MRAC in the News...

Catch the Kid!
Saturday, September 17th

Sponsored locally by Silver City Arts & Cultural District, community members gathered to create a cast for the "Billy the Kid" shoot out on Yankee Street at 10 am, 12 noon and 2pm. The Elks Club was there to help us with crowd control...dressed in western attire.

At 2:30 pm there was a special proclamation read to Billy the Kid by Museum Foundation President Liz Mikols. It was a hoot. Also Pete Kennedy, Cowboy Poet, wrote an awesome poem about Billy the Kid. (Poem is available for print on request)

There was a Cowboy Karaoke Contest... participants were judged on western attire, presentation and singing ability. They were allowed to sing a country western song. 1st prize was $100 cash sponsored by 1st New Mexico Bank and 2nd and 3rd place prizes were sponsored by New Mexico Gas Company. Click for much more information, and download the flyer here.

Pickamania! Raffle featured two stringed instruments, a Johnson Banjo and an Old Wave Handcrafted Mandolin.

Congratulations to Shanna Schultz, the raffle winner of the Johnson Banjo on Saturday, and to Larry Boushon, the raffle winner of the Old Wave Mandolin on Sunday.

Jerry Boushon is delighted to receive an Old Wave Handcrafted Mandolin from MRAC Executive Director Faye McCalmont. Valued at $2,600, the mandolin was the prize in Sunday's raffle at Pickamania! (photo courtesy of Tom Vaughan/FeVaPhotos)

Also, congratulations to Fred Lewis, the winner of the iPad2 drawing from our premier event sponsor Lawley Toyota!!

Click here for more raffle information...

Thank you to those who attended the MRAC Annual Meeting

Thanks everyone for a wonderful Annual Meeting! We want to again thank all of our incredible volunteers and board members who gave so much of their time to make this year so successful for the Arts Council. We particularly want to thank outgoing board member Marcia Smith for her contribution to so many events and programs and her invaluable help in the office. Marcia's willingness to help with any task, no matter how small and menial, or large and challenging, was a great support to the staff. We will miss her as a board member but know that her support for MRAC will continue.

Work by Tad van der Weele - A Silent Auction Benefit for the MRAC

On Friday, April 22, 2011, a silent auction benefit for MRAC was held at What’s a Pot Shop on Yankie Street. Approximately 12 items of beautiful work by Tad van der Weele was auctioned, and at 7:25pm the winning bid for each piece was announced. At 7:40pm at the VIP Salon, 602 W Market St., there was a viewing of Tad’s piece: "What’s the Point?"

"Mother/Daughter Artist Guild" Holds Their First Meeting

The new Mother/Daughter Artist Guild held its first meeting this past Saturday, 4/16/11 and were featured in this weekend's "Grant County Beat".

This new artist guild focuses on mother and daughter artists and the bond between them through their art. Visit their website www.motherdaughterartistguild.org for all the details...

Local Artist Donates Original Piece for Raffle to Benefit the MRAC!

Artist Judith Meyer has generously donated an original work of art entitled "Cezanne Paints Louisiana Street" to benefit the MRAC.

$5 raffle tickets are available between now and July 1, 2011. The winner will be chosen at the MRAC annual meeting this summer.

The artwork is on display in the MRAC lobby at the Wells Fargo Bank Building - 1201 Pope St.

February, 2011: New Mexico Magazine Article — Chocolate Fantasia!

New Mexico Magazine writes about "The Good Life: Silver City" in a "Going Places" article about our annual Chocolate Fantasia event — click to download the Feb. 2011 article.

2010-11 Season Kickoff & Fundraiser and
Annual Meeting

Thursday, July 15th, 6pm-8pm at the Buckhorn Opera House
(Annual Meeting from 5:30-6:00pm)

MRAC's Annual Meeting will be immediately followed by the upcoming season Kickoff and Fundraiser: Opening Doors with MRAC will be an evening full of fun, refreshments, giveaways, silent auctions, surprises and, of course, good friends! Donations will be greatly welcomed!

Your current membership qualifies you for our 30th Anniversary Present drawing to win a beautiful Mimbres-inspired gourd pot uniquely crafted by the highly-respected artist, Pierre L. Nichols. See more about Pierre Nichol's and his Artistic Gourds here.

The winner of this pot will be drawn at this event... Join MRAC now!

May, 2010: Silver City Blues Festival -- A Featured Event in the May 2010 "Travel New Mexico" Newsletter

"The Blues Festival is one of the Southwest's premier music festivals, drawing musicians and music fans from around the world." Click to read the feature.