Socorro area Artists ready for 2nd Annual Art Studio Tour
on Festival of Cranes Weekend
<center><a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/BOSQUE_FALL_07_6384_11X14_crop_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/BOSQUE_FALL_07_6384_11X14_crop_sm.jpg border=1 align=center alt="In Formation"></a><br><font face="Arial Narrow" size =3><b>In Formation Fall 07 6384 By Jana Svobodova <br>Dancing Cranes Gallery - San Antonio</b></font></center>
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/KarynDebont_VillageStreet_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/KarynDebont_VillageStreet_sm.jpg" align=right border=1 alt="Karyn Debont - Socorro, NM" hspace=5></a>Socorro, NM – With all the beauty of the autumn season in central New Mexico, it’s little wonder that art abounds in Socorro County. And for the second year, many of the area artists will be featured in an art tour scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22 during the Festival of the Cranes.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Georgette_Grey_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Georgette_Grey_sm.jpg" align=left border=1 alt="Georgette Grey - Socorro, NM" hspace=5></a>Nine artists at eight studios will combine with four art shows and three galleries to present a comprehensive view of art along the middle Rio Grande valley in Socorro County.
Last year’s inaugural tour was a delight to festival goers and we are delighted to see it continue.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Fullcranes.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Fullcranes.jpg" align=right border=1 alt="Sharon Fullingim Studio - Luis Lopez" hspace=5></a>Studios on the tour include Casa Loma Pottery by Barbara Szabo, Dancing Cranes Guesthouse and Studio featuring Jana Svobodova (Steppin’ Out’s cover photographer this issue); Beverly Hansen’s Pink Pig Studio; sculptor Sharon Fullingim, Plein Air Painter Piz Poulin Alvarez, Artist and children’s book creator Jan Thomas, Watercolorist Georgette Grey, Painter Karyn DeBont and Retablo artist Maggie Griffin Taylor.
Galleries on the tour include Socorro County Arts cooperative gallery, Curious Crow Studio/FIL Galleries and Alamo Mercantile & Gallery.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Beverly_Hansen_Afternoon_Walk_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Beverly_Hansen_Afternoon_Walk_sm.jpg" align=left border=1 alt="Beverly Hansen - San Antonio, NM" hspace=5></a>Maps giving details of the tour are available at the Socorro County Chamber of Commerce, Socorro Visitors and Heritage Center, Bosque del Apache Nature Center, Owl Bar and Café and Manzanares Street Coffeehouse.
Steppin Out readers can download and print a personal 1-page copy of the <a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Poster08.pdf">Festival of the Cranes Art Studio Tour Map here</a>. Please be PATIENT. On a dial-up line it may take 5 - 7 minutes for this large Adobe Reader (PDF) file to download! Once it has downloaded, you can print it with your free copy of Adobe Reader.
To download a copy of Adobe Reader, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">click here</a>.
Photo Credits:
1. Photos on this page represent copyrighted works of this issue's cover artist, Luis Lopez photographer Jana Svobodova (see Jana's story here (http://www.steppinoutnewmexico.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=652)), Socorro Watercolorist Georgette Evans Grey (www.vertuarts.com (http://www.vertuarts.com/)), Socorro painter Karyn Debont, Luis Lopez sculptress Sharon Fullingim (www.fullingimstudio.com (http://www.fullingimstudio.com/)), and Luis Lopez painter Beverly Hansen. For the location of each artist's studio or gallery, download and print the map attached to this article.
