, Mexico =3E =22Religious orders and the Mexican retablo=22 =3E10:30 RAMON GUTIERREZ, Associate Chancellor, U. of California San Diego =3E =22Sacred Retablos: Objects that Conjoin Time and Space=22 =3E11:30 LUNCH =3E12:30 SOLANGE CHRISTINE BEHOCAREY DE ALBERRO, Professor, El Col=E9gio de =3EMexico, Mexico City =3E =22Retablos and Popular Religion in 19th Century Mexico=22 =3E1:30 CLAIRE FARAGO, Associate Professor, Art History, U.Colorado,Boulder =3E =22Prints and the Pauper: Artifice, Religion, and Free Enterprise in =3EPopular Sacred Art=22 =3E2:30 BREAK =3E2:45 VICTOR ZAMUDIO-TAYLOR, Fellow, National Museum of American Art, =3ESmithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives =3E =22Influence of Retablo Paintings on the Works of Contemporary = Artists=22 =3E3:45 Panel Discussion =3E4:30 Transportation to the Mesilla Plaza-On Your Own-Exploring Shops =3Eand Galleries of Old Mesilla =3E6:00 DINNER-Dining on your own in Old Mesilla Restaurants =3E7:30 Musical Entertainment, Mesilla Plaza =3E =3ETravel Information =3E Southwest Airlines is offering =22El Favor de los Santos=22 symposium =3Eparticipants a 10=25 discount. Reservations can be made at = 1-800-435-9792, =3Erefer to the airline ID code G1149. The El Paso International Airport is = a =3Eone-hour drive from Las Cruces, New Mexico. =3E For touring the area, a rental car is a must. Enterprise-Rent-A-Car is =3Eoffering conference discount rate. Call toll-free for reservations, =3E1-800-736-8222, ask for option 2, dial 915-779-2260. Refer to code = L63563. =3EFor those not renting an automobile, the Las Cruces Shuttle provides =3Etransportation between Las Cruces hotels and the El Paso Airport. =3EReservations are required at 1-800-288-1784. A =2435.00 round trip = special =3Efare is offered to Retablo Symposium attendees. =3E =3EHotels =3E Special rates have been arranged at the area hotels listed below.To =3Ereceive our conference rate, rooms must be booked by November 29, 1999. =3EMention =22El Favor de Los Santos=22 Symposium. =3E Hilton Las Cruces Spring Hill Suites by Marriott =3E 705 S. Telshore Blvd. 1611 Hickory Loop =3E Las Cruces, New Mexico 88011 Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005 =3E 1-505-522-4300 1-505-541-8887 =3E =2469.00 (Plus tax) single or double =2469.00 (plus tax) double or king =3E =3E Holiday Inn de Las Cruces =3E 201 E. University Ave. =3E Las Cruces, New Mexico =3E 1-505-526-4411 =3E =2452.00 (Plus tax) single or =2457.00 (Plus Tax) double =3E =3EShuttle service between area hotels and the conference site will be =3Eprovided at no charge to the symposium attendees. We suggest making =3Ereservations from December 11th to the 14th to provide optimal time to = tour =3ELas Cruces, La Mesilla, and the enchanting Mesilla Valley. =3E =3E Symposium participants are invited to attend the three day celebration, =3Eheld December 10-12, for the Virgin of Guadalupe organized by the local =3ETortugas mestizo Indians group, a Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the =3ECatholic Diocese, and the larger community of Las Cruces. This = important =3Elocal celebration includes Matachine Dancers, a procession of images of = the =3EVirgin of Guadalupe to the nearby Tortugas mountain, and numerous = practices =3Erelated to the present continuation of the retablo tradition. =3E =3EDETAILS =3E=22EL Favor De Los Santos=22 Symposium Fees, TWO DAYS: DECEMBER 13 AND 14,1999: =3ESymposium registration fee: =24100 per person (Fee includes symposium, =3E two lunches, breaks, reception, and entertainment) =3ENMSU affiliates registration fee: =247.50 for each lunch and =248.00 for =3E the reception. (Optional) =3E =3EFor additional information please call the University Art Gallery at =3E(505) 646-5423, fax (505) 646-8036, or email =3Cartglry=40NMSU.edu=3E = Monday =3Ethrough Friday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (MST). =3ESpace is limited, 350 tickets are available on a first come, first serve =3Ebasis. Please fill out the order form below and enclose a check payable = to =3ENew Mexico State University or provide credit card information and return =3Eto: =3E Sonja Larsen, El Favor De Los Santos Symposium Coordinator =3E University Art Gallery, NMSU =3E P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3572 =3E Las Cruces, NM 88001 =3ERefund requests must be received in writing no later than November = 30,1999 =3E =3E-------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- - =3E-------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- - =3E =3ESYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION =3E Name(s): Organization: =3E =3E Address: =3E =3E City: State: Zip: =3E Phone:( )=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = email:=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E =3ETwo day conference tickets: =3ERegistration =40=24100 each (includes symposium, two box lunches, = reception, =3Efour refreshment breaks, and a night of entertainment): = =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =40 =24100 =3D =3E=24=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E =3ENMSU students, faculty and staff may purchase both lunches for =2415.00 = (or =3Eindividually at =247.50 each) and attend the reception for =248.00 each. =3ELunch 10/13: Lunch 10/14: Total Lunches =40 =247.50 = each:=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3EReception: =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =40 =248.00 /ea. =3D =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E =3ERequest for vegetarian lunch (=23)=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E =3EPlease charge fees to my VISA Mastercard Credit Card=23: =3EExp.Date: =5F=5F=5F/=5F=5F=5F =3ESignature: =3EMake checks payable to: New Mexico State University =3E =3E=2ANMSU students, faculty and staff may attend the symposium at no = charge, =3Ebut must be currently registered. =3E =3E =3E =3E