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Saints and Santos: Picturing the Holy

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EXHIBIT: Saints and Santos: Picturing the Holy

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EXHIBITION DATES: Dec. 5th to Dec. 21st

EXHIBIT OPENING: Dec. 5th, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm MT

LOCATION: 834 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80234 

CONTACT/CURATORS:
Lynn and Carlos Fresquez 

Contact: eventcoordinator@chacgallery.org

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 SHOW STATEMENT ​

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The European settlement of Northern America began in the Southwest in 1598. These Europeans found a barren land that was broken only by imposing mountains in a land they called Nueva Mexico. They did not find the wealth of gold or silver which occurred further south in Mexico. This isolated settlement became an agrarian pastoral society. They built towns and villages, each with a church or chapel. Franciscan friars, part of this settlement, began to evangelize the First Nation peoples and the King of Spain supported the newly baptized native Catholic and new colony. 

Saintly devotions traveled to Mexico, and circulated within the vast territory, transforming lives in the process. The belief is that God has assigned each of his angels and saints to individual tasks. There is a saint for every day of the year. This exhibition displays these devotions, transformations and explores the role of images in the construction of the holy.

We are looking for traditional Santos, Retablos, or Southwest Religious Art. Paintings, sculptures, and engravings are routinely used to propagate, celebrate, resuscitate, and venerate saintly figures. The relationship between sanctity and the pictorial is a long and revered tradition that continues in the work of those artists who create saintly works today. ​

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DEADLINES & DATES:

Online Submission: Nov. 19th by 6pm
Drop off: Nov. 23rd 12-4 pm
Pick-up work: TBA 

Fees: None 

*Showing artists must pick-up and drop-off on scheduled dates

LIMITATIONS:

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• Open to all artists 

• Must be traditional Santos, Retablos or Southwest Religious Art

• Art must be family-friendly 

• 2 pieces may be submitted

• Art must be hanging ready (wired, etc.)

• Commission is 30%

• All showing artist must sign-up to gallery sit or pay $25 fee

• All entries must be for sale

SHOW RULES: 

Liability and Responsibility, CHAC and its partners will take reasonable care in...

1. Handling all entries but will not assume liability for loss or damage.

2. A signed waiver is required for all entries.

3. Showing artists must pick-up and drop-off on scheduled dates

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