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Support for education programs is provided by the U.S. Department of Education; William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The Leo Rosner Foundation; Citigroup Foundation; The National Advisory Board of NMWA; The Connors Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; Prince Charitable Trusts; Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation, in memory of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; the New Mexico Committee of NMWA; the Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation; and the Women's Committee of NMWA.
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Wednesday Gallery Talk
11/11/2009 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting with Curatorial Assistant Raphael Sikorra

Wednesday Gallery Talk
11/18/2009 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Conversation Piece: What's Going on in Melissa Miller's Broken Wing? with Director of Education Deborah Gaston

Literary Events
Sort-of-Jane Austen Reading Series: Voices of Liberty: English Women Poets from 1649-1750
11/10/2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The reading festival continues with an evening of poetry by writers such as Aphra Behn, Anne Bradstreet, and Jane Lead, ranging from the bawdy to the mystical. The program includes a dance performance by Heather Pultz and the Artefacts Dance Company. Introductions by Allyson Currin, Marty De Silva, Dorothy Fortenberry, and Callie Kimball. Directed by Jodie Kanter. FREE

Dominique Lapierre Presentation
11/11/2009 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
"From Mother Teresa of India to Helen Lieberman of South Africa: 50 years of historical encounters with some of the heroic women of our time"

Exhibitions
Hard Copy: Book as Sculpture
8/7/2009 - 1/17/2010
Hard Copy: Book as Sculpture presents 15 examples of artists' books that blur the lines between book and sculpture. The themes of these innovative and intimate works are as varied as the artists' personal experiences and feelings.

Telling Secrets: Codes, Captions, and Conundrums in Contemporary Art
10/9/2009 - 1/10/2010
Artists today often create literal layers (as in collage) to deepen meaning in their works. This exhibition of 39 paintings, photographs, drawings, and prints from NMWA's collection invites viewers to consider multiple interpretations.

Elements of Nature: Equines and Still Lifes by Clarice Smith
10/9/2009 - 1/10/2010
Elements of Nature: Equines and Still Lifes by Clarice Smith features 20 paintings that exquisitely articulate Clarice Smith's graceful vision of the natural world.

Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting
10/9/2009 - 1/10/2010
Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting examines the global impact of this vital art form and offers the opportunity to see 26 masterworks by some of Australia's best-known artists. Aboriginal paintings' striking colors, intricate patterning, and nuanced expressions of Aboriginal cosmology captivate collectors worldwide.






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