05/19/2019
Baumann captures the natural beauty of this season.
A Lilac Year 1951
Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881 - 1971)
Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952
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The New Mexico Museum of Art is a catalyst and showcase for creativity and the enjoyment of art. Artists, learners and community members are empowered to think critically and see a multiplicity of meanings. We bring the art of the world to New Mexico and the art of New Mexico to the world. The New Mexico Museum of Art began in 1917 as the Art Gallery for the Museum of New Mexico that was then located in the Palace of the Governors. The building helped establish the Pueblo Spanish Revival architectural style. HOURS Open Daily 10am-5pm from May through October Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm from November through April. Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25th, January 1st, and Easter Sunday
05/18/2019
Why So Many Artists Have Been Drawn to New Mexico
More artists and writers than one might imagine have sought inspiration here in New Mexico.
Artists from Georgia O’Keeffe and Agnes Martin to Ken Price and Bruce Nauman have been lured to the solitude and sweeping landscapes of New Mexico.
05/18/2019
Celebrating the 10th summer of Blue Star Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families announce that museums nationwide, including New Mexico’s eight state-run museums and Historic Sites under the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), have signed on to provide free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer.
The 2019 program begins earlier than past years, starting Saturday, May 18, 2019, Armed Forces Day, ending Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, Labor Day. Military families can find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
“After a decade of participation, it remains a privilege for New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs museums and historic sites to serve members of the military and their families through this National Endowment for the Arts program,” said DCA Cabinet Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego. “It’s a small token of our esteem and a ‘thank you’ for the sacrifices they make every day and a wonderful opportunity for military families to share a memorable experience exploring New Mexico’s outstanding cultural treasures.”
05/15/2019
We're thrilled that the 20th-century sculpture exhibition, Carved & Cast: 20th Century New Mexican Sculpture, will extend its run through the summer until July 28, 2019! The exhibition takes a look at regional sculpture styles specific to the Southwest, centering the medium in its own conversation about innovation and craft.
Come see this exhibition that takes a look at regional sculpture styles specific to the Southwest, centering the medium in its own conversation about innovation and craft.
05/12/2019
Share great art with your mother this Mother's Day. Treat her to a visit to NM Museum of Art and create new, wonderful memories together.
Apache Mother circa 1970-1975Artist:
Allan Houser (American, Chiricahua Apache, 1914 - 1994)
Museum purchase with funds from a National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1975
05/05/2019
'Wait Until Dark' is finishing soon! Make sure you don't miss this celebration of nocturnes in the museum collection on exhibit through Sunday, May 12th.
Untitled (Red Tree and Adobe House)
Victor Higgins (American, 1884 - 1949)
oil on canvas
Gift of the Joan Higgins Reed Estate, 1984
04/28/2019
Celebrating the beauty of April in New Mexico.
April 1936
Gustave Baumann (American, b Germany, 1881 - 1971)
color woodcut with aluminum leaf
Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952
04/27/2019
The Southwest landscape has inspired artists for centuries, as you can see in two of our exhibitions right now - 'Social & Sublime' and 'The Great Unknown'. Come to the museum and explore for yourself!
The Arkansas Divide, Colorado 1880
Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837-1926)
oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Talbot B. Hyde, 1956
04/24/2019
'The Great Unknown: Artists at Glen Canyon and Lake Powell'. Visually stunning, powerful exhibition. On at the NM Museum of Art now and through the summer. Don't miss it.
Mark Klett, Bryon Wolfe, and Rebecca Solnit
Drowned River, 2018
Pigment print on aluminum panel
Courtesy of Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
04/22/2019
Submission period for the Mid Century Santa Fe 2019 Student Art and Design Competition extended by popular demand! Cash prizes will be awarded for best in show as well as first place in each category. Student submissions will be accepted from March 20 to April 26, 2019.
The categories for the competition are as follows:
Textiles: Works submitted under this category must be represented as 50% or more as tapestries, rugs, quilts, weaving, beading, glasswork, or otherwise approved dimensional mediums.
