The InterGalactic Ambassador Assembly, Costume Party and Art Auction at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. The InterGalactic Cultural Relations Institute, in partnership with the Albuquerque Balloon Museum,  will host the Spring Break 2017 kick-off event featuring the display of all the completed InterGalactic Ambassadors, a "Dress for Contact" costume party (for kids and adults!) and art auction. The artists created InterGalactic Ambassadors and other intergalactic inspired items will be available for auction at the family friendly event. Regular Balloon Museum admission gets everyone into the entire museum and participation in all of the InterGalactic Ambassadors events. (adults $4, $3 w/ NM ID, children $1) All ages costume contest with prizes for kids and adults around the theme, "What would you wear if you were an InterGalactic Ambassador?" Check back for more details as the event gets closer.

Volunteers welcome - contact agent.fermi@gmail.com

At sunset, the InterGalactic Ambassadors will reconvene in their sacred geometry configuration at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum to send their collective message into outer space. With the creative assistance of Albuquerque Inaugural Poet Laureate, Hakim Bellamy, the World Contact Day message has been updated for these creatively revealed intergalactic ambassadors to send the hopes, dreams and messages of good will from Earth out to the galaxies beyond. Stay tuned for more details as images of the the artists created ambassadors roll in from studios around the region.

Artists can still participate until all "nude" ambassadors are adopted by their "creative reveal-er". All completed ambassadors are due no later than Wednesday, March 15th at noon at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum. Please contact agent.fermi@gmail.com to connect with an Ambassador awaiting to have their true nature revealed.

NOTE: As of March 1, about 5 remain un-adopted.

In 2017, ExtraTerrestrial Culture Day (enacted by the New Mexico State Legislature in 2003) beautifully coincides with Valentine's Day. On this Day send your love into outer space and celebrate the the best of humanity that is accepting and respectful of all beings and their traditions and creative expressions, whether we understand them or not. (no actual event is planned - the gala celebration has been moved to March 18, 2017.)

Thanks to Collective Evolution for the image and fun article about "the crop circle arts."

1/4 of the InterGalactic Ambassadors will make their appearance for human photo ops and outer-space message sharing at the TEDxABQ Audience Engagement event featuring art, creativity and contagious ideas of all kinds.

All 64 of the "nude" InterGalactic Ambassadors were placed in a sacred geometry doubletail galaxy spiral, designed by Maggie Macnab, near the "Sky Portal" sculpture by artist Randy Walker.

The InterGalactic Cultural Relations Institute held its first panel discussion featuring six very talented professionals who have considered the concept of an “alien audience” for their creative expressions.

Guest Panelists included:

Hakim Bellamy – Inaugural Poet Laureate of Albuquerque, New Mexico (2012-2014), Founder & CEO of Beyond Poetry LLC

Dale R. Dekker, AIA, AICP, - Founding Principal/Architect, Dekker/Perrich/Sabatini

Maggie Macnab – Maggie Macnab,  Designer Author Educator

Deborah Jojola – Museum Curator and Artist, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Adrian Pijoan – UNM College of Fine Arts MFA Graduate 2016

Jonathan Wolf – Artist, Founder, Fractal Foundation

Panel Moderated by Sherri Brueggemann, Primary Co-Founder, InterGalactic Cultural Relations Institute

In celebration of World Contact Day, the IGCRI convening at The Cell Theatre/Fusion NM in Downtown Albuquerque focused on the possibility of a statewide Art and Outer Space-themed cultural showcase for 2018-2019 to coincide with the eventual Virgin Galactic launch at Spaceport America, in Upham, New Mexico; IGCRI logo is revealed. 

In celebration of the 14th annual Extraterrestrial Culture Day in New Mexico, every second Tuesday in the month of February, members of the IGCRI convened to discuss art and cultural policy for ET.