Last year we celebrated our 100th anniversary of the Couse/Sharp Historic Site. Below are some details of what took place at our centennial celebration.

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October 2009, A Centennial Celebration for The Couse/Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico

Saturday, October 17, 2009
5:30 pm – A Harvest Festival Benefit Dinner and Art Auction
at the El Monte Sagrado Resort, Taos, NM
Honorary Chairman: Governor Bill Richardson
Keynote Speaker: Stuart A. Ashman, Cabinet Secretary, NM Department of Cultural Affairs
Art Auction by Christies! New work by 17 prominent artists.

9:00 am – 12:00 pm–Open house and Studios Couse/Sharp Historic Site, Taos, NM

7:00 pm – Museum Lecture—Oct 16, 2009
Lecture by Dr. Marie Watkins
"From Paris Ateliers to Taos Adobes" Location: Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM

Become a Sponsor of the Couse/Sharp Historic Site! The Couse Foundation is working to fulfill its option to acquire the property so that it can be preserved intact for future generations. We invite you to become a Sponsor of this important effort. Your Sponsorship will be acknowledged in the Gala Program.
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For further information please contact Al Olson at 312.925.0330 or aolson@mwe.com or Virginia Couse Leavitt at Leavitt@gainusa.com

Museum Exhibition
Now through – October 18, 2009
“Kindred Spirits and the Adobe Connection”
Couse and Sharp paintings with related photographs, sketchbooks,
Native American pottery and costumes from the Couse Family Collection
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM