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New Mexico Museum of Art

Name: New Mexico Museum of Art
Address: 107 W Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, US
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Contemporary art since 1917. One museum, two locations. 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 arch

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Open Daily 10am-5pm from May through October
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm from November through April. Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

05/24/2024

Final Friday is coming....

Join us for a special discussion featuring our Artist in Residence, Mokha Laget, alongside our Curator of Contemporary Art, Alexandra Terry, as they delve into Mokha’s work at the Vladem Contemporary.

This is a ❗FREE ❗event, but it will fill up! You can register to claim your seat on our website!!

The artist-in-residence program is generously supported by a grant from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation.

📸NM Museum of Art docents tour Mokha Laget's studio, Spring 2024

🎨SIGHTLINES, 2024
Vinyl emulsion & acrylic on shaped canvas
49 x 94 in
Courtesy of the Artist

05/21/2024

The New Mexico Museum of Art invites families to the Vladem Contemporary for FREE family portraits by our upcoming Artist-in-Residence, Alex Traube, every Sunday in June 2024 (June 2, 9, 16, and 23) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ✨ No appointments are needed—first come, first served. ✨ more info in the bio under events, Family Photos

All types of families and chosen families are welcome! The first 100 participants will receive a Museum of New Mexico day pass. Digital copies of the portraits will be emailed and featured on Alex's Family Photos website. https://traubephoto.com/families/

People could also visit Alex in the studio starting in June on Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Mark your calendars and join us for this special opportunity to create family photos!

📸 Mediator Philip Crump and Architect Beverly Spears.
🖼️ Mariah Hausman and her extended family.
📸Aden Sunset Levy with his father, Samsunshine Levy.
🖼️ Jamie and Diana Clements - They are the proud parents of five daughters.
📸Former Santa Fe Poet Laureate Joan Logghe and husband Michael.

05/19/2024

Join artist Harmony Hammond WEDS, May 22, 2024, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at the Plaza Building (107 W Palace Ave), as she discusses her work in Out West: Gay and Le***an Artists in the Southwest, 1900-1969 with Head of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of 20th Century Art, Christian Waguespack. The talk is FREE with Admission.

Harmony Hammond's artistic impact resonates globally with over 40 solo exhibitions showcased internationally. Her distinguished works have graced esteemed institutions such as the Tucson Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Vancouver Art Gallery, National Academy Museum, and Museo Tamayo.

Notably, Hammond's art is enshrined in permanent collections at prestigious venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center, Brooklyn Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, Wadsworth Atheneum, and New Mexico Museum of Art.

📸 Portrait of Harmony Hammond, Photo by Clayton Porter.

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05/18/2024

✨Today is National Museum Day!! ✨ Currently on view at the Plaza Building, come see "Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake and Make Again," "Ways of Seeing: Four Photographic Collections," "Out West: Gay and Le***an Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969," "Art of the Bullfight," and, of course, our permanent collections. 🧑‍🎨

Although the Vladem Contemporary is in between exhibitions at the moment, we've got some amazing artwork on display in the hallways! ADMISSION IS FREE during the exhibition installation!

Come view works by artists Madelin Coit, Ron Davis, Lilly Fenichel, and Cecil Howard. Don't miss Judy Chicago's "Kitty City" VR experience available for checkout in the lobby. And when the sun sets, the outside of the Vladem Contemporary lights up with Leo Villareal's "Astral Array," and Ileana Alarcon's, "Madremonte."

We'd love to celebrate National Museum Day with you! 🤠

🖼️ Gilberto Guzman, Patricia M. Burks, Christian Gering, Simona Rael, "Multicultural, 2022." Acrylic on canvas.
🖼️ Bill Barrett, "lago di Garda (Guardian), 1992." Fabricated Bronze. Gift of Debora Hicks Barrett, 1996.

05/15/2024

Come celebrate the Gila Wilderness on its 100th birthday with us this Friday, May 17, at the NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM AUDITORIUM! (113 Lincoln Ave) From 3 - 4 PM, Obscura Gallery, Wild Earth Guardians, and the New Mexico Museum of Art present a lecture by artist Michael Berman. Don't miss out on this✨ FREE✨ lecture!

Celebrate all that’s exceptional about the Gila Wilderness, with a particular focus on the long legacy of storytelling through art and literature that the landscape has, and continues to inspire, and how those stories draw the lines between imagination, conservation, and policy.

📸 Michael Berman, "Gila Black Mountain, 2024," 10.8 x 16.5", carbon pigment print, edition of 4.

