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A film by Ali Ray.
This is a free event

From the producers: Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual, curious and engaging, which was a major shift in the way women appeared in art. Presenting her astonishing prints, pastels and paintings, this film introduces us to the often-overlooked Impressionist whose own career was as full of contradiction as the women she painted. Her artwork is some of the finest of the period. She printed, sketched and painted dozens of images of mothers and children yet she never married or had children herself. She was a classically trained artist but chose to join a group of Parisian radicals – the Impressionists – a movement that transformed the language of art. She was as much a part of the group as Degas, Monet or Renoir. The world’s most eminent Cassatt curators and scholars reveal a riveting tale of great social and cultural change; a time when women were fighting for their rights and the language of art was completely re-written. Mary Cassatt and her modern women were at the heart of it all.
EVENT LIST
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Middle Eastern Dance Classes Weekly on Thursdays @ 5:30
Ewetopian Fiber Artists Monthly on 2nd Saturdays @ 10:00​​​​​​​​
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April 4
First Friday Student art Exhibition Reception, 4 – 6 pm
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April 12
All Ages Workshops: Matisse Cut-Outs – Paper Cutting Art, Kids 10 AM Adults 1 PM
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April 15
Lecture Series by Jornada Research Institute 6 PM
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April 18
Otero Arts Reading Series: Natachee Momaday Gray, 6 PM
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May 1
Meet and Greet, 1 – 11: 30 am
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May 2
First Friday Art Exhibit: VETERAN ARTS SHOWCASE Opening Ceremony & Reception
5-7 PM
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May 9
VETERAN WRITERS GROUP (registration required 845-797-3642) 5:30 – 8:30 PM
May 16
Open Mic: Veteran Arts Showcase 5:30 – 8:30pm
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May 20
Lecture Series by Jornada Research Institute 6 PM
May 23​​
MUSIC and READINGS BY VETERAN WRITERS and CIVILIAN-VETERAN DIALOGUE 2-5 PM
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May 24
INVITED SPEAKER/PRESENTATION ON VETERAN EXPRESSIVE ARTS Featuring Combat Paper, and EXIT12 Dance
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: FOOTPRINTS featuring vocalist JESSIKA BRUST 7-9 PM
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May 25
​SHOWCASE CLOSING CEREMONIES and COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE 2:00 – 4:00pm​​​​
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May 28
Art History Series, Exhibition On Screen, Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman
with remarks by Rochelle Williams, 5:30 PM, Sandwiches & snacks provided
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June 1
Ice Cream Social and Silent Auction at the Artspace
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June 5
Meet and Greet, 10 – 11:30 am
Exhibition Opening Reception, 5-7 pm. Artist: Deborah Wenzel
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June 6-8
Rebel Music Theater Broadway Review 7 PM on Friday, 2 PM & 7 PM on Saturday, 2 PM on Sunday
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June 14
All Ages Workshops: Sandpainting, Kids 10-12, Adults 1-3
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June 17
Lecture Series by Jornada Research Institute 6 PM
July 3
Meet and Greet, 10 -11:30 am
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July 4
Exhibition Opening Reception, 5-7 pm: Landscape Exhibition
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July 12
All Ages Workshops: Paper Dolls (kids) 10-12 , Collage (adults), 1-3 PM
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July 18
Reading Series TBA
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July 27
Movie Matinee, 2 pm title TBA
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August 1
Exhibition Opening Reception, Dan Pilgreen & Guest, 5 – 7 pm
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August 7
Meet and Greet, 10 am – 11:30
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August 9
All Ages Workshops: Collage, Kids 10-12, Adults 1-3 PM
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August 12
OA ANNUAL MEETING, Otero Artspace, Time TBA
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August 19
JRI Lecture series, 6 pm
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September 4
Meet and Greet, 10 – 11:30 AM
Sept 5
Exhibition Opening Reception: 5 – 7 pm, Artist TBA
Sept 6
All Ages Workshops: Masks (Children) and Bead and Thread (Adults) 10 AM & 1 PM
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Sept 16
JRI Lecture series, 6 pm
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Sept 28
Movie Matinee: 2 pm
Oct 2
Meet and Greet, 10 – 11:30
Oct 3
Exhibition Opening Reception: OA Member Show, 5 – 7 pm
Oct 11
All Ages Workshops: Costumes (Children) and Acrylic Pour (Adults) 10 AM & 1 PM
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Oct 15
JRI Lecture series, 6 pm
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Reading Series, 6 PM
Nov 7
Meet and Greet, 10 – 11:30 AM
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Nov 7
Exhibition Opening Reception: Mata Ortiz Potts from Mexico w/slide show on their pottery by Charmayne Samuelson, 5 – 7 pm
Nov 8
All Ages Workshops: Christmas Ornaments Kids 10 AM, Adults 1 PM
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Nov 18
JRI Lecture series, 6 pm
Nov 30
Movie Matinee: 2 pm​
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Dec 5
First Friday Art Exhibit Reception: Favorites from Member Collections
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