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Media Contact : Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu

November 14, 2006

Vida Art Exhibitions to Host Special Holiday Exhibit at UNM's Student Health Center

Vida Art Exhibitions, an art show featuring original artwork by students, alumni, staff, and faculty at the University of New Mexico, will host a special holiday exhibit. by the UNM Student Health Center. Titled ‘Celebrating Life,' the exhibit will be held by the UNM Student Health Center. The exhibition opens Nov. 14 and continues through Dec. 18.

An opening reception, open to the public, will also be held in conjunction with the exhibit on Friday, Nov. 17, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. All of the artwork displayed will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Healthcare for the Homeless.

Vida Art Exhibitions is a community-based project whose mission is to place high-quality fine art in non-traditional and unusual venues for the mutual benefit of viewers, hosting organizations, and artists.

Vida creates exposure and opportunities for UNM-affiliated artists to reach out and connect with the community in a gesture of sharing their treasure of artwork. Through the artwork of the participants, Vida Art Exhibitions hopes to promote stress reducing, life-enriching and other beneficial effects ranging from temporary amusement and entertainment to lasting hope and inspiration for the viewers.

The Student Health Center is located on UNM's main campus just north of Johnson Gym near Central Ave. and Stanford. For more information on the exhibit or the opening reception, contact curator Janie Gonzales at (505) 899-2830 or via e-mail, jfpg@unm.edu .


The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.

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