BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Art in Celebration\n\nDistinguished Artist of the Year Awards D inner Honoring Bill Barrett\n\nSaturday\, October 3\, 2026\nSanta Fe Count ry Club | Santa Fe\, New Mexico\n\nJoin the Rotary Club of Santa Fe\, with the generous support of sponsors Maestro Financial Partners and Santa Fe Country Club\, for the culminating celebration of our 2026 Distinguished A rtist of the Year\, internationally acclaimed sculptor and painter Bill Ba rrett.\n\nAfter a summer of art\, music and community events celebrating B ill and his extraordinary career\, we'\;ll gather for an intimate Award s Dinner bringing together artists\, collectors\, friends\, Rotarians and community supporters to honor his artistic legacy&mdash\;and support the c haritable work made possible through Distinguished Artist of the Year.\n\n The Evening\n\nGuests can look forward to an evening of art\, fellowship a nd celebration featuring:\n\n\n Cocktail reception with cash bar\n Dinner at the Santa Fe Country Club\n Presentation of the 2026 Distinguished Arti st of the Year Award to Bill Barrett\n A special look at Bill'\;s life\ , work and artistic legacy\n Presentation of a Rotary grant to the New Mex ico School for the Arts\n Recognition of the people and organizations help ing make DAOTY26 possible\n\n\nCelebrating Bill Barrett\n\nFor more than s ix decades\, Bill Barrett has created sculpture\, painting and jewelry dis tinguished by movement\, balance and lyrical abstraction.\n\nHis work is r epresented in public and private collections throughout the United States and internationally\, and his monumental sculptures can be found in promin ent public spaces across the country.\n\nThe Rotary Club of Santa Fe is pr oud to recognize Bill Barrett as our 2026 Distinguished Artist of the Year and celebrate the extraordinary body of work that defines his career.\n\n A Santa Fe Rotary Tradition\n\nEstablished in 1981\, Distinguished Artist of the Year recognizes artists whose work has made a lasting contribution to the cultural life of Santa Fe\, New Mexico and beyond.\n\nOver more tha n four decades\, the program has honored many of the region'\;s most in fluential artists\, including Allan Houser\, Agnes Martin\, Glenna Goodacr e\, William Lumpkins\, Cara Romero and Erika Wanenmacher.\n\nBill Barrett now joins that remarkable legacy.\n\nArt With a Purpose\n\nDistinguished A rtist of the Year is more than an award. Through the program\, Rotary uses the arts to bring people together while generating support for charitable and educational work in our community.\n\nThe 2026 campaign supports the New Mexico School for the Arts and the charitable work of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation.\n\nTickets &\; Sponsorships\n\nRegistration ope ns in the coming days.\n\nTickets for the newly reimagined Awards Dinner w ill be:\n\n\n Rotarians: $100 per person\, with the opportunity to purchas e one guest ticket at the same $100 price\n General Admission: $150 per pe rson\n\n\nTable purchase packages and sponsorship opportunities will also be available.\n\nSpace will be limited. Please check back soon for registr ation\, table and sponsorship information.\n\nVolunteers Needed\n\nRotaria ns: we need you! Volunteers will be needed to help with registration\, gue st hospitality\, setup/breakdown and other event-night needs.\n\nThank you to Storm Stephens\, Bryan Craig\, Jan Brown\, Lupe Goler and Emma Scherer \, who have already volunteered to help on October 3.\n\nAdditional volunt eers are welcome&mdash\;please contact Theresa Stone to lend a hand.\n\nAb out Distinguished Artist of the Year\n\nEstablished in 1981\, the Rotary C lub of Santa Fe'\;s Distinguished Artist of the Year program recognizes artists whose work has made a lasting contribution to the cultural life o f Santa Fe\, New Mexico and beyond. The program celebrates artistic excell ence while using the arts to strengthen community connections and advance Rotary'\;s charitable mission.\n DTEND:20261004T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T023704Z DTSTART:20261003T230000Z LOCATION:Santa Fe Country Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:DAOTY Awards Dinner: Bill Barrett UID:0cf578d3-9232-4fbf-ac04-65dbdfdc3f74 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Art in Celebration

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Dis tinguished Artist of the Year Awards Dinner Honoring Bill Barrett

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Saturday\, October 3\, 2026
\nSanta Fe Country Club | Santa F e\, New Mexico

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Join the Rotary Club of Santa Fe\, with the generous support of sponsors Maestro Financial Partners and Santa Fe Countr y Club\, for the culminating celebration of our 2026 Distingu ished Artist of the Year\, internationally acclaimed sculptor and painter Bill Barrett.

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After a summer of art\, music and communit y events celebrating Bill and his extraordinary career\, we'\;ll gather for an intimate Awards Dinner bringing together artists\, collectors\, friends\, Rotarians and com munity supporters to honor his artistic legacy&mdash\;and support the char itable work made possible through Distinguished Artist of the Year.

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The Eveni ng

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Guests can look forward to an evening of art\, fellowship and celebration featuring:

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Celebrating Bill Barrett

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For more than six decades\, Bill Barrett has created sculpture\, painting and jewelry distinguished by movement\, balance and lyrical abstraction.

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His work is represented in public and private collections t hroughout the United States and internationally\, and his monumental sculp tures can be found in prominent public spaces across the country.

\n\n< p data-end="2121" data-start="1940">The Rotary Club of Santa Fe is proud t o recognize Bill Barrett as our 2026 Distinguished Artist of the Year and celebrate the extraordi nary body of work that defines his career.

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A Santa Fe Rotary Tradition

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Established in 1981\, Distinguished Artist of the Year rec ognizes artists whose work has made a lasting contribution to the cultural life of Santa Fe\, New Mexico and beyond.

\n\n

Over more than four decades\, the program has honored many of the region'\;s most influential artists\, including Allan Houser\, Agnes Martin\, Glenna Goodacre\, Wi lliam Lumpkins\, Cara Romero and Erika Wanenmacher.

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Bill Barrett now joins that remarkable lega cy.

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Art With a Purpose

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Distingui shed Artist of the Year is more than an award. Through the program\, Rotar y uses the arts to bring people together while generating support for char itable and educational work in our community.

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The 2026 campaign supports the New Mexico School for the Arts and the charitable work of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation.

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Tickets &\; Sponsorships

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Registration opens in the coming days.

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Tickets for the newly reimagined Awards Dinner will be:

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Table purchase packages and sponsorship opportunities will also be available.

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Space will be limited. Please check back soon for regist ration\, table and sponsorship information.

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Volunteers Needed

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Rotarians: we need you! Volunteers will be needed to help with regis tration\, guest hospitality\, setup/breakdown and other event-night needs.

\n\n

Thank you to Storm Stephens\, Bryan Craig\, Jan Brown\, Lupe Goler and Emma Scherer\, who have already volunteered to help on October 3.

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Additional voluntee rs are welcome&mdash\;please contact Theresa Stone to lend a hand.

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About Distinguished Artist of the Year

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Established in 1981\, th e Rotary Club of Santa Fe'\;s Distinguished Artist of the Year program recognizes artists whos e work has made a lasting contribution to the cultural life of Santa Fe\, New Mexico and beyond. The program celebrates artistic excellence while us ing the arts to strengthen community connections and advance Rotary'\;s charitable mission.

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