Dual Colorado Exhibitions by Ana María Hernando Unfurl Revolutionary Ideas in Tulle
In the wake of Argentina’s last dictatorship, Ana María Hernando's artwork only grew softer. Her practice is undergirded by "unstoppable" community.
June 11, 2026
In the wake of Argentina’s last dictatorship, Ana María Hernando's artwork only grew softer. Her practice is undergirded by "unstoppable" community.
Maddie Browning • June 11, 2026
At the El Paso Museum of Art, a slate of binational projects blurs everyday logistics with ever-intensifying border politics.
Graciela Blandon • June 09, 2026
The Aspen Art Fair returns for its third edition at the Hotel Jerome with more than thirty-five exhibitors from around the world, July 29-August 1, 2026.
Aspen Art Fair • June 08, 2026
Native artist James Luna bequeathed his most famous performance to protégé Erica Lord. On the eve of a rare reprise in Santa Fe, she recounts its fraught evolution.
Jordan Eddy • June 05, 2026
Chase a Crooked Shadow, a blockbuster group show in Dallas, yanks a cinematic trope from the nostalgic fog into an equally murky present.
Emma S. Ahmad • June 02, 2026
Lucid Perturbations: The Sewn Drawings and Books of China Marks is an exhibition of 239 sewn works by China Marks at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art.
Zane Bennett Contemporary Art • June 02, 2026
Join creatives, entrepreneurs, artists, organizations, developers, and community leaders from across New Mexico for a full day of learning, networking, inspiration, and opportunity.
New Mexico Creative Industries Division • June 01, 2026
Border wall damages ancient Indigenous site in Arizona, Meow Wolf union votes on Santa Fe strike, and more top Southwest art news for June 2026.
Jordan Eddy • June 01, 2026
Quest to an “authentically dangerous” castle, a James Turrell Skyspace, a water tank-turned-recording studio, and other Colorado art experiences worth a long detour.
Parker Yamasaki • May 28, 2026
A collaborative set of four Pueblo jars by SAR Native Artist fellows headlines the auction at the School for Advanced Research's Annual Gala on Saturday, June 6 in Santa Fe.
School for Advanced Research • May 26, 2026
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With an electric palette and layered technique, Santa Fe–based painter Jake Trujillo gives familiar Southwest landscapes a surreal spin.
Kathryne Lim • May 22, 2026
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New Mexico’s “Carbon City” celebrates Native arts and traditions, vibrant galleries, and public art, carving its own path beneath the tourist economy’s glare.
Olivia Amaya Ortiz • May 22, 2026
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This summer, Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros brings together six artists working in adobe, tracing the material from ancestral building tradition to radical contemporary art practice.
Robin Babb • May 22, 2026
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From flamenco in Albuquerque to jazz in Taos, a guide to the visionary venues and companies shaping New Mexico's performing arts scene now.
Rica Maestas • May 22, 2026
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At the Albuquerque nonprofit, students become performers, family members become colleagues, and a community built on access and belonging continues to grow.
Maggie Grimason • May 22, 2026
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After twenty years at 516 Central Avenue SW in Albuquerque, 516 Arts marks a flagship anniversary with a move to a new, renovated space.
Maggie Grimason • May 22, 2026
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This edition of the New Mexico Field Guide is an invitation to take in a dynamic year of New Mexico arts programming—and then experience it in motion.
Jordan Eddy and Natalie Hegert • May 22, 2026
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From Elaine Horwitch's founding in downtown Santa Fe to Robert Gardner and Kenneth Marvel's expansion into the Railyard, LewAllen Galleries celebrates fifty years representing contemporary art.
Adele Oliveira • May 22, 2026
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Zane Bennett Contemporary Art has evolved from a small Canyon Road space into a major Santa Fe gallery known for globally diverse, boundary-pushing exhibitions.
Adele Oliveira • May 22, 2026
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Collectively governed by New Mexico’s nineteen Pueblos, the Albuquerque center marks its semicentennial as a “little pivot” between worlds.
Jordan Eddy • May 22, 2026
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Meow Wolf’s first interactive installation celebrates its tenth anniversary, marking an era of staggering growth and expansion, with even more to come.
Natalie Hegert • May 22, 2026
On Canyon Road, where tradition often leads, K Contemporary offers a deliberate shift.
K Contemporary • May 22, 2026
Under the leadership of Mitch Higgins, Century Wealth Management offers tailored portfolios, alternative investments, and ESG investing strategies rooted in personal advisory.
Century Bank • May 22, 2026
Marking its 20th year, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art launches Print Focus—a series spotlighting the publishers, workshops, and master printers behind the medium.
Zane Bennett Contemporary Art • May 22, 2026
The 22nd International Folk Art Market returns to Santa Fe July 9-12, bringing 148 master artists from 53 countries—and the largest gathering of its kind—to a weekend of cultural exchange, live performance, and handmade work that's reshaping the boundaries of art and craft.
International Folk Art Market • May 22, 2026
Adobe churches, ancestral pueblos, canyon views, and a glass of New Mexico wine—Heritage Inspirations' High Road tour unfolds the Land of Enchantment, one stop at a time.
Heritage Inspirations • May 22, 2026
Now in its fourth year, Farmington's Art in the Heart Sculpture Exhibition transforms Historic Main Street into a rotating outdoor gallery of Four Corners artists.
Downtown Farmington Arts & Cultural District • May 22, 2026
For three decades, Keshet Dance Company has dissolved the lines between stage and community, artist and audience—making contemporary dance a vehicle for access, collaboration, and social change.
Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts • May 22, 2026
For thirty years, King Galleries has been a focal point for the finest Native pottery from the 1920s to the present.
King Galleries • May 22, 2026
The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art support artists’ creative growth and experimentation in a globally recognized program.
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program • May 22, 2026
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