International Panel of Jurors to Select Winning Oaxacan Artesanos on July 7-8   A renowned panel of folk art experts -- from Oaxaca, Mexico City, London and New York -- jointly assembled by FOFA and the director of MEAPO will select the winning pieces and those receiving honorable mention in early July 2008. The exhibit opens with a fiesta on October 25th, in time for the crowds that travel to Oaxaca for Day of the Dead. It will also include works of senior Oaxacan folk art masters. A portion of this exhibition, along with some of the artesanos, will come to New York in the spring of 2009. A catalogue will accompany these events featuring artesanos who win and those who receive honorable mention in photographs of them and their works, brief bios and contact information. In addition to having their works displayed in two exhibitions and being featured in a catalog, five winners will also be enrolled in a special course of study at the Taller Rufino Tamayo in the city of Oaxaca. The Taller's director and Carlomagno, an alumnus of the Taller, are designing a special three-month-long course of study. Students will not only take courses in their area of production, but also other types of artistic media, including engraving, painting, ceramics and wood carving. Exposure to these other art forms will help young artisans to refine and enhance the scope of their techniques. In addition, materials and transportation fees will be provided.