Martha Wallace and Patricia Stoddard researched quilts and quilters in India in 2014 and 2015. Gandhi said "If you want to know India, go to the villages" and they did. Their research focused on the lives of quilters where education and technology are greatly changing the traditional craft. Representative quilts from Pakistan and Indian tezxtiles […]
Yucca fiber has been a staple of the Office of Archaeological Studies’ education outreach programs, and more recently we have explored its modern potential as part of an economic development exploration. This presentation reviews how yucca fiber and leaves were used in the past, based on archaeological materials from throughout the Southwest. It covers “old […]
Dr. Rowland Willard (1794-1884) was one of the first physicians to travel the Santa Fe Trail and El Camino Real. For two years from 1825, he practiced medicine in Taos before departing for Santa Fe, Las Cruces and El Paso, finally arriving in Chihuahua during a measles epidemic. He was the only medical professional to exam Hugh Glass (portrayed […]
Join us for a preview of the photography exhibit, Light Tight: New Work by Meggan Gould and Andy Mattern. Meet the artists, Meggan Gould and Andy Mattern, with an introduction by Curator of Photography, Katherine Ware. This two-person exhibition creates a visual conversation about how the tools and conventions of photography can be reconsidered and […]
There is no shortage of photographs documenting the horrors of the Vietnam War. In fact, between military photographers and the free press, millions of photographs of the Vietnam conflict were taken between 1962 and 1975. But, there are very few that document the war from the perspective of a young gay man serving in the […]
Cady Wells : Ruminations The New Mexico Museum of Art, in partnership with The Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK, presents the dynamic and psychologically penetrating watercolor paintings of Cady Wells (1904-1954). This group of more than 25 works features Wells’ uniquely modernist interpretations of Southwestern landforms and cultural-religious traditions. Born to a traditional, well-to-do New England […]
Volunteers will cheerfully accept your donation of gently used folk art items (ceramics, ethnic apparel, jewelry, small furniture, framed art, sculpture, linens, masks, figurines) in exchange for a tax-deductible donation receipt, beginning Saturday April 8 through Saturday April 15 from 9AM to 1 pm at the Museum of International Folk Art, on Museum Hill. If […]
Over the past century artists have imagined and reimagined New Mexico through their work. The New Mexico Museum of Art presents an exhibition of work from the collection that investigates how artists in New Mexico have responded to key themes as they relate to the state’s identity. New Mexico, like all places, is as much […]
Enjoy an afternoon with Still On the Hill, this unique concert of stories and songs focused on handmade instruments outside of what more people think of as a guitar, fiddle or banjo. These creations are adorned with marbles, bbs, paint and bones. Inside, there are metallic skeletons consisting of saw blades, door springs, chainsaw parts and […]
"A Movable Feast: Foods of New Mexico" is an art show presented by the New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter. The show will be in the Museum’s Arts Corridor from through Aug. 6. From Puebloan times to the present, agriculture and farming have played a very important role in making the Chihuahuan Desert and all […]
CreativeMornings, a breakfast lecture series for the creative community hosted in over 160 cities around the world, tackles the global theme of “beyond” with Currents New Media directors Frank Ragano and Mariannah Amster. If you’ve visited the Santa Fe railyard area over June in the last several years you’ve probably walked into Currents New Media’s […]
On this tour, members will see paintings and sculptures created by artist Frank Buffalo Hyde. He fuses imagery from digital devices and popular culture to express how contemporary ways of communicating are changing how we experience reality. By presenting alternative perspectives on culture, his art both enriches cultural conversations and reflects on contemporary Native experience. […]
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