Thursday, May 11, 2023

THE 8 x 8 El Paso -- 2023

The second 8x8 PRINT SHOW of Horned Toad Prints is coming to El Paso once again -- opening on Friday, May 19th, 2023 from 6:30 - 10PM -- at Alameda Art & Salvage, 3109 Alameda Avenue.  The exhibition is up until June 3rd:

UPDATE (May 25th):  The regular hours are 1 - 5 PM, Wednesday through Saturday until June 3rd (May 24, 25, 26, 27, 31.  June 1, 2, 3)




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Many, but not all, of the 8x8 inch prints will be on sale:
    • US prints for $50
    • Mexican prints for $100

Already the El Paso Times is announcing this exhibition, in an article from May 4th, 2023:



GEARING UP

Prints are stacking up from Mexico, El Paso, New Mexico and beyond:

Buckets-o-prints
ready to show


Some works from PRINT SANTA FE made it down, as well as prints from Albuquerque, and a special print from the master Eli Levin in Dixon, New Mexico:

These prints came from PRINT SANTA FE
and Albuquerque


Victor Casas brought in prints from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on May 10th:

Victor Casas bringing in prints from across the border,
from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico


Prints by Victor Casas


Horned Toad Prints studio


The FIRST 8x8 SHOW, last year in May of 2022, was well attended, and we look forward to an even bigger exhibition this year:



STILL MORE

The Ambos Lados International Print Exchange exhibition continues at the El Paso Museum of History until Saturday, May 27th, 2023.  This is also an exhibition of 8x8 inch prints, organized by Manuel Guerra and Adrian Aguirre and Beatriz Rivas of Taller Grafica Libre of Oaxaca:




Marco Sanchez is organizing a Print Vendor Fair in El Paso -- Print Pachanga -- on July 27th and July 28th, 2023:


  • Marco Sanchez also put together the current exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque -- Nexo Entre Raices -- April 21st - September 10th, 2023.
  • The reception is on July 14th, 2023, 5 - 8 PM.


The Southwest Print Fiesta is coming again to Silver City, New Mexico on October 6-9, 2023.  Registration deadline for their 8x8 inch Print Exchange is June 30th.  Other deadlines coming up soon:



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