Inside Southwest ContemporaryAt Large
Southwest Contemporary founder Lauren Tresp reflects on a ten-year entrepreneurship journey, from taking over the legacy of Santa Fe's The Magazine to establishing the leading contemporary arts publication covering the greater American Southwest.
January 13, 2026
Experience Layla Love's solo exhibition in Bisbee, Arizona, January 10-March 1, 2026, with stunning photography and mixed-media works exploring nature, instinct, and feminine energy by an internationally acclaimed artist.
January 12, 2026
Inside Southwest ContemporarySouthwest
Southwest Contemporary reflects on 2025: 181 articles, 125+ artists featured, and 330,000 readers reached. As AI threatens journalism and the arts, discover why reader support matters more than ever.
December 23, 2025
The Santa Fe gallery’s 2026 lineup celebrates art at the intersection of imagination, innovation and tradition.
December 23, 2025
Returning to Wonder opens January 16, 2026, at Kimball Art Center featuring Pipilotti Rist, Josiah McElheny, Katie Paterson, and more. Experience world-class contemporary art at Park City's premier cultural destination.
December 16, 2025
Fifteen contemporary artists reimagine traditional art forms to address social justice, colonialism, and climate change at Museum of International Folk Art.
December 09, 2025
Tamarind's printmaking programs are supported by annual memberships. Collectors Club members receive an exclusive lithograph, 20% discount on editions, and early access to new editions.
December 03, 2025
Discover works by Basquiat, Warhol, Mapplethorpe, and Hockney that defined California's anti-conformist creative spirit, on view at the Tucson Museum of Art December 13, 2025–May 10, 2026.
December 02, 2025
Tamarind Institute introduces nine specialized lithography workshops in 2026-27, from one-week intensives to four-week immersions covering stone and aluminum plate techniques, collaboration, teaching strategies, and more.
November 19, 2025
Founded by artist Beverly Fisher in an 1850s adobe home, Studio light | space is Tucson's intimate gallery for contemporary art that rewards sustained presence. Featuring nationally recognized artists in thoughtful, light-filled exhibitions.
November 18, 2025
Meet the curators behind the most innovative contemporary art exhibitions within the last five years. SITE Santa Fe hosts Ekow Eshun, Miranda Lash, Sara Raza, and Diana Campbell, November 2025-January 2026.
November 10, 2025
Yadi Flannery's quilts combine the classic geometric shapes of traditional quilts with fabric patterns and colors that flow freely underneath and within the overlaying geometric pattern. See her exquisite work in Truth or Consequences.
November 06, 2025
With works by twelve artists, scholars, and culture bearers from the six Tewa Pueblos in New Mexico, Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country opens a critical dialogue around sacred landscapes, Indigenous belonging, and cultural ownership at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
October 28, 2025
The School of Art at ASU advances generative art practices driven by research, ideas, and effective public engagement. Attend an info session on December 5, 2025, and apply by January 15, 2026.
October 20, 2025
Just in time for cooler temps, SWC publisher and editor Lauren Tresp picks twenty-two must-see exhibitions across the Southwest.
October 14, 2025
Experience Sandy Skoglund's Natural Havoc at Rule Gallery's Marfa location, October 10–November 29. Rare outtakes, sculptures, and drawings reveal her iconic creative process.
October 08, 2025
Gathering Place marks the first major reinstallation of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College in nearly a decade.
September 24, 2025
Discover multidisciplinary artist Tlacaelel's one-man performance "Yo Soy Joaquín" at Taos Center for the Arts, September 20-21, 2025.
September 16, 2025
Catch Truth or Consequences's Second Saturday Art Hop, and the opening of RioBravoFineArt's Border Artists group exhibition, on September 13, 6-9 pm.
September 10, 2025
New Mexico–based artist Suzanne Sbarge's two-month residency in Ogden begins September 2025, featuring new collage and installation work exploring nature and consciousness, culminating in a solo exhibition November 7, 2025–January 11, 2026.
September 09, 2025
For Southwest Contemporary's Obsession issue, we asked arts leaders in our community about their current art obsessions.
September 05, 2025
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession
Santa Fe–based artist Hilary Nelson plays between image and object, with their sculptural experiments centering around an obsession with the back jack
September 05, 2025
Salt Lake City–based artist Carol Sogard obsessively collects and catalogues the remains of a world in crisis, wherein action, if not optimism, may be an obligation.
September 05, 2025
SponsoredTexasVol. 12 Obsession
Discover Ruby City, San Antonio's stunning contemporary art center born from Linda Pace's vivid dream. This jewel-like red building by David Adjaye houses 1,400+ works, sculpture gardens, and free programming.
September 05, 2025
SponsoredNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession
Experience New Mexico's living history with this immersive, two-day cultural tour bundle. Explore Acoma Pueblo's Sky City and UNESCO World Heritage Site Chaco Canyon with expert local guides.
September 05, 2025
SponsoredColoradoVol. 12 Obsession
Catch Beau Carey's innovative landscape paintings at Visions West Contemporary in Denver, October 3-November 15, 2025, with an opening reception on October 3, 6-8 pm.
September 05, 2025
SponsoredNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession
Explore affordable art classes at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum for all skill levels with sliding-scale pricing, online and in person.
September 05, 2025
SponsoredNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession
Discover cutting-edge photography by more than ninety global artists at CENTER's one-night-only Portfolio Walk, November 1 in the Santa Fe Railyard.
September 05, 2025
Join ASU Art Museum's opening celebration on September 13 for Tierras Reimaginadas: Migration and Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life.
September 02, 2025
Explore the vibrant Scottsdale art scene with galleries, museums, public art installations, and exciting arts events in this free guidebook.
August 29, 2025