A portion of the Obscura Gallery proceeds from the sales of Michael Berman’s artworks will be donated to WildEarth Guardians to continue their work in the Gila Wilderness.

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05/06/2024

🏆✨ We're thrilled to help share the winners of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs annual poetry competition! 📝🎉 Congratulations to Andrea Watson, and Amelia Martinez, and an honorable mention to Jenna Chavez, for their incredible poetic talents! ✨🏆
Want to read their award-winning poems and see the full list of winners? Visit the link in our bio to check them out! 👀📲✨
🖼️Image:
Victor Higgins, American, 1884–1949, "Pablita Passes (Walking Rain)," ca. 1916, oil on canvas. Gift of Robert L.B. Tobin, 1992, Museum number 1992.6.1

05/04/2024

📚✨ Come read with us tomorrow, Sunday, May 05, from 12 - 1:30 PM for our art-themed book club, where we combine our love of viewing art and discussing books at our Plaza Building! (107 W Palace Ave)

This month, we're delving into Robert Adams' timeless book, "Why People Photograph: Selected Essays." Adams offers insights into photography, from the intricacies of collecting to the working conditions of photographers and more! 🤠

Don't miss out! Join us as we explore Adams' ideas and compare them to the stunning photography showcased in our current exhibition, "Ways of Seeing: Four Photographic Collections" at the Plaza Building. 🖼️📖

05/03/2024

👀 Looking for some family-friendly events this weekend? Come get creative with us on Sunday, May 05, from 10 AM - 12 PM, at the Vladem Contemporary (404 Montezuma Ave) for a fun portrait-making session! 👩‍🎨 Explore "Ways of Seeing" at the Plaza (107 W Palace Ave) to spark your imagination, and enjoy crafting together with your loved ones and friends.

We'll even have some yummy snacks available for everyone to enjoy! 😋

✨This event is completely FREE for all New Mexico residents. We can't wait to see you there!✨

05/02/2024

Hey families! Don't miss out on ART WORKS END OF YEAR STUDENT EXHIBITION tomorrow, May 03 from 5-7 PM, at our Plaza location! (107 W. Palace Ave.) The NMMoA has teamed up with ArtWorks, a fantastic program by Partners in Education. ArtWorks brings various forms of art right into classrooms all over Santa Fe, inspiring students to get creative and explore their imaginations.

Under the guidance of ArtWorks teachers, students get to dive into our museum's galleries, discovering our artworks that spark their own ideas. Every May, during our First Friday celebration, we throw an awesome party right here in our courtyard to showcase the incredible artwork created by these talented young artists!

So, why not join us to celebrate the awesome teachers and young artists from all across Santa Fe? It's a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy! See you there!

05/01/2024

Join our next Artist in Residence, Mokha Laget, for "EXTEMPO," MAY 4 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium located in our Plaza Building (107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM).

This ✨FREE✨performance draws inspiration from the visual scores that present her graphic and notational drawings, which, akin to conventional scores, will be musically interpreted. Animated by former Window Box Project at Vladem Contemporary Artist, Morgan Barnard, these scores are projected to facilitate free improvisation among performers.

Don't miss out on this incredible lineup of performers! For more info about "EXTEMPO," link in the bio! 👀

This collaboration is featured as part of the inaugural year of the artist-in-residence program at the New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary generously supported by a grant from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation.

🖼️ Mokha Laget, "Roman Capriccio (detail), 2023"

04/20/2024

Calling all young art enthusiasts and their families! Join us for more Storytime at the NMMoA Library (107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM). This Monday, April 22 from 10:30 - 11:30 am we'll have a delightful adventure at Elements of Art: Story Time in the cozy setting.

Every other Monday morning at 10:30 AM, children ages 3-5 and their caregivers are warmly invited to join us. Together, we'll embark on a magical journey through the world of art, where stories, songs, and crafts await!

Led by the wonderful Cyndi Korzec, a caring early childhood educator, this engaging program will introduce your little ones to the wonders of color, line, and form. It's a fantastic opportunity for them to explore their creativity in a fun and welcoming environment.

Don't miss out on this special experience! Mark your calendars and join us for Elements of Art: Story Time. We can't wait to share the joy of art with you and your family!

