New Mexico Museum of Art

08/08/2026

Congratulations to Sam Scott, whose history with New Mexico Museum of Art spans decades, on being named one of eight arts luminaries for the 2026 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts
In 1974, he became the first living painter to receive a one-person show at New Mexico Museum of Art. In 1997 and 1998, we presented a 30-year retrospective of his work, 'Sam Scott, an American Voice.' From 1999 to 2000, Scott represented the western United States as attaché for the resumption of cultural relations with Vietnam.

Join us in celebrating this well-deserved honor.

📸 I241101014 Sam Scott, 'Black Angel,' 1982-1984, oil on canvas, 66 X 200" as seen in 'Off-Center: New Mexican Art 1970 – 2000,' New Mexico Museum of Art, Vladem Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Spectacle exhibition, September 27, 2024 – January 20, 2025. Photo by Kevin Beltran.

📸 1981.5 Sam Scott, 'Rocks in the River,' 1976, oil on canvas, 20 X 24". Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Jack L. Pressler, 1981 (1981.5). © Sam Scott.

📸 1994.39.1 Sam Scott, 'Sanctus I,' 1988, monotype, 30 x 42 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Charlotte Jackson, 1994 (1994.39.1). © Sam Scott. Photo by Kevin Beltran.

New Mexico Arts

08/07/2026

Make plans for this weekend. Lucy R. Lippard: Notes from the Radical Whirlwind is open through Sunday, August 9, your last chance to walk through six decades of art history at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary. Bring a friend.

📸 by Cousineau Studios

08/06/2026

More than 500 artworks, artist books, posters, and pieces of activist ephemera. Works by Ana Mendieta, Harmony Hammond, On Kawara, and Melanie Yazzie, all gifted by legendary critic and curator Lucy R. Lippard. Lucy R. Lippard: Notes from the Radical Whirlwind closes Sunday, August 9 at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary. See it before it's gone.

📸 Cousineau Studios

08/05/2026

Last chance. Lucy R. Lippard: Notes from the Radical Whirlwind closes Sunday, August 9. This is your final weekend to see over 500 artworks, artist books, and pieces of activist history gifted to the museum by one of the art world's most influential voices. Don't miss it.

📸 by Cousineau Studios

08/02/2026

: New Mex­ico Museum of Art’s Vladem Con­tem­por­ary show­cases the latest Vir­gil Ortiz install­ment of his Revolt 1680/2180.

SANTA FE, NM This June, Cochiti Pueblo artist Vir­gil Ortiz, in col­lab­or­a­tion with Eric F. Gra­cia, opened his latest immers­ive exhib­i­tion blend­ing ceram­ics, fash­ion and video install­a­tion. The exhib­i­tion also breaks the laws of...

07/31/2026

The new installation in the Window Box is now on view at Vladem Contemporary!
📸 Linda Mae Tratechaud (American, b. 1962) / 'The Promise (Or, A Resting Reality Room of Her Own)' / Cast glass, bronze, wool roving, copper wire, chains, semi-precious stones, Milagros, found objects, and personal materials.

07/27/2026

Join us for Family Art Making at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary on Sunday, August 2, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Explore the galleries to find inspiration, then enjoy the power of creating together with your loved ones and friends. For the first Sunday in August, we will make sunprints.

Light snacks will be available, and this event is free for all New Mexico residents.

07/24/2026

Is there anything like a summer filled with art, music and culture in Santa Fe?
We ❤️ it all!

07/23/2026

New Mexico Museum of Art presents "Reclaiming the Future: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration."
Opening September 5, 2026, at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary

New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary stands just over a mile from the site of the former Santa Fe Internment Camp, where 4,555 Japanese and Japanese American men were incarcerated between 1942 and 1946 under the Alien Enemy Act. Anchored by this proximity, Reclaiming the Future brings together ten Japanese and Japanese American artists, including Ruth Asawa, Patrick Nagatani, and Roger Shimomura, whose work examines the enduring impact of wartime incarceration on memory, migration, and place.
On view through May 31, 2027.

Learn more here: https://f.mtr.cool/kfbyomlrle

07/20/2026

Stop by the Del Sur Farmer’s Market on Santa Fe’s southside, get your veggies, and make art at our Create Station! tomorrow, Tuesday, July 21st from 3-6pm. This free drop-in activity station will provide art making materials plus guided activities for visitors of all ages.