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Southwest Contemporary
Southwest Contemporary announces (N), a three-person exhibition curated by artist and photographer Clayton Porter opening on Friday, December 13, 6-8 pm. The exhibition features the works of three Santa Fe-based artists, L. Marta Andersson, Nate Massé, and Chase Stafford, and will be on view through February 13 at Southwest Contemporary, 1414 W. Alameda St, Santa Fe. This is the third exhibition mounted as part of the art media company’s non-commercial exhibition program. (N) is the international symbol for a newton,…
New Mexico School for the Arts
Family Fun Dance for everyone, no experience needed, all levels welcome. Open to families, community, students to come in and learn some easy, short, fun dances to get the heart pumping and the face smiling! 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28 | 6-7 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sam Green and Joe Bini have teamed up with Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for a wildly creative multimedia performance piece that blends live music and narration with archival footage and filmed interviews with such prominent artists as Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. Together on stage, Green and Kronos interact with stirring cinematic imagery to craft an important record and exploration of late 20th– and early 21st–century music. As Green tells the multi-decade and…
form & concept
In 1969, the Smithsonian American Art Museum debuted OBJECTS: USA, a sprawling exhibition featuring 308 craft artists and over 500 objects. The show would travel the United States and Europe, vaulting craft into the contemporary art milieu and forever changing the way we view material culture. Fifty years later, this tribute exhibition incorporates work by artists in the original display alongside historic and contemporary makers who expand upon and complicate the conversation. Yuri Kobayashi, Curio, 2015, Ash, 30x31x31 inches J.…
Blue Rain Gallery
Texas-born, Santa Fe-based "outsider" painter Larry D. Blissett shows us his latest wild works. The artist reception takes place on Friday, January 31st from 5 to 7 p.m..
Paper Rain Studio
During this workshop we’ll use various basketry materials such as rattan and round reed to create a “wabi-sabi” inspired contemporary open vessel form. Incorporate abaca paper pulp, foraged plant fiber, leaves and branches adding texture to your contemporary basket.
New Mexico School for the Arts
Application workshops, led by the NMSA admissions team, are designed for students who need help filling out and submitting their application, and include computer access. The admissions team will walk students through the process and enable them to submit their applications digitally. The workshop is scheduled once yearly, in advance of the application deadline, and requires a reservation. Open to students and guardians. Please contact our Director of Admissions Francesca Rodriguez at francesca.rodriguez@nmsa-ai.org or 505-629-9245
New Mexico School for the Arts
Led by its Office of Admissions, in conjunction with the NMSA arts departments, NMSA offers once-yearly Audition Workshops geared to students who have already applied to NMSA so they can better prepare for the audition/portfolio review process and interview. Please contact our Director of Admissions Francesca Rodriguez at francesca.rodriguez@nmsa-ai.org -or- 505-629-9245
New Mexico School for the Arts
We invite you to attend one of our Welcome Wednesday Tours. These tours typically last one hour and are conducted during our arts block so that you and your prospective child are able to witness our students in action! This is a walking tour and you must arrive promptly at 3 pm in our lobby. Please remember to RSVP with our Director of Admissions, francesca.rodriguez@nmsa-ai.org or 505.629.9245
James A. Little Theatre
As the play begins, Tevye, a Jewish milkman, tells of the customs in the little Russian town of Anatevka. It is 1905, and life here is as precarious as a fiddler on the roof, yet, through their traditions, the villagers endure. At Tevye’s house, his wife, Golde, and their five daughters prepare for Sabbath dinner when Yente, the town’s matchmaker, arrives. She tells Golde she has a possible match for Tzeitel, their eldest daughter. The girls speculate about whom they…
McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art
Edwina & Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture and Exhibit Closing-Quilter Anne Parker.
Wild Hearts Gallery
Wild Hearts Gallery invites the public to attend the opening reception for Jewelry artists Rosemary Breehl and Geri Verble on Friday, February 7, from 4 to 7 pm. Their annual jewelry show, Tokens of Affection: From the Heart will be on display from February 4 through March 1. The artists will exhibit necklaces, bracelets, earrings and statement pendants in a variety of media including tribal beads, sterling silver and hand-tooled copper. These one-of-a-kind pieces are perfect for Valentine's gift-giving. Light…
Exhibit/208
Alison Green, Confluence: Plant/Life February 7-March 7, 2020 Artist Statement: My Art is an exploratory journey, both in subject matter and process. I'm fascinated with the endless variety and complexity of botanicals such as plants, fungi, lichen, flowers, trees, and seeds. Using encaustic, oil paint, collage, and drawing, I merge representational plant forms with evocative abstract elements. As I study the elaborate and immense plant world, I discover increasingly innovative ways to create my images. This confluence where media, technique,…
Sanitary Tortilla Factory
A SOFT EYE, A MIRROR-EYE Cedra Wood January 24 – February 28, 2020 Opening Reception: February 7, 6-8 pm In A Soft Eye, A Mirror-Eye, Cedra Wood presents to-scale drawings of two species: the camel and the turkey vulture. Drawn to both of these groups because of their hardihood, resilience, and elegance, Wood creates intimate portraits, attempting to depict each animal in a way that defies both description and stereotype. In one of the two series, Wood showcases the individuality…
James A. Little Theatre
Come enjoy the spectacular "Fiddler on the Roof" at the James A. Little Theater this Feb 06-09, with a matinee on the last day! NMSA is proud to present FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Jenna Kuchar: director Darci Balkcom: assistant director Fred Graham: music director Robert Krupnick: collaborator and music coach Original choreography reproduced by Luz Guillen. Feb 06 - 08 | 7PM Feb 09 | 2PM Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available by following the ticket link or at the…
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Jazz chanteuse Alicia Olatuja stormed into the public consciousness when she performed at President Obama’s second inauguration, and she hasn’t left since. In the years following, she has released two acclaimed albums, collaborated with such great performers as Chaka Khan and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and participated in multiple Grammy-winning records. Praised by Downbeat Magazine for her “full-bodied tone, precise pitch and personal engagement at the lowest whisper or highest wail,” Olatuja will astound you with her exquisite vocals, artistic…
James A. Little Theatre
Fools By Neil Simon Directed by Joey Chavez Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He's landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with chronic stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon's job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over twenty-four hours and fails…
St. Francis Auditorium
Sensory and political engagements with Place with archaeologist Ruth Van Dyke.