04/19/2024

Get ready for ON LOOKING AT NATURE- AND LOOKING AWAY WITH ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, this Sunday, April 21 from 2 -3 PM. Join us at St. Francis Auditorium (107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM) for an extraordinary event featuring lively discussions with our esteemed tutors Charlie Barret, Alison Chapman, and Ron Wilson, alongside a fascinating member of the New Mexico Museum of Art Curatorial Team.

Discover the captivating connection between art and nature as we delve into thought-provoking questions: How do artists capture the essence of nature in their work? What mysteries lie within the relationship between art and the natural world?

This exhilarating evening includes dynamic presentations followed by a vibrant moderated discussion. Best of all, it's completely FREE to attend! Reserve your spot now to ensure you don't miss out on this unforgettable experience. ✨Link in the bio.✨ Let's explore the wonders of art and nature together!

🖼️ Image: David Michael Kennedy, "Rain, Luna County, New Mexico," negative 1989, print 1992, palladium print, 16 1/8 x 19 5/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Don Moritz, 2022 (2022.13.17). © David Michael Kennedy.

"Ways Of Seeing" Curated by Katherine Ware, Curator of Photography

04/16/2024

Join us for the third installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series, where the incredibly talented David Solem takes center stage at St. Francis Auditorium (107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe), showcasing his mastery of the McNary Pipe Organ.

Armed with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Baltimore’s prestigious Peabody Conservatory, he's immersed himself in the musical worlds of organ, harpsichord, piano, and flute. With over 30 years of experience in liturgical music and a teaching tenure at Loyola University in Chicago, his passion for music knows no bounds.

As the assistant organist at the First Presbyterian Church, David's musical journey spans various instruments, from the baroque chest organ to the harmonium, each bringing its unique melody to life. Beyond music, David is a Jungian psychoanalyst, enriching lives through both his musical and therapeutic talents. Join us for an evening of musical magic as David Solem transports us to new musical heights.

In this installment, David Solem will enthrall us with his renditions of HINDEMITH's Organ Sonata No. 1 and JOSEF RHEINBERGER's Organ Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132. Hope you can make it!

This concert is presented in collaboration with Santa Fe Pro Musica.

St. Francis Auditorium is equipped with an audio loop-assisted listening system.

04/09/2024

Step into the captivating world of "Ways of Seeing: Four Photographic Collections," where the keen eye of the collector takes center stage! 📸Join us for a mesmerizing gallery talk led by Anne Kelly, Gallery Director of photo-eye Gallery, this Wednesday, April 10, from 11 am - 12 pm.

✨This event is FREE with museum admission✨

She'll give you tips for kick-starting your path in collecting photography. Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to unlock the mysteries of the art world with a true expert by your side!

"Ways of Seeing: Four Photographic Collections," Curated by Katerine Ware, Curator of Photography at New Mexico Museum of Art

📸 Photo Courtesy from: Anne Kelly

04/07/2024

Hey there! Get ready for some artistic adventures this spring with Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library! 🎨📚 Help us kick off National Library Week with, "What is a Portrait?" 👩‍🏫

Every other Monday starting tomorrow at 10:30 AM, we're rolling out the red carpet for kiddos aged 3-5 and their awesome caregivers. Join us for a magical journey where stories come to life, songs fill the air, and crafts spark creativity! Led by the amazing Cyndi Korzec, an early childhood educator extraordinaire, this program is all about diving into the colorful world of art. From exploring vibrant hues to tracing whimsical lines and shaping cool forms, we've got it all covered! 🌈✨

Don't miss out on the fun – mark your calendars and let's make some art-tastic memories together! See you at the Museum of Art Library! 🎉

📸 Self Portrait Photo Credit: Amanda Formby
📸 Storytime Photo Credit: Katie Doyle

04/06/2024

Join us at the Vladem Contemporary tomorrow for a DOUBLE DOSE of excitement! From 10 am - 12 pm, engage in a creative session making mini chandeliers with the whole family. 🤩 Take inspiration from Lee Bul's artwork in our galleries and revel in the joy of crafting alongside loved ones. Light snacks will be provided.🍬 These activities are FREE for all New Mexico residents.

Following this from 12 - 1 pm, immerse yourself in the world of our second Artist in Residence, Angela Ellsworth. Experience a unique glimpse into her studio practice through dance!💃Angela will lead a line-dancing class, joined by dance instructor Jocelynn Hooper. Don't miss out on this exhilarating opportunity!

