Southwest

NewsSouthwest

Hit the road this summer for Southwest art exhibitions in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. 

Steve Jansen • June 10, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Shelly C. Lowe (Diné), the first Native American to chair the National Endowment for the Humanities, is approaching her high-profile job at the granting institution through an Indigenous lens.

Steve Jansen • June 03, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • June 01, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Live in America features under-recognized Southwest cities, such as Albuquerque, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, El Paso, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada, in a debut performance festival in Northwest Arkansas.

Laurence Myers Reese • May 20, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • May 02, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Southwest Contemporary • April 01, 2022

Books + LiterarySouthwest

A new book, Breadth of Bodies: Discussing Disability in Dance, spotlights the voices, experiences, and art of dancers with disabilities.

Tamara Johnson • March 28, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Southwest Contemporary's handy roundup of choice spring 2022 art exhibitions includes shows in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. 

Steve Jansen • March 11, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • March 01, 2022

EssaySouthwestVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration

Art critic Darren Jones on the ways artists lead the way in matters of social progress, in our Collectivity + Collaboration themed issue.

Darren Jones • February 25, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • February 01, 2022

CareerSouthwest

Southwest artist and writer residencies in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Steve Jansen • January 28, 2022

NewsSouthwest

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.

Steve Jansen • January 19, 2022

EssaySouthwest

d. ward writes about an art installation around Taos Plaza that disrupts traffic, and the flow of capitalist desires.

d. ward • January 11, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Mural artists in the Southwest find inspiration in popular culture, social justice issues, and their own cultural heritage. Here’s a look at ten artists and what makes their work unique.

Lynn Trimble • January 10, 2022

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • January 03, 2022

Studio VisitSouthwest

A handy roundup of Southwest Contemporary's studio visits with Southwest artists in 2021.

Southwest Contemporary • December 27, 2021

SouthwestReview

Southwest Contemporary’s favorite exhibition reviews of 2021, from Ed Ruscha in Oklahoma City and Hong Hong in Houston to group shows in Albuquerque and Tempe, Arizona.

Southwest Contemporary • December 28, 2021

NewsSouthwest

A list of our most-read articles of 2021 ranges from a Joshua Tree field report to an exhibition review of printmaking works by José Guadalupe Posada.

Southwest Contemporary • December 29, 2021

NewsSouthwestTravel

From Banksy prints in Austin to skateboard decks in Phoenix, you’ll find intriguing art at airports across the Southwest, so leave a little time for looking during your holiday travels.

Lynn Trimble • December 22, 2021

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • December 01, 2021

CareerInside Southwest ContemporarySouthwest

We want to see more artists shine in all aspects of their work, so we’re excited to announce Art Steady 2.0, a series of five workshops that cover essential areas of successful creative career development led by leading experts.

Southwest Contemporary • November 02, 2021

NewsSouthwest

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.

Steve Jansen • November 02, 2021

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • November 01, 2021

FeatureSouthwestVol. 4 Winter 2021

A guide to arthouse film, festival one-offs, and screening series across the Southwest in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Denver.

Lyndsay Knecht • October 29, 2021

FeatureSouthwestVol. 4 Winter 2021

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.

Nancy Zastudil • October 29, 2021

NewsSouthwest

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.

Steve Jansen • October 22, 2021

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • October 01, 2021

NewsSouthwest

Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • September 01, 2021

NewsSouthwest

Southwestern universities—including Arizona State University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Colorado Boulder, and more—are working to increase equity, interdisciplinary study, and tangible career skills in graduate arts.

Lynn Trimble • August 24, 2021