Ambos Lados Opening in Silver City, New Mexico

Ambos Lados had a great opening in Silver City, New Mexico, on Friday, October 11th, 2019.  This opening started the 4th Annual Southwest Print Fiesta.  It was at the Light Art Space, which also housed two other print exhibitions at the opening -- "Obsessions: Juried Exhibition of Hand Pulled Prints," and "Pull: 5 Female Printamakers" from Arizona.

The Ambos Lados International Print Exchange

was in the back room

Thank you to those in the photo below (left to right): Karen Hymer, the owner of the Light Art Space (and Ambos Lados printmaker), Manuel Guerra, organizer of Ambos Lados from the United States, and Kevin Lenkner, executive director of the Mimbres Region Art Council, which put on the Southwest Print Fiestas.

(l to r) Karen Hymer, Manuel Guerra, and Kevin Lenkner

Light Art Space 

in Silver City, New Mexico

Three openings at the Light Art Space:

Ambos Lados, Obsession, and Pull

Ambos Lados prints

hanging in the hallway to the back room

Entering the back room

We had a good turnout all night

for the Ambos Lados exhibition

An enthused visitor

showing a huge preference for one of the prints

Turns out, this is the printmaker's husband,

print by Kimberly McCarthy

Jessica Weybright 

of Remarque Print Workshop in Albuquerque

stands in front of her print

Susan Gonzalez (Skuishi) of El Paso,

stands in front of her print

Catalogs -- both of Ambos Lados,

the Desert Triangle Print Carpeta,

and previous other print projects

The front room of the Light Art Space

during the opening,

where the Obsession juried show was hung

Amos played for us during the opening

The next day, Maestro Arturo Negrete

from Taller 75 Grados in Mexico City

points out a print of his paisano

Maestro Arturo Negrete

of Taller 75 Grados in Mexico City

did the poster for the Southwest Print Fiesta

Warm and blurry after the opening

Salud!

Manuel Guerra with Natalie Good