Fashion: Works submitted under this category must be represented as 50% or more as embroidery, garment making, garment design, or otherwise approved wearable mediums.
Visual Art: Works submitted under this category must be represented as 50% or more as painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, printmaking, or otherwise approved visual mediums.
Winners will be announced at a reception on May 17, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Project Lab. The student art exhibition will be held from August 1 to August 20, 2019, coinciding with Indian Market in the Joan and Clifford Vernick Auditorium at the Museum of International Folk Art.
Competition sponsored by American Home Furniture and Mattress
04/21/2019
Although the New Mexico Museum of Art will be closed on Easter Sunday April 21, you can enjoy works from our collection online at http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/collections. We reopen on Tuesday, April 23rd at 10am.
Dry Flowers c 1935
Joseph Henry Sharp
oil on canvas
Gift of Lore Thorpe, in Memory of Kathryn V. Thorpe, 2018
04/19/2019
Penitente Good Friday 1934
Gene Kloss (American, 1903 - 1996)
Drypoint
On long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
04/18/2019
Through the eyes of the artist
Social & Sublime: Land, Place and Art: A Look at the Artists’ American Southwest” documents the kaleidoscopic lenses artists have used to express ever-changing ideas of land, place and the people inhabiting them.
“It’s the idea of experiencing the land from behind a windshield,” Waguespack said. “The way we experience a landscape is framed by that device.”
Read more from the Albuquerque Journal below and visit the exhibition through August 25th.
Exhibition showcases many interpretations of American Southwest
04/17/2019
As Northern New Mexico prepares for the annual influx of pilgrims to Chimayo.
The Sanctuary, Chimayo 1934
Gene Kloss (American, 1903 - 1996)
Aquatint and drypoint
On long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
04/16/2019
On view in 'Social and Sublime: Land, Place and Art' at New Mexico Museum of Art.
Falls in the Colorado Rockies circa 1875
Joseph Hitchins (American, born England, 1838 - 1893)
oil on canvas
Museum acquisition through exchange, 1955
04/14/2019
Artists have long been inspired by the cultural and religious traditions of northern New Mexico.
Sanctuario - Chimayo 1924
Gustave Baumann (American, b. Germany, 1881 - 1971)
color woodcut
Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952
04/13/2019
Getting ready for Santa Fe Playhouse presents Re-imagining Mary Austin’s 1919 Performance at the NM Museum of Art in St. Francis Auditorium tomorrow 4/13/19 at 7:30 pm
04/12/2019
A great opportunity for budding artists.
In 2007, ARTsmart established a Scholarship Endowment in conjunction with the Santa Fe Gallery Association. Each year a panel comprising professional artists, gallery owners, and educators review the portfolios of gifted high school seniors selecting one to receive the ARTsmart Art Changes Lives Scholarship stipend, as well as recipient(s) of the Books and Materials award. Additionally, ARTsmart reviews past scholarship recipients and grants them a stipend for their forthcoming year, through graduation.
The scholarship award amounts vary from year to year. 2019-20 amounts: $5,000 for the first year, $1,500 for each of 3 subsequent years.
This is a state-wide program. Scholarship recipients may come from ANY high school or be homeschooled within the state of New Mexico.
Applications are due May 1, 2019.
Follow this link to learn more: https://artsmartnm.org/scholarships/
04/10/2019
Celebrating a century of theater in Santa Fe
The New Mexico Museum of Art is proud to have been a partner in the launch of many of Santa Fe's cultural institutions, like the origins of Santa Fe Playhouse.
1919 performances recreated, updated
04/07/2019
Today is the first Sunday of the month. If you live in New Mexico, admission to the museum is free for you today. You can also see works like this on our online Searchable Art Museum 24/7, 365 days a year. http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/collections
Early Spring 1927
Gustave Baumann (American, b. Germany, 1881 - 1971)
Color woodcut
Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952
04/06/2019
A New Exhibit Showcases the Groundbreaking Work of Late Indigenous Artist T. C. Cannon
We're fortunate to have Cannon's work in our collection here at NM Museum of Art. You can see a selection online at http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/people/596/t-c-cannon/objects
The late Caddo and Kiowa artist is on view at the National Museum of the American Indian.