✨Tomorrow is also First Sunday which means that museum admission is FREE for all NM residents! 💅The museum is always free for children 16 and younger, and for NM foster families! For more info check out our website under the Visit page. Link in the bio. ✨

📸 Family Art Making Chandelier Photo Credit: Amanda Formby
📸 Line-dancing stills from, "Where the Skies are Blue," by Angela Ellsworth

04/04/2024

In Conversation with Larry Bell and Judy Chicago is SOLD OUT!! 🤯If you weren't able to snag a ticket for First Friday tomorrow don't worry! The event will be recorded and will be available on our YouTube page very soon. Keep your eyes peeled for the link 👀
✨ Link in our bio ✨

We are so excited to to hear from Judy Chicago (The Dinner Party, International Honor Quilt) and Larry Bell (cubes, v***r drawings) about their careers in New Mexico. 🤩

The Vladem Contemporary inaugural lecture series is made possible with the generous support of Maria and Edward Gale, Gale Family Foundation.

If you're feeling a little fomo, make sure to check out our events page!
🔥Link is also in our bio🔥

📸 Photo Credit: Judy Chicago 2023 by Donald Woodman
📸 Photo Credit: Larry Bell 2021 by Jason Collin

03/27/2024

Do you want to know more about Pueblo Pottery and Indigenous pottery practices? 👀

Join us THIS SATURDAY from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM at St. Francis Auditorium, for a round table conversation about the lasting impact of Rick Dillingham’s 1974 publication, "Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery."

Our panelists are experts in contemporary ceramics, pueblo pottery, and anthropology. This program will explore the legacy of Seven Families, the artwork of Dillingham, and the socio-cultural tensions between Dillingham’s aesthetics and Indigenous pottery practices. You won't want to miss it!

✨ Meet our panelists! ✨

Bruce Bernstein PhD, Senior Scholar School for Advanced Research and Director Emeritus Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and Laboratory of Anthropology; Lea S. McChesney, PhD, Curator of Ethnology, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology; Clarence Cruz, Associate Professor Art & Art History, MFA Studio Arts/Pueblo Pottery, University of New Mexico; Garth Clark, Historian, Author, Art Critic, Art Dealer.

The panel will be facilitated by Katie Doyle, Assistant Curator, New Mexico Museum of Art. Make sure to stick around for the Q&A!! See you there!🤩

FREE EVENT, DOESN'T INCLUDE MUSEUM ADMISSION. just so you know 🐤

🖼️Dillingham studio portrait credit
Herbert A. Lotz
American, b. 1945
"Rick Dillingham studio portrait"
1987
Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA)
Neg. no. HP.2008.25.043

03/26/2024

Hang out with us this Friday for an artist talk with Angela Ellsworth about her work on view in the exhibition, Shadow and Light, at the Vladem Contemporary!

✨This is a FREE event ✨ 🤗

The Vladem Contemporary inaugural lecture series is made possible with the generous support of Maria and Edward Gale, Gale Family Foundation.

03/19/2024

Today is the spring solstice and your last chance to see Morgan Barnard's, "Reflection Point," in the Window Box at the Vladem Contemporary! If you haven't had the chance to see it at night be sure to come through! ✨

Stay tuned for more of the Window Box 👀

03/15/2024

Want to get an inside scoop into some photographs at the museum? 👀 Join us tomorrow, March 16th, from 11 am - 12 pm for our, "My Life As a Collector," talk at our Plaza location. You will get to hear directly from the collectors who donated the photographs on view! 🤩

Jamie Brunson, Caroline Burnett, and W.M. Hunt will share stories and insights and talk about their collections on view in "Ways of Seeing."

image credit:
Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking #23, Chittagong, Bangladesh, chromogenic print, 26 1/2 × 34 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Jamie Brunson and Dr. Mark Levy, 2021 (2022.15.4). © Edward Burtynsky.

03/08/2024

Do you love poetry, art, and all things New Mexico? If so, we have exciting news: New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs has launched a statewide ekphrastic poetry contest dedicated to finding written inspiration in pieces of artwork on view around the state!

In preparation for National Poetry Month in April, NMDCA divisions across New Mexico have selected 10 works of art that showcase the best of their collections. Through the end of March, New Mexicans will have the chance to write and submit ekphrastic poetry that responds to any of these 10 selected artworks.

Visit nmculture.org/poetry to learn more and get inspired today!

(Image: Marla Allison (Paguate Village, Laguna Pueblo), Water Girls, 2017, museum purchase 60220/13. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture)

03/06/2024

Sometimes, taking a photograph is only the beginning of the picture. Curators Katherine Ware and Katie Doyle (pictured) visited Santa Fe artist Emily Margarit Mason at her studio to find out
more about her artmaking process.

