New Mexico

The Ultimate Northern New Mexico Weekend: Santa Fe to Taos with Heritage Inspirations

Heritage Inspirations curates a three-day Santa Fe to Taos adventure with e-bike tours, High Road scenic drives, and wine tastings in Northern New Mexico.

Heritage Inspirations • May 23, 2025

Pussy Riot Founder’s Anti-Tyranny Art Comes to Santa Fe

Nadya Tolokonnikova brings her internationally touring exhibition to Turner Carroll Gallery, June 28-July 16, 2025.

Turner Carroll Gallery • May 23, 2025

Art in the Heart: Farmington Taps Regional Artists for Historic Downtown

Art in the Heart brings regional sculptors to downtown Farmington, New Mexico, creating a walkable gallery that supports local artists.

Downtown Farmington Arts & Cultural District • May 23, 2025

New Mexico’s Abstract Art Scene Thrives with the Taos Abstract Artist Collective

Founded in 2022, the Taos Abstract Artist Collective has exhibited nearly 400 works while fostering creative dialogue among New Mexico artists.

Taos Abstract Artist Collective • May 23, 2025

Currents 2025: Exploring Art, Technology, and the Culture of Speed

Currents, the U.S.'s premier art and technology festival, returns June 13-22, 2025, at El Museo Cultural with global artists exploring AI, innovation, and creativity.

Currents New Media • May 23, 2025

Stephen Robeck’s Abstract Photography Captures Exquisite Natural Textures

Santa Fe-based photographer Stephen Robeck captures abstract forms, colors, and textures from wilderness landscapes and waterscapes across the U.S.

Tierra Mar Gallery • May 23, 2025

The People’s Biennial

Charged with reviving SITE Santa Fe’s storied biennial, world-renowned curator Cecilia Alemani unveils Once Within a Time, a citywide chorus of regional and global voices.

Jordan Eddy • May 23, 2025

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10 Years Walking: Santa Fe Art Tours Celebrates a Decade-Long Gallery Hop

Santa Fe Art Tours marks its tenth anniversary, transforming art appreciation through conversation-based tours that make culture accessible to all.

Maggie Grimason • May 23, 2025

Field Report: Las Cruces

Your complete art guide to discover Las Cruces, New Mexico's hidden art scene, with local galleries, craft markets, outdoor adventures, and authentic dining.

Lauren Tresp • May 23, 2025

Kat Kinnick: Collages of Geographical Memory

Artist Kat Kinnick draws from her New Mexico surroundings to visualize a world more aligned with nature.

Erin Averill • May 23, 2025

At 40, the Santa Fe Art Institute Has Big Plans for the Whole Neighborhood

In its first four decades, Santa Fe Art Institute dramatically evolved its approach to engaging with artists. Now it aims to transform the surrounding district.

Kathryne Lim • May 23, 2025

Unique New Mexico: Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple may be home to a private fraternity, but its ornate theater welcomes all.

Isabella Beroutsos • May 23, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of painter Eanger Irving Couse with Ben Lujan of Taos Pueblo.

Unique New Mexico: Couse-Sharp Historic Site

The Couse-Sharp Historic Site invites visitors to step into the living legacy of Taos’s early art colony—and consider Taos Pueblo's influence on every brushstroke.

Rebekah Powers • May 23, 2025

A visitor exploring the Spanish Colonial Arts Society headquarters.

The Spanish Colonial Arts Society Just Hit 100—and Changed the Name of Its Home Museum

Marking its centennial, the Spanish Colonial Arts Society honors its community with an ambitious survey exhibition, new museum branding, and free admission.

Adele Oliveira • May 23, 2025

Two people looking at photography Inside Center’s new exhibition space.

Center Santa Fe Celebrates 30 Years—and It’s Just Getting Started

On its 30th anniversary, Center, a nonprofit focused on sharing lens-based art, is looking to the future while reflecting on all it has already achieved.

Maggie Grimason • May 23, 2025

Unique New Mexico: Coronado Historic Site

The Coronado Historic Site contains more than 2,000 years of history, pre-contact Puebloan murals, and impressive views of the Rio Grande and surrounding mountains.

Patrick Kikut • May 23, 2025

Photo of Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum by Bernard Plossu.

Photography Pioneers Scheinbaum & Russek Mark 45-Year Legacy

Santa Fe's Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd. celebrates forty-five years showcasing 20th-century fine-art photography from masters like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.

Caitlin Lorraine Johnson • May 23, 2025

Sol LeWitt, A Square, A Circle, on the campus of New Mexico State University

Unique New Mexico: Sol LeWitt, A Square, A Circle

Sol LeWitt's sculpture A Square, A Circle on the New Mexico State University campus is the famed Minimal and Conceptual artist's only outdoor, site-specific work in New Mexico.

Jess Ziegenfuss • May 23, 2025

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To Fill Jagged Gaps in the History of Native Slavery, These Artists Use Their Bodies

New Mexico's UNBOUND performance project builds on historical research about Indigenous slavery through intuitive "deep listening" between artists, ancestors, and community.

Rica Maestas • May 20, 2025

Historical photograph by Milton Snow of a Navajo man holding his baby. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque is working with the Navajo Nation Museum to fill in the gaps outside the frame.

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Anthropology Museums Are Returning Some Objects, But What About the Ones They Keep?

To address misleading historical photos of the Navajo Nation, Albuquerque's Maxwell Museum of Anthropology tapped Diné collaborators to fill in the gaps.

Ezekiel Acosta • April 22, 2025

Group Exhibition Brings Light and Space Greats to Albuquerque

Explore the transformative Light and Space art movement at Albuquerque Museum April 5–July 20, 2025, featuring groundbreaking works that redefine perception through light, color, and spatial experience.

Albuquerque Museum • April 01, 2025

Goodman Fellowship Showcases Native Artists’ Excellence

Discover nineteen contemporary Native artists' works at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture's exhibition Engaging the Future, showcasing Goodman Fellowship recipients' creative excellence across multiple disciplines.

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture • March 25, 2025

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Ex-Employees Shed Light on CCA Santa Fe’s Bitter Unionization Battle

Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe kicked off the year with a labor organizing win for staff, but not without union-busting allegations and three staff departures.

Erin Averill • March 20, 2025

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Rubber-Clad 1970s Art Vigilante Offers Playbook for a Prohibitive Moment

Santa Fe's fifteen-year Rubber Lady project was a master class in fugitive—and funny—social subversion. At Vladem Contemporary, the artist unmasks herself.

Jordan Eddy • March 18, 2025