• Lecture and booksigning by photographer Gay Block

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

    In conjunction with her recently released publication About Love, renowned photographer Gay Block will present an overview of her career, talk about how her work as a portrait photographer has given her insight into life and love, and sign copies of her new book.Block began photographing in 1973 in her native Houston, where she made […]

  • Artist Lecture By James Drake Salon of a Thousand Souls

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

    Throughout his career, James Drake has examined the themes of humanity in all of its triumphs, failures, and follies, including violence and war; love and desire; greed and gluttony; and the realities of life along the U. S. – Mexico border.  Join us as he discusses his career and work now on view in his […]

  • Centennial Lecture Series

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

    Join moderator John F. Andrews, New Mexico Humanities Council; Nancy Lewis Owen, School of Advance Research; and Joseph Traugott, New Mexico Museum of Art for what promises to be a lively conversation.  In Part Two of our monthly Centennial Friday series, our guest panel will focus on the role that New Mexico arts played in the […]

  • Reel Life in the Land of Enchantment: New Mexico and the Movies

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

    Enjoy a conversation with film professionals Jonathan Richards, David Sontag and Eric Witt as they explore the surprisingly deep history of film making in New Mexico, from territorial times to the present.  The guest panel will be moderated by John Andrews of the Shakespeare Guild and the NM Humanities Council.Jonathan Richards is a cartoonist appearing […]

  • The Psychopathology of Print Collecting

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

    Bob Bell talks about his experiences as an art collector. He will show some of his favorite works, particularly from the 19th Century. This conversation is in conjunction with Repeat After Me, our current exhibition of prints from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art. In the Women's Board Room Gallery. Free with Museum […]

  • New Mexico Grasslands: Past, Present and Future

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

     Lecture in St. Francis Auditorium.  5:30 to 6:30 p.m.  Free.In conjunction with the museum's current photography exhibition, Past Present Future, featuring the landscape in and around southern New Mexico.  This exhibition shows the work of Connie Samaras, David Taylor and Michael Bermann.  Visit the show after the lecture during this Free Friday Evening when the […]

  • Spring Forward

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

     Free Friday Evening 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.Art, Music, Conversation and RefreshmentsJoin us as we celebate the opening of four new exhibitions: Treasures Seldom Seen, Repeat After Me, Waterscapes and Alcove 12.1.  These shows cover a range of media, time periods and styles, reflecting the wonderful variety of artmaking in New Mexico over the last 100 […]

  • Alcove Artists Gallery Talks

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

    Meet New Mexico artists David Forlano, Jane Lackey, Ted Larsen and Linda Swanson as they each share the spot light to discuss their work and installations.  Part of the museum's new Alcove 12.1 exhibition, the first in a year-long series.Free Friday Evening, April 13, 2012 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

  • Taos and Santa Fe as Magnets for Writers The Literary Arts in our Early Decades of Statehood

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

    Lois Rudnick is a cultural historian and author of Mabel Dodge Luhan: New Women, New Worlds.  Barbara Harrelson is an author and tour leader whose book Walks in Literary Santa Fe: A Guide to Landmarks, Legends and Lore traces the lives of such writers as Witter Bynner, Willa Cather, and Oliver LaFarge.Admission $15.  Reserve online […]

  • Gallery Conversation With Master Printers

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

    Curator of Contemporary Art Laura Addison welcomes three master printers, Jack Lemon and Steven Campbell (Landfall Press), and Bill Lagattuta (Tamarind Institute) in a conversation about their own histories, experiences and anecdotes about the printmaking process.  In conjunction with the museum's current print exhibition Repeat After Me.Free Friday Evening, April 27, 2012.  5:30 to 6:30 […]

  • Memorial Service for Robert A. Ewing

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

    Bob Ewing, Director Emeritus of the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012. Director of the Museum from 1965-1972, Bob was jovial, warm and always eager to be of assistance. He was a friend to many in Santa Fe, and a real force in the art world of […]