04/01/2019
The Mid-Century Santa Fe collaboration presents the 2019 Student Art and Design Competition, taking place from March 20 to April 19, 2019. The winning works will be on view from August 1 to August 20, 2019.
The collaboration celebrates the works of Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee), Alexander Girard, and Georgia O’Keeffe for their influence and contributions to New Mexico’s textile, fashion, and visual art landscape.
Mid Century Santa Fe proudly announces these three themes as competitive categories for the student competition, to run in tandem with the collaboration and IAIA’s Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art.
More information at http://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/904/the-mid-century-sant. Sponsored by American Home Furniture and Mattress
03/24/2019
You can enjoy the colorful and intricate work of Gustave Baumann online at our Searchable Art Museum - http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/collections. We have the largest collection of his work in any museum.
Grand Canyon 1934
Gustave Baumann (American, b Germany, 1881 - 1971)
color woodcut
Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952
03/24/2019
NPR
Amazing find from a home in Santa Fe!
The letters find O'Keeffe on the verge of real success, working on "Jimson Weed" for cosmetics executive Elizabeth Arden. She'd be paid $10,000 for her first commercial commission, a huge sum in the Depression.
03/20/2019
Join us on March 30th for our new exhibition "The Great Unknown: Artists at Glen Canyon and Lake Powell", which explores how Glen Canyon and its later incarnation as Lake Powell become a catalyst for art, social action, and an examination of human values. Central to the narrative is the history of land use and environmentalism in the West and how artists respond to the work of their predecessors.
Among the artists whose work is included are Byron Wolfe and Mark Klett, Peter Goin, Greg Mac Gregor, Tad Nichols, Georgia O’Keeffe, Eliot Porter, Martin Stupich, Kathleen Velo and Todd Webb. The exhibition articulates their individual responses to this special place while also touching on the shared experience of artists who traveled together and created collaborative projects, primarily books.
This exhibit opens March 30 and runs through September 15, 2019.
Images:
Martin Stupich, Martin Stupich, Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, view from downstream toward the dam, with canoeist and sandbar beach
Mark Klett, Bryon Wolfe and Rebecca Solnit, First Camp
Greg Mac Gregor, Hikers at Lee’s Ferry, 6 miles south of Glen Canyon Dam
Peter Goin, Makeshift Danger Buoy, Moqui Canyon
03/17/2019
We are celebrating New Mexico's stunning night skies with a series of exhibitions at NM Museum of Art and our new Imagination Station - a gallery where you can express your creativity.
The Shalako 1923
Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany)
oil on board with hand carved wooden frame
Gift of Jane Baumann, 1976
03/14/2019
Due to inclement weather and for the safety of our guests and staff, the four state museums in Santa Fe will be closed Thursday, 3/14.
Snow in Santa Fe 1935
Paul Lantz (American, 1908 - 2000)
oil on Masonite, Painting
On long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
03/13/2019
Due to inclement weather and for the safety of our guests and staff, the four state museums in Santa Fe will be closed Wednesday, 3/13. You can still enjoy works from the New Mexico Museum of Art collection 24/7 online at http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/collections. Have an art-filled day!
Twelve Months-January (Morning Mist--Tsankawi) 1989
Kate Krasin (American, 1943 - 2010)
Serigraph
Museum purchase with funds from Gloria and Michael Plautz, 1996
03/13/2019
John Wesley Powell, who led an expedition through Glen Canyon in 1869, wrote about his trip as a journey into “the great unknown.” Eliot Porter’s pivotal book The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published in 1963 by the Sierra Club in protest of Glen Canyon Dam, is a central touchstone in the exhibition, itself inspiring and informing responses to Glen Canyon and Lake Powell.
