We're having a sale on art from the Xico collection at the Xico gallery. We do that regularly to rotate some of the older art out and make room for new art (so much art!). This time we're making a special effort to get the word out. Because we would rather have the art owned by people who will love it instead of sitting in our drawers. Because there are plenty of people out there who would love to have original pieces by local artists, but don't realize they can afford it. So we created a series of ads that we hope will get some attention, they're a little quirky, a little funny. Take a look here and please let us know what you think.

See a sample of the prints we have and buy online at Xico on our website.

"You don't have to be an expert on intellectual property but you do need to know when to contact one." said local lawyer Mark Wright, beginning a workshop on Intellectual Property for artists. Xico was excited to host this informative workshop this past week and I've typed up a few notes to share. This issue is an important one for artists to be aware of, so please educate yourself early and avoid trouble later!

Read on...

Xico just won an award for Best Mural given by the East Valley Tribune. Yay! Check out the article here.

Read more about the Xico mural here...

An issue that anyone dealing with ethnic arts runs into sooner or later is the issue of language. What words do we use to label artists and their art? Should we be in the business of labeling people at all? It’s a difficult issue and one that we face a lot at Xico.

Read on here...

Today I want to highlight a great way for nonprofits to actually afford the technology they need to do business. It’s impossible for nonprofits to get anything done without a minimum of working computers for word processing and email. But these things can be expensive and so can special kinds of software that help nonprofits operate.

Here's our solution.

It’s been a week since Facebook switch over all  pages to the new timeline format. Many nonprofits chose to switch earlier, of course, and Facebook provided some pretty comprehensive tools to explain the new look.

Here are my thoughts...

There’s a new resource for artists and art historians looking for information on Latin American art. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and several other organizations teamed up to preserve “the stories behind Latino art” (see New York Times article here).

Read more about the archive here.

March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day in Arizona, California, and Texas (and maybe in the rest of the country soon). The holiday recognizes the life and work of a man who was born in Yuma, Arizona and started work as a migrant farm worker.

Read More here.

Come to Xico, Meet the Zonkey!

Thursday March 30 5:30-8:00pm at Xico.

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Today we're adding to our artist's handbook project by suggesting some resources that artists can use to get help locally.

Click here to read about resources.