Emily loves the natural world and starts by taking pictures while she is hiking. She makes large prints and then cuts them up and rearranges them into compositions that are less about how the experience looked than how it felt and how it is
remembered.

03/04/2024

Join Head of Curatorial Affairs Christian Waguespack March 7 @ 10 AM for an online talk about Elaine de Kooning’s abstract paintings inspired by the art of the bullfight.

While teaching at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Elaine de Kooning made regular trips to Juarez, Mexico where she would attend bullfights. Inspired by the spectacle of the evets, she created a series of abstract paintings that captured the energy of the bullfight.

FREE to attend. Follow the link in our bio to join the webinar.

03/02/2024

Now on view at the Plaza Building: Art of the Bullfight!

Drawn from the New Mexico Museum of Art’s collection, this exhibition offers an eclectic survey of various ways artists working in Spain, Mexico, and the United States have drawn inspiration from the spectacle of the bullfight. For hundreds of years artists have been inspired by the primal energy, costumes, choreography, performance, and the exhilaration of the bullfight.

image credit: Max Alpert, Corrida, Barcelona, n.d., gelatin silver print, 19 1/2 × 17 1/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Schickler-Lafaille through Museum of New Mexico Foundation, 1993 (1993.28.12). Photo by Blair Clark.

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02/29/2024

Get ready for a creative family adventure at the Museum!

Join us for a FREE art-making activity where we'll be crafting yarn ornaments together. All supplies provided, just bring your imagination and enthusiasm!

Don't miss this chance to bond with loved ones while exploring your artistic side!

Sunday March 3
10 AM-12 PM
at Vladem Contemporary

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02/28/2024

Join us at the Museum on Final Friday for a hands-on pottery experience inspired by the works of Rick Dillingham!

Dive into the world of clay and let your creativity flow as you craft your own gas can with the help of our friends from Tumbleroot Pottery Pub.

March 1
5pm-7pm
FREE!
at the Plaza Building

image credit: Rick Dillingham, Flame Gas Can, 1982, reassembled, kiln fired clay with slips, glazes and metallic leaf, 19 1/2 x 10 x 3 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of the Rick Dillingham Estate, 1994 (1994.67.138). © New Mexico Museum of Art.

02/21/2024

While the sun is still setting early visit the Vladem Contemporary to view the exhibition Shadow and Light, and stay to paint with shadow and light!

Join our Museum Educators to learn about photographic light painting around the outside of the Museum. Bring your own digital camera. Flashlights will be provided, but bring your own if you would like.

In case hands get cold outside, free hot chocolate will be available in the classroom while supplies last!

This is a FREE event

02/19/2024

🎵Exciting News!🎵
Join us in the St. Francis Auditorium for a musical journey unlike any other as we kick off our series of organ recitals with the incredibly talented David Solem!

Get ready to be mesmerized by the extroadinary McNary Pipe Organ, a a truly special instrument. Immerse yourself in timeless masterpieces by LOUIS VIERNE, J.S. BACH, and CÉSAR FRANCK, expertly brought to life by David's virtuoso performance.

Feb. 21, 12:00-1:00 PM
NMMOA on the Plaza, St. Francis Auditorium
FREE!

This concert is presented in collaboration with Santa Fe Pro Musica.

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Mokha Laget's Artist-in-Residence at the Vladem Contemporary is coming to a close! We've been honored to have her in our studio and look forward to seeing more of her amazing work. If you missed her during her open studio hours, don't worry! There are still a few seats left for a FREE special discussion with Mokha and our Curator of Contemporary Art, Alexandra Terry, tomorrow evening, Friday, May 31, from 5-7 PM at the Vladem Contemporary. ✨Registration link for seats under "Final Friday: Artist-in-Residence Mokha Laget" in the bio!✨ #NMArtMuseum #VlademContemporary #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ArtistTalk #Collage #CollageArtist #ArtistInResidence #ContemporaryArt #Lines #Museum #ArtistInterview

