ARTsmart is celebrating its seminal 15th Annual ARTfeast Santa Fe, which takes place February 24-26, 2012. The event headliners are better than ever, representing some of the finest artists, galleries, chefs, homes, and jewelry, apparel and accessory designers. Visit artfeast.com for details. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Art of Fashion Runway Show & Luncheon Underwritten by The…read more »

December, 2011. Every year ARTsmart sponsors and supplies materials for a variety of children’s projects, many in the Santa Fe Public Schools system. The 15th Annual ARTfeast Santa Fe includes the following projects, which will be for sale throughout ARTfeast weekend events, February 24-26, 2012. “I Made It!” Plate Winners by SFPS Elementary Students In…read more »

November 2011. “We couldn’t be more honored that Poteet Victory has agreed to work with ARTsmart in the Santa Fe Public Schools,” says ARTsmart President Martine Bertin-Peterson. “He has been on our short list as Honorary Artist for several years, and it seems fitting that he was available for our seminal 15th annual event.” Born…read more »

Fifteen years ago a group of Santa Fe gallery dealers proclaimed that a city known for the fine arts must ensure that its schoolchildren have access to visual arts education. They joined forces to create a nonprofit organization called ARTsmart and a festive Friday night Edible Art Tour, during which donations were solicited to supply…read more »

On September 20, 2011, ARTsmart Board members met with the Santa Fe Public School Board to announce ARTsmart’s donation of $88,570 to the Santa Fe Public Schools, art teachers, art projects, a visiting artist program, and student scholarships. “ARTsmart is committed to funding access to quality arts education for Santa Fe’s children and youth,” President…read more »

ARTsmart President Martine Bertin-Peterson announced that Kathy Whitworth has agreed to host the nonprofit’s first charity golf tournament. The ARTsmart Golf Tournament takes place Sunday, October 2, 2011, at the renowned Towa Golf Club at the Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder.   Proceeds from the tournament fund art programs, mentors, and…read more »

Martine Bertin-Peterson, president of ARTsmart, a 50lc3 organization, announced the recipients of ARTsmart’s 2011 scholarships. “This is the fifth year ARTsmart has awarded the Art Changes Lives $4,000 scholarship to a Santa Fe senior who will be pursuing the fine arts in college,” Bertin-Peterson said. “Cheyenne Catron Cardell, a student at Santa Fe Preparatory School,…read more »

March 15, 2011.  Martine Bertin-Peterson, ARTsmart president, announced today that ARTsmart, a nonprofit organization, is requesting submissions for the organization’s scholarship given to a deserving high-school senior who plans to pursue art or art education as a career. “We are looking for exceptional New Mexico students from public, charter, and private high schools, as well…read more »

February 2011. On Friday, February 25, 2011, the 14th Annual ARTfeast Santa Fe kicks off its weekend of events with two luncheons, the Edible Art Tour “dinner graze” in more than 40 galleries, and Feast or Famine, a “be-there” dance party for the over-21 crowd. Music.  Celebrity maestros spinning Old Skool Hip Hop, Electro, and…read more »

A weekend of fine ART, FOOD, WINE, FASHION & HOMES benefiting ART programs for Santa Fe’s youth Food nourishes the body; art feeds the soul. When the two come together in ARTfeast, participants are enriched in countless ways. ARTfeast is an epicurean’s delight and a collector’s paradise with artworks by prominent professional artists and “upcoming…read more »