“Party Time”, Acrylic, Collage, Wire Screen, Resin on Canvas, 36″ diameter, 2015
“RAiR AT 50: BEYOND THE GIFT OF TIME”
October 6th, 2017 – April 6th 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, October 6th, 5-7 PM
ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER
100 West 11th St, Santa Fe, NM
Press Release:
For five decades, the Roswell Artist-in-Residency Program has enriched southeastern New Mexico’s creative community, an achievement recently honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Founded in 1967 by philanthropist, businessman and artist Donald B. Anderson, the RAiR grant provides the financial and personal freedom for artists to concentrate on their creative work for a year and has become known as “the gift of time” due to its exceptional length and generosity. In celebration of RAiR’s 50th anniversary, this exhibition invites alumni of the program to share their recent art with the Roswell community. With more than 170 participants submitting new work, this show will occupy most of the Museum’s galleries, emphasizing the grant’s impressive scope.