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Water plan for Upper Grande Ronde Basin receives state level recognition

Multicultural mural not dead yet

.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... The mural “Multicultural” by Gilberto Guzman was first painted in 1980 and refurbished in 1993 by Guzman. The Department of Cultural Affairs plans to remove the mural from the wall of what will become the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Vladem Contemporary. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal The fight to preserve the “Multicultural” mural by Gilberto Guzman is not over. The mural was set to be retired by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs in preparation for the new Vladem Contemporary Art Museum, but the mural’s future isn’t dead yet. ...................... Guzman recently filed a federal lawsuit over his mural’s preservation, claiming the department breached his artist’s contract and the Visual Artists Rights Act. His attorney, Penelope Quintero, did not return requests for comment.

Lawsuit may be last-ditch effort to save iconic mural

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – If litigation is successful, the “Multicultural” mural on the side of the old Haplin Building may not be removed after all. On Monday, artist Gilberto Guzman filed a federal lawsuit against the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs for breach of contract in what may be a last-ditch effort to save the 40-year-old mural. Guzman is claiming the department is violating the 1980 contract with him that stated he would get to refurbish the mural throughout its natural life. Renovation of the Haplin Building at Montezuma Avenue and Guadalupe Street began in early February. When finished, it will become the Vladem Contemporary Art Museum.

Union County offices in Chaplin Building to open March 1

LA GRANDE — Union County is set to reopen three offices it has kept closed the past three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Union County assessor, clerk and planning offices all will welcome the public back in the Chaplin Building, 1001 Fourth St., La Grande, starting the morning of Monday, March 1. The three offices will be open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the clerk’s office will be open as well on Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The offices will close on weekdays for lunch noon to 1 p.m. The closure is ending because Union County moved out of Oregon’s extreme risk category for COVID-19 to moderate, which went into effect Friday, Feb. 26. Union County Clerk Robin Church said she is delighted for the change.

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