Currents New Media Festival 2021 Adapts to Hybrid Format
Santa Fe-based 2021 Currents New Media Festival embraces COVID-19 protocols to produce a new hybrid program for remote and local audiences.
Jun 17
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Jun 14
Arizona Photographers Talk About Their 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships
Arizona photographers Sama Alshaibi and Stephen Marc, 2021 Guggenheim fellows, discuss how the program will advance their work.
Jun 11
New Mexico’s Long-Delayed Poet Laureate Program Striding Along
Levi Romero, the inaugural New Mexico poet laureate, and the newly created New Mexico State Library Poetry Center are accepting submissions for a poetry anthology through July 1, 2021.
Jun 10
Your Weekly 5×5: Lauren’s Picks
Lauren Tresp takes over the 5x5 this week with her five picks of things she's been reading, listening to, watching, or otherwise inspired by.
Jun 09
Scottsdale Plans $27.3 Million Renovation to Civic Center Mall in Old Town
The City of Scottsdale near Phoenix, Arizona is about to launch $27.3 million in Civic Center Mall renovations, with significant implications for local arts and culture.
Jun 07
Trapdoor Projects Gallery Burns Twice in Ten Days
Trapdoor Projects, an art gallery near downtown Albuquerque, caught fire twice in under two weeks. Gallery owner Katie Doyle suspects arson. Albuquerque Fire Rescue is investigating.
Jun 04
Denver Botanic Gardens Completes Freyer-Newman Center
The Denver Botanic Gardens’s $40-million Freyer-Newman Center, with its three art galleries, establishes itself as fertile ground for exhibitions.
Jun 03
Southwest Art News: June 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Jun 02
Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre to Reopen October 2021
KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque repaired exterior damage sustained during the George Floyd protests and changed the operation of its art gallery.
May 31
Tulsa Race Massacre Remembered in Sarah Ahmad’s Installation
The Tulsa race massacre is memorialized at Oxley Nature Center in Sarah Ahmad’s The American Dream, a Greenwood Art Project-sponsored installation featuring a replica of a refugee tent.
May 26
Albuquerque’s A. Hurd Gallery Skews Low-Brow Art
A. Hurd Gallery is a new Albuquerque art space that’s home to Anthony Hurd’s studio and a place for showcasing bigger names in lowbrow art.
May 13
Your Weekly 5×5: May 13, 2021
From virtual studio visits to commentary on the world of NFTs, our top five arts and culture events for the next five days.
May 12
Call for Artists: Vol. 3: Inhale. Exhale.
Southwest Contemporary announces a call for entries for our upcoming issue, Vol. 3: Inhale. Exhale.
May 07
Your Weekly 5×5: May 6, 2021
From mk at Trapdoor Projects to Black Mountain Radio out of Las Vegas—our top five arts and culture picks for the next five days.
Apr 29
Your Weekly 5×5: April 29, 2021
From Nikesha Breeze at form & concept to Liu Xiaodong at Dallas Contemporary, our top five arts and culture picks this week in the southwest.
Apr 22
Your Weekly 5×5: April 22, 2021
From Juan Gris at Dallas Museum of Art to a pinhole photography workshop, our top five picks for arts and culture events in the southwest.
Apr 15
Your Weekly 5×5: April 15, 2021
Our top five picks for arts and culture events in the southwest.
Apr 13
Take Me to the Movies
RSVP Cinema at Violet Crown invites audiences back to the movies through private screenings.
Apr 13
Southwest Art News: April 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the southwest region, including exhibition openings, people on the move, grants, and more.
Apr 08
Your Weekly 5×5: April 8, 2021
Our top five picks for arts and culture events in the southwest, April 8-14, 2021.
Apr 06
April Exhibitions and Events / SITE Santa Fe [sponsored]
SITE Santa Fe presents a number of new exhibitions and events in April 2021.
Apr 02
Your Weekly 5×5: April 1, 2021
Our top five picks for arts and culture events in the southwest.
Mar 25
Your Weekly 5×5: March 25, 2021
Our top five picks for the next five days: arts and culture events in the Southwest.
Mar 18
Your Weekly 5×5: March 18, 2021
Our top five picks for the next five days: arts and culture events in the Southwest.
Mar 05
Guide to Denver’s Month of Photography
The biennial Month of Photography is underway in Denver and surrounding cities, showcasing hundreds of photographers exploring the genre in a multitude of ways.
Mar 04
Your Weekly 5×5: March 4, 2021
Our top five picks for the next five days: arts and culture events in the Southwest.
Feb 27
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!
Feb 24
Spring 2021 Exhibitions in the Southwest
Take a look at Spring 2021 art exhibitions coming to museums throughout the Southwest.
Feb 18
Your Weekly 5×5: February 18, 2021
Our top five picks for the next five days: arts and culture events in the Southwest.
Feb 04
Call for Artists: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2021
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Southwest Contemporary announces a call for artists for the third annual 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now feature.
Feb 04
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.
Feb 04
Your Weekly 5×5: February 4, 2021
From watercolor landscape painting class at the O'Keeffe to DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation, our top five southwest arts and culture picks for the next five days.
Feb 03
Catching up with the Poeh
The Poeh Cultural Center in Pojoaque, NM became a full-fledged safety and well-being resource at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We caught up with executive director Karl Duncan.
Feb 02
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.
Jan 29
Santa Fe’s CHART Resolution Is a Process, Not an Answer
The goal of Santa Fe’s Culture, History, Arts, Reconciliation, and Truth (CHART) resolution is bigger than determining the fate of the plaza obelisk.
Jan 22
NBCU Selects IAIA for Journalism Program
NBCU Selects IAIA to participate in NBCU Academy, a collaborative journalism training program for underrepresented voices.
Jan 15
2021 Artist and Writer Residencies in the Southwest
A guide to 2021 artist and writer residencies in the Southwest, including Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Jan 13
New Mexico Film Office Promotes Safety On Set
As the state's film industry continues to grow, the New Mexico Film Office builds standards of safety, inclusion, and worker rights.
Jan 06
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.
Dec 21
Support Santa Fe Gift Guide: Art Edition
The Support Santa Fe Gift Guide series features treasures from local shops, makers, and organizations. Presenting: the Art Edition.
Dec 11
Support Santa Fe Gift Guide: Handmade Edition
The Support Santa Fe Gift Guide series features treasures from local shops, makers, and organizations. Presenting: the Handmade Edition.
Dec 04
Support Albuquerque Gift Guide
The Support Albuquerque Gift Guide features an eclectic mix from Albuquerque's vibrant scene of makers and doers.
Nov 30
Support Santa Fe Gift Guide: Books Edition
The Support Santa Fe Gift Guide series features treasures from local shops, makers, and organizations. Presenting: the Books Edition.
