AMoCA News March - May
Artists Performance and Opening Reception for Guillermo Galindo’s In Darkness, Do Not Fear, Ashes Hold No Chains
Guillermo Galindo (RAiR 2024-25), gave a sound art performance at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art on April 18, prior to the opening reception of his exhibition “In Darkness, Do Not Fear, Ashes Hold No Chains.” He was joined in the performance by percussionist Alan Zimmerman of Albuquerque. The 60-minute spellbinding performance was given in lieu of an artist talk. After the performance an opening reception was held followed by a dinner in the artist’s honor, all at the Anderson Museum.
Guillermo Galindo (RAiR 2024-25) gives a sound art performance for museum guests in the Joseph Carl Anderson Gallery at the Anderson Museum on April 18. Galindo collaborated with percussionist Alan Ziimmerman for the hour-long performance.
Guillermo Galindo’s RAR solo exhibition In Darkness, Do Not Fear, Ashes Hold No Chains in the North Gallery at the Anderson Museum.
Anderson Museum Spring Piano Series
The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art held a Spring Piano series featuring four dates with four pianists performing: Erica Sipes; Kirill Gliadkovsky; Ben Cosgrove; and Marina Bengoa Roldán
Erica Sipes, from Roanoke, Virginia, performed a program on March 8 titled Let Them Fly! — Stories of Women Composers and their Music. She played the compositions of Marianna Martines, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Lili Boulanger, Anna von Schaden Dora Pejacevic, and Madeleine Dring.
Ben Cosgrove, of Portland, Maine performed a program of original compositions, March 25.
Kirill Gliadkovsky, from San Juan Capistrano, CA performed his program Hidden Gems — Great Piano Music of Lesser-Known Composers on April 6. He performed works of Joseph Bologne, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Florence Price Manuel Ponce, Alexina Louie, and Arno Babajanian.
Marina Bengoa Roldán, a music professor at ENMU in Portales, NM played a program of Spanish Composers titled Spanish Souvenirs on May 11. She played works by Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla, and Pascual Gimeno.
A Send-off for Katelyn
We held a sendoff for Katelyn Krakauskas the Executive Director of the RAiR Foundation, 2020 - 2025 at the Museum on April 30, her last day with the foundation. We bid farewell after an eventful five years. She graciously agreed to stay until we'd found her replacement to ensure a smooth transition. We hope to see you around Katelyn!
MSHR Performance at AMoCA
The light and sound at duo MSHR, which is made up of Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper came to the Anderson Museum on Monday April 28. They created an audio visual performance which was a real-time created video on a large screen along with four channel sound that surrounded the audience. The night before, the duo performed a light and sound art show (pictured) at Masha Sha’s space in Roswell. For more info about MSHR
Curator Talk at the AMoCA
Jordan Karney Chaim, Curator at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego gave a Curator Talk at the Anderson Museum on April 24.
Elsewhere: Art and Community-Building Beyond the Center
Dr. Chaim spoke about the alternative artist space movement in the United States as it developed in the 1970s and discussed the influence of this research on her curatorial practice.
Update on NEA Funding for RAiR
With all of the changes in the National Endowment for the Arts funding this year, the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation was recommended for an FY 2025 Grants for Arts Projects award but the grant has not been officially awarded. The recommendation is currently under review. We’ll let you know more when we know more.
This grant would support the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program by providing 12-month residencies for visual artists. The artists on the grant would receive direct benefit from the NEA via monthly stipends.
The NEA’s updated guidelines based on Executive Orders have altered what they are now funding.
For more information on the NEA’s granting guidelines visit arts.gov/news.
Butterfly Cult at the Anderson Museum
Folk duo Butterfly Cult featuring Jennifer Sirey (RAiR 2024-25), left, and Tammy Zibners performed at the Anderson Museum on March 16. They performed songs they had written, and shared the bill with another folk duo, Wolverton of Magdalena, NM. After the performance Jennifer gave a gallery talk in the North Gallery, where her exhibition Wiggly & Orderly was on display.
Student Tours and More
Sixty-seven fourth-grade students from the Roswell Gifted Students program made a visit to the Anderson Museum on March 24 (pictured). Overall more than 250 students came through for tours this spring from six different schools or groups. We also had commercial tours, several private events, a college reunion, the RSO Symphony Orchestra Youth Recital, and the Mike Lively Piano School recital all this spring.