The New Mexico Museum of Art and the state’s Department of Cultural Affairs are dismissing community concerns over the retirement of a beloved mural.
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Indigenous Activists Topple Santa Fe Obelisk Celebrating Native Genocide
The act followed a weekend of protests for Indigenous People’s Day, in which some demonstrators chained themselves to the base of the monument.
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As San Francisco Art Institute Faces Likely Closure, This Gallery Is a Time Capsule of Student Work
As the future of art in San Francisco feels ever more precarious, Darryl Smith’s collection is a striking window into a different time.
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Man Shot and Wounded During Demonstration Against Colonial Statue
Gunshots were fired outside of the Albuquerque Museum as members of a right-wing militia infiltrated an attempt to remove a statue of New Mexico’s colonial governor, Juan de Oñate.
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A Virtual Music and Arts Festival for COVID-19 Relief in New Mexico
Virtual LemonAid, produced by Creative Santa Fe, will highlight some of the state’s creative talent.
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Meow Wolf Lays Off, Furloughs Over Half Its Staff
The experiential exhibition company, a major employer in the Santa Fe arts scene and subject of a number of lawsuits for its workplace conditions, announced staff changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A New Emergency Relief Grant for New Mexico Artists
As part of the Warhol Foundation’s $1.6 million relief efforts, 516 ARTS will use its Fulcrum Fund to support New Mexico artists whose incomes have been affected by the coronavirus.
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12 New Mexico Artists Defy Southwestern Stereotypes
An exhibition in Santa Fe attempts to tell a different story of what art looks like in the state.
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Meet the US Southwest’s Art Community: Rose B. Simpson Believes Culture Is for “Conscious Nurturing”
An interview series spotlighting some of the creative community members in the US Southwest. Hear from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
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SITE Santa Fe Presents DISPLACED: Contemporary Artists Confront the Global Refugee Crisis
The museum’s latest major exhibition illuminates complexities surrounding the global crisis to reignite a sense of common humanity. On view March 21–September 6.
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New Mexico Names Levi Romero as First Poet Laureate
The state’s first ever poet laureate is a bilingual lowrider, professor of Chicano studies, and trained architect who plans to travel the state in a 1958 Chevrolet Impala during his three-year term.
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Seeing the Penitente Brotherhood Through Artists’ Eyes
The New Mexico Museum of Art’s Picturing Passion: Artists Interpret the Penitente Brotherhood confronts representation, truth, and otherness in depictions of the storied religious organization.