Activation/Transformation at the Wheelwright
Multidisciplinary artist Nathan Young newly activates the Wheelwright Museum’s collection of silverwork and jewelry with a site-specific installation Activation/Transformation.
November 02, 2021
From the EditorVol. 4 Winter 2021
From the Editor: Vol. 4
Southwest Contemporary Vol. 4 travels across the region to meet artists, brewers, climate-change activists, and DIY-ers to have in-depth conversations about significant and inspiring issues.
October 29, 2021
FeatureTexasVol. 4 Winter 2021
With Climate Emergency a Certainty, Gulf Coast Creatives Reflect on Art’s Value in Crisis
Houston creatives and artists discuss the influence of climate change on their individual practices and possibilities for creative responses to climate crisis.
October 29, 2021
Patricia Marroquin Norby: The First Indigenous Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Patricia Norby, the first Indigenous curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, talks about the representation of Indigenous art in institutional gallery spaces.
October 29, 2021
FeatureColoradoVol. 4 Winter 2021
Life is a Cumulative Exercise: Devon Dikeou’s Mid-Career Smear
Devon Dikeou’s Mid-Career Smear in downtown Denver is a retrospective that examines "in-between" spaces with keen observation and irreverent humor.
October 29, 2021
FeatureTexasVol. 4 Winter 2021
The Artist in Exile: Emerging Choreographer Alexandra Honchell
Emerging choreographer Alexandra Honchell’s journey from company dancer to independent artist is reuniting her mind with her body.
October 29, 2021
Food + DrinkNew MexicoVol. 4 Winter 2021
Hops in the Desert: Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.
Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. has created a genuinely Southwest-centric beer brand based on connections to the landscape, people, and magic of the region.
October 29, 2021
FeatureSouthwestVol. 4 Winter 2021
DIY, Together: A Look at Artist-Led Efforts Across the Southwest
A handful of DIY, artist-led endeavors in the Southwest demonstrate how artists don’t just DIY—they do it for and with each other.
October 29, 2021
The Artisans Behind the Bells at Cosanti Originals
Cosanti Originals Windbells are handmade by artisans in Arizona. Using time-honored crafting traditions, their embellished surfaces echo Paolo Soleri's architecture.
November 17, 2021
Discover Cosanti Originals Windbells
Cosanti Originals Windbells are handmade by artisans in Arizona. Using time-honored crafting traditions, their embellished surfaces echo Paolo Soleri's architecture.
October 27, 2021
Preview the 2021 Santa Fe Studio Tour
Discover work by Santa Fe artists in their working studios at the 2021 Santa Fe Studio Tour October 9-10 and 16-17.
September 29, 2021
Introducing Smoke The Moon
Introducing Smoke The Moon, a new contemporary gallery and one of Santa Fe’s newest additions to the downtown art landscape.
September 01, 2021
The Wheelwright Museum’s 46th Annual Benefit Has Something for Everyone
The Wheelwright Museum annual benefit—which features hundreds of pieces of jewelry, sculpture, weaving, painting, and more by Native artists—has become more expansive than ever with the addition of a second event, the Native Artist Market.
August 17, 2021
Your Weekly 5×5: Steve’s Picks Edition
We’re back with a staff contribution of the 5×5! This week, SWC's news editor Steve Jansen shares his top five picks of media he’s been obsessing over.
August 05, 2021
IAIA Virtual Scholarship Event and Auction [sponsored]
The Institute of American Indian Arts’s Annual Scholarship Event and Auction is IAIA’s premier event for raising critical scholarship support for students, which is now more important than ever.
August 04, 2021
Introduction: Inhale Exhale
Guest juror Julio César Morales, curator at the Arizona State University Art Museum, introduces Southwest Contemporary's volume 3 theme: Inhale Exhale.
July 30, 2021
Seeing the City Different by Ivan Barnett
Artist Ivan Barnett explores the textures and hidden corners of Santa Fe's historic neighborhoods in his latest photographic series at Patina Gallery.
May 25, 2021
Gardens of Northern New Mexico
A guide to public gardens across northern New Mexico.
May 25, 2021
2021 Anniversaries in New Mexico Arts
A number of arts institutions across New Mexico celebrate significant anniversaries this year, including Chiaroscuro Gallery and Gebert Contemporary, Nüart Gallery, SITE Santa Fe, and Richard Levy Gallery. Chiaroscuro Gallery […]
May 25, 2021
New MexicoNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Tommy Bruce: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2021
Artist Tommy Bruce's many-sided art practice comments on identity construction, often through his real-life renderings of furries.
May 25, 2021
Call for Artists: Vol. 3: Inhale. Exhale.
Southwest Contemporary announces a call for entries for our upcoming issue, Vol. 3: Inhale. Exhale.
May 12, 2021
NewsInside Southwest Contemporary
Announcing Art Steady: Career Development for Artists
We want to see more artists shine in all aspects of their work, so we’re excited to announce Art Steady, a series of five workshops that cover essential areas of successful career development led by a brilliant group of experts. Register now!
February 27, 2021
Southwest Contemporary’s Spring 2021 Art Guide
Take a look at Spring 2021 art exhibitions coming to museums throughout the Southwest.
February 24, 2021
unFlagging: Unfurling new Symbols
The exhibition unFlagging at Ballroom Marfa aligned strikingly with current events, reevaluating in real-time what flags signal about place, national identity, and values.
February 23, 2021
NewsNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Call for Artists: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2021
Southwest Contemporary announces a call for artists for the third annual 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now feature.
February 04, 2021
Call for Artists: Vol. 2 Flights of Fancy
Southwest Contemporary is excited to announce a call for entries for our upcoming issue, Vol. 2: Flights of Fancy.
February 04, 2021
Southwest Art News: January 2021
Catch up on southwest arts news from December 2020 and January 2021 including people on the move, grants awarded, new appointments, and more.
February 02, 2021
Call for Southwest Art + Culture Writers
As Southwest Contemporary begins expanding its coverage across the Southwest, we are on the lookout for sharp, engaged freelance writers from across the region to contribute features, critical essays, profiles, reviews, photo essays, and other stories to our print and digital publications.
January 06, 2021
Call for Artists: Bodies//Boundaries
Southwest Contemporary is excited to announce a call for entries for its first issue of 2021: Bodies//Boundaries.
November 12, 2020
Art News Briefs: October 2020
Catch up on southwest arts headlines from October: people on the move, grants awarded, new appointments, and more.
November 04, 2020
