Arts

International Folk Art Market Series: Folk Art Connections Cartonería Workshop, Pop-up Sale Ololo Diseño Mexicano

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A Mexican cartonería — the centuries-old art of sculpting with paper and paste. Courtesy/IFAM

IFAM News:

International Folk Art Market (IFAM) Series: Folk Art Connections – experience the tradition of Mexican cartonería — the centuries-old art of sculpting with paper and paste — in an immersive workshop led by a master artist, Christian Godoy Rodríguez from Silao, Guanajuato.

This is a chance to create a cartonería figure while learning the history, symbolism, and techniques behind one of Mexico’s most colorful folk art forms.

What to Expect:

  • Over the 4-hour-long workshop, participants
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Los Alamos Arts Council Shares Gratitude & Update

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By BRANDI ENGEMAN
Executive Director
Los Alamos Arts Council

We want to start off with a thank you to the community that has heard our call for support and showed up in droves. Your donations, your kind words, your visits to share your stories, and general good will has given our staff and board the energy we need to pull through these difficult times.

We have had questions about what comes next. First off, you got us through our first fundraising goal of $10,000 before Sept. 1 in less than one week.

We need an additional $10,000 by Oct. 1, but the good news is we are already halfway there. In addition to

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Governor Proclaims Academic Year 2025–2026: ‘New Mexico Year Of The Arts In Education’

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — To launch the statewide celebration of the New Mexico Year of the Arts in Education, the official kickoff event will be held at the New Mexico State Fair EXPO in Albuquerque during the School Arts Exhibition Preview Night and Awards Ceremony, organized by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), from 6–8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 in the School Arts Building, on Heritage Ave. west of Main St. This free public event will feature an actor’s dramatic reading of the proclamation, students’ artwork, music, and dance performances from schools around the state, Read More

Daily Postcard: Pine Siskins Massing On Thistle Feeder

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Daily Postcard: Pine Siskins massing on a thistle feeder after a chilly night outside a residence in White Rock. Pine Siskins are very small songbirds with sharp, pointed bills and short, notched tails. Their uniquely shaped bill is more slender than that of most finches. In flight, look for their forked tails and pointed wingtips. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Linda Deck Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert With Severo y Grupo Fuego

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Severo y Grupo Fuego, a Latin band, entertains the crowd Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. The show was part of the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, produced by the Los Alamos County Community Services Department and Sancre Productions. The Sept. 5 concert is the last of the 2025 season and will feature Sister Mary Mayhem. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Severo y Grupo Fuego lead vocalist, Severo Martinez belts out a song during Friday’s concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Concert-goers cutting a rug Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Santa Fe Book Arts Group To Host Flea Market Sept. 27

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BOOK ARTS News:

Santa Fe Book Arts Group annual multi-vendor art flea market will be held, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at St. John’s Methodist Church in Santa Fe.

The flea market will feature art and craft supplies for mixed media, assemblage, collage, and more.

Also handmade books and journals, handmade and specialty papers, antique books and prints, ephemera, fabric, yarn, craft tools and gifts.

The community is invited to browse and discover a world of wonderful treasures! Read More

County Fair Grand Champion Quilt Entered In State Fair

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Roxanne Webster with the Carnival Flower quilt. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Champions of Youth Ambitions

Roxanne Webster is known by the community as a nurse at Los Alamos Middle School. Now retired, she has always been interested in quilting and has more spare time to dedicate to a hobby many find to be a life passion. This year, time and dedication has garnered Webster her second Grand Champion win in the Los Alamos County Fair. Her entry along with daughter Jenny, Carnival Flower.

“My dad’s mom was a quilter, so all the beds in her house and my parent’s house had hand quilted quilts,” Read More

Daily Postcard: Scene Of 101st Burning Of Zozobra Aug. 29

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Daily Postcard: Scene from the 101st annual burning of Zozobra, ‘Old Man Gloom’, Friday night in Santa Fe – a high-tech festival of lights, lasers, drones, fireworks, music, dancers, and a roaring crowd of people who symbolically washed their souls clean of a year’s worth of worries, stress, anxiety, and troubles … ‘Que Viva La Fiesta!’ Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More

Art In Public Places Advisory Board Summer 2025 Update

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By STEPHANIE HAASER
Chair
Art in Public Places Advisory Board

Art in public places helps to create beautiful public spaces and the Art in Public Places Advisory Board values community input.

Ongoing work being pursued by the Board:

  • Senior Center Security Gate: After obtaining permission to use the Zia symbol, the Board voted to recommend to County Council the purchase of “Los Alamos Heritage Gate” by Jonathan Watson to be installed at the Betty Ehart Center. This item will be on County Council Sept. 9, 2025 agenda.
  • Nature Center Art Proposal: The Board voted to recommend to County Council the
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