New Mexico School for the Arts
Exhibition: Feb 14-Mar 13 Opening reception: Feb 14, 5-7 pm NMSA Gallery Envision is an exhibition featuring the works of NMSA's Visual Arts Junior class. The exhibition offers these students a glimpse into developing independent artwork while also collaboratively installing a group exhibition as a class. Artworks will express their individual voices as well as an array of media. The exhibition opens on Friday February 14, 5-7 pm.
TBA
Join Southwest Contemporary at our third Better Wednesdays salon event! Better Wednesdays is our bi-monthly event series designed to draw people together to celebrate, observe, learn, discuss, and have fun with creative work and ideas. Each salon event features an eclectic line-up of 5-6 presentations spanning various disciplines in an intimate setting. Stay tuned for the official Vol. 3 line up, and the link to grab your reserved seats! (suggested donation is $15.00).
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The King’s Singers are back! Fresh off their 50th anniversary tour, this “immaculate” (Boston Globe) vocal sextet returns to Santa Fe for another magical evening at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Known worldwide for their “seamless blend and pitch-perfect, liquid tone” (Washington Post), these Emmy- and Grammy-winners span genre, emotion, and time in their spellbinding performances. Whether exploring Renaissance classics, performing new commissions, or grooving to delectable crossover arrangements, this flagship British ensemble has something for everyone.
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
2020 Sustainability Series: Understanding current and emerging plant pathogens
Blue Rain Gallery
Chicago-based contemporary Native American ledger artist Chris Pappan presents a talk titled, Tradition Forward and Intervention. Free admission, refreshments served.
Hecho a Mano
Depicting wildlife and wilderness of the high desert of New Mexico, Kat Kinnick works to create a culture of fondness & connectedness to our natural world. The artist says, “creating culture through art is like creating a value system. My work represents my heart and my values. I feel that if we paid better attention to our wild plants and animals, and were more connected to them, then we’d live in a healthier world.”
New Mexico History Museum
Anton Treuer: The Language Warrior’s Manifesto: Indigenous Language, Culture, and Art in Motion.
Obscura Gallery
Desertscapes : Altered Views of New Mexico is a solo exhibition with Santa Fe photo-based artist Caitlyn Soldan which explores various approaches to iconic views in New Mexico landscapes. Included in the exhibit are variations of Pedernal Mesa, Shiprock, and the Taos Gorge. Just as Pedernal Mesa was a great inspiration to Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings and served as a major muse for her at Ghost Ranch where she had her studio, Caitlyn too is moved by the unique New Mexico…
Southwest Contemporary
Join Southwest Contemporary for our second annual 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now exhibition! This year, like the year before, we put out an open call for artists residing in New Mexico and received 400 submissions from artists of all ages, backgrounds, and from all corners of the state. And, like last year, the quality and diversity of work have been astounding. We were honored and grateful to enlist the help of another guest juror this year: Andrew Connors,…
San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center Art Gallery
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Gardenia Jungle Entertainment is proud to bring together three ultra-talented young musical prodigies–Angelica Hale, Karolina Protsenko, and Kayden Kelly– for a night of inspiration and awe-inspiring performances at Santa Fe’s Lensic Theater. Bring the whole family! Angelica Hale (12) is an extraordinarily talented singer-songwriter and actress from Atlanta, Georgia, who sang her way into the hearts of America on Season 12 of America’s Got Talent as the youngest runner-up in the show’s history. Violin phenom and YouTube sensation Karolina Protsenko…
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Hailed as “master of the guitar” by none other than Plácido Domingo, Spaniard Pablo Sáinz Villegas is the greatest guitarist of his generation. Whether showcasing classical guitar or riffing on flamenco, Sáinz Villegas' unparalleled playing captures worlds of passion, playfulness, and drama. His long list of collaborators includes the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, composer John Williams, and conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and he has won over 30 competitions, including the Andrés Segovia Competition and the inaugural Parkening…
School for Advanced Research
Face to Face, Conversations with the Ancestors with Maile Andrade and Marques Hanalei Marzan.
McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art
Edwina & Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture and Exhibit Opening-Diane Kleiss.
Exhibit/208
Lucy Maki: Pointless Pleasure @ EXHIBIT/208, 208 Broadway SE, Abq. NM Maki's art ranges in scale from large shaped paintings to miniature constructions/wall sculpture and encompasses a wide variety of processes, including poured paint, sculpted metal, and wood, mixed media assemblage and collage. The concern is to treat painting as an image/object, bridging oppositions of concrete/illusory, flat/dimensional, deliberate/accidental, geometric/organic, and or, figurative/abstract to create unexpected contrasting effects and complex imaginative states of being. For her upcoming show, Pointless Pleasure, at…
