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Third Annual Best in Show Night

Thursday, 18 July 2019 23:27 Staff Reports

Highlighting Gallup’s extraordinary arts and artists

The 98th Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial and gallupARTS, in partnership with the Gallup MainStreet Arts & Cultural District, are excited to announce the 3rd Annual Best in Show Night at ART123 Gallery, on August 6 from 4:30 pm-9 pm.

Launched in 2017...

Sharing the beauty of Spanish colonial art

Thursday, 04 July 2019 13:00 Gallupsun Staff

Frederico Prudencio, from Albuquerque, won the Carlos Otero Award for Culture and Faith at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup June 21-23. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jerry Montoya

The Bishops’ Award went to Charlie Carrillo for his amazing bulto of San Jose at the Sacred Heart Spanish Market. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jerry Montoya

Felipe River, from Peralta, N.M., and retablo artist Sean Wells, from Albuquerque, enjoying the Sacred Heart Spanish Market June 21-23 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jerry Montoya

Adan Carriga, left, showcases his fabulous santos at the Sacred Heart Spanish Market June 21-23. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jerry Montoya

Snapshots from Sacred Heart Spanish Market

Art comes in all shapes, sizes, and ages

Friday, 22 March 2019 11:12 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

Youth ART123 showcases young artists downtown

Students from Gallup and the surrounding area got the chance to display their unique forms of artwork at YouthART123 at the Artscrawl in Gallup March 9. The art show was held at Gallup ART123 to showcase schools such as Lincoln Elementary, Hozho Academy, and Mariano Lake Community School to name a few. Future artists consisted of children from kindergarten to high school with their own style of expression. Art teachers were on hand to talk about the forms of art their students were working on.

Psyche Reed, eighth grade teacher at Crownpoint Middle School, normally teaches welding, but decided to teach art this year. Reed was quite...

Annual craft fair kicks off the holiday season

Wednesday, 21 November 2018 13:32 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

offers homemade crafts and goodies galore

The Rio West Mall, 1300 W. Maloney Ave., held its fourth Annual Holiday Craft Fair Nov. 17 with over 40 vendors present. Many homemade items and delicious goodies were up for sale to kick off the holiday season.

Talented crafters from the area were on hand in hopes of selling their unique talents, which ranged from from airbrushed T-shirts to zany dinosaur stuffed animals and beyond.

According to Rio West Mall Leasing and Marketing Director Hannah Madrid, the fair was a great way to get the community together and showcase local crafts.

“It went well this year with a sellout of great vendors,” she said. “Just a lot of variety of...

Stop and smell the metaphorical flowers

Friday, 05 October 2018 14:24 Staff Reports

“Prayer and Wheel” by Ken Van Brott, who said, “This piece is made from local, recycled materials and speaks to the spiritual and industrial sides of our community.” Photo Credit: Courtesy gallupARTS

ART123 exhibit features 14 local artists

Stop and smell the metaphorical flowers at gallupARTS Oct. 13 through Nov. 6 with Art All Around Us. The show is composed of works by local artists and held at ART123 Gallery.

An opening reception will be held Oct. 13 from 7-9 pm.

Find the beauty in everyday objects, occurrences, landscapes and city scenes with the help of 40 pieces, ranging from painting to photography to collage to found object assemblage to sculpture to drawing by 14 local artists.

For more information about gallupARTS and ART123 Gallery, visit www.galluparts.org. ART123 Gallery is on Facebook at ART123Gallery.