Arts

‘Rooted Strong: Visions Of America From New Mexico’ Opens At New Mexico Museum Of Art

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art presents Rooted Strong: Visions of America from New Mexico, on view April 4 through September 7, 2026. Drawn from the museum’s collection, the exhibition explores the layered histories of New Mexico’s lands and peoples, highlighting the communities, traditions, and artistic voices that continue to shape the state and its place within the American story.

Featuring works by artists including Fritz Scholder, Emmi Whitehorse, Miguel Gandert, Janet Lippencott, and Luis Jiménez, the exhibition reflects both intimate moments of daily life Read More

El Zaguán Presents Desert Drift: New Paintings By HSFF Resident Artist Elaine Ritchel

Painting by Elaine Ritchel. Courtesy photo

ART News:

SANTA FE — The Historic Santa Fe Foundation is pleased to announce Desert Drift, an exhibition of acrylic and watercolor skyscapes by Santa Fe-based painter, educator, and writer Elaine Ritchel. The exhibition will be on view at the gallery at El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road

Exhibition Statement

Desert Drift explores ephemerality, the subtle thresholds between states of being, and the experience of being held in liminality. The work centers on three elemental subjects—clouds, the moon, and the horizon—that embody both continuity and flux. Read More

LALOE Invite Songsters To Guest Night April 2

The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment will host ‘Guest Night’ on April 2. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
LALOE

If you think a barbershop style quartet or chorus may be in your future, do we have some fun for you. The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment (LALOE) will host “Guest Night” 6:45-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. This fun event will be held at Graves Hall in the United Church at 2525 Canyon Road.

This Barbershop music chapter is in Los Alamos, but if you’re interested in a Santa Fe group, we can assist you there, too. LALOE is looking for anyone 18 and up who loves to sing. While you Read More

Speakers Announced For St. John’s College’s LASER Opening Panel For SciFi Exhibition Shimmer

SJC News:

The first LASER Artist Panel for St. John’s College’s statewide SciArt Exhibition Shimmer will be from 3–5 p.m., Saturday, April 4, 2026, featuring panel presenters Jeanette Hart-Mann, Kira Howard, Palma Maya-Johnson and Alyce Santoro with a public opening reception after.  

Register early, space is limited.

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Daily Postcard: Colorful Red-naped Sapsucker Spotted Friday In Upper Water Canyon

Daily Postcard: A colorful Red-naped Sapsucker was spotted on Friday morning in Upper Water Canyon. Red-naped Sapsuckers are often seen during the spring and fall. They drill holes in trees in very neatly spaced rows, leaving the holes to fill with sap and then return periodically to drink the sap that has oozed out. Source: PEEC Bird Guide https://peecnature.org/learn/nature-guides/bird-guide/. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More

Santa Fe Community College To Host Art On Campus Collective Glass Pop-Up Exhibition April 9-23

‘Amber Whisp’ glass sculpture by Willi Haye. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Art on Campus will host a reception for Collective Glass, a pop-up exhibition, 2-4 p.m., Thursday, April 9, in the Dean’s Gallery in the Fine Arts Center Lobby at 6401 Richards Ave., in Santa Fe.

The exhibition showcases glass artwork from students and instructors from Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), along with work by artists from Liquid Light, Prairie Dog Glass, Tesuque Glass and members of the New Mexico Glass Alliance.

The show Read More

Review: LALO’s Sister Act Is Simply Divine!

Deloris Van Cartier, second from right, (Donavan Price) sings with her sisters in LALO’s Sister Act, which opened this weekend at Duane Smith Auditorium. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee today, which will also be livestreamed at https://cur8.com/41015/project/138146. Photo by Thomas Graves

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Light Opera’s production of Sister Act seems sort of miraculous. Its plot is honestly ridiculous; it requires the viewer to take a suspension of disbelief. The cast of characters is goofy and kooky, and to top it all off, everyone Read More