Tag: photography

Gallup’s Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial: A Photo Retrospective

– Grand Opening Weekend –

August 12th
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

August 13th
12:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The city of Gallup invites you to celebrate the centennial of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial through images and objects, an exhibition curated by the Octavia Fellin Public Library at the Rex Museum located on the corner of Historic Highway 66 and 3rd Street.

Rex Museum
301 West Historic Highway 66

The exhibit will run through September 2022. Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov for more information.

Art Attack Challenge

Calling all tween & teen artists! Do you love making art? The Octavia Fellin Public Library (OFPL) is inviting youth artists to submit works of art in any physical medium to decorate the “Teen City” inside the Children’s Branch. Formerly known as, the young adult section.

Now is your chance to design a library space and stamp your mark in our library. OFPL is inviting youth artists from 9 to 19 years old to share original artworks for a two (2) year art exhibition. OFPL’s Resident Artist will work with youth artists to develop mood boards, facilitate immersive workshops, and provide resources to find your voice!

Submissions will be accepted from youth artists living within the Greater McKinley County region, including, McKinley, Sandoval, Cibola, San Juan, and Apache counties.

art attack challenge details

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Floral Butterfly Picture Frames

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube every Monday at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tired of the same old generic picture frames? Tune in on Monday, September 6th at 4:00 PM to try out this workshop to create colorful and unique picture frames that will make your photos pop.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Visions of America A Photographer’s Search for America

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 22nd at 12:00 p.m. for a discussion with Joe Sohm.

Visions of America is an ongoing multimedia project dedicated to capturing the American spirit in print and media presentations. Sohm is an American history teacher turned photo-historian.

Over 30 years he has published his images more than 50,000 times in such publications as National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. He will show his latest video production with vintage and modern-day footage of Intertribal Indian Ceremonial.

Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

GooseChase: Photo Scavenger Hunt

OFPL will launch its first Virtual Authors Festival this month! Artists, filmmakers, poets, and authors get your summer rolling with storytelling and creativity during the entire month of May.

Win prizes May 1st with a photo scavenger hunt using the GooseChase app! Download the app and use game code 8ZMXP7. Connect with us on FaceBook, @galluplibrary and YouTube to join the activities.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Basic Instagram

FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. 

Tech Classes Episodes are available for independent viewing, YouTube, @galluplibrary.

WEDNESDAY, February 3rd AT 4:00 P.M.

Learn about the basics of Instagram. We will cover what it is, how to create an account, link to Facebook, and how to start posting.

Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Photography 101

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

Tune in on Monday, December 28th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on learning the basics of photography. Learn the basic functions of a phone, digital, and film camera. Everything from framing portraits to a balanced exposure.

Send in your questions to learn more about your device.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Icons & Symbols of Our Regional Heritage

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with us at the Main Library on Thursday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. and experience a visual journey. Regional artist Diana Molina will present the spirit of New Mexico’s heritage through symbols and iconographic representations, sometimes with a distinctly modern twist. Her photographic collections illustrate popular symbols and also some less familiar female icons.

Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information