Southwest Arts News: December 2023
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
December 01, 2023
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Truce Is a Word Made of Velvet: Andrea Gibson Named Colorado Poet Laureate
Celebrated Boulder-based performer Andrea Gibson, known for their spoken word poetry on topics ranging from gun reform to mental health, succeeds Bobby LeFebre as the tenth poet laureate of Colorado.
November 28, 2023
Southwest Cities Win Millions of Dollars from 2023 Bloomberg Public Art Challenge Awards
Bloomberg Public Art Challenge funding will help Phoenix and Salt Lake City address climate change, and Houston examine homelessness, through temporary public art that engages artists and community members.
November 21, 2023
Cey Adams, Album Cover Designer of Iconic Public Enemy Record, Receives the Retrospective Treatment in North Texas
The first Cey Adams retrospective displays more than four decades of the artist’s commercial collaborations with global brands and hip-hop visuals that include Public Enemy and Beastie Boys album covers.
November 20, 2023
Albuquerque Exhibition One Day Closer to Home to Showcase Projects by Incarcerated Youth
Amanda Dannáe Romero and sheri crider discuss the Sanitary Tortilla Factory exhibition featuring the work of system-impacted youth and the role of art in creating social change in New Mexico.
November 15, 2023
Recent Allegations at Regional Art Spaces Beg the Question: Can Best Practices Prevent Censorship?
As Southwest art spaces such as Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum deal with art censorship allegations, national art censorship and art law experts weigh in on the broader issue.
November 10, 2023
Nani Chacon, Hand and Machine, and Working Classroom PAHTIA Mural Collaboration Celebrates Healing, Empowers Education
Nani Chacon, Hand and Machine, and Working Classroom student artists collaborated to create PAHTIA, an interactive, site-specific space for healing via art and technology at Albuquerque’s National Hispanic Cultural Center.
November 08, 2023
Exhibition by Ben Aleck Honors the Great Basin and Celebrates Native Resistance
Ben Aleck's exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art looks at thirty years of work by the artist and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe member who has witnessed key Native American political moments.
November 06, 2023
Southwest Art News: November 2023
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
November 02, 2023
Moab Officials Reject Message of Equality in Mural by Black Artist Chip Thomas
Grand County, Utah commissioners censored a quote by a historic Black cowboy about racial and class equality in a mural proposed by artist Chip Thomas.
October 31, 2023
Janna Ireland’s Spectral Photographs of Nevada Architecture Explore Paul R. Williams’s Expansive Footing in the Silver State
Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect to be licensed to work in the Western United States, is the subject of a multi-venue exhibition of photographs by artist Janna Ireland.
October 23, 2023
In Todd Dobbs’s Typical American, AI Paints a Unique Portrait of Americana
Todd Dobbs’s captivating journey of AI-generated imagery and its complex relationship with human perception—packaged in a witty exploration of art and technology—challenges assumptions about the “typical American.”
October 17, 2023
Alt Weakly: What Happens When an Art Community Loses its News?
For arts communities in southern Colorado, a diminished presence of alternative newspapers like the Colorado Springs Indy means less coverage and support.
October 05, 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
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Southwest Contemporary Takes Home 3 Awards in Society of Professional Journalists Contest
Southwest Contemporary wins design, photography, and editorial awards in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest.
April 25, 2023
Announcing SWC’s Inaugural Community Editorial Advisory Board
Southwest Contemporary announces our inaugural Community Editorial Advisory Board, a group of arts leaders from across the region who will provide us with critical feedback about important stories we need to tell.
January 06, 2023
Looking Back: Southwest Contemporary’s 2022 in Review
Lauren Tresp, publisher and editor, looks back at 2022, a year of growth, engagement, and relationship-building for Southwest Contemporary.
December 31, 2022
Southwest Contemporary’s 10 Most-Read Articles of 2022
Southwest Contemporary’s most-read list for 2022 includes our 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now announcement and our first longform feature.
December 27, 2022
Arts-Related COVID-19 Closures and Postponements in New Mexico
Amidst this unprecedented time of change across the globe, we're tracking arts-related closures and postponements locally and nationally. In this post you'll also find resources for artists. For the most updated information, please contact each venue individually. Stay tuned for more from us on ways to enjoy the beauty of art—its release, its expression, its embodiment of joy—from wherever you may be.
March 16, 2020
Meet the Team: Daisy Geoffrey
Daisy Geoffrey is a writer, a reader, and a fashion and design enthusiast. She likes wine, playing outside, and trying to figure out what her cat Riff Raff is thinking.
January 06, 2020
2019 by the Numbers
We look back at 2019 and a year in publishing The Magazine by the numbers, including our top-read articles, total number of copies printed, and more.
January 06, 2020
Introducing Southwest Contemporary
The month of July introduces a season of sequels and new beginnings to The Magazine! On the cusp of The Magazine’s 28th year, I am excited to introduce you to […]
July 01, 2019
The Third Annual Oasis Festival
The third annual Oasis Festival, a youth-led, free event will take place on Saturday, May 26, from 5:30pm-10pm in the Railyard Plaza. New York based electronic-pop duo Overcoats will headline the event supported by local teen musicians and DJs, as well as performances from local...
May 25, 2018