Floyd Dominy of the Bureau of Reclamation called the reservoir created by the dam “the Jewel of the Colorado,” while activist Edward Abbey proclaimed that “the collapse of Glen Canyon Dam is as inevitable as the rising of the moon, or the revival of spring, or the flow of the river home to the sea.”
Working from a variety of perspectives, "The Great Unknown: Artists at Glen Canyon and Lake Powell" explores the canyon, the dam, and the lake while raising many cultural issues including the future of Glen Canyon.
Join us on March 30th when this exhibit opens and see for yourself all the perspectives represented.
Image: Mark Klett, Bryon Wolfe and Rebecca Solnit, First Camp
03/10/2019
Today is the last chance to see 'Good Company: Five Artist Communities in New Mexico'. It's been a popular one with visitors - you won't want to miss it.
The Indian Council c. 1916
Julius Rolshoven (American, 1858 - 1930)
oil on sized burlap layed on canvas
Gift of Harriett B. Rolshoven in memory of Dr. Edgar L. Hewett, 1956
03/09/2019
Thanks for posting. This photo taken before Shuster's murals were added to the courtyard.
Indian Detour couriers in the courtyard of the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Photographer: Edward Kemp
Date: 1920 - 1930?
Negative Number: HP.2014.45.1
New Mexico Museum of Art
03/07/2019
These artists can be further explored in 'Good Company: Five Artist Communities in New Mexico' at the NM Museum of Art, but be quick. The show's last day is this Sunday, March 10th.
"Taos Mountain" by Emil Bisttram (1895-1976), oil on canvas at Nedra Matteucci Galleries. Bisttram is considered one of New Mexico's most progressive modernist painters. His work and teaching significantly influenced the arts in the region throughout his career. This outstanding gallery was established in 1972 and specializes in fine 19th- and 20th-century American art, which includes the artists of the American West, Taos Society of Artists, and masters of American Impressionism and Modernism. http://bit.ly/2iBGzvE
03/03/2019
Last week to see 'Good Company: Five Artist Communities in New Mexico' through March 10, 2019.
Will Shuster, 40th Wedding Anniversary, n.d., oil on board, 24 × 26 3/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Catherine Rayne, 1978 (4011.23P) Photo by Cameron Gay
03/01/2019
Happy March! We celebrate New Mexico residents on the first weekend of every month. Visit us on first Friday 5 to 7pm and on first Sunday all day, and receive free admission if you are resident in New Mexico. Bring along some ID and enjoy your visit!
My Gate on the Camino 1928
Andrew Dasburg (American, born France, 1887 - 1979)
oil on panel
Gift of Mrs. R.J. Erickson, 1964
02/28/2019
Tania Katan, Cyndi Conn & Merry Scully on Creative Trespassing
Listen to our Head of Curatorial Affairs, Merry Scully, speak with Tania Katan and Cyndi Conn about our upcoming event on March 9th!
Creative Santa Fe, NM Museum of Art & Creative Trespassing
02/27/2019
Located in canyon country along the Colorado River, Glen Canyon stretches from southeastern Utah down into northern Arizona, not far upriver from the more famous Grand Canyon. The canyon was carved into the rock of the Colorado Plateau by drops of water and attracted the attention of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the 1950s, when it was looking for a place to build a dam. Amid much controversy, Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1966 to generate hydroelectric power, thus submerging much of Glen Canyon under a reservoir called Lake Powell.
The Great Unknown: Artists at Glen Canyon and Lake Powell opens on March 30 and runs through September 15, 2019.
Image: Greg Mac Gregor, Hikers at Lee’s Ferry, 6 miles south of Glen Canyon Dam,
02/24/2019
Have an art-filled Sunday!
If you can make it through the snow, the New Mexico Museum of Art is open today, 10 to 5. If you can't make it to us, you can enjoy works from our collection online at http://sam.nmartmuseum.org/collections
Kate Krasin, New Snow, 1979, silkscreen, gift of Kate Krasin, the artist, 2012 ©Kate Krasin Estate.
