Brittny Dayes

Artist of the Week  -  A series of gallery talks by docents of the New Mexico Museum of Art, featuring artists on display in the museum. Wednesdays at 12:15 - FREE with museum admission (NM Seniors are free on Wednesdays; NM residents: $6; Adults $9; children 16 and under free; $1 discount for students). April […]

Teen participants will speak about their photographic work and the environmental issues they explored as part of the New Mexico Now: Area Youth Photograph Their Environment project. They will be joined by photography teacher Susan Hayre Thelwell and project coordinator Hannah Yohalem, who facilitated workshops at youth organizations in the Santa Fe area this summer. […]

Photography workshop participants will share their experiences and their vision for the future. The panel discussion is the culmination of the Museum of Art’s week-long workshops allowing area youths an opportunity to learn about important work being done by local non-profit environmental organizations and to explore and create a visual representation of their environment. Wednesday, […]

CELEBRATE THE "ROADSIGN HAIKU PROJECT" SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. FUN EVENT FOR ALL AGESThe New Mexico Museum of Art will host a special event to celebrate the completion of Axle Contemporary’s “Roadsign Haiku Project,” on Sunday, September 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. The event is appropriate for audiences of all ages. 1:00-2:00 p.m., in the museum […]

The museum offers art walking tours of Santa Fe April - November (weather permitting). Guided by one of our docents, the tours highlight the art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours leave at 10:00 a.m., Mondays from the Museum gift shop steps. Also, June-August, Fridays 10:00 a.m.Cost: $10 per person, children 18 and […]

December 4          The Collecting Couple Herbert and Dorothy Vogel 11        American Modernist Georgia O’Keeffe 18        Taos Society of Artists Joseph Henry Sharp   FREE with museum admission (NM Seniors are free on Wednesdays; NM residents: $6; Adults $9; children 16 and under free; $1 discount for students).   For further information please contact Ellen Zieselman, […]

The works in the exhibition were created in Spain during the time that New Mexico was a part of New Spain.  New Mexico Museum of Art Curator of Education Ellen Zieselman will present an illustrated talk highlighting some works that convey the influence of Spanish art on New Spain’s artists.  The museum is open free […]

In conjunction with the publication of Bruce Nauman: The True Artist, arts professionals Juliet Myers and Peter Plagens will talk about Nauman and his importance in international contemporary art. This is the first authorized monograph on one of the most innovative and provocative artists working today. Author Peter Plagens, renowned writer and artist who has known Nauman for over forty years, offers a […]

Artists have been drawn to the Santa Fe area for various reasons over the last one hundred years.  Join Curator of Education Ellen Zieselman on a tour through the exhibition Southwestern Allure and find out which artist shares your connection to Santa Fe. Free.

Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis will speak about the poetic structure of the Renga Project, while Axle Contemporary Gallery’s Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman will give an overview of the idea of Participatory Creativity and discuss the visual art component of the project. Following the panel the entire Renga Project poem will be read by […]

Explore what lies beyond the frame of the artworks on display in the galleries. Spend time doing an activity inside the museum. Then, enjoy a hands-on art project in the patio to create the world beyond the frame of your favorite art.