Join us for our annual membership meeting.
The Congreso is NMAA's governing body made up of statewide delegates. Our annual meeting is a vibrant gathering of acequias and our supporters from throughout New Mexico & Southern Colorado. We come together to celebrate our culture, share knowledge, and plan for our collective future. This two day gathering will include special workshops, as well as our Congreso main event with music, art, teatro, presentations, and the beloved Bendición de las Aguas
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Pala Power
Pala Power: Working Together to Heal the Land. This session will include current and potential volunteers for the Peones de San Isidro, a mutual aid crew with the purpose of supporting acequias with labor when needed, especially during times of disaster.
Protecting Our Water
El Agua se Defiende: Acequia Strategies to Protect Water. This session will focus on the acequia movement to protect water as a community resource and to resist the commodification of water.
Disaster Funding
Funding for Disaster Recovery and Acequia Infrastructure. Will include Q&A around the FEMA process for acequias and the HPCC claims process for individuals, businesses, and acequias.
EVENT PROGRAM
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COMING SOON
2023 Acequia Art & Photo Contest
Share your art, photography, or written works with the acequia community!
1st PLACE
$60 and an NMAA T-shirt
2nd PLACE
$40 and an NMAA T-shirt
3rd PLACE
$20 and an NMAA T-shirt
PHOTO/ART CONTEST DETAILS
We invite you to enter your photos and art to the 2022 NMAA Acequia Art Contest and show us what acequia culture means to YOU! We are looking for submissions of visual arts – photography – and written works. Prizes for ADULTS (19 years and up) and YOUTH (18 years and under).
VISUAL ART DETAILS
- All types of art are welcome, including paintings, sketches, mixed media, models and videos! Show us – “What does acequia culture mean to you?” or “Why are acequias important to your family, culture, or community?”
- Art participants may submit one entry per person.
PHOTOGRAPHY DETAILS
- Send photos in any of these categories: (1) Acequieros Working the Land ~ (2) Digitally Altered Imagery ~ (3) Regando ~ (4) Food and Seed Traditions
- Photo participants may submit one entry PER category!
WRITTEN WORK DETAILS
- Submit poems, short fiction or non-fiction essays, interviews or other community storytelling pieces
- Written works participants may submit one entry per person.
- All entries must be submitted by Friday November 10, 2023
- Submissions must be sent in HIGH RESOLUTION/high quality format
- Please email to emily@lasacequias.org OR mail to 805 Early Street Bldg. B, Suite 203 Santa Fe, NM 87505
- Include: (1) Name of Artist (2) Home Town (3) County (4) Acequia Name (5) Art/photo title or short description (6) Note if this is an adult or youth submission
- All winning entries will be celebrated and shown at our annual Congreso de las Acequias, on the New Mexico Acequia Association website, and on social media
- Upon submission, you agree to the use of your work(s) in NMAA materials including but not limited to publications, calendar, website pages, and outreach materials. Photo credit will be given where appropriate.
