Creativity Shines at the NM State Fair
IF YOU QUILT, collect coins, or refurbish antique dolls, there’s a juried contest—more than 1,400 in creative and home arts—for you at the fair. Here are three creative competitions not to miss. Wood…
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Tag: Arts
Albuquerque’s Flamenco Legacy Dances On
IF THE SUNLIT FLOORS OF AN OLD Territorial-Style adobe could talk, they would speak of a flamenco legacy born in the North Valley home. Three generations of Encinias family members danced here…
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The Face of Art’s Next Generation
AT 17, MARY HELEN BROWN creates breathtaking paintings and jewelry that have made her a rising star in the art world. Her accolades include a best of division award from the Heard Museum Guild Indian…
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To See and to Suffer
FROM THE INTERIOR of the dome atop Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an image of Jesus gazes upon me. Rendered in desert-washed jewel tones highlighted with glints of gold leaf, he looms larger than the…
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Emily Trujillo’s Modern Take on Weaving
AT 31 YEARS OLD, Emily Trujillo is the heir apparent to a textile legacy that began eight generations ago, when Mexico-born Diego Trujillo settled in the village of Chimayó in the mid-1600s. Over the…
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The Art of Water
CAN A RIVER SING? If you walk under the ramada in Santa Fe’s Railyard Park this month, you can hear the Río Grande belting it out. At separate intervals along the pathway, hidden speakers transmit six…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Focus a lens on New Mexico. Known for images that provide an immediate sense of place, Danny Lyon has captured indelible scenes of New Mexico and the wider world for decades. During his 60-year…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Line up for new art. Terran Last Gun (Piikani) present a series of ledger drawings in Terran Last Gun , an exhibition opening Friday at Hecho Gallery, in Santa Fe. The exhibit, which runs through…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experience catharsis. Painting in the style of pointillism, Starr Hardridge creates brightly colored pieces that resemble—and are inspired by—the beadwork of his Muscogee (Creek) Nation people. A…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Let the good times roll. Celebrate Mardi Gras in the Mountains during Red River’s annual blowout Thursday through Tuesday. Street parades, live musical performances, and costume parties take over…
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