02/22/2019
Opportunity for artists from New Mexico Arts.
Call for artists! Announcing New Mexico Arts 2019 T.I.M.E. Temporary Installations Made for the Environment - Los Alamos!
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The theme for T.I.M.E 2019 Los Alamos County is: Aha! Artists are asked to engage with this idea that conveys a sense of wonder, discovery, or a “eureka moment.” Artists are asked to respond to the theme through a sense of place within the natural environment, arts, history, and culture of the area.
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$2,000 per project is available for up to five artists/artist teams.
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Deadline to apply is March 22, 2019.
The details of the call for artists can be found on CAFÉ: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=6357
#TIME #TemporaryInstallationsMadefortheEnvironment #NMTIME #LosAlamos #artinstallation #publicart #temporaryinstallation #sitespecific
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We're thrilled that the 20th-century sculpture exhibition, Carved & Cast: 20th Century New Mexican Sculpture, will extend its run through the summer until July 28, 2019! The exhibition takes a look at regional sculpture styles specific to the Southwest, centering the medium in its own conversation about innovation and craft. Come see this exhibition that takes a look at regional sculpture styles specific to the Southwest, centering the medium in its own conversation about innovation and craft.
Join us on March 30th for our new exhibition "The Great Unknown: Artists at Glen Canyon and Lake Powell", which explores how Glen Canyon and its later incarnation as Lake Powell become a catalyst for art, social action, and an examination of human values. Central to the narrative is the history of land use and environmentalism in the West and how artists respond to the work of their predecessors. Among the artists whose work is included are Byron Wolfe and Mark Klett, Peter Goin, Greg Mac Gregor, Tad Nichols, Georgia O’Keeffe, Eliot Porter, Martin Stupich, Kathleen Velo and Todd Webb. The exhibition articulates their individual responses to this special place while also touching on the shared experience of artists who traveled together and created collaborative projects, primarily books. This exhibit opens March 30 and runs through September 15, 2019. Images: Martin Stupich, Martin Stupich, Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, view from downstream toward the dam, with canoeist and sandbar beach Mark Klett, Bryon Wolfe and Rebecca Solnit, First Camp Greg Mac Gregor, Hikers at Lee’s Ferry, 6 miles south of Glen Canyon Dam Peter Goin, Makeshift Danger Buoy, Moqui Canyon
Night Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Its the longest night of the year and the New Mexico Museum of Art has two exhibitions about night time! Paul Lantz American, 1908 - 1991 Firedancers, circa 1930 oil on canvas Gift of Ruth C. Montgomery, 1991 Museum Number 1991.75.1
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Three upcoming exhibitions at the New Mexico Museum of Art opening before the end of the year delve into the darkness through painting and photography and, explore 20th Century New Mexican sculpture in a range of styles. The exhibitions are entitled: Wait Until Dark, Shots in the Dark, and Carved & Cast: 20th Century New Mexican Sculpture. A public reception for all three exhibitions on January 4, 2019 from 5-7 p.m., hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico. Free for New Mexico Residents on the first Sunday of the month, and from 5-7 p.m. on the first Friday of the month through the end of April.
2018 Platinum Music Awards Show
Get your tickets now for the New Mexico Music Commission's 2018 Platinum Music Awards Show! This fabulous annual awards show celebrates the lifetime achievement of New Mexico’s music heroes and icons. This year's event takes place on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 7:30pm at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Get your tickets by calling 505-988-1234 or by visiting www.platinummusicawards.org. Honoring: Antonia Apodaca Hummingbird Music Camp Malcom Yepa Nacha Mendez Tom Guralnick Dr. William Clark #NMPlatinumMusicAwards #NewMexicoMusicCommission
Fun Fact No. 3 WPA Art Books
Our very own Michelle Gallagher Roberts, Head of Registration & Collections talks about the New Deal Programs and the Federal Art Project of New Mexico in this New Mexico State Library Foundation video produced for New Mexico State Library. Like their page to see more of this great series!
