Case Studies From The Bureau Of Contemporary Art

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

The New Mexico Museum of Art will present an exhibition of works from its Bureau of Contemporary Art, a fictitious entity created for this exhibition in order to emphasize contemporary art’s prominent place within the museum’s permanent collection. Case Studies from the Bureau of Contemporary Art will be on view November 19, 2010 through March […]

Lecture: Origins and Current Developments in Cuban Contemporary Art

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

“Origins and Current Developments in Cuban Contemporary Art” will be presented by Helmo Hernandez, President, Fundación Ludwig de Cuba. The Fundación is Cuba’s premiere non-governmental organization for the promotion and study of Cuban contemporary art. Free Friday Evening, November 5, 2010, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. There will be an intermission with light refreshments served. New […]

It’s Boots ‘n’Suits Night!

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

It’s Boots ‘n’ Suits Night!Free Friday Evening, October 1Live Band! Guys in Suits! Dancing Boots!Western rock band “Lawyers, Guns and Money,”will blow out the last bash for Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art. The summer has gone, and it’s time to celebrate at a Free Friday Night event at the New Mexico Museum of Art. […]

Joan and the Giant Pencil Poetry and music for children

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

On Sunday, September 26, from 2 to 4 p.m., Santa Fe Poet Laureate, Joan Logghe and musician Jeremy Bleich will present a 40-minute program of international poetry and improvised music for children, and their adults. After the performance, children will be invited to write a poem of their own. The program is aimed at children […]

Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts

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

The 2010 recipients of this life time achievement award are for individual artists Woody Gwyn (Galisteo), Tom Noble (Taos), David Scheinbaum (Santa Fe), Arlene Cisneros Sena (Santa Fe), Paul Shapiro (Santa Fe), and Wes Studi (Santa Fe). The awardees for Major Contributor to the Arts are Marian and Abe Silver Jr. (Santa Fe), Whited Foundation […]

Drip Tease: John Tinker’s Narrative Sculptures

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

In Drip Tease John Tinker challenges the public with sixteen sculptures that offer droll comments about politics, survival, and popular culture. These works focus on the contradictions of the present moment through allusions to liquids that leak, ooze, or pool. Materials that melt provide the perfect medium for demonstrating the transitory nature of contemporary life. […]

Traces: Johnnie Winona Ross

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

Place and process are integral to the works of Arroyo Seco artist Johnnie Winona Ross, who is known for his reductive and luminous paintings that are comprised of layers upon layers of paint brushed, dripped, scraped and burnished to an extraordinary finish. The exhibition opens at the New Mexico Museum of Art August 13, 2010 […]

“evaporations” Lecture by Jessica Loughlin in conjunction with the museum exhibition Art on the Edge and the SOFA WEST art fair

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

On Sunday, July 11, Jessica Loughlin, a featured artist from Art on the Edge, 2010, will speak. Presented in conjunction with SOFA West. In the Saint Francis Auditorium (NM Museum of Art). $5 admission. Jessica LoughlinBorn in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975, Jessica Loughlin is among a generation of Australian artists who studied at the renowned […]

Annual Book and Art Sale

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

Fantastic books and art! Purchase great books and/or wonderful art to support your New Mexico Museum of Art. Find a great gift for Father's Day or for yourself. Sat. Jun 19, 10-5, admission $5; Sun. Jun 20, 10-3, admission freeAt the NM Museum of Art, on the Plaza 107 W. Palace Ave, by the big […]

Downtown Art Walking Tour Heritage Preservation Month Event

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

This 2-hour walking tour of downtown Santa Fe highlights the art, architecture and history of our nation’s oldest state capital city. Knowledgeable, friendly docents from the New Mexico Museum of Art will lead this special tour of the downtown area. $10.00 per adult, children 18 and under are FREE. (all proceeds support the education programs […]

Opening for Sole Mates Cowboy Boots and Art

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

 Public opening for Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art from noon to 2 p.m., on Saturday, May 15.  Sole Mates:Cowboy Boot and Art celebrates images of the West and views cowboy boots as important symbols of western life.  The exhibition presents more than 130 examples of contemporary and historic art, including paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, […]

Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art

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

Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art celebrates the art of the West and views cowboy boots as important symbols of western life.  The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video imagery, and of course boots.  The images define changing aspects of the West, from 1880 to the present.  The exhibition includes more than 130 […]

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