Arts

Posts From The Road: Sheep Canyon Geological Loop

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Open Views: When visiting the Flaming Gorge area, traveling from south to north, one would be on Utah Highway 44 to drive the Sheep Creek Geological Area. This view was taken a short distance into the 13-mile loop that traverses through high meadows and open spaces surrounded by mountains. The views are tremendous and there are some areas along the loop road to stop and appreciate the landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Forested Hillsides: The loop road passes through mountains and high desert terrain for the first few miles of the loop. Many views such as this forested hillside broken Read More

Institute Of American Indian Arts 2025 Benefit & Auction Event Raises Record $1.2 Million Gross For Scholarships

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Lumpkins Ballroom at La Fonda on the Plaza. Photo by Tira Howard

IAIA student Breana Brave Heart (Oglala Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne). Photo by Jason S. Ordaz

IAIA News:

Supporters of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) gathered at the La Terraza rooftop venue and in Lumpkins Ballroom at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 13, for the Scholarships Shape Futures—2025 IAIA Benefit & Auction.

The sold-out event, attended by almost 350 people, grossed over $1.2 million in donations, art purchases, ticket sales, and pledges—all of which Read More

Daily Postcard: Western Kingbird Spends Time In White Rock

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Daily Postcard: A Western Kingbird spent considerable time on Wednesday in a tree behind the water treatment plant in White Rock. For the most part, the breeding range for these birds is the western United States. They winter largely in Mexico and Central America, but have also been migrating for more than 100 years to parts of Florida. They largely eat insects but also eat the fruit of several shrubs. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents ¡Viva México! Music, Dance, & Poetry Of México In September

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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

SANTA FE — Teatro Paraguas is thrilled to announce “¡Viva México! The Music, Dance, and Poetry of México,” a spectacular cultural event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexico’s Independence Day (Fiestas Patrias). This vibrant production brings together a stellar cast of local talent for an unforgettable journey through Mexico’s rich history and diverse artistic traditions.

“¡Viva México!” brings together the acclaimed Teatro Paraguas, the graceful Xóchitl Ballet Folklórico, and the spirited Los Niños de Santa Read More

‘Truth, Justice And Freedom Of Expression’ Closes Sept. 11

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Artist Paul Ziomek with original panels from his graphic novel ‘Fakin’ the Funk’, which he created with his brother Pete Ziomek. The ‘Truth, Justice, and Freedom of Expression’ show will be on display in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library through Sept. 11. Courtesy photo

Artist Jeff Benham stopped by Step Up Gallery during the Library’s Atomicon on Aug. 30. He is shown here pointing to two of his artworks. ‘Truth, Justice and Freedom of Expression’ closes Sept. 11. Courtesy photo

Step Up Gallery News:

Self expression has been on full display in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. Artists Read More

Los Alamos Good News Clubs Begin Monday Sept. 8

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Los Alamos Good News Clubs start next week after school. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Good News Clubs are starting next week. Each Club meets 2:40-4:30 p.m. once a week after school and features Bible and missionary stories, Scripture memory, songs, games, snacks, prizes and occasional crafts.

The Clubs are non-denominational, are entirely free, and run from September through the end of April.  No Clubs on snow days, holidays, or parents’ conference days. Parents must fill out a registration form.

Schedule:

  • Mondays beginning Sept. 8: Aspen (library), Mountain (music
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Harwood Museum Presents ‘Pursuit Of Happiness: GI Bill In Taos’, Opening Sept. 27

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Eva Mirabal, Buy War Bonds, 1942, offset poster, 19 3⁄4 x 16 1/8, unframed. Courtesy of Jonathan Warm Day Coming.

Oli Sihvonen, 3 by 3, 2 Blue, Brown, and Green, 1975, acrylic on canvas, 29 1/8 x 29 3/8. Courtesy of M.A. Healy Family Foundation Purchase Fund. Collection of Harwood Museum of Art.

ART News:

TAOS — This fall, Harwood Museum of Art is pleased to present Pursuit of Happiness: GI Bill in Taos, a large-scale exhibition that re-centers post-World War II American art history through the lens of the GI Bill and its transformative impact on the Taos art scene. On view from Sept. 27, 2025, through Read More

Rooted Movements Art Exhibit Opens At NNMC Sept. 12

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NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College is partnering with Art for the People to bring “Rooted Movements,” a multimedia art exhibit, to the Nick Salazar Center for the Arts Gallery Sept. 12–Oct. 5, 2025. The exhibit will launch with a gallery opening from 5–8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, with food, poetry and an open mic. From 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Art for the People will sponsor “Rooted Movements: Pláticas on the Continuum of Creative Traditions in Northern New Mexico” followed by a community movement workshop led by Unbound Lineage at 7 p.m.

Rooted Movements is Read More

Fr. Theophan: Remember To Love Your Town

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By Fr. Theophan
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

This past week I had the pleasure and great opportunity to attend an iconography workshop in Carnegie, a small suburb of Pittsburg. I stayed with my parents in West Virginia right across the state border. Adjacent to the class, I conducted a wedding ceremony in a beautiful Orthodox church in Greenville, S.C., and served a liturgy in Anderson, nearby.

I feel like breaking into song with Johnny Cash, “I’ve been everywhere, man…”

Other than the airline trip back home, which is worth a novel in itself for all the twists and turns it made, the Read More