and lives of influential and creative Taoseños on this
unique guided tour.
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Tour 1 departs at 10am please arrive 30 min early
Tour 2 departs at 2pm please arrive 30 min early
Tour includes Alyce Frank sharing her special
space, Steve Parks opening the Melissa Zink
studio, and Mirabai Starr with her creative friends at the
rarely seen El Monte Sagrado library. Along the way,
historian Nita Murphy will offer her insight into the
people, places and events that illuminate Taos.
Tours meet at the UNM-Taos Library,
located at 115 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos
Tickets are $25 Space is limited - please RSVP
To reserve tickets or for more info. call (575) 737-6242
BIOS AND INFO
Alyce Frank paints the landscape of Taos New Mexico in vibrant hues against a red ground. Within her paintings the mesas, gorges, and mountain ridges take on an emotional quality that goes beyond a direct rendering. The fields, streams and canyons are familiar but the shapes and colors feel animated and fresh.
Melissa Zink’s work has progressed from sculpture to painting and into a mix of language, collage and printmaking. Her work is often inspired by her passionate experience with books and the almost trance like state of reading. Steve Parks of Parks Gallery will guide us through her studio.
Mirabai Starr is a translator, author and educator concerned with the spiritual pathways expressed in each of the world’s faith traditions. She speaks nationally and internationally on the teachings of the mystics and the contemplative process.
Nita Murphy is the director of the Center for Southwest Research, an archive of local history. She has deep knowledge of the stories and people of Taos.
