Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts

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

Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), the self-proclaimed “painter of Maine,” spent much of his life traveling far from his New England roots. As a lifelong wanderer, the places he lived and the objects he collected took on enormous significance for him. Certain locations, from Paris to Berlin, New York to New Mexico, served as touchstones throughout Hartley’s […]

Plain of Smokes Curatorial Talk

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

Join Assistant Curator, Katie Doyle for an exploration of the exhibition The Plain of Smokes. Based on the book of the same name by poet Harvey Mudd and artist Ken Price this talk will trace the development of the book from Mudd and Price meeting in Taos during the early 70’s to the completion of […]

Holiday Open House

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

The New Mexico Museum of Art celebrates the holiday season with our annual Holiday Open House. Come enjoy an organ concert with Santa Fe Pro Musica, holiday crafts all day, performances by The Santa Fe Symphony Jazz Project and everyone’s favorite holiday marionette performances with Teatro Duende  and the Baumann replica marionettes! Schedule: 10 am […]

The Plain of Smokes

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

In the late 1970s, poet and environmental activist Harvey Mudd crossed paths with West coast “LA Gang” artist and noted ceramist Ken Price in Taos. Both native Angelinos had recently relocated to the high-desert enclave of northern New Mexico. Shortly after, Mudd and Price began work on an homage – and a mourning of loss […]

First Friday: New Mexico School for the Arts Dance Department

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

For the third year in a row, the New Mexico School for the Arts Dance Department joins us in St. Francis Auditorium as part of the High School Performing Arts Initiative. Join us for a free performance by some of the best dancers in the state, High School or otherwise!   photo by Audrey Derell

Art Walking Tour

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

May through October, The New Mexico Museum of Art invites you on one of their weekly Art Walking Tours of Santa Fe! (weather permitting) Led by a docent, the tour highlights the art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours are from 10 AM-12 PM on Mondays and Fridays and meet at the Museum […]

$20

Saints & Santos: Picturing the Holy in New Spain 

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

Saints & Santos: Picturing the Holy in New Spain speaks to the importance of saints in New Spain, a viceroyalty that was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521-1821 and included modern-day Mexico, Central America, and the US Southwest. In the late sixteenth century, Rome’s attempts to manage sanctity as an official process had a […]

Line by Line

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

Line by Line surveys a century of innovative, energetic, and intriguing approaches to one of art’s most ancient and foundational elements: line. The exhibition, opening in two sections, explores the language of line in work by more than seventy artists working from the 1920s to now. Spanning a range of mediums – including painting, weaving, prints, […]

Create Station at Del Sur Farmer’s Market

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

Stop by the Del Sur Farmer’s Market on Santa Fe’s southside, get your veggies, and make art at our Create Station!  This free drop-in activity station will provide art making materials plus guided activities for visitors of all ages. Located at 4801 Beckner Rd. (just off Cerrillos) at the Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center with […]

Smarter Smartphone Photography Workshop

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

In this three-day workshop, participants will learn tips on context, framing, composition, angles, lines, focus, light, exposure, DIY modifications, mobile editing, color or black and white photography. This introductory workshop covers tips and basic information on content and composition that will benefit photographs made with any kind of camera. Common editing functions and camera controls […]

Elements of Art: Story Time at the Museum Library

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

Join us this fall for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.  Every other Monday at 10 AM the Museum Library invites children ages 3-5 to learn about a basic element of art though story, song, and craft.  Led by the Amazing Cyndi, this program will introduce children to […]

Vladem Contemporary Grand Opening

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

New Mexico Museum of Art is thrilled to complement its historic plaza museum with an expansion to the Santa Fe Railyard District, creating an additional space for contemporary art and new avenues to make art available to everyone. Celebrate the opening of Vladem Contemporary with free admission to New Mexico’s newest museum.

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