The Museum of Art will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. Because free admission is offered to New Mexico Residents the first Sunday of every month, free admission will be offered on Sunday, April 8, 2018 instead. Helen Hyde, Feeding the Bunnies, 1912, color woodcut, 6 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Hallie Hyde Irwin and Edwin Fraser Gillette, 1943 (521AW.23G) Helen Hyde, Unwilling Dancers, 1912, color woodcut, 4 1/4 x 6 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Hallie Hyde Irwin and Edwin Fraser Gillette, 1943 (521S.23G) Gustave Baumann, Desert Interlude, 1936 color woodcut, 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research Library, 1952 (1578A.23G) Photo by Blair Clark © New Mexico Museum of Art. Nicholas Ortiz, Untitled, n.d., fired clay, ceramic and varnish, 10 × 6 1/2 × 8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Barry G. and Maria S. King, 2000 (2000.36.42) Barbara Latham, Rabbits, n.d., graphite on paper, 11 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Robert C. Ellis Trust, 2002 (2002.14.45) Jean Charlot, Happy Bunnies, n.d., color lithograph, 8 x 8 3/4 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Vivian Sloan Fiske, 1978 (4196.23G
Bring your family and friends to experience Contact: Local to Global this holiday season! The exhibition highlights the engagement of artists with New Mexico, the Museum of Art with artists and collectors, and New Mexico’s engagement with the national and international arts community. #nmartmuseum
Musica!
Lots of folks out today enjoying fine weather and fine art.
Our second century begins on Saturday, November 25th with our Centennial Celebration party at the museum and on the Santa Fe Plaza. Admission is FREE and there are activities for all ages. Come on down from 10 am - 5 pm and join us as our second century begins! More information at www.facebook.com/events/292683957873237. #nmartmuseum
New Mexico Museum of Art Turns 100 Part 2
Our Community 100th Birthday Party for the New Mexico Museum of Art on Saturday, 11/25 from 10 am - 5pm will kick off a year of 100 special events, commemorating each year of the museum's existence. "There will be a range of activities from lectures and partnership with El Rancho de las Golondrinas, in partnership with the School for Advanced Research, to curatorial talks in the gallery, and also behind the scenes visits to libraries and collections and a whole lot more. The restoration and reopening marks a new chapter for the Museum, one that will belong to the next generation of New Mexico." Watch more below to see our Director, Mary Kershaw, talk with KRQE News 13 about this historic event and then make plans to join us! #NMArtMuseum
Community 100th Birthday Party!
It's not a birthday party without cake! We'll be serving outside of the Museum on 11/25 beginning at 3:30 pm right after local dignitaries give a tribute to the Museum of Art and wish us a Happy 100th birthday with a birthday song lead by Jorge Espino at 3 pm. From the presentation of the museum’s collection to once-in-a-lifetime events—there is something for everyone during the Museum of Art’s centennial year. And because birthdays are all about surprises, a few of those are planned too! Find the full schedule of events from 10 am - 5 pm at www.facebook.com/events/292683957873237/. #nmartmuseum
With an eye toward the future, the ongoing renovation at the New Mexico Museum of Art is addressing sustainability issues to protect and preserve future exhibitions. Closed since mid-September for an extensive upgrade, the Museum reopens at 10 am on November 25th, launching its Centennial year celebration. The renovation work will restore, as much as possible, the original elegant simplicity of the interior public spaces of this building; and improve the visitor experience by creating a more welcoming entrance and brighter galleries that are more conducive to the enjoyment of art, as they were in 1917. Read more about the renovations at http://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/649/whats-happening-while-were-closed-lobby-renovation-signage-sustainability. #nmartmuseum
New Mexico Museum of Art Turns 100
"From floor to ceiling and everything in between, the New Mexico Museum of Art has been going through a painstaking revival, all designed to redeliver New Mexicans their crown jewel of fine art. The museum will reopen to the public on November 25 with a daylong celebration including birthday cake and the premier of "Painting Santa Fe" that kicks off a year of 100 special events at the museum". Watch our Director, Mary Kershaw talk more about it with KRQE News 13 and then RSVP at www.facebook.com/events/292683957873237 to help us celebrate! #nmartmuseum
