Feature2022 New Mexico Field Guide
Santa Fe Gets a New Home for Art in the Vladem Contemporary
The New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary is set to become the Santa Fe Railyard’s newest and highest profile occupant.
May 27, 2022
Steve Jansen
A Brief History of African American Homesteading in New Mexico
The Albuquerque Museum tells the compelling story of African American homesteading in New Mexico in the exhibition Facing the Rising Sun.
May 17, 2022
New Mexico Jewelry-Making Program Axed by School Officials
Starting fall 2023, Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque will no longer offer a bench jewelry certificate program for its students.
May 13, 2022
Southwest Art News: May 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
May 02, 2022
Curators Brainstorm Big Dreams for—and Identify Gaps in—Utah’s Contemporary Arts
A believed first-time gathering of Utah contemporary art curators at the 2022 Spring Summit in Green River yields big dreams and ideas for improvement.
April 22, 2022
In a State Rich in Jewelry Traditions, a New Mexico College Considers Choking a Key Pipeline
A jewelry-making program helps train artisans for steady career opportunities in Albuquerque. That may not be enough for the cash-strapped school.
April 15, 2022
Way to Gogh: The Immersive Experience, For Better or Worse, Visits ABQ
If you decide to Gogh, be prepared for decent visuals, a hefty debit charge, and a pun or two at the Beyond Van Gogh projection room at Albuquerque’s Sawmill District.
March 25, 2022
Collectivity + CollaborationUtah
United Nation: For Freedoms Collective Engages Rather Than Alienates
The For Freedoms collective, dubbed the country’s largest network of artists, cultural workers, and organizations, engages in tough and important conversations about social change through artistic civic activism.
March 21, 2022
12 to See: Southwest Contemporary’s Spring 2022 Art Guide
Southwest Contemporary's handy roundup of choice spring 2022 art exhibitions includes shows in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
March 11, 2022
Southwest Arts News: March 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
March 01, 2022
ReviewNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Review: Counter Mapping at 516 Arts
Counter Mapping, a group show of local, national, and international creatives at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, attempted to reclaim stories and ties to place for underheard populations, with mixed results.
February 25, 2022
ArtistsTexasVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Sarah Aziz + J. Eric Simpson
Tumbleweed Rodeo, led by artists Sarah Aziz and J. Eric Simpson, tracks the non-human journey of tumbleweeds through the Llano Estacado.
February 25, 2022
Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é at the Wheelwright
Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe spotlights the invaluable contributions of a Navajo family of artists and deepens an understanding of Indigenous and American histories.
February 22, 2022
ABQ Small Businesses Fight Commission’s Decision to Remove Murals
To some family-run businesses, two murals by local Albuquerque artists are indicative of new creative energy in Old Town. To city officials, they’re out of character for the historic district and must go.
February 04, 2022
Southwest Art News: February 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
February 01, 2022
Southwest Artist and Writer Residencies with Spring 2022 Deadlines
Southwest artist and writer residencies in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
January 28, 2022
Denver Filmmaker Wins Coveted Creative Capital Award
Denver-based Mexican immigrant filmmaker Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana, director of a feature-length documentary about migrant labor at the Kentucky Derby, is one of few Southwest recipients of a Creative Capital Award.
January 19, 2022
Southwest Art News: January 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
January 03, 2022
In a Secret Airport Tunnel, Mysterious Mosaics Shine in the Dark
In an off-limits, decommissioned tunnel at the Albuquerque International Sunport, nobody knows the origins of stunning mosaic artworks.
December 20, 2021
Local Albuquerque Gift Guide
Our final installment of the 2021 local gift guide spotlights Albuquerque holiday shopping opps—think tickets to Hamilton or a staycation in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
December 16, 2021
Master Santeros Conserve 1830s Works by José Rafael Aragón
Gustavo Victor Goler and a team of master santeros conserve the devotional works of José Rafael Aragón at the San Antonio de Padua church in the New Mexico village of Cordova.
December 08, 2021
Southwest Art News: December 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
December 01, 2021
Joan Mitchell Fellowship Awarded to 3 Southwest Artists out of 15 Nationwide
Justin Favela, Luis Tapia, and Rose B. Simpson are recipients of the inaugural Joan Mitchell Fellowship, which gives awardees unparalleled recognition and $60,000 in unrestricted funds.
November 02, 2021
Southwest Art News: November 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
November 01, 2021
Repetition
Steve Jansen rummages through the concept of repetition—from hashtag-self-care rituals to daily pandemic infection counts—in this short-form musing essay.
October 29, 2021
ReviewArizonaVol. 4 Winter 2021
Review: Freedom Must Be Lived: Marion Palfi’s America, 1940-1978
A retrospective of German-American female photographer Marion Palfi at the Phoenix Art Museum, the first major exhibition since her 1978 death, places her towards the top of social research photographers.
October 29, 2021
Desierto Mountain Time: A Southwestern Trans-Border Collaboration
Desierto Mountain Time, a constellation of contemporary arts organizations in the Southwest United States and northern Mexico, launches an ambitious series of exhibitions, artist talks, and a podcast series.
October 22, 2021
Review: Mimi O Chun: It’s all cake at SMOCA
Mimi O Chun: It’s all cake at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art magnifies societal ills and amplifies women’s issues through soft materials.
October 18, 2021
Southwest Art News: October 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
October 01, 2021
Review: Thais Mather: Western Blue at form & concept
Thais Mather: Western Blue at Santa Fe’s form & concept ponders the comprehensive characteristics of the color blue in a cunning display of sculptural installations, micro-pointillist drawings, watercolors, and holograms.
September 17, 2021