We are excited to share a glimpse into the studio of Mokha Laget, our third Artist-in-Residence! To explore her work and observe her creative process, we invite you to visit during her studio hours on Wednesdays from 12 PM to 2 PM at the Vladem Contemporary, located at 404 Montezuma Ave. She is a New Mexico-based interdisciplinary artist known for her geometric abstractions on shaped canvas and visual scores. For more Mokha Laget, join her for a special discussion alongside our Curator of Contemporary Art, Alexandra Terry, as they delve into Mokha’s work at the Vladem Contemporary, on Friday, May 31st at 5 PM to 6 PM. Link in the bio! The artist-in-residence program is generously supported by a grant from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation. #NMArtMuseum #VlademContemporary #NMMuseumOfArt #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ContemporaryArt #ArtistInResidence #GeometricArt #ArtistTalk #Artist #ArtistResidency #Painting #Artwork #ArtistsOnInstagram #ArtStudio #ArtGallery #WIP #WorkInProgress #ContemporaryArtist #Residency #AbstractArt

🎵✨ Join us this Wednesday (May 15) from 12 - 1 PM for the fourth installment in the Organ Recital Series featuring Maxine Thevenot. 🎹🌟 She is known for her skillful, musical organ playing, inventive concert programming, and passionate, informed conducting. This is a sneak peek of what's to come! 👀 The concert is FREE and located right at our beautiful St. Francis Auditorium at our Plaza Building. (107 W Palace Ave) Don't miss out! See you there! 🎹 🎼This concert is presented in collaboration with Santa Fe Pro Musica.🎼 #NMArtMuseum #St.FrancisAuditorium #OrganRecital #SFProMusica #Organ #Organist #PipeOrgan #Musician #OrganMusic #ClassicalMusic #Concert #churchorgan #organo #Organista #Pianist

✨ Join us tomorrow (Friday, May 9 from 4 - 6:30 PM) for Day 2 of ILEANA ALARCÓN'S WINDOW BOX WORKSHOP: PAINTING CREATURES FOR MADREMONTE !! 🖌️🎉 Bring the whole family for an exciting afternoon of painting little creatures that will join Illeana's Window Box installation at the Vladem Contemporary. She's also a member of Vital Spaces here in NM so you know it will be good! ✨ The workshop is FREE but registration is required. Link to secure your spot in the bio under events! 🥰 See you at the Vladem Contemporary! (404 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe) 🤠 #NMArtMuseum #VlademContemporary #ContemporaryArt #WindowBox #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ArtMuseum #PaperMachePainting #FamilyFun #ArtisticAdventure #CreatureCreation #Painting #ArtsAndCrafts #Workshop #WIP #Madremonte #VitalSpaces #YoungArtist #EmergingArtist

🎨🏠 Welcome Mokha Laget, our third artist-in-residence! Peep her studio hours below! 🏠🎨 ✨Got some burning questions for Mokha and her process or do you just want to glimpse her artist studio at the Vladem Contemporary? She will open her studio doors to the public, offering an insight into her artistic process and workspace. ✨ Whether you're an art enthusiast, a curious observer, or simply looking for inspiration, this is your chance to engage with a practicing artist and gain insight into her techniques, inspirations, and current projects. Studio Hours: 🗓️ Wednesdays ⏰ 12 - 2 PM 📍 The Vladem Contemporary (404 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe) #NMArtMuseum #NMArt #TheVlademContemporary ##ContemporaryArt#Museum #ContemporaryArt #ArtistInResident #OpenStudio #StudioTour #MoveInDay #MokhaLaget #Lines #Sculpture

🚨Last chance to see Shadow and Light before the exhibition comes down on April 28th (THAT'S THIS SUNDAY)! 🚨 What will become of both galleries at the Vladem Contemporary? Well, while the galleries will be closed for install, the museum will be open with ✨ FREE ADMISSION✨and artwork from the permanent collection on view in the arcade and upstairs hallway. Come through and see works by Virgil Ortiz, Angela Ellsworth, Leo Villareal, Lee Bul, Ron Cooper, Helen Pashgian, Larry Bell, and many more!! 💕 Come visit artwork by Lilly Fininchel, Ron Davis, and Madelin Coit and check out artist-in-residence Mokha Laget's open hours. ~Link in bio~ We will also be continuing our regular programming with Judy Chicago's Kitty City VR experience, our current Window Box Project artist Ileana Alarcón, and Leo Villareal's Astral Array. See you at the Vladem Contemporary! 🤠 #shadowandlight #nmartmuseum #vlademcontemporary #contemporaryartmuseum #virgilortiz #angelaellsworth #judychicago #leovillareal #leebul #roncooper #helenpashgian #larrybell #kittycity #mixedmedia #arte #gallery #abstractexpressionism #sculpture #artistsofinstagram #abstractartist #visualart #contemporary

