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THE LAND/an art site

CAE1114

Summary Note

THE LAND/an art site archive consists of materials relating to the formation of the organization, and materials created in relation to the mission of providing environmental artists opportunity to explore new ideas through exhibitions and individual residencies.

Biographical Note

THE LAND/an art site, Inc. was established in 1998, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2000, by New Mexican artists Tom and Edite Cates. The organization works to promote awareness of environmental issues through the arts, doing so by providing environmental artists with opportunities to work and exhibit in New Mexico. THE LAND maintains offices, a resource center and a gallery space in downtown Albuquerque, and a forty-acre outdoor site in the foothills of the Manzano Mountains devoted exclusively to site-specific, environmentally low-impact, land-based art.

Scope and Content

THE LAND/an art site, Inc. was established in 1998, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2000, by New Mexican artists Tom and Edite Cates. The organization works to promote awareness of environmental issues through the arts, doing so by providing environmental artists with opportunities to work and exhibit in New Mexico. THE LAND maintains offices, a resource center and a gallery space in downtown Albuquerque, and a forty-acre outdoor site in the foothills of the Manzano Mountains devoted exclusively to site-specific, environmentally low-impact, land-based art.

The archive consists of materials produced in the creation of the 501(c)3 non-profit organization and materials created during the activities of the organization. These activities consist of workshops, residencies, exhibitions-whether in the gallery space or at the outdoor site-and events, all designed to provide practicing artists the opportunity to work and exhibit in New Mexico.

The first exhibition, aptly named First Show, was mounted in 1998. Subsequently, group exhibitions were held at an average rate of 1-2 per year until a hiatus from 2005 through 2007. In 2008, THE LAND began to produce several exhibitions per year, and expanded upon the previous format by including single artist shows. THE LAND also offers residency opportunities, and materials from several residencies are included in this archive. Not just limited to the visual arts, THE LAND also offers opportunities to writers and musicians through events and workshops.

The materials in the archive "THE LAND/an art site" consist of organizational documents, press materials, artist proposals, workshop materials, exhibition materials such as exhibition catalogs, project planning notes, drawings, schematics, maps, audio and visual files, photographs, slides, and small exhibition books and objects.

Arrangement

This archive is arranged into two series. Series 1, "Organization", consists of 2 folders. Series 2, "Projects / Exhibitions" consists of 21 folders.

Inclusive Dates

1998 - 2010

Quantity / Extent

.5 cubic feet

Language

English, Latvian

Related Archive Collections

  • CAE0902: Land Arts of the American West
  • CAE0910: Patricia Watts: Ecoartspace
  • CAE1041: Center for Land Use Interpretation: Wendover Residencies
  • CAE1002: Land/Art New Mexico

Related Publications

The LAND/an art site Inc., THE LAND/an art site. Albuquerque, NM: The LAND/an art site Inc., 2011.

Container Listing by Series:

CAE1114/1 Series 1: Organization, 1999 - 2009

Series 1 consists of organizational materials for THE LAND/an art site, Inc. was established in 1998, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2000, by New Mexican artists Tom and Edite Cates. Materials in this series include organizational documents, research, correspondence, and press materials.

  • ARCH-FILE 18-1

    • 1-1 Organizational Papers, 1999 - 2009
    • 1-2 General Press, 2005 – 2009

CAE1114/2 Series 2: Projects, Exhibitions, 1998 - 2010

Series 2 consists of materials created by the organization and artists for THE LAND/an art site, Inc. exhibitions, workshops, internships, and events. Materials in this series include photographs, slides, artist proposals, sketches, book dummies, sound recordings, maps, press materials, pamphlets, and small objects.

  • ARCH-FILE 18-1

    • 2-1 First Show Exhibition, 1998
    • 2-2 Second Show Exhibition, 1999
    • 2-3 Melissa D’Agostino Internship, 2000-2002
    • 2-4 THE LAND at rest exhibition, 2001
    • 2-5 Paint Out Exhibition, 2001
    • 2-6 Nothing to See Exhibition, 2002
    • 2-7 Death in Two Parts Exhibition, 2004
    • 2-8 Samite of Uganda Program, 2004
    • 2-9 High UV Exhibition, 2005
    • 2-10 Land and Language Exhibition, 2005
    • 2-11 The Word in the Seed Program, 2005
    • 2-12 Residency House Proposal, 2006
    • 2-13 J.A. Lee Residency, 2006
    • 2-14 Michael Darmody Proposal for Site Unseen Project, 2007
    • 2-15 Given Take Exhibition, 2008
    • 2-16 David Niec: Night Vision Exhibition, 2008
    • 2-17 Lynne Hull, Artist Talk, 2009
    • 2-18 Azimuth Writing on the Walls Exhibition, 2009
    • 2-19 Equation: A Balanced State? Exhibition, 2009
    • 2-20 Conservation, Preservation & Rebirth Exhibition, 2009
    • 2-21 Mary Ellen Long: Roots Exhibition, 2010
    • 2-22 Miscellaneous, 1998-2010

Additional Materials

  • ARCH-OBJ 1

    • 2-21#1 Thoreau Removal, J.A. Lee 2009

  • ARCH-OBJ 2 Objects

    • 2-6#5 Nothing to See Catalog/Workbook, 2002
    • 2-7#1 Untitled (Smoking Kills), 2004
    • 2-7#7 Death in 2 Parts Book Dummy, 2004
    • 2-21#2 Cognition, Land & Landscape, not dated

  • ARCH-OBJ 5

    • 2-3#2 THE LAND/an art site Internship
    • 2-3#3 THE LAND/an art site Residency

  • Archive F7 Oversized Items

    • 2-3#1 Signage Planning Drawing by Melissa D’Agostino

  • Archive F17 Oversized Items

    • 2-6#1 Nothing to See Response Station Photograph Montage
    • 2-6#2 Nothing to See Response Station Planning Drawing
    • 2-6#3 Nothing to See Response Station Photograph Montage
    • 2-15#1 Given Take Drawing
    • 2-20#1 Ollin Burial Working Drawings (3 pages)