We are so honored that Lowrider Summer is this year's recipient of the Collaboration category for the 2017 Mayor's Arts Awards Ceremony & Dinner Arts Awards Ceremony & Dinner. Lowrider Summer was a groundbreaking collaboration between cultural institutions, artists, lowriders, poets and community. Two museum exhibits, “Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders” at the New Mexico Museum of Art and “Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Roads: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico” at the New Mexico History Museum, served as centerpieces for a summer of lowrider culture in Santa Fe. A highlight of Lowrider Summer was “Lowrider Day on the Plaza,” when more than 100 lowrider cars cruised from Fort Marcy to the Plaza. Lowrider Summer highlighted under-represented artists who form the foundation of lowrider culture. It honored their cultural and artistic contributions to New Mexico, while expanding the audience for lowrider culture. We congratulate the six other exceptional recipients of the 2017 Mayor's Arts Awards annual dinner and ceremony. More information can be found here: www.santafenm.gov/mayors_award
Last week to see "Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now", an exhibit which examines the many ways artists have used drawing as a means of recording and provoking thought from the fifteenth century to today.On exhibit through Sunday, September 17, 2017. The internationally recognized line-up of artists featured in the exhibition is a ‘who’s who’ of artists through the centuries. The exhibition includes work by artists as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Piet Mondrian, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Franz Kline and Rachel Whiteread. This exhibition is part of the "Art of the Draw", cultural collaboration. You can find more information at http://www.newmexicoculture.org/guide/2017-summer-guide-to-museums-and-historic-sites/art-of-the-draw-collaboration.
Part of the "Art of the Draw" cultural collaboration, "Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now: from the British Museum" will be on display through Sunday, September 17th. This exhibition examines the many ways artists have used drawing as a means of recording and provoking thought from the fifteenth century to today. The exhibition will help visitors to explore the range inherent in the medium of drawing and may even inspire them to draw as well. This is the first showing of this exhibition in the United States and Santa Fe is very lucky to have this made available to us. More information at http://media.newmexicoculture.org/exhibition/3220/lines-of-thought-drawing-from-michelangelo-to-now-from-the-british-museum.
"Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now: from the British Museum" makes its international debut at the New Mexico Museum of Art, the first, and one of only two United States venues to host the exhibition. With works from a list that reads like a “who’s who" of international artists through the centuries, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to better understand the thinking behind an artist’s drawing, comparing side by side drawings from master draftsmen across five centuries. The featured artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Piet Mondrian, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Franz Kline and Rachel Whiteread. Join us for the opening weekend of this exceptional exhibition that is on display through September 17, 2017! Friday, May 26th from 5:30-7:30pm: Public opening and reception. More information at http://bit.ly/PublicOpening. Saturday, May 27 from 1:00-2:00pm: Special presentation about our latest exhibition with Isabel Seligman, Curator, Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now: from the British Museum" and Hugo Chapman, Simon Sainsbury Keeper of Prints & Drawings at the British Museum. More information at http://bit.ly/ExhibitHighlights.
Have you visited "Light Tight: New Work by Meggan Gould and Andy Mattern" yet? Curators Kate Ware and Christian Waguespack discuss the boundary-pushing work of Andy Mattern in this video.
Curators Kate Ware and Christian Waguespack discuss "Light Tight: New Work by Meggan Gould and Andy Mattern"-- find out what's unique about this show, on view until September 17th!
Join us this weekend for three new and exciting exhibits. Free Friday night this evening, April 7, from 5:30 - 7:30 with refreshments and activities. For more information visit our website at http://www.nmartmuseum.org/.
