Friends of the Orphan Signs

FOS is a collaborative public art organization that revitalizes abandoned road signs in Albuquerque and along historic Route 66.

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

We're creating a mailing list! Add your email to stay up to date on news & projects: https://t.co/Chhmca5XeF. Plus, add your secure mailing address to receive a free catalog from I/YOU/WE! Collages: Isaac AlaridPease, Lindsey Fromm, Gus Tafoya, Sara Rivera. Essay: Maggie Grimason

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

FOS is so honored to be part of the @somosabq SOMOS REIMAGINED virtual festival! #RevisionABQ is part of the Artistic Meditations, which just started with a beautiful #ALMA highlight. We've been enjoying all of the celebrations of #ABQ today; hope you're joining too! #community

[SOMOSABQ @somosabq]

✨ SOMOS REIMAGINED starts TOMORROW! It doesn't matter where you are, it matters who you are with ✨ We have something planned for everyone! Dance party? City-wide family dinner time? We got it! Register @ https://t.co/lWElGpR12d 💻 Program schedule below!

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

Grateful to our friends at @southwestness for highlighting our project! #RevisionABQ

[southwestness @southwestness]

🛑 @southwestness recommends stopping to check out Beca Alderete Baca @be___ca & Sara Daniele Rivera's @sdr_arts collaborative Friends of the Orphan Signs @orphansigns project, Revisions—sponsored by @somosabq and @abqmuseum—which engages Albuquerque'… https://t.co/7mpqVt6cSu

[ABQ Artwalk @ABQartwalk]

This Friday for ABQ Artwalk, the art students of @SiembraABQ will be setting up art booths via the school’s curbside on Central! Featuring their work from a project titled: Art in the time of Corona. ABQ Artwalk maps for Friday now available at https://t.co/CsPbuylfP2!

[Harwood Art Center @TheHarwood]

Hello October! We are so excited for our next exhibition, opening Monday, October 5th. 💛
"Soft" by Helen Atkins in the front gallery is a sculptural installation that exalts an often depreciated part of the human body.
Make an appointment to view this exhibition on our website.

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

Friday at 1:00 pm EST join us for a (virtual) session of “The Art of Looking.” We’ll spend an hour engaging deeply with one work of art, with others, and with the world around us as we hone skills in visual literacy and perspective-taking.

Register: https://t.co/1v1Kuozx6t

[Art in America @ArtinAmerica]

In 1971, both the USPS and the term “Mail Art” were born. Lucy Ives considers the simultaneous freedom and banal constraint that the postal service continues to represent for many artists. https://t.co/mKY2bcmoOd

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

#NewProject #RevisionABQ

Featuring work by: Sara Daniele Rivera (@sdr_arts) and Beca Alderete Baca

Made possible by: SOMOSABQ (@somosabq) and the Albuquerque Museum (@abqmuseum)

Keep an eye out for these signs at 4501 Central Ave NE!

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Some people want to see problematic statues come down, but others would prefer for them to stay, so long as they are surrounded by placards and descriptive texts that contextualize and shame them. https://t.co/7x2XcfhyRI

[Mass Cultural Council @masscultural]

ICYMI: ‘What is public art even for?’ New works suggest a transformation on culture and shared space, via @BostonGlobe https://t.co/jYKU7uwwSh

[Artnet @artnet]

Artists are finding inspiring ways to adapt their work to a world in crisis. Arts organizations must do the same: https://t.co/a8sdoecSvy

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

#KeywordsABQ

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

The Caravan East sign is fenced off as construction continues at the new public library site! But you can still see these poems up. Written by Emma Gillian Vaitkus during our month of Instagram writing prompts. #KeywordsABQ #ABQpublicart #publicpoetry

[Roberto E. Rosales @rosalesquique]

Local artists coming together to express themselves in downtown #abq #nm is best thing that could have happened during these uncertain times. Here are some of the artist: Raquel Herrera, Brandon Maldonado and Vicente Telles, Justin Butler. #publicart

[Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature]

“Although I've never labelled myself a dendrophile, there is something novel in trees that has changed my senses with everyday walking.” @CityLab asked readers to map their lives during the pandemic. These diverse and poignant creations are worth a look: https://t.co/Zlb7OT5pG4

[Friends of the Orphan Signs @OrphanSigns]

@TheHarwood We're big fans of MACCS students! Congratulations Elliot! 👏

[Nat'l Endow f/t Arts @NEAarts]

We strongly believe that the arts are a powerful form of healing, whether our wounds are emotional or physical, individual or communal.

Here are some quotes that help us meditate on this important role of the arts in our lives: https://t.co/Cct5Dka8rr

(Art work by Lisa Ward)

[Americans for the Arts @Americans4Arts]

Today on #ARTSblog: "Public art, at its best, is an authentic reflection of our times and values. What we can do as public art policy makers & administrators is uplift voices in our communities calling for justice and equal protection for people of color." https://t.co/egkig2ACVm

[ArtPlaceAmerica @ArtPlaceAmerica]

What is the role of the artist in a time of crisis? The #FilltheWallswithHope project looks at how artists are filling public streets w/images & words & supporting their community’s mental health, & helping them dream of a better future. https://t.co/q6dkkGS5zK