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Denver museum workers ratify historic union contract, Dallas mural fight escalates to $25 million lawsuit, and more top Southwest art news for July 2026.

Jordan Eddy • July 02, 2026

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Border wall damages ancient Indigenous site in Arizona, Meow Wolf union votes on Santa Fe strike, and more top Southwest art news for June 2026.

Jordan Eddy • June 01, 2026

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IAIA fights another proposed federal funding elimination, Acoma Pueblo challenges AI data center developer, and more top Southwest art news for May 2026.

Jordan Eddy and Rocío Marisol Rodríguez Linares • May 01, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Vail settles lawsuit with Danielle SeeWalker over her painting G is for Genocide, hundreds of culture organizations sign open letter denouncing censorship, and more top Southwest art news headlines for September 2025.

Erin Averill • September 02, 2025

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Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson dies, Texas artists galvanize support for flood survivors, and more top Southwest art news headlines for August 2025.

Erin Averill • August 05, 2025

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Trump tries to zero out IAIA's federal funding, Pussy Riot founder arrives in Santa Fe after Los Angeles turmoil, and more top Southwest art news headlines for July 2025.

Jordan Eddy • July 01, 2025

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FBI returns stolen paintings to Taos museum, Tulsa institution repatriates Native remains and artifacts, and more top Southwest art news headlines for June 2025.

Jordan Eddy • June 03, 2025

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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.

Jordan Eddy • May 01, 2025

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Meow Wolf announces New York project, Georgia O'Keeffe protégé Juan Hamilton dies, and more top Southwest art news headlines for April 2025.

Jordan Eddy • April 01, 2025

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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.

Jordan Eddy • March 04, 2025

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith dies, Texas officials seize Sally Mann photos, and more top Southwest art news headlines for January and February 2025.

Jordan Eddy • February 04, 2025

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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.

Jordan Eddy • December 03, 2024

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The Roswell Museum floods, artist Danielle SeeWalker sues Vail, and more top Southwest art news headlines for November 2024.

Jordan Eddy • October 31, 2024

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New contemporary art centers in Dallas and Santa Fe, and other recent Southwest art news headlines.

Jordan Eddy • October 01, 2024

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Barbie mania ends and a new fashion era begins at Phoenix Art Museum, and other recent Southwest art news headlines.

Jordan Eddy • July 03, 2024

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The arts community goes head-to-head with a sports magnate in Salt Lake City, and other recent Southwest art news headlines.

Jordan Eddy • June 03, 2024

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

Erin Averill • May 01, 2024

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

Erin Averill • March 04, 2024

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

Steve Jansen • February 01, 2024

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

Steve Jansen • January 05, 2024

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

Steve Jansen • December 01, 2023

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

Steve Jansen • November 02, 2023

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Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including new leadership appointments, grants, and more.

Steve Jansen • October 04, 2023