37th Annual Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster
 
2011 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Steven Kilborn

The 2011 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Steven Kilborn "Cottonwood and Red Wall"

The Taos Fall Arts Festival board announces its 37th annual TFAF Poster
Award artist, Steven Kilborn. His gouache painting, Cottonwood and Red Wall,
will be featured in all of the festival's 2011 marketing. Steven Kilborn, a
painter and ceramic artist, moved to Pilar in 1978 and opened his retail
space in Taos in 1994.

On Friday, Sept. 23rd, Stephen will be signing posters at both opening events,
the Distinguished Achievement Awards opening from 4 - 6 pm,
as well as the free public opening from 6 - 8 pm, at Rio Grande Hall.
His original painting for the poster "Cottonwood and Red Wall",
will be exhibited and for sale as well as other new work that he has been creating for the show.

TFAF board member Deborah Rael-Buckley stated "This year's poster award
submissions increased four fold due to the simple online submission process,
which gave the independent jurors an outstanding selection to choose from.
We hope that submissions for 2011 Taos Select will elicit similar interest."

The 2011 TFAF board would like to thank all of the artists who submitted
their amazing art works, Patsy Wright who helped artists navigate the new
system, and Rob Nightingale from Wilder-Nightingale Gallery for supporting
his artists by submitting several of his gallery artists.

2011 Festival poster jurors were:

Janet Webb, is president of Webb Design in Taos. Her BFA is from California State University at Long Beach.
She spent three years working as a fashion illustrator in New York City before moving to Taos in the 70s.
Janet is currently serving on four nonprofit boards: The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos Center for the Arts,
SOMOS (Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization), and Taos Feeds Taos.
Webb Design built three of these four websites.
janet@taoswebb.com

Eugene Schilling received his MFA from Colorado State University and since 1996 has been a Professor of Art
at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. He has received many awards for his works ranging from
abstract expressionist paintings to mixed media constructions. His works appear in several corporate and museum collections and he has an extensive national and international exhibition record.
http://schillingstudios.com/index.html

Priscilla Hollingsworth is an artist who works primarily in clay; her output includes sculpture, installations, and vessels. She has shown her work in numerous individual and group exhibitions across the United States from 1985 to the present. Photographs of her work have been published in various books, including 500 Vases (Lark Books, 2010; cover image). Ms. Hollingsworth has received residency awards from the Kohler Company's Arts/Industry Program, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artpark, the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and others. She lives and works in Augusta, Georgia.

The Annual Taos Fall Arts Festival has gone through some changes throughout its 36 years as one
of Taos’ most prestigious art shows. With a focus on showcasing Taos artists it became known as a
fundraiser for the former Holy Cross Hospital Foundation. More recently it has returned to being its own entity
and supports local charities of its choice.

However the focus remains the same: an annual exhibition of art created by local artists. 2011 will be its 37th year!
A mainstay of the Festival throughout has been the much collected poster. Initially a deceased artist was chosen,
then the board made the decision for a call for artists with a committee
selecting the submitted image they felt was most appropriate for a poster:

When asked for her reaction to having her image chosen in 2010, Inger’s response was:
“I am very happy and feel honored to be chosen as the poster artist for the Fall Arts Festival. As a Taos painter
this is a wonderful opportunity to show my work at this exciting event and represent the town that I love.”

Taos Fall Arts Festival Past President, Richard Alan Nichols, artist and past poster artist himself adds:
“Being chosen as the Fall Arts Festival Poster Artist is a huge honor for any artist.
For myself, I can say that it had a major impact on my success as an artist."

The following posters from past festivals can be ordered by sending an email to tfafvolunteer@taosfallarts.com
The price is $20 plus shipping and handling.

 
2010 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Inger Jirby
The colorful 2010 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Inger Jirby "My Old Adobe with Red Roof"

2009 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Don Ward
The stunning 2008 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Don Ward "Towards Tres Orejas"
2008 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by John Suazo
The stunning 2008 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster "TAOS PUEBLO FAMILY "
in Texas Limestone, 14.5" X 30" x 5"

2007 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Richard Alan Nichols

2007 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster "PASSING ONES HERITAGE", 22" X 28"

2006 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster by Chris Morel

2006 Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster "COTONWOOD BEND",  21" X 30"