Museum of International Folk Art announces new exhibition

Santa Fe, NM – The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) presents La Cartonería Mexicana opening in the Hispanic Heritage Wing January 29, 2023 and running through November 3, 2024.   Called cartonería in Mexico, papier-mâché is an integral part of Mexican culture. It uses simple materials of paste, cardboard, and paper evolving from religious purposes […]

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New Mexico Arts announces mini-grants for veteran and military service arts projects

Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts (NMA), the state’s arts agency, announces a funding opportunity for arts organizations and veteran-focused organizations to create or expand opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members to engage with the arts. NMA is offering $2,000 mini grants with a short application process that does not require matching funding

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Celebrate the holidays with New Mexico Traditions, featuring special events at each of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs’ Museums and Historic Sites

Santa Fe, NM – The holiday season is here, and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) has a diverse slate of activities lined up across the state to ensure that your holidays are filled with warmth, light, and enchantment!  “The arrival of the holidays reminds us that New Mexico is a tapestry featuring

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National Hispanic Cultural Center art educator named Art Educator of The Year by statewide organization

Albuquerque, NM – The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to announce that Elena Baca, Educator & Program Coordinator for the Visual Arts program at the NHCC, has received the Museum Education Art Educator of The Year Award from the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA).  The award is given to an educator whose

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Community-focused archaeologist joins New Mexico Historic Sites as regional manager for Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites

Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Historic Sites has found the new regional manager for Coronado Historic Site (CHS) and Jemez Historic Site (JHS): Dr. Elisabeth Stone, an accomplished archaeologist who has worked throughout New Mexico with an emphasis on equity, community, and collaboration. Stone assumed the role on October 17.   “Dr. Stone joins our

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Sculpture, saddles, and santero: Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts recipients represent diverse backgrounds, mediums

Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) and New Mexico Arts (NMA) are proud to recognize a diverse group of worthy individuals for the 2022 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.  The Awards, now in their 48th year, were created to celebrate the extensive role that artists and their work

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Mars Mania comes to NM Museum of Natural History & Science in November as museum hosts life-sized replicas of Mars mission vehicles

Albuquerque, NM – While NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter continue to explore the surface of the Red Planet, visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will have a chance to explore life-sized replicas of the vehicles themselves beginning in November.  As part of NASA’s “Roving With Perseverance” Roadshow,

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New Mexico Historic Sites brings on a new instructional coordinator for Bosque Redondo Memorial

Fort Sumner, NM – New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) is excited to announce that AnaMaria Moreno-Molinar has joined Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site as the site’s instructional coordinator. Moreno-Molinar started in the role on October 1, 2022.  In the NMHS system, instructional coordinators play a pivotal role in connecting the public with

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