2019 by the Numbers
We look back at 2019 and a year in publishing The Magazine by the numbers, including our top-read articles, total number of copies printed, and more.
January 06, 2020
We look back at 2019 and a year in publishing The Magazine by the numbers, including our top-read articles, total number of copies printed, and more.
Editor • January 06, 2020
As we approach a new year and a new decade, we're looking for light. And frankly, there's no better place to turn than all of you - our readers and community members who make these conversations around art and culture in the southwest possible. So we want to know: What's lighting you up as we head into 2020?
Editor • December 23, 2019
Geneva Boliek-Poling is a visual artist emerging from the University of New Mexico's Art & Ecology department. Geneva solidified her affection for the southwest through horseback riding and painting along the Rio Grande.
Southwest Contemporary • August 28, 2019
The month of July introduces a season of sequels and new beginnings to The Magazine! On the cusp of The Magazine’s 28th year, I am excited to introduce you to […]
Lauren Tresp • July 01, 2019
Visual artist Clayton Porter has been taking photos for The Magazine since Lauren Tresp became publisher. In addition to his beloved black and white portraits of artists in their studios, Clayton has been by Lauren's side, spending countless hours discussing ways to reinvent the publication, many of which have come to fruition.
Editor • May 14, 2019
For the first panel-discussion Collectors Collect New Mexico I at The Magazine on May 9, 2019, we hosted collectors and gallerists Christian Mayeur and Anne Poux along with artists Anne-Marie […]
Lauren Tresp • May 11, 2019
The Magazine publisher and editor Lauren Tresp was interviewed by Santa Fe Found! Siler Yard Arts and Creativity Center, a 65-unit affordable live/work space development project...
Southwest Contemporary • May 07, 2019
Client Account Representative and Distribution Manager Rebecca Lynch is the newest addition to The Magazine's staff.
Editor • April 16, 2019
The Harwood Art Museum has named Juniper Manley their new director. Robert Krep, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Director of ten years, has resigned. Curator Cody Hartley is serving interim director during a nationwide […]
Editor • April 09, 2019
Name: Kenji Barrett Location: Albuquerque, NM Proofreading for The Magazine since: 2002 Proofreader Kenji Barrett and his trusty dog, Kai, stop by each month right before the issue is sent to the […]
Southwest Contemporary • March 18, 2019
Take a tour of the printing press where each issue of The Magazine comes to life! I know we make it look super slick and easy: content + design = printed […]
Lauren Tresp • March 18, 2019
The City of Santa Fe is looking for a new Arts Commission Director to plan, organize and coordinate arts and cultural programs and services, and represent the City in the arts and cultural arena...
Southwest Contemporary • March 11, 2019
“12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now” opened on Friday, March 1, with a wonderfully packed house. Big thanks to everyone who came out to see the work of emerging […]
Southwest Contemporary • March 06, 2019
Professor Rebecca Schreiber of the UNM American Studies Department was awarded the Frank Jewett Mather award for art criticism by the College Art Association for her book The Undocumented Everyday: Migrant Lives and the Politics of Visibility.
Southwest Contemporary • February 12, 2019
Name: Lauren Tresp Location: Santa Fe, NM Writing for The since: 2013 1. Where are you from? Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 2. What is your favorite thing about New Mexico? It feels real. […]
Lauren Tresp and Southwest Contemporary • February 12, 2019
It's January, and for many artists that means it's application season. Was your New Years resolution to apply for more things in 2019? We can help! The Classifieds page on The Magazine's website features a running list of opportunities for artists throughout the southwest.
Southwest Contemporary • January 21, 2019
It's a big month for news from Santa Fe. Four Grammy nominations, two Living Treasures, a residency, an art CSA, and a new secretary of cultural affairs.
Southwest Contemporary • January 15, 2019
Meet Maggie Grimason, The Mag writer since 2017, who lives in Albuquerque and hails from "northwest Indiana, land of lakes and soy beans." Her favorite things about New Mexico? "Mountains on the horizon, lizards, and clothes drying instantly on the line."
Maggie Grimason and Southwest Contemporary • January 08, 2019
Jimmy Montoya, The Magazine's distributor extraordinaire, reflects on his twelve years at the magazine. In that time, he's found a cat, a dead snake, and a wallet in our streetside boxes, among other treasures.
Southwest Contemporary • December 27, 2018
What a year for The Magazine! The top ten most read articles on our website in 2018 were:
1. Field Report: Las Vegas
2. Wendy Young: A Long and Slow Surrender
3. Santa Fe Women: Paula Angel
4. Floating Worlds: The Santa Fe Opera Scene Shop...
Southwest Contemporary • December 19, 2018
Judy Chicago will not partner with her home city of Belen, NM, on opening a museum after residents called the artwork "inappropriate" and "pornagraphic." Her nonprofit has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the art space and Belen Mayor Jerah Cordova will donate his 2019 salary to help support the museum...
Southwest Contemporary • December 11, 2018
Andrea R. Hanley (Navajo) has been an arts advocate for more than 25 years. Her career has been guided and dedicated to the work of contemporary American Indian artists and the American Indian fine art field. Hanley has had an impressive career working as a curator, gallerist, writer, fundraiser, lecturer, and volunteer...
Southwest Contemporary • November 30, 2018
The Magazine contributor and former director of Central Features Contemporary Art Nancy Zastudil joined the Tamarind Institute as Gallery Director.
Southwest Contemporary • November 12, 2018
LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT BETWEEN: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALIVIA MAGANA Ellsworth Gallery / Santa Fe Fri, Oct 19, 5–7 pm learn more BORDERLAND: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALIA ALI East of West / […]
Southwest Contemporary • October 18, 2018
George RR Martin's Literary Fund has created three new scholarships for students pursuing BFAs in Cinematic Arts and Technology at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Southwest Contemporary • October 16, 2018
We've tallied the results from our first community poll. Thanks to everyone who participated on Instagram, Facebook, and via this newsletter! While there's a fairly even split...
Southwest Contemporary • October 10, 2018
Five events for the next five days...
Southwest Contemporary • October 04, 2018
Five NM event picks for the next 5 days...
Southwest Contemporary • September 20, 2018
5 x 5: five picks for the next five days...
Southwest Contemporary • September 13, 2018
5 x 5: five picks for the next five days...
Southwest Contemporary • September 13, 2018
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