This is the final week of Angela Ellsworth's Artist in Residency at the NMMoA, but her studio is still OPEN! Have some burning questions about her practice or just want to watch her work, you can! Her studio hours this week are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:00 AM - 1 PM. Tomorrow is also your last chance to get your line-dancing on with Angela. 🎶💃🕺Come through for our FREE event at the Vladem Contemporary (404 Montezuma Ave, Santa, NM) from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. While the event is FREE, museum admission is not included, thought you should know. See you there! 🎵 Bécane: Song by Yamê 🎵 #AngelaEllsworth #ArtistInResidence #OpenStudio #StudioVisit #WIP #ArtStudio #LineDancing #LineDanceClass #NMArtMuseum #VlademContemporary #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ContemporaryArt #NewMexicoTrue #Bécane #Yamê #TwoStep

Get ready to groove with Angela Ellsworth, our second Artist in Residence at the Vladem Contemporary! Dive into her creative world through the art of dance as we host a lively line dancing class led by the fabulous dance instructor Jocelynn Hooper. Whether you're young or young at heart, EVERYONE is invited to join in the fun! 🤠 ✨Meet us at the Vladem Contemporary lobby (404 Montezuma Ave, Santa, NM) this Sunday AND Tuesday from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. ✨ Best part? It's completely FREE! Just a heads up: while the event won't cost you a penny, regular gallery admission is not included. See you there! 🎶💃🕺 Can't make it to line dancing with Angela? No worries! Join her for some laid-back creativity during her open studio hours this week. 🎨 Drop by on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Got burning questions about her craft? Angela will be there to chat and share her passion with you! 💕The artist-in-residence program is generously supported by a grant from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation. 💕 🎵 TEXAS HOLD 'EM: Song by Beyoncé 🎵 #NewMexicoMuseumOfArt #VlademContemporary #ArtistinResidence #AngelaEllsworth #LineDance #ArtMuseum #NewMexicoMuseums #NewMexicoArts #Arts #PublicArts #NewMexicoArts #Arts #NMCulture #NMTrue #NewMexico #NewMexicoCulture #DancingShoes #WIP #OpenStudio #TexasHoldEm #Beyonce

🚨TOMORROW, FREE EVENT! 🚨Come hang out with us for our library open house at the Plaza Building, 107 West Palace Avenue. 👩‍🏫 Drop in for library tours, fun facts, refreshments, kids' book giveaways, and bookmaking crafts starting at 1 PM. 🐣 🎵The King Khan & BBQ Show – Love You So🎵 # NationalLibraryWeek #LibrariesofAmerica #SupportYourLocalLibrary #NewMexicoMuseumOfArt #ArtMuseum #NewMexicoMuseums #NewMexicoArts #Arts #PublicArts #NewMexicoArts #Arts #NMCulture #NMTrue #NewMexico #NewMexicoCulture #ArtsandCrafts

💕Wanna see one of our newest faves at the Vladem Contemporary? 💕 Our latest installation at The Window Box is officially on view! Come over and view, "Madremonte," by artist Illena Alarcón. Join Alarcón, a Santa Fe Vital Spaces Artist, in making a collection of small creatures to add to her Window Box installation, "Madremonte." Link for her workshops in our bio 💃 "Madremonte" extends Alarcón’s practice to explore the world’s current relationship with a deity of the same name. Known as the Colombian version of Mother Nature, Madremonte resides in the mountains and is the protector of earth. Alarcón’s, "Madremonte," depicts an angered observer gazing out over a tropical dominion crafted from materials that are slated for the landfill. Paper pulp, broken electronics, discarded textiles, rubber, and wood scraps call attention to unethical mining practices, deforestation, labor exploitation, and planned obsolescence. Ileana Alarcón American, b. 1993 "Madremonte" 2024 Cardboard, paper pulp, electronics, rubber, paint, glass. 📸Photo Credit: Chris Nail 📸Photo Credit: Katie Doyle #TheWindowBox #ArtInstallation #MixedMedia #NewMexicoMuseumOfArt #VlademContemporary #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ContemporaryArt #ArtMuseum #NewMexicoMuseums #NewMexicoArts #Arts #PublicArts #NewMexicoArts #Arts #NMCulture #NMTrue #NewMexico #NewMexicoCulture #Carboard #PaperPulp #Electronics #Rubber #Paint #Glass

