Fall 2002 Bulletin

Support of the Taos Community Makes Paint-a-thon 2002 a Great Success

Raise your paintbrushes, checkbooks and chef’s caps in triumph! Once again Amigos Bravos’ annual Paint-a-thon fundraiser was a huge success. On June 15, 78 artists showed up with tools of the trade in hand and created river masterpieces along the banks of the Río Grande. Later in the day, at the Bareiss Gallery, over $13,000 was raised at an auction of the artwork (created that day). The money raised will help Amigos Bravos with the work of protecting wild rivers and their associated ecological and cultural richness. This year, unlike the stormy chaos of last year, we were blessed with a beautiful early summer day. The turnout at the cocktail party and auction was impressive and the crowd was able to sip their drinks outside while soaking in the beautiful views from the patio of Bareiss Gallery, which was generously donated by Philip Bareiss for the event. The auction inside was lively as the paintings and other pieces of artwork were auctioned off to the highest bidder. We even auctioned off a hat with a river theme! The board and staff of Amigos Bravos would like to thank all the artists who donated their time, materials, and artistic talents to this year’s Paint-a-thon. Their dedication and generosity is inspiring and much appreciated. The 27 businesses that donated food, drink, paper supplies and gift certificates also deserve a hearty thank you from us here at Amigos Bravos. The continued support of Taos area businesses helps make this event both successful and fun year after year. The planning and running of this event takes the support of numerous volunteers. This year’s volunteers helped with tasks as varied as squeezing limes for the hand-made margaritas to hanging the artwork at the gallery. As usual, Amigos Bravos members and volunteers Karen and David Douglas headed up the extensive planning and preparing of a feast not only for the eyes but for the taste buds as well. Thank you Artists, Business Donors and Volunteers! Paint-a-thon 2002 Artists/Contributors: Nora Anthony • Anna Maria Abbink • Jaime Adan • Mike Andrews • Barbara Bartells • Jim Bones • Dwarka Bonner • Doug Bootes • Kathleen Burg • Ria Burnett • Robert Cafazzo • Jennifer Cavan • Angie Coleman • Kemper Coley • Rachel Conn • Bob Cooley • Conrad Cooper • Ken Daggett • David Douglas • Connie Downey • Jerry Emmons • Sharon Erbe • Linda Fair • John Farnsworth • Patricia Ford • Miriam Foronda • Alyce Frank • Katy George • Melody R. Gladin Kehoe • Donna Gorski • Sally Gray • Leigh Gusterson • Peter Hagen • Ed Heffernan • Dirk Herrman • Lucy Herrman • Jean Hitchcock • Marilyn Hopping • Lesley Ivy • Ryan Kadle • Stephen Kilborn • Honor Kirk • Randall LaGro • Phil Lammert • Sandra Lerner • Cecil Martin • Jane Mingenbach • Ginger Mongiello • Marion Moore • M. Oliver • Giovanna Paponetti • Grace Parr • Paul Pascarella • Cynthia Patterson • Pond • Sandra M. Place • Tom Prater • Anais Rumfelt • Keith Sanders • Hank Saxe • Brian Shields • Holly Sievers • Craig Simmons • Ian Simms • Linda Sonna • Thea Swengl • Elisabeth Thoft • Maye Torres • Geraldine Tso • Kristy Tucker • J. Valentine • Dan Vigil • A.C. Ward • Katie Woodall • Pat Woodall • Barbara Zaring Paint-a-thon 2002 Business Donors: Antonio’s: A Taste of Mexico • Apple Tree • Bareiss Gallery • The Bean • Cid’s Food Market • Creative Framing & Crating • Daylight Donuts • Dragonfly Café • Highway 68 BBQ • The Historic Taos Inn / Doc Martin’s Restaurant • Custom Graphics, Inc • Eske’s Brew Pub • Joseph’s Table • La Luna • Momentitos de la Vida • Orlando’s • Raley’s • Ranchitos Framing • Smith’s Food and Drug • Subway Sandwich • Taos Cookery • Taos County Economic Development Council • Taos Cow Ice Cream • Taos Pizza Outback • El Taoseno Restaurant & Lounge • Trading Post Café • Western Sky Café • Paint-a-thon 2002 Volunteers: Iris Augusten • Hope Buechler • Megan Corrigan • David and Karen Douglas • Teo Grossman • Cindy Hegger • Marie Jordan • Joanne Kaufman • Pat McCabe • John McCann • Tracy Miller • Michele Potter • Ranchitos Framing • Rocky Mountain Youth Corps • Annette Rubin • John Rutherford • David Wheelock • Hope to see you next year at Paint-a-thon 2003!

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