Arts

Los Luceros Historic Site To Host Fall Festival Sept. 21

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NMDCA News:

ALCALDE – Los Luceros Historic Site celebrates the changing season and Northern New Mexico’s rich culture and heritage, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21, at Fall Festival – its largest event of the year.

The annual Fall Festival features a variety of hands-on activities for visitors of all ages. Site staff will lead art and craft activities. Children’s book authors will read stories and sign books. Special performances will be offered by Moving Arts Española and musician Martin Martinez from Taos. The New Mexico Wildlife Center will lead a wildlife demonstration.

In addition, Read More

Moving Arts Española Partners With MOIFA For Youth-Led Film Screening, Reception Aug. 30

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Moving Arts Youth Intern, Desmond Garcia, films other youth involved in the film created for the
Museum of International Folk Art exhibit in partnership with Moving Arts. Courtesy/MOE

ART News:

SANTA FE — Moving Arts Española is thrilled to announce a collaborative project with the Museum of International Folk Art in conjunction with the exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy. This powerful initiative shines a light on the Española Valley and its triumph over negative stereotypes and stigmas—as seen through the eyes of its youth.

At the heart of the project is a short film Read More

Historic Santa Fe Foundation Presents Exhibition Of New Works By Rebecca Lee Kunz

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© Rebecca Lee Kunz

HSFF News:

Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Rebecca Lee Kunz. The opening reception will take place from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5, and will continue through Sept. 27, 2025.

A conversation with the artist will take place at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so advance registration is required to guarantee seating.

About the Exhibition

Rebecca Lee Kunz explores the unlikely connection between the endangered Santa Fe Cholla cactus and settler colonialism in her exhibition Read More

Gather Around The Table: NHCC Art Exhibition Puts Artworks Created By Staff On Display Starting In September

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“Bless this Day,” by Jacob Saavedra. This artwork appears in the art exhibition What We Bring to the Table, on view at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Visual Art Museum from Sept. 5, 2025 – June 7, 2026. Courtesy/NHCC

NMDCA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — For 25 years, the National Hispanic Cultural Center staff has scanned your tickets, patrolled the Center’s 20-acre campus, and designed your favorite performances and exhibitions. And now, the Center’s staff takes center stage in the organization’s first-ever exhibition comprised of artworks from staff and partners.  Read More

NMAL Opens 2025 Fall Season With Cowboy Mouth

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NMAL News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Actors Lab opens the 2025 Fall season on Sept. 12 with Cowboy Mouth, an urban fable by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. The production will run at NMAL through Sunday, Sept. 28.

First performed in Edinburgh then the American Place Theater in New York in 1971, Cowboy Mouth is about a woman who kidnaps a young man at gunpoint, taking him hostage from his wife and child to make him a pop prophet, ”like a rock-and-roll Jesus with a cowboy mouth.”

Zoe Lesser will direct this exhilarating and poetic play with its contemporary relevance. Her thoughts: “Cowboy Mouth Read More

‘Second Two Last’ Band To Headline Summer Concert Friday

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‘Second Two Last’ to headline the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

By Pablo Irlando-Wildman
CEO
Sancre Productions

Don’t miss the band “Second Two Last” this Friday, Aug. 22, at the FREE Los Alamos Summer Concert Series show at Ashley Pond Park, sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center and Intermountain Health’s Flight & Ambulance Services.

“Second 2 Last” is not just a band; they’re a dynamic collective of talented musicians who understand the art of live performance. Their ability to read the audience and adapt their setlist in real-time is a hallmark of their shows, Read More

IAIA To Receive Historic Gift Of Coe Center Campus As Part Of Ralph T. Coe Center For The Arts’ Rehoming Program

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Making History, Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe) ’03; the photograph was made at the Coe Center’s Project Space Building. Courtesy/IAIA

IAIA News:

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is honored to announce that the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts (Coe Center) will transfer its physical campus building at 1590 Pacheco Street B, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to IAIA during the week of Dec. 15, 2025. This transformative gift is part of the Coe Center’s visionary Rehoming Program, created to ensure the long-term stewardship and purposeful use of the Center’s physical and programmatic Read More

Films Made By Students In PAC 8 Summer Film Intensive Program Showcased During Gala At SALA Event Center

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From left, Isabella Friday Santistevan (film maker), Juliana Jordon (film maker), Bendt Dahl (instructor), Gaius Jaworski (film maker), David Daniel (Instructor), Kaylyn Nichols (film maker), Alex Baker (film maker), Jean Gindreau (instructor), C.J. Smith (film maker), Blue Engeman (film maker), and Christina Valdez (instructor). Courtesy/PAC 8

PAC 8 News:

The Summer Film Intensive held a gala Last week at SALA, showcasing the 5 films teens made in 3 weeks. The five films are “Birthday Dress” by Isabella Friday Santistevan, “Farm Wars” by C.J. Smith, “Monster” by Juliana Jordon, “Sasquatch” Read More