2. The cover image for this story (the bright photo of cranes against a rising moon) is not the work of a Socorro-artist. It was found on the site of Sheyang, China's Crane Festival http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en (http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en) Later, we wrote and requested permission to use a reduced-size version of their photo. We used it with this article because it is so eye-catching. We thank the Sheyang Festival for allowing us to use their image. For information about Sheyang's Crane Festival, visit http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en (http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en)
As always, Steppin' Out appreciates permission to use each artist's images.
on Festival of Cranes Weekend
<center><a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/BOSQUE_FALL_07_6384_11X14_crop_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/BOSQUE_FALL_07_6384_11X14_crop_sm.jpg border=1 align=center alt="In Formation"></a><br><font face="Arial Narrow" size =3><b>In Formation Fall 07 6384 By Jana Svobodova <br>Dancing Cranes Gallery - San Antonio</b></font></center>
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/KarynDebont_VillageStreet_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/KarynDebont_VillageStreet_sm.jpg" align=right border=1 alt="Karyn Debont - Socorro, NM" hspace=5></a>Socorro, NM – With all the beauty of the autumn season in central New Mexico, it’s little wonder that art abounds in Socorro County. And for the second year, many of the area artists will be featured in an art tour scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22 during the Festival of the Cranes.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Georgette_Grey_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Georgette_Grey_sm.jpg" align=left border=1 alt="Georgette Grey - Socorro, NM" hspace=5></a>Nine artists at eight studios will combine with four art shows and three galleries to present a comprehensive view of art along the middle Rio Grande valley in Socorro County.
Last year’s inaugural tour was a delight to festival goers and we are delighted to see it continue.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Fullcranes.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Fullcranes.jpg" align=right border=1 alt="Sharon Fullingim Studio - Luis Lopez" hspace=5></a>Studios on the tour include Casa Loma Pottery by Barbara Szabo, Dancing Cranes Guesthouse and Studio featuring Jana Svobodova (Steppin’ Out’s cover photographer this issue); Beverly Hansen’s Pink Pig Studio; sculptor Sharon Fullingim, Plein Air Painter Piz Poulin Alvarez, Artist and children’s book creator Jan Thomas, Watercolorist Georgette Grey, Painter Karyn DeBont and Retablo artist Maggie Griffin Taylor.
Galleries on the tour include Socorro County Arts cooperative gallery, Curious Crow Studio/FIL Galleries and Alamo Mercantile & Gallery.
<a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Beverly_Hansen_Afternoon_Walk_lg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Beverly_Hansen_Afternoon_Walk_sm.jpg" align=left border=1 alt="Beverly Hansen - San Antonio, NM" hspace=5></a>Maps giving details of the tour are available at the Socorro County Chamber of Commerce, Socorro Visitors and Heritage Center, Bosque del Apache Nature Center, Owl Bar and Café and Manzanares Street Coffeehouse.
Steppin Out readers can download and print a personal 1-page copy of the <a href="http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Poster08.pdf">Festival of the Cranes Art Studio Tour Map here</a>. Please be PATIENT. On a dial-up line it may take 5 - 7 minutes for this large Adobe Reader (PDF) file to download! Once it has downloaded, you can print it with your free copy of Adobe Reader.
To download a copy of Adobe Reader, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">click here</a>.
Photo Credits:
1. Photos on this page represent copyrighted works of this issue's cover artist, Luis Lopez photographer Jana Svobodova (see Jana's story here (http://www.steppinoutnewmexico.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=652)), Socorro Watercolorist Georgette Evans Grey (www.vertuarts.com (http://www.vertuarts.com/)), Socorro painter Karyn Debont, Luis Lopez sculptress Sharon Fullingim (www.fullingimstudio.com (http://www.fullingimstudio.com/)), and Luis Lopez painter Beverly Hansen. For the location of each artist's studio or gallery, download and print the map attached to this article.
2. The cover image for this story (the bright photo of cranes against a rising moon) is not the work of a Socorro-artist. It was found on the site of Sheyang, China's Crane Festival http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en (http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en) Later, we wrote and requested permission to use a reduced-size version of their photo. We used it with this article because it is so eye-catching. We thank the Sheyang Festival for allowing us to use their image. For information about Sheyang's Crane Festival, visit http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en (http://english.sheyang.gov.cn/class/en)
As always, Steppin' Out appreciates permission to use each artist's images.