Flagstaff Arts Council was very pleased to have presented this stunning and powerful art exhibition, which was open September 22, 2012, through October 31, 2012, at the Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Beyond the Border: the Wall, the People and the Land addressed the human and environmental impact of issues that surround the US / Mexico border, the border wall and border policies. Works of art in the show explored this impact and how changing policy is affecting the environment and/or people. The intent of this exhibition was not to advocate for or against any position, policy or political figure; rather, Beyond the Border offered an opportunity for stories to be shared and questions to be raised that allowed viewers to explore the consequences of intensified focus on this region. Beyond the Border was accompanied by an exhibition in our Jewel Gallery: Ofrendas a la Frontera/Offerings to the Border, created by high school students at Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy, on their experiences spending time in the border region.
Beyond the Border included the traveling exhibition, Continental Divide, which featured photographs from the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). In January 2009, the ILCP sent a team of world-renowned photographers, writers, filmmakers and scientists to the U.S./Mexico borderlands to document the ecological and human impacts of the border wall. This exhibition is a compelling illustration of what they discovered on our own southern frontier, in one of the most imperiled landscapes on the continent.
Virtual Gallery – Beyond the Border
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- Title Wall
- I Allowed People / Yo dejaba que la gente by Annie Lopez
- My Mexican Nana / Mi nana mexicana by Annie Lopez
- Krentz Brothers, 4th Generation Ranchers/ Los Hermanos Krentz, 4ª Generación de Rancheros Krentz Ranch – Apache, Arizona by David ZickL
- The Wall / El Muro by Rex Koningsor
- Suerte by Rex Koningsor
- Untitled / Sin Título by Rex Koningsor
- North by Southwest / Norte al Suroeste by David Willison
- The Fence Sitter / El “Fence Sitter” (hombre sentado en la cerca) by David Willison
- An Immigrant’s Prayer / El Rezo del inmigrante by David Willison
- Choices / Obra by Carol Eastman
- Site No. 4 by Paul Turounet
- Piñata on Border Fence by Scott Hopkins
- Threshold / Umbral by Keith Marroquin
- The Thin Red Line / La línea fina y roja by Pat Napombejra
- Papel Picado by Pat Napombejra
- Memorial to 14 / Monumento por catorce by Suzanne Hesh
- SB 1070 by Suzanne Hesh
- Detail of ‘SB 1070’ by Suzanne Hesh
- Unknown / Desconocido by Suzanne Hesh
- Immigration Reform / Reforma de inmigratoria by Raoul Deal
- Ni de Aqui ni de Alla by Raoul Deal
- Memories of Juan Gonzales by Patrick McArdle & To-Ree-Nee Wolf
- Toma Agua / Toma Agua by Diana Creighton
- Cross Your Heart by Raechel Running
- Untitled / Sin Título Valarie James and by Antonia Gallegos
- Untitled / Sin Título by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Untitled / Sin Título by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Walk a Mile in my Shoes Before You Judge Me / Póngase en mis zapatos antes de juzgarme by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Beasts of Burden / Bestias de Carga by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Untitled / Sin Título Valarie by James and Antonia Gallegos
- Heirlooms in the Sand / Reliquias en la Arena by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Listen and See by Glenn Weyant
- Untitled / Sin Título by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Tea Leaves: A Forecast / Las Hojas de Té: Un Pronóstico by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Where Have They Gone? The Flowers of My Village… The Songs of My Heart? / Donde Se Fueron… Las Flores De Mi Pueblo… Las Canciones De Mi Corazón. by Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos
- Untitled / Sin Título Valarie by James and Antonia Gallegos
- Cultural Divide / Division Cultural by Miguel de la Cueva
- Saguaro / El Saguaro by Chris Linder
- Megafauna by Santiago Gilbert
- Enduring Wild / Silvestre perdurable by Roy Toft
- Friendship Park / El Parque de la Amistad by Krista Schlyer
- Rio Grande / Río Grande by Ian Shive
- Border Land / Tierra de Frontera Jby ack Dykinga
- Neighbors / Vecinos by Cristina Mittermeier
- Land / Tierra de Frontera by Jack Dykinga
- Cowboy / Vaquero Ambientalista by Ian Shive
- Heritage / La herencia by Ted Wood
- Recovery / La recuperación by Ted Wood
- Símbolos by Kevin Schafer
- Death / La muerte by Jeff Foott
- Restless Flora / Flora atrapada by Miguel Angel de la Cueva
- Reverberations / Las Reverberaciones by Wendy Shattil
- Against the Wall / Contra el Muro by Krista Schlyer
- Secrets / Secretos by Kevin Schafer
- Life / La vida by Krista Schlyer
- Above the Law / Encima de la Ley by Ted Wood
- Open Range / Campo abierto by Claudio Contreras
- “Ofrendas a la Fronteras / Offerings to the Border” Exhibition by Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA)
- “Ofrendas a la Fronteras / Offerings to the Border” Exhibition by Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA)
- “Ofrendas a la Fronteras / Offerings to the Border” Exhibition by Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA)
- When we opened the Beyond the Border show, the “Offerings to the Border” exhibition included a “Butterfly Wall- Parades de la Mariposa” This wall started with just one little butterfly. Visitors were asked to create a butterfly and pin it to the wall after visiting the exhibition. The importance being that butterflies are symbolic because every year they trek from the US to Mexico unimpeded by borders or policy. In the end, the exhibition boasted many beautiful butterflies on the wall, which symbolizes the impact the show has had on its visitors.
- My Mother / Mi Madre by Annie Lopez