Southwest Art News: June 2025
FBI returns stolen paintings to Taos museum, Tulsa institution repatriates Native remains and artifacts, and more top Southwest art news headlines for June 2025.
June 03, 2025
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Amid Breathtaking NEA Cuts, Southwest Arts Organizations are Reeling—and Rallying Support
The Trump administration's shadowy National Endowment for the Arts grant retractions have Southwest arts organizations banding together to track the cuts and gather supporters.
May 15, 2025
“What’s Your Side Hustle?”: Hard-Earned Lessons on Artistic Survival from a Southwest Highway Town
The artists of Helper, Utah, have spent the last three decades honing strategies to strengthen their rural community—and make the regional market work for them.
May 13, 2025
Meet the “Sad Little Houses” of Dallas, and the Artists on the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
Three artists confront the Texas housing crisis with street-level projects using piñatas, murals, gentrification walking tours, and more.
May 06, 2025
Southwest Art News: May 2025
Suki Seokyeong Kang dies amid landmark Southwest show, Nevada Humanities gets a lifeline after NEH cuts, and more top Southwest art news headlines for May 2025.
May 01, 2025
Shepard Fairey Unveils His First Arizona Mural in a City That Tried to Censor His Work
Shepard Fairey was nearly censored at the Mesa Arts Center. He's back with a monumental artwork—and thoughts on police power, fascism, and art as a "counterwind."
April 24, 2025
Rule Gallery Denver Breaks from the White Cube to Reimagine Art Viewership
Thirty-four-year-old Rule Gallery temporarily steps outside its white walls, presenting site-specific, time-based art experiences in the Denver area.
April 15, 2025
Amid Long-Term Closure, Flood-Stricken Roswell Museum Extends into the Community
While the Roswell Museum’s doors remain closed following the disastrous flood last year, support comes from the local community and statewide arts organizations.
April 08, 2025
A New Art Fair Debuts in the Southwest—Is It a Hit or a Miss?
Local artists and gallerists weigh in on Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week’s debut—and its efforts to bust regional stereotypes and elevate the Southwest on a global stage.
April 03, 2025
Southwest Art News: April 2025
Meow Wolf announces New York project, Georgia O'Keeffe protégé Juan Hamilton dies, and more top Southwest art news headlines for April 2025.
April 01, 2025
Southwest Art News: March 2025
Santa Fe mourns Gene Hackman, Austin's Big Medium closes, another staff departure from CCA Santa Fe, and more top Southwest art news headlines for March 2025.
March 04, 2025
As Another Denver Art Project Goes Fugitive, Co-Director Counts “A Hundred Reasons Why”
"You can’t show art if no one can afford to make it," says Brett Matarazzo of BRDG Project, an arts nonprofit that just left its second location—with nowhere else to land.
February 25, 2025
In a Slash-and-Burn Era for Federal Funding, Here’s How Texas Arts Advocates Angle for State Support
Over 200 arts leaders descend on Austin's Capitol to dispense Texas charm—and return-on-investment pitches—for state funding at Texas Arts Advocacy Day.
February 20, 2025
This Utah Curator Launched Her Career with a Treatise on Artistic Rebellion
Nancy Stoaks of Park City's Kimball Art Center wrote her thesis on artistic rabble-rouser Niki de Saint Phalle, sparking a career-long fight for the underdogs.
February 06, 2025
Southwest Art News: January–February 2025
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith dies, Texas officials seize Sally Mann photos, and more top Southwest art news headlines for January and February 2025.
February 04, 2025
Keith Haring’s City-Spanning Phoenix Takeover Almost Didn’t Happen
Keith Haring was a Phoenix teacher's second choice for a 1986 art workshop, but the invite made a major mark on the city.
January 14, 2025
“The Doors Were Breaking, Things Were Moving”: Inside the Roswell Museum After Disastrous 500-Year Flood
Museum insiders offer firsthand accounts of the flash flood that breached Roswell Museum in October—and an update on the uphill battle for remediation.
December 19, 2024
Southwest Art News: December 2024
MCA Denver director to lead ICA Boston, Utah artist who formed 21st-century art salon dies, and more top Southwest art news headlines for December 2024.
December 03, 2024
Southwest Art News: November 2024
The Roswell Museum floods, artist Danielle SeeWalker sues Vail, and more top Southwest art news headlines for November 2024.
October 31, 2024
Southwest Art News: September 2024
Diné artist joins fight to close uranium hauling loophole on the Navajo Nation, and more Southwest art news headlines for September 2024.
August 30, 2024
Southwest Art News: August 2024
City of Lubbock slashes art walk funding over drag performances, and more Southwest art news headlines for August 2024.
August 01, 2024
Southwest Art News: July 2024
Barbie mania ends and a new fashion era begins at Phoenix Art Museum, and other recent Southwest art news headlines.
July 03, 2024
Southwest Art News: June 2023
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
June 01, 2023
CCA Santa Fe, Weeks After Announcing Permanent Closure, to Partially Reopen. But Should It?
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, which recently announced permanent closure after forty-four years, has reversed course and plans to partially reopen in the city's shaky arts nonprofit landscape.
April 28, 2023
