Two groups may join forces to seek a state grant to help set up a Route 66 Art Trail in central New Mexico, reported the Albuquerque Journal. Officials from RETRO-Relive the Route, which aims to revitalize 25 miles of Route 66 between Tijeras and Moriarty, and the fledgling Route 66 Arts Alliance recently met with New … Continue reading Groups seek Route 66 Art Trail in New Mexico
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Art show involving motel room on Route 66 coming to Tulsa
Tulsa-based photographer Western Doughty will display 75 original images from his "Route 66: Room 116" project from Jan. 3 through Jan. 23 at Living Arts in Tulsa, according to a story from the Associated Press. Doughty explained the project on his website: We have this romanticized idea of Route 66 and all that it has … Continue reading Art show involving motel room on Route 66 coming to Tulsa
New Route 66 mural added in Flagstaff
A new Route 66-themed mural recently was added to the side of the Lumberyard Brewery in downtown Flagstaff, Ariz., according to The Lumberjack student newspaper of Northern Arizona University. R. E. Wall and Margaret Dewar of Mural Mice Universal created the mural. The two started on the project in May. The project was conceived by … Continue reading New Route 66 mural added in Flagstaff
Dinosaur moves to Grand Canyon Caverns
A 40-foot-long dinosaur statue evicted from a Southern California neighborhood because of zoning issues has landed in its new home at Grand Canyon Caverns near Peach Springs, Ariz. Longtime roadie Jim Conkle sent me these photos of the life-size apatosaurus that Grand Canyon Caverns recently installed on its grounds. A formal ceremony to dedicate the dinosaur will … Continue reading Dinosaur moves to Grand Canyon Caverns
Walldog Museum offering customized holiday cards
The International Walldog Mural & Sign Art Museum in Pontiac, Ill., is offering customized holiday greeting cards of the town's famous Route 66 mural at a discounted price during the month of November, according to a news release from Pontiac Tourism. According to the news release: The picture can include you and your family in front … Continue reading Walldog Museum offering customized holiday cards
Route 66 in Amarillo
This segment about Route 66 in Amarillo stars Bob "Crocodile" Lile of Lile Art Gallery and a host of other people from that Texas Panhandle city. https://youtu.be/nBCbXJRSd4U The video was produced by Larry Lemmons and aired on KVII-TV in Amarillo on Thursday. Music is by The Road Crew.
Sprawling art festival begins in desert Southwest on Saturday
High Desert Test Sites, a traveling art festival that sprawls 700 miles at various sites from Albuquerque to Joshua Tree, Calif., will begin Saturday and runs through Oct. 19.' However, at least three of the sites -- Amboy Crater, Petrified Forest National Park, and a Bureau of Land Management campground near Kingman -- are closed … Continue reading Sprawling art festival begins in desert Southwest on Saturday
Route 66 quilts featured at Powers Museum
A plethora of quilts featuring Route 66 will be displayed at the Powers Museum in Carthage, Mo., from today through Oct. 20. The exhibit not only includes the traveling Route 66 quilt show, based in Colorado, that was at the International Route 66 Festival in Joplin in August, but locally made quilts as well, said … Continue reading Route 66 quilts featured at Powers Museum
Station to Station in Winslow
Station to Station, the arts and music festival that rolled across America by train, put together this montage from its stop at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. You'll see Jackson Browne performing "Take It Easy" around the four-minute mark. STS - The Winslow Happening from Station to Station on Vimeo. Earlier coverage of Browne's … Continue reading Station to Station in Winslow
“Twentysix Gasoline Stations” art book marks 50th anniversary
Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha self-published his art photography book, "Twentysix Gasoline Stations," 50 years ago this year. Few would have predicted the book, which portrays 26 gas stations on Route 66 from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City, would have proved so influential to other artists. NPR posted this report on the book: Exceprts from … Continue reading “Twentysix Gasoline Stations” art book marks 50th anniversary