El Maestro Francisco Toledo: Art from Toledo, 1959-2006   FRIENDS OF OAXACAN FOLK ART (FOFA) sponsors a cultural/fundraising tour to EL MAESTRO FRANCISCO TOLEDO: ART FROM TOLEDO, 1959-2006 Princeton University Art Museum Saturday, December 1, 2007 Francisco Toledo, a native Zapotec son and resident of Oaxaca City, wears many remarkable hats. He is Mexico's most famous contemporary artist whose work is exhibited all over the world, as well as an intellectual, cultural and moral leader of his people. He has most generously and creatively spearheaded a wide range of conservationist, educational and political causes (an art school, a recycled paper factory, a library, an organic market, a botanical garden, a modern art gallery, a photographic gallery, preventing the installation of McDonalds in Oaxaca's zocalo, to name a few). Seminar Leader Our lecturer, Graciela Kartofel, an internationally-known art historian, independent curator, critic, and faculty lecturer specializes in contemporary Latin American art. She is an expert on Toledo's many facets who will provide invaluable background to this gem of an exhibit, enlivening Toledo's artistic and social contributions, as well as his connection to Oaxaca's folk art traditions. Cost FOR THOSE DEPARTING FROM NYC $125 per person (including $45 tax-deductible donation to FOFA) Includes: round-trip transportation from NYC on comfortable private bus, Latino lunch, museum entrance, and seminars with specialist in contemporary Latin American art. FOR THOSE COMING FROM OTHER LOCATIONS (who provide their own transportation) $90 per person (including $45 tax-deductible donation to FOFA) Includes: Seminars with specialist in contemporary Latin American art, museum entrance, and Latino lunch. How to Register Reserve your place by November 2nd with payment via our PayPal arrangement on www.fofa.us or by sending a check payable to Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art to: Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art 275 Central Park West, 1C New York, N.Y. 10024 Address Inquiries to: info@fofa.us The Dayís Itinerary FROM NYC ONLY 9:00-10:30am Depart NYC (Graciela Kartofel will begin her introduction to Contemporary Art and to Toledo) and arrive Princeton.       FROM OTHER DESTINATIONS and NYC 10:30-11:00am Get to museum & register/rest stop.     11:00-12:00pm   Seminar 1 by Graciela Kartofel: The different techniques with which Maestro Toledo works.     12:00-12:45pm   Tour of exhibit by curator Brian Just.     12:45-2:00pm   Catered Latino lunch.     2:00-3:00pm   Seminar 2 by Graciela Kartofel: Identity and Responsibility: The pre-Columbian Art and the handicraft elements revealed by a contemporary artist who is also deeply engaged in social needs of his land.     3:00-4:30pm   Personal choice: tour pre-Columbian gallery of Princeton University Art Museum/Princeton campus or town.           FROM NYC ONLY 4:30-6:30pm Depart Princeton and arrive NYC.