We are so thankful to have some friends in high places while we're taking on a giant construction project here at our Plaza location. 🥰 #ShrekDoesntReallyWorkHere #WishHeDidTho #AprilFools #NMArtMuseum #ContemporaryArtMuseum #ShrekInTheSky #Construction #WIP #GatesOpen #WelcomeToMySwamp #IMeanMuseum #NewMexicoTrue #SimplyNewMexico #TheCityDifferent #ItTrulyIsDifferent #FriendsInHighPlaces #SkyFriends #PlazaConstruction #InsideSantaFe #NewMexicoMuseumOfArt #WelcomeToTheThunderDome

Hear what one of our Kindergarten Critics had to say about their visit at our Plaza location! 🐤 Rick Dillingham Ladder Pot, 7/75 1975 pit fired ceramic, twigs 8 1/4 in x 11in x 3in Ray and Judy Dewey Rick Dillingham Cone 1979 kiln fired, reassembled with slip glazes metallic 14 × 13 × 2 in. (35.6 × 33 × 5.1 cm) Bequest of the Rick Dillingham Estate, 1994 Elaine de Kooning American, 1920-1989 Juarez, 1958 Oil on board Museum purchase with funds from Jeanne and James Manning and Gayle Fogelson, 1999 Annette Nancarrow, Death of a Bullfighter, 1980, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Tony and Karlene Margolis,1986 (1986.525.1). © Annette Nancarrow Estate. Rick Dillingham Flame Gas Can 1982 reassembled, kiln fired clay with slips, glazes and metallic leaf 19 1/2 x 10 x 3 in. (49.5 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm) Bequest of the Rick Dillingham Estate, 1994 Nancy Holt, Light and Shadow Photo Drawings (1978) Installation view: Nancy Holt: Locating Perception, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, 2022 Twenty-two inkjet prints on archival rag paper from original 35mm transparencies 19½ × 30 in.(50 × 76 cm) each Edition of 3 + 1AP Photograph: Robert Wedemeyer Courtesy Holt/Smithson Foundation and Sprüth Magers © Holt/Smithson Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society, New York #KidCritic #KidsJudgingArt #NMArtMuseum #ContemporaryArtMuseum #NewMexicoTrue #TravelNewMexico #SimplyNewMexico #TheCityDifferent #InsideSantaFe #ArtoftheBullfight #WaysofSeeing #ToMakeUnmakeandAgain #SpringBreak #AbstractArt #Ceramic #Painting

Hear more from Jamie Brunson along with collectors Caroline Burnett, and W.M. Hunt this Saturday, March 16 at 11 AM in St. Francis Auditorium at the "My Life as a Collector" panel discussion. Bruson, Burnett and Hunt will share stories and insights and talk about their collections currently on view in Ways of Seeing. Free with admission #EdwardBurtynsky #Collecting #ArtCollection #NMArtMuseum #ArtMuseum #NMCulture #NMTrue #NewMexico #NewMexicoCulture #LandofEnchantment #PureNewMexico #NewMexicoLove #iLoveNewMexico #ExploreNewMexico #SantaFe #SantaFeNM #howtoSantaFe #SantaFeNewMexico #CityofSantaFe

On Monday, March 4, the Museum of Art began a project to restore and repair woodwork on the exterior of the New Mexico Museum of Art Plaza Building. These repairs will enhance the appearance and preservation of a beloved Santa Fe landmark. But don't worry, the Museum will be open all through the restoration! Check out the link in our bio for exhibitions, events, and more! #NewMexicoMuseumOfArt #VlademContemporary #ArtMuseum #NewMexicoMuseums #NewMexicoArts #Arts #PublicArts #NewMexicoArts #Arts #NMCulture #NMTrue #NewMexico #NewMexicoCulture

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Join us Wednesday, December 1, 5:30pm for a FREE, VIRTUAL EVENT. Tom Leech, Director of the Press at the Palace of the Governors, and award-winning author, Carmella Padilla, will discuss their collaboration on a new limited edition book, Gustave Baumann’s Book of Saints, featuring the Baumann’s never-before-seen woodcuts and an unpublished essay by Mary Austin. Register in Advance here: https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UUiGMyskQ3qcMz3r1LBeaA

"The birth, death and resurrection of Christ: from Michelangelo to Tiepolo"

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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 All Department of Cultural Affairs museums and historic sites, including the New Mexico Museum of Art, are temporarily closed to the public as a public health precaution due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus). These closures are part of the larger effort by state government to minimize public exposure. Please continue to visit this website for updates and to explore online resources and collections.