Violin Making Exhibit Opens at UNM

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by Karen Wentworth


A violin making exhibit opens at UNM
by Karen Wentworth
from 4-6 p.m. in the Fine Arts
and Design Library.
The exhibition features student
work from Peter White’s
violin making class, American
Studies 314. The class is
held in a workshop operated
by the New Mexico Musical
Heritage Project. Students not
only learn the history of violin
making but also work to
construct their own musical
instrument, which can take
up to three years to complete.
There is a well-established
tradition of violin making in
New Mexico and the Southwest
that has languished in
recent years. The New Mexico
Musical Heritage Project,
established by White, is a
unique studio and classroom
environment where UNM
students learn both the art of
playing and the craft of making
violins.
The exhibition is sponsored
by University Libraries Fine
Arts and Design Library and
the College of Fine Arts Bunting
Visual Resources Library.
For more information
on the exhibition, email
Kathleen Keating, kkeating@
unm.edu.
For more information on
the New Mexico Heritage
Project, visit: http://peterwhite-
violins.com/.