Join us this weekend for three new and exciting exhibits. Free Friday night this evening, April 7, from 5:30 - 7:30 with refreshments and activities. For more information visit our website at http://www.nmartmuseum.org/.
In New Mexico, Wells found communities that provided fertile ground for his artistic and personal development.Georgia O’Keeffe was both friend and colleague. In a catalogue essay on Wells, O’Keeffe wrote “I believe we are the two best painters working in our part of the county.” Wells looked to a variety of religious and cultural sources—from historic Spanish Colonial traditions of New Mexico and cathedrals of Europe to the French avant-garde—to inform his own spiritual expressions. This exhibition examines the biographical events, political anxieties, and regional influences that shaped Wells’ multifaceted ruminations, in his chosen medium of watercolor. On view from March 25 - September 17, 2017. Visit our website for more information at http://nmartmuseum.org/site/exhibitions/upcoming/cady-wells.html.
This exhibition examines Wells’ remarkable singularity from the perspective of the mid-century influences that shaped his increasingly surrealist style. "Cady Well - Ruminations" takes a close look at Wells’ unique approach to the New Mexican landscape, his interest in the state’s historic Spanish Colonial traditions, and the powerful effects of World War II and the development of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos had on his life and work. ON view March 25 through September 17, 2017. Visit our website for more information at http://nmartmuseum.org/site/exhibitions/upcoming/cady-wells.html.
Ever wonder what fascinating attraction is just around the corner from you in the Land of Enchantment? Download the free Cultural Atlas of New Mexico and start exploring: http://atlas.newmexicoculture.org.
Lowrider Summer in Santa Fe
Orale! Lowrider Summer in Santa Fe.
Lloyd Kiva New: Native Genius. Have you seen all three of the exquisite exhibits celebrating his life and legacy? At three museums in Santa Fe, on the plaza and on Museum Hill.
Does your summer include a road trip to the New Mexico Museum of Art? Visit http://nmculture.org/guide/2016-summer-guide/ to plan your route to art and adventure.
Lowrider Day in New Mexico: over 200 cars cruised the Plaza. If you're in Santa Fe today, you still have a chance to check out these amazing "palaces on wheels." (Til 4 pm.)
The talented musician Eric Cureno playing the oud during Guitar Day last weekend! If you missed him, you can catch him playing the Cuban tres, the oud, and other world instruments the next 3 Saturdays in April at noon in the guitar exhibition.
Musician and cigar box-guitar designer Cipriano Vigil playing during last Sunday's Guitar Day. Thanks to the Lensic Performing Arts Center for sponsoring, and to Cipriano for sharing his music and incredible creations (including cigar box amps!)
Check out the talented students from the All-Star String Band of the Academy for Technology and the Classics, jamming with musicians Brandon Perrault and Westin McDowell during last Sunday's Guitar Day!
A rare organ performance in the St. Francis auditorium! Thanks to organist Fred Haas and his merry compatriots for sharing their enthusiasm for this incredible instrument. The organ was built in 1917 (the same year as the Museum!) by the California Organ Co., and installed in the Museum of Art in 1937.
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Nearby museums
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Museum of New Mexico Foundation
116 Lincoln Ave -
87501
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87501
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113 Lincoln Ave
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Palace of the Governors Photo Archives
113 Lincoln Avenue -
105 W Palace Ave
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125 Lincoln Ave
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100 E Palace Ave
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217 Johnson St
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Museum Store at MoCNA (Museum of Contemporary
108 Cathedral Pl -
223 E Palace Ave
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IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
108 Cathedral Pl -
120 E Marcy St
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207 Old Santa Fe Trl
Other Art Museums in Santa Fe
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Museum of International Folk Art
On Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo -
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
704 Camino Lejo -
78 Cities of Gold Rd
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100 E Palace Ave
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Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
710 Camino Lejo -
2210 W Alameda St
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Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
710 Camino Lejo -
914 Baca st
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750 Camino Lejo • Museum Hill
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Canyon Rd
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120 E Marcy St
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87501
