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Saturday, January 1st, 2005 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Conexiones: Connections in Spanish Colonial Art ONGOING Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, galleries Explore the Spanish colonial art legacy which is rooted in the histories of many diverse people, places and points in time.You will glimpse the daily lives of the unique Hispano cultures that thrive around the world today, including in New Mexico, where Spanish settlers established roots decades before the more celebrated arrival of the English to Jamestown and Plymouth Rock. Early 20th century and contemporary traditional artists' works demonstrate the stylistic and aesthetic evolution between the art of the colonial period and today. Join our trained docents for a tour at 10:30 or 2:30. Saturday, November 1st, 2008 10:00 AM - 5:00 AM The Art of Spanish Market Museum of Spanish Colonial Art An exhibition from the Museum's permanent collection of work by contemporary artists working in the traditional arts. Through Sunday, May 17, 2009. Saturday, November 1st, 2008 2:00 AM - 5:00 AM Straw Applique: A Poor Man's Gold Museum of Spanish Colonial Art An exhibition of steller examples of the art of straw applique from the 19th century through the present. The exhibit concentrates on contemporary work by Spanish Market artists. Co-curated by Dr. Helen Lucero and Charlie Sanchez, Jr. Through Sunday, May 17, 2009. Friday, January 30th, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM New Mexican Embroidery: Tradition and Innovation Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Exhibition opening and lecture. Short lecture by Nancy Benson, author of the newly released "New Mexico Colcha Club: Spanish Colonial Embroidery and the Women Who Saved It," to inaugurate the exhibition. The exhibition, prepared by Josie Caruso, guest curator, illustrates examples of the different styles and materials used in embroidery in NM over the last 200 years. A gallery guide supplements the information in this 'vignette' exhibition. Through Sunday, May 17, 2009. Saturday, June 20th, 2009 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Converging Streams: Art of the Hispanic and Native American Southwest Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Opening event for a new exhibition that explores the cross-cultural influences between Hispano and Native American arts of the Southwest. This ground-breaking exhibition illustrates objects from museums across the country in a new and provocative context. Opening events to be announced. Top