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
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FeatureNevadaVol. 10 Radical Futures
Emily Budd Breaks the Mold: Founder of the Foundry Project Aluminati
Emily Budd, founder of Aluminati, challenges the norms of monument-making, advocating for diversity and inclusion in public art.
September 06, 2024
Colorado Lawmakers Dedicate Millions to Arts Infrastructure in Post-Pandemic Rebound
At the tail end of a legislative session—and after years of stagnant arts funding—Colorado legislators approve $16 million tax credit and more.
June 05, 2024
Feature2024 New Mexico Field GuideNew Mexico
Albuquerque Local Gem Exhibit/208 Celebrates 25 Years
Artist Kim Arthun reflects on decades spent holding space for contemporary art for the Albuquerque community.
May 24, 2024
From Utah’s Geographical Center, an Argument for Decentralizing Arts Discourse
Granary Arts's Critical Ground advances a bold idea: in the Southwest arts community, the center shouldn't hold.
May 14, 2024
Collectivity + CollaborationColorado
Marguerite Humeau’s Speculative Earthwork Orisons Takes Shape in the San Luis Valley
The absence of water and its ecological effects are the subjects of an emerging speculative earthwork by the French artist Marguerite Humeau and nomadic art museum Black Cube.
May 03, 2022
Collectivity + CollaborationNew Mexico
Judy Chicago Reprises 50-Year-Old Piece at a Donated, Small-Town House
Through the Flower in Belen, New Mexico is organizing a new installation with a collective of New Mexico artists to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Judy Chicago’s Womanhouse.
April 25, 2022
Curators Brainstorm Big Dreams for—and Identify Gaps in—Utah’s Contemporary Arts
A believed first-time gathering of Utah contemporary art curators at the 2022 Spring Summit in Green River yields big dreams and ideas for improvement.
April 22, 2022
FeatureColoradoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Collective Cosmos: M12 Studio on Rural Territories and Common Resources
M12 Studio’s multi-year collective projects show the complexities of rural places and open conversations about what connects us.
February 25, 2022
FeatureUtahVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Salt of the Earth: Laura Hurtado and Jared Steffensen, Utah’s Contemporary Art Visionaries
In the heart of one of the nation’s most conservative states, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, led by Laura Hurtado and Jared Steffensen, brings groundbreaking contemporary art to the state.
February 25, 2022
U.S.-Mexico Binational Art Walk Brings Borderland Stories to Life
The Binational Art Walk in Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora dispels the borderlands-as-monolith myth through creative expressions.
November 11, 2021
FeatureTexasVol. 4 Winter 2021
With Climate Emergency a Certainty, Gulf Coast Creatives Reflect on Art’s Value in Crisis
Houston creatives and artists discuss the influence of climate change on their individual practices and possibilities for creative responses to climate crisis.
October 29, 2021
FeatureSouthwestVol. 4 Winter 2021
DIY, Together: A Look at Artist-Led Efforts Across the Southwest
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.
October 29, 2021
Autumnal Celebrations: Taos Fall Arts Festival and Taos Wool Festival
The 2021 Taos Fall Arts Festival and Taos Wool Festival support local artistic expression while upholding the town’s artistic legacy of gathered celebrations of the land and art.
September 28, 2021
Radius Books: Artist Weekend Auction + Book Sale
Santa Fe artbook publisher Radius Books hosts its 2021 Artist Weekend to bring together all of its artists, writers, and collaborators.
August 20, 2021
Amid Voting Rights and DACA Rollbacks, Arizona Artists Revisit Good Trouble Bucket
As voting rights and the DACA immigration program took hits in Texas, Arizona artists Gloria Martinez-Granados and Joan Baron remain committed to John Lewis’s renowned call to make "good trouble."
August 18, 2021
2021 Anniversaries in New Mexico Arts
A number of arts institutions across New Mexico celebrate significant anniversaries this year, including Chiaroscuro Gallery and Gebert Contemporary, Nüart Gallery, SITE Santa Fe, and Richard Levy Gallery. Chiaroscuro Gallery […]
May 25, 2021
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.
February 02, 2021
Exhibiting Courage, Fostering Messiness: The State of Museums in NM
In the face of today’s sociopolitical climate, New Mexico museum practitioners plan for a brighter, more equitable future.
November 13, 2020
Art News Briefs: October 2020
Catch up on southwest arts headlines from October: people on the move, grants awarded, new appointments, and more.
November 04, 2020
Art News Briefs: September 2020
Catch up on southwest arts headlines from September: people on the move, grants awarded, and more.
October 01, 2020
Amplifying the Voices of Black Artists in NM
Earthseed Black Arts Alliance New Mexico aims to build community for Black artists in Santa Fe, and highlight their contributions to the city and its history.
September 07, 2020
Art News Briefs: August 2020
Catch up on southwest arts headlines from August: people on the move, grants awarded, artist representation, and more.
September 01, 2020
Artists Brighten a Boarded up Albuquerque
Artists descended on downtown Albuquerque, a “ghost town” after the pandemic, for two weeks to paint the boarded-up windows...
August 27, 2020
Complete Your 2020 Census to Support the Arts in New Mexico
Currently, New Mexico ranks 50th in the US for self-response to the 2020 census. Each individual who is counted in the census brings in $37,500 for the state over the course of 10 years.
August 23, 2020
Art News Briefs: July 2020
Catch up on local arts headlines from July! People are on the move at local institutions, grants and scholarships have been awarded.
August 09, 2020
Virtual Until Further Notice
New Mexico arts organizations bring us together in the era of social distancing.
July 31, 2020
2020 Anniversaries in New Mexico Arts
A number of arts institutions across New Mexico celebrate significant anniversaries this year, including photo-eye, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Santa Fe Workshops, Turner Carroll Gallery, and the Santa Fe Art Institute.
July 31, 2020
Is the Public Art Project at the Santa Fe Plaza Obelisk Allyship, or Artwashing?
A monument to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War against “savage” Indians is now the site of a community art project organized by the Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department, in which city residents are invited to “create messages of reconciliation.”
July 13, 2020
Art News Briefs: June 2020
Catch up on local arts headlines from April, May, and June! People are on the move at local institutions, grants and scholarships have been awarded, archives collected, and more.
July 01, 2020
