AMoCA News January- February
Artists Talk and Opening Reception for Jennifer Sirey’s Wiggly & Orderly
Jennifer Sirey (RAiR 2024-25) mounted her RAiR solo exhibition, Wiggly & Orderly in the Anderson Museum’s North Gallery recently. On January 31 she gave an artist talk gave an artist talk in the Joseph Anderson Gallery at AMoCA (see a recording on the Roswell Museum Facebook site), which was followed by an opening reception and a dinner in the artist’s honor.
Sirey’s sculptures engage organic materials and natural phenomena, incorporating glass, liquids, wax, bacteria, algae, wood, metal, and found objects in monolithic forms. She discussed her history as an artist and the process of how she makes her artwork.
Jennifer Sirey (RAiR 2024-25) delivers her artist talk to museum guests in the Joseph Carl Anderson Gallery at the Anderson Museum on January 31.
In addition to the artists talk, an opening reception and dinner in the artists’ honor were both held at the Anderson Museum the same evening.
Wiggly & Orderly, a solo exhibition by Jennifer Sirey, installed in the North Gallery at the Anderson Museum.
Santa Fe Opera film screening of Donizetti’s The Eixir of Love
A film screening of the Santa Fe Opera’s production of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love was held at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday, February 9.
A lively pre-screening discussion was given by Oliver Prezant, a conductor and educator (see photo), which put the opera in historical context and discussed themes in this and other operas.
The Elixir of Love toured New Mexico in celebration of the opera’s 67th Festival Season and the season of love, the Santa Fe Opera invited opera fans and newcomers to enjoy free screenings in Roswell, Albuquerque, Espanola and Los Alamos.
The Santa Fe Opera was last in Roswell in 2023 when they brought a touring version of Menotti’s one-act comic opera The Telephone.
Oliver Penzant, a conductor and educator with the Santa Fe Opera gave a lively pre-screening discussion about the specific opera and opera in general.
“A charismatic con-artist peddles a questionable love elixir. Will it help our not-so-clever mechanic win his gal’s heart? The Santa Fe Opera presents The Elixir of Love, a tale where laughter flows as freely as Chianti, along with a furtive tear. Prepare to be delighted as the lovers find their footing and the elixir does its job.”
The Elixir of Love at Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Curtis Brown.
Miranda Howe Farewell
Miranda Howe (RAiR 2012-13), who worked at the Anderson Museum for 10 years has stepped down from her work at the museum to devote herself to both her ceramics practice and to the Bone Springs Art Space in Roswell, which she founded and has developed. Over 10 years at the Anderson Museum Miranda has enthusiastically commanded a great breadth of knowledge regarding the AMoCA Collection and RAiR alumni, and among many other things, she dedicated herself to the Collection’s display and AMoCA’s education access for children and students.
At Bone Springs, MIranda holds exhibitions, art classes, has open pottery studio access and event rentals. Since the temporary closing of the Roswell Museum, Bone Springs has worked with the museum to absorb some of the art classes and pottery studio access that the museum had offered to the the Roswell community. Check out Bone Springs here. We’ll miss her, but will certainly work together with Bone Springs in the future.
Miranda Howe (RAiR 2012-13)
AMoCA held a sendoff/reception for MIranda with staff and friends on January 21, her last day.
Tristram Lansdowne Watercolor Workshop at Bone Springs
Tristram Lansdowne (RAiR 2024-25) offered a weekend Watercolor Workshop to the Roswell community at Bone Springs Art Space. Participants learned foundational aspects of color mixing and application techniques while they embarked on developing two still-life paintings. The group took a field trip to the Anderson Museum where they got a first hand look at Tristram and Ryan Crowley's residency exhibition, gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the watercolor medium as Tristram spoke about his work, and everyone sat down to a wonderful lunch provided by workshop participant, Elaine Howe.
Tristram Lansdowne (RAiR 2024-25), left, led a watercolor workshop at Bone Springs Art Space on January 11 & 12.
