Chromatic Fusion and Emerge – Two Glass Shows Open

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

The New Mexico Museum of Art celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American studio glass movement with two companion exhibitions.The New Mexico Museum of Art announces two concurrent exhibitions of glass art to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the American studio glass movement in 2012. The exhibitions—Chromatic Fusion: The Art of Fused Glass, featuring […]

Tall Tales of the Wild West: The Stories of Karl May

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Mention “Winnetou” or “Old Shatterhand” almost anywhere in Europe, and you’ll be met with smiles. But try it in the United States, and you’re more likely to earn a blank stare. Created by German author Karl May, Winnetou and Old Shatterhand are two of the most popular fictional characters of the 19th and 20th century. […]

New World Cuisine The Histories of Chocolate, Mate Y Más

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

New World Cuisine explored how foods around the world developed from mixing the old and the new, and how many of the tastiest dishes and desserts came to be associated with New Mexico. The mixing of peoples and foods—the fusion of cultures and traditions referred to as mestizaje—began in August 1598. It was then that […]

Art on the Edge 2013

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

(Santa Fe, NM)—Eight contemporary artists from the Southwest will be featured in the Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography’s biennial juried show, Art on the Edge, hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Art. The artists, who were selected by Toby Kamps of the Menil Collection, Houston, are Rosemary Meza-DesPlas (Dallas, TX), Heidi Pollard (Albuquerque, […]

Back in the Saddle and Georgia O’Keeffe

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

New Mexico artists have incorporated horses in their Southwestern imagery since the 1880s. During the twentieth century, the horse became an icon of the region, reflecting its ethnic diversity and changing aesthetic styles. The 25 paintings, prints, and photographs in Back in the Saddle capture the changing spirit of Southwest art. The works are drawn […]

What’s New in New: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

What’s New in New: Recent Acquisitions is the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s annual exhibition of new acquisitions celebrating the gallery’s namesake, Lloyd Kiva New. What’s New in New opens on Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 1 to 4 p.m. and runs through December 30, 2013. The Women’s Board of the Museum of New […]

Alcove 12.9 Caps an Ambitious Series of Nine Shows

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Alcove 12.9 Caps an Ambitious Series of Nine Shows The New Mexico Museum of Art’s final show in the Alcove 12.0 series will open on March 1 with Alcove 12.9, featuring works by Jeff Deemie, Teri Greeves, Joanne Lefrak, James Marshall , and Mary Tsiongas.  In March of 2012, the Museum launched the Alcove 12.0 […]

Plain Geometry Amish Quilts

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Quilts in the exhibit llustrated the changes in everyday life that occurred when families moved west and established communities in Ohio, Indiana, and other Midwestern states. A somber color palette gave way to brighter colors and more complex pieced patterns. The use of cotton or wool fabrics, border width, and color choice were regionally specific […]

Cowboys Real and Imagined

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

When America needed hard workers, the cowboy was there. The job was dirty and difficult, low-paid and lowly regarded. But when an America torn by the Civil War needed a hero to unite its soul, the unassuming cowboy was an unlikely—and ultimately lasting—pick.Since riding out of Spanish horse culture, he’s been an itinerant hired hand, […]

Mont St. Michel and Shiprock: Photographs by William Clift

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Mont St. Michel and Shiprock: Photographs by William Clift The New Mexico Museum of Art is pleased to present this one-man exhibition by master photographer William Clift, a long-time Santa Fe resident. The exhibition opens April 19 and runs through September 8, 2013. For almost four decades, Clift has photographed two monolithic sites that dominate […]

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