Vladem Contemporary Announces Open Call for the Window Box Project
Vladem Contemporary at the New Mexico Museum of Art announces their annual Window Box Project Open Call for artists. Applications are open now through May 5, 2024.
Art at the End of the World: A Day at the Bombay Beach Biennale
The Bombay Beach Biennale along Southern California’s Salton Sea is an insurgent arts festival and ongoing ecological discourse.
Wading in the Shallows: The Conundrum of Cj Hendry’s Public Pool
Cj Hendry's Public Pool delights some and confounds others, as it celebrates Las Vegas pool party culture while ignoring serious realities of PVC manufacturing, drought, and the wealth divide.
How a Creative Couple in Arizona is Exploring South Phoenix History Through Photography and Poetry
Photographer Maria Nancy Thomas and poet Rashaad Thomas, a creative couple based in South Phoenix, are using their work to explore a region brimming with the histories of marginalized communities.
Diné Writer Brendan Basham Transmutes Words into Worlds
Diné artist, writer, and educator Brendan Basham approaches writing as he does life: as a process of transformation.
Interrogating our Performative Impulses at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
In Performing Self at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, seven multidisciplinary artists expand the concept of performance art with works that are extremely personal, even courageous.
How Can Mural Artists Take Steps to Protect Their Legal Rights?
Do muralists have a legal right to keep their work from being altered or whitewashed? Experts and artists in the Southwest discuss artist contracts and the Visual Artists Rights Act.
Andrew Alba’s New Works at Material Expose the Pain We Inherit
In a world replete with ecological catastrophe and political turmoil, the customarily inward Andrew Alba channels calamities into catharsis for his exhibition of new works at Material.
Francisco González Castro’s Durational Art Investigates, Illuminates, and Confronts Hegemonic Societal and Power Structures
Francisco González Castro: Does Not Say «I», But Does «I»: Bodies, Limits and Transgressions at the Coconino Center compiles a decade of the artist’s endurance work challenging social structures.
Memory and Meaning: Histories of Violence in Dallas’s Public Monuments
In this psychogeographic account, Emma S. Ahmad wanders the West End Historic District in downtown Dallas and considers how the various memorials reflect the shifting political landscape of the city.
Sofie Hecht, Through Archival and Original Photography, Catalogues the Shocking Impact of the Trinity Atomic Bomb Test on Living New Mexicans
Sofie Hecht discusses her project Downwind, a documentary photo album exploring the continued impact of radiation exposure on resident New Mexicans after the 1945 nuclear bomb Trinity Test.
Work in Progress with Nick Larsen
Nick Larsen, who gives a talk about his Nevada Museum exhibition this Thursday, explores an invisible history through collage by “pulling from what already exists to visualize something that doesn’t.”
Southwest Art News: April 2024
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Southwest Contemporary Announces New Magazine Size
Inside Southwest ContemporarySouthwest
Ta-da! Southwest Contemporary, a leader in arts and culture coverage in the Southwest, punches above its weight in a revamped print magazine!
How Commemorations to the Disenfranchised Have Forced a Reckoning with Utah’s History and Present
The narratives of the many racial and ethnic minorities whose experiences have indelibly shaped both Utah and American history deserve recognition and reckoning.
Dimensions Variable with Mixed Results: Sarah Sze Brings Together Technology and Nature at the Nasher
Sarah Sze at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas is proof the affair between an artist and museum doesn’t always result in marriage.
SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators Work with Southwest Contemporary to Offer Their Critical Perspectives on Art
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Southwest Contemporary teamed up with SITE Santa Fe to produce a series of articles written by high school students taking part in their 2023-24 Young Curators program.
What is the Young Curators Program at SITE Santa Fe?
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Hanbi Park, one of SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators, reflects on the program which tasks high schoolers with curating an exhibition from start to finish.
Interview with Nana: Carol Lujan and Her Experience as a Native Artist
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Young Curator Tara Lujan-Baker interviews her grandmother, Carol Lujan (Navajo), a clay and glass artist based in New Mexico and Arizona.
Navigating Mental Health Through Creative Channels: How Art Influences Our Mental Health
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Young Curator Sofia Garcia reflects on the ways expressive art serves as a powerful channel for emotional release, stress, and anxiety.
The Fort Worth Circle Pioneered Modern Art in Cowtown in the 1940s and ’50s
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The Fort Worth Circle, a progressive mid-century artist group, introduced modernism to the conservative North Texas town and laid the groundwork for the city’s vibrant art community of today.
The Beauty of Folk Art in Multiple Visions: A Common Bond
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Young Curator Sara Barrionuevo visits Alexander Girard’s renowned collection of folk art at the Museum of International Folk Art and finds both value and disappointments.