Arts News

NewsUtah

Ephemeral Collective's roving performance festival in Moab holds lessons in pooling resources to shape a tiny counterculture.

Emily Arntsen • April 23, 2026

InterviewNew Mexico

Marisa Sage’s art-is-for-everybody mandate might sound utopian, but at the helm of New Mexico’s most historically freighted museum, it's a massive administrative challenge.

Jordan Eddy • April 09, 2026

ProfileNew Mexico

In the 1980s, Pueblo artist Jody Folwell jolted Santa Fe Indian Market with political ceramics. Amid her retrospective, she's already pushing toward the next sharp statement. 

Camille LeFevre • April 07, 2026

SouthwestNews

New Mexico Governor vetoes arts-related funding, Colorado lawmakers propose artist-first business bill, and more top Southwest art news for April 2026.

Jordan Eddy • April 01, 2026

NewsInternational

Accepting an invitation to a major biennial is one thing, closing gaps in institutional support is another. Three Southwest artists sound off.

Lynn Trimble • March 10, 2026

NewsArizona

Over six years, artist Cara Romero and curator Jami C. Powell resisted the art world’s rush to capitalize on Native art. Their show just arrived in Phoenix.

Erin Joyce • March 05, 2026

NewsSouthwest

Texas university cancels ICE-critical exhibition, History Colorado expands its Borderlands initiative with Ken Salazar, and more top Southwest art news for March 2026.

Jordan Eddy • March 03, 2026

Curator ProfileArizona

Christian Ramírez's scope is technically local at Phoenix Art Museum, but the assistant curator channels years of Southwest connections from Tucson to El Paso.

Darian Cruz • February 12, 2026

NewsNew Mexico

The just-announced curator of SITE Santa Fe's next biennial reveals his multi-venue ambitions for a show punctuated by immersive "moments of encounter."

Jordan Eddy • February 03, 2026

NewsSouthwest

IAIA avoids being federally "zeroed out," historic Native lawmaker and artist Ben Nighthorse Campbell dies, and more top Southwest art news for February 2026.

Jordan Eddy • February 03, 2026

Studio VisitArizona

After Ed Mell’s passing, his Phoenix studio tells the story of a low-key artist whose Southwest images reached the nation on a postage stamp and beyond.

Lynn Trimble • January 29, 2026

Studio VisitArizona

Tucson-based artist Anh-Thuy Nguyen declares "rice is mother" in her current solo exhibition. At her studio, a visit begins with a meal.

Lynn Trimble • January 20, 2026

ReflectionsColorado

In Paula Castillo's three new public artworks across downtown Denver, cultural fusion is an optimistic and ideologically risky proposition.

Joshua Ware • January 15, 2026

ProfileArizona

In cyanotypes and soft sculptures, genderfluid artist maps queer elements of Phoenix—from dilapidated signs to their own body.

Royal Young • January 08, 2026

NewsSouthwest

Roswell Museum's one-year update after major flood, three international biennials tap Southwest creatives, and more top Southwest art news for January 2026.

Jordan Eddy • January 06, 2026

TravelMexico

If you're feeling cooped up, Mexico City delivers intense cultural saturation. Discover residencies that drop artists and curators straight into the action.

Lynn Trimble • December 11, 2025

NewsNevada

A forthcoming Las Vegas museum may be linked to LACMA, but its preemptive show Family Album threads the needle between national and local dialogues.

Gabriella Angeleti • December 09, 2025

NewsColorado

In Colorado Springs, an art center's landmark reinstallation of its collection reconsiders the Southwest—breaking the old shape of regionalism in art history.

José Antonio Arellano • December 04, 2025

NewsSouthwest

Utah-born artist Alma Allen tapped for Venice Biennale, Colorado artist Danielle SeeWalker headed to the West Bank, and more top Southwest art news headlines for December 2025.

Jordan Eddy • December 02, 2025

Gift GuideSouthwest

Your 2025 holiday guide to affordable gifts by local artists at Southwest museum stores, in person and online. Shop Black Friday, Museum Store Sunday, and beyond.

Lynn Trimble • November 25, 2025

NewsSouthwest

From pure intuition to a pricing calculator, artists and gallerists across the Southwest reveal how they actually put numbers on their work.

Lynn Trimble • November 18, 2025

NewsColorado

A Denver museum’s alleged act of censorship is stirring national debate, as stakeholders clash over who gets to tell the story—and who gets heard.

Lynn Trimble • November 11, 2025

NewsSouthwest

Southwest artists contribute to insurgent Met show, Meow Wolf workers stage walkout in Dallas, and more top Southwest art news headlines for November 2025.

Erin Averill • November 04, 2025

NewsArizona

Through LiDAR scans, UK-based studio ScanLAB Projects captured the Sonoran Desert in haunting detail, revealing a landscape on the brink.

Gabriella Angeleti • October 09, 2025

NewsSouthwest

Artists pressure Judy Chicago to cancel exhibition in Tel Aviv, Gallup Arts rejects grant funding in protest of escalating censorship, and more top Southwest art news headlines for October 2025.

Erin Averill • October 02, 2025

NewsSouthwest

As Trump “reviews” the Smithsonian and NEA rules shift, New Mexico arts groups are weighing whether to reject state grants tied to federal funding.

Lynn Trimble • September 18, 2025

NewsNew MexicoObsession

In a single 1978 acquisition, the Museum of International Folk Art grew by 100,000 objects—and effectively adopted their fervent and eccentric collector.

Adele Oliveira • September 16, 2025

NewsArizona

Change is afoot in the metro Phoenix gallery scene due to closures, mergers, and redevelopment plans.

Lynn Trimble • September 11, 2025

Field ReportTravelUtahVol. 12 Obsession

Beneath the glitz of Park City's skiing and film scenes, underground culture abounds—including a cowboy speakeasy, hidden Banksy murals, and subterranean scuba diving.

Ana Estrada • September 05, 2025

FeatureNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession

Abstract painter Agnes Martin sought isolation in New Mexico to stoke her obsessive practice. She found vibrant community.

Jordan Eddy • September 05, 2025