State’s Mobile Museum, Wonders on Wheels, to bring “İMúsica Buena! Celebrating Music in New Mexico!” Exhibit to Magdalena for a Cowboy Cookout 

For Immediate Release Santa Fe, New Mexico – The village of Magdalena will come together for an afternoon of merriment, down home music, and museum fun in support of its library on Saturday, May 7.  Beginning at noon at the Magdalena Public Library, visitors can enjoy a world of music inside Wonders on Wheels (WoW) […]

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Nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts are now open

State seeks nominations for 2022 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts  Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico Arts Commission and New Mexico Arts, the state arts agency, are seeking nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.  The annual Governor’s Arts Awards are New Mexico’s highest and most prestigious artistic

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New role at NMDCA solidifies the agency’s commitment to engagement and education statewide 

Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) is pleased to announce that New Mexico State Librarian Eli Guinnee will also join agency leadership with the additional role of Chair of Engagement and Education, effective immediately.  Guinnee’s new role as chair both formalizes the work that he has tackled throughout his

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Rodents of Unusual Size – NMMNHS publishes study on ‘Island Gigantism’ in voles 

Albuquerque, NM – Scientists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) published new research this week in the scientific journal Oikos. They found a pattern common to isolated systems where small organisms often get larger (gigantism) and large organisms typically get smaller (dwarfism), known as the Island Rule or Island Syndrome.  

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National Hispanic Cultural Center plays host to unique Flamenco performance

Albuquerque, NM – Head to the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) for a weekend of Flamenco in Albuquerque at the end of the month. On April 29 and 30, Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company with Dallas’s Orchestra of New Spain will debut their new show Quem Quæritis? A Flamenco Drama.  The first show will

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New Mexico state champion will take part in national semifinal round of Poetry Out Loud contest

New Mexico state champion will take part in the national semifinal round of   Poetry Out Loud competition   Santa Fe, New Mexico – Analisa Ibarra, a senior at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque will represent New Mexico in the national semifinal round of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest in May. This was her

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Celebrate MIAC’s 18th annual in-person Native Treasures Art Market this Memorial Day weekend

Santa Fe, New Mexico – Join the in-person Native Treasures Art Market at the Santa Fe Convention Center this Memorial Day weekend, May 28 – 30, 2022.  Each year, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) personally invites hundreds of Indigenous artists to participate in the annual art market. This year’s market will highlight

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New Mexico Arts announces American Rescue Plan arts funding opportunity 

New Mexico Arts announces American Rescue Plan arts funding opportunity  Santa Fe, NM –New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, received federal American Rescue Plan funding via the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to provide additional support for arts organizations and to fuel the nation’s recovery from the devastating economic

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New Mexico History Museum celebrates 100 years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market

Santa Fe, NM — The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is pleased to announce the opening of Honoring Tradition and Innovation, an exhibition commemorating 100 years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market, 1922-2022. The exhibition, which opens on August 7, 2022, traces the 100-year history of this important market and explores the ongoing impact of U.S. Indian

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