Weaving Traditions Begin with Sheep
WHETHER YOU ENJOY the cozy comfort of a wool hat or the rich colors of a traditional Navajo rug, New Mexico’s history of fiber arts starts with sheep. Visitors can learn that origin story inside the…
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Tag: Arts & Crafts
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See an artist blend memory and tradition. The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe opens Jordan Ann Craig: My Way Home , a new exhibition highlighting the work of the Northern…
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Datebook: January/February 2025
WITH MORE THAN 200 restaurants packed into just 37 square miles, Santa Fe’s culinary scene is as varied and wondrous as its landscape. James Beard Award winners cozy up next to family-owned cafés…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Focus on abstraction. The Taos Abstract Artists Collective opens its Spring Exhibition at the Taos Center for the Arts with a reception on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. Featuring works by 64 abstract…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate down south. Elephant Butte Luminaria Beachwalk & Floating Lights Parade See farolitos light the sandy shores of Elephant Butte Lake on Saturday during the annual Luminaria Beachwalk &…
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Editor's Letter: Hop(s) to It
I HAVE NEVER MET A TOOL THAT I DIDN’T HATE—hammer, wrench, saw, shovel, you name it. I am bad with all of them, on a frustratingly epic level. My father tried to teach me when I was a kid, as I helped…
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Los Maestros del Norte Weaves Tradition and Art
AMID THE STARK MESAS and hidden valleys of Chimayó, a few shops serve as beacons of traditional Río Grande–style weaving. Generations of New Mexicans have handed down the art, just as award-winning…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
1 Decide for yourself. Malinche, as she is known to history, was a central figure during the Spanish conquest of Mexico from 1519 to 1521. An Indigenous woman, Malinche spoke Nahuatl and Maya, skills…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Mobile
1ST PLACE Downtown Daze, Abel Espalin (above) "I took this photo in the thick of the pandemic lockdown when downtown Albuquerque was boarded up and a virtual ghost town. I felt like the emptiness and…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year: Enchanted Adventures
WITH SOME OF THE MOST BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPES in the world, New Mexico almost implores you to get outdoors. Among those spots that call out to us? Our 35 state parks and their rivers, cliffs…
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