Arts

Wayne Lee And Scott Wiggerman Read Poetry At Teatro Paraguas May 17

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ART News:

Teatro Paraguas is pleased to host a poetry reading with noted poets Wayne Lee and Scott Wiggerman.  Joining the two poets will be Windy Dankoff, accompanying them on flute.

The reading is part of the ongoing series of readings Poetry at Paraguas.

Wayne Lee

Wayne Lee (wayneleepoet.com) is a Santa Fe, NM writer, editor and teacher. Lee’s poems have appeared in Tupelo Press, Slipstream, The New Guard, Writer’s Digest and many other journals and anthologies. His collection Dining on Salt: Four Seasons of Septets (Cornerstone Press) won the 2026 North American Poetry Book Award.

Lee has Read More

New Mexico Actors Lab Announces New Education Program

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ACTORS LAB News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Actors Lab announces a new program of workshops for theater professionals and aspiring theater professionals, with an added bonus of a Camera Acting Workshop taught by Robert Benedetti. 

As Emily Rankin, NMAL’s Artistic Director, says: “Step into our Laboratory! At the Actors Lab, we believe in the power of experimentation and exploration. We nurture and develop lifelong learning through the lens of theatrical storytelling, teaching students of all ages. We value the imagination, creativity, and empathy that the artform of theatre provides.” Read More

Call For Artist Submissions To 2026 Art Exhibit At ZozoFest: Theme ‘The Tyranny Of Gloom Vs. The Spirit Of ’76’

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Official 2026 ZozoFest Poster by artist Christopher Dalton. Courtesy/Kiwanis of Santa Fe

KIWANIS News:

He’s done it again. While we were busy with our worries, Old Man Gloom slipped into the royal chambers, ransacked the wardrobe of King George III, and waltzed out wearing the crown, robes, and scepter like he owned the place.

This tyrant of gloom thinks that if he’s draped in royal regalia, he can rule over Santa Fe forever—but just as a ragtag band of patriots sent King George packing 250 years ago, we know how this story ends. And it ends in FIRE!

The 102nd Burning of Zozobra is charging headlong Read More

Art In Public Places Board Invites Residents And Visitors To Help Assemble Justice Center Wall Mosaic

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Los Alamos County’s Art in Public Places Board invites residents and visitors to take part in a free, hands‑on community art experience June 5-7 at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Art in Public Places Board (APPB) invites residents and visitors to take part in a free, hands‑on community art experience June 5-7 at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos, where participants will help assemble the new Justice Center wall mosaic.

The large-scale glass-tile mosaic will be installed on the south-facing exterior wall of the Los Alamos Justice Center. The finished artwork Read More

Daily Postcard: Blue Jay Visits White Rock Home

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Daily Postcard: A Blue Jay visits the backyard of a home Monday on Futura Drive in White Rock. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period. Source:allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Pat Kestell

A Blue Jay poses on rocks outside a home Monday in White Rock. Photo by Pat Kestell

Another view of a Blue Jay posing on rocks outside a home Monday in White Rock. Photo by Pat Kestell Read More

IAIA, SFAI Collaborate On Transatlantic Rising Stars Project Artist Residency

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Jorge Mañes Rubio and Hollis Chitto. Photo by Jason S. Ordaz

IAIA News:

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI) through the Transatlantic Rising Stars Project (TRSP), known as Transatlantic Stars, a three-year initiative of the European Union Delegation to the United States. The 2026 Santa Fe residency pairs Spanish artist Jorge Mañes Rubio with Hollis Chitto (Choctaw and Laguna Pueblo), an IAIA-affiliated artist.

The eight-week creative exchange is rooted in reciprocity, cultural respect, and shared Read More