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The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

Installation by Nicola Lopez

High School student workshop

The mission of the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso is to present exhibitions of contemporary art that encourage adventuresome thinking and dialogue.

Strategies for Achieving Mission:

• We offer our geographically isolated region a direct experience with contemporary art of international recognition and importance.

• We serve as a learning site for students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the surrounding community by creating opportunities for student involvement in the planning and execution of exhibitions, by engaging in interdisciplinary education about the exhibitions on display, and by providing a framework for critical thinking about contemporary art and its place in our world.

• We maintain a three-part curatorial focus on:
1) exhibitions of fine art created from craft-based media
2) site-specific works that bring renowned artists to our border community to create one of a kind installations
3) art that responds to our geographic and political location at the epicenter of the Americas.

• We strive to deepen public appreciation of contemporary art and to inspire active dialogue about its social, political and cultural implications through programming that features innovative practitioners of art, scholarship and curatorship.

• We promote the highest standard of excellence in every aspect of our exhibitions and related programming.

Facilities

History of the Rubin

Rubin Center Hours Tue, Wed, Fri,10 am – 5 pm. Thurs 10 am – 7 pm. Sat 12 noon – 5 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday All events are free and open to the public	Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts The University of Texas at El Paso Phone 915.747-6151 Fax: 915 747-6067 E-mail: rubincenter@utep.edu http://rubincenter.utep.edu