Santa Fe Art Studio

04/15/2026

CALL FOR ARTIST PARTICIPATION: NATIONAL CRAFT OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND 2026

Artist sign-up is open now through April 30 for the American Craft Council’s National Craft Open Studios Weekend, taking place nationwide July 18-19, 2026. National Craft Open Studios Weekend is a first-of-its-kind, nationwide celebration that invites the public into the creative spaces of craft artists across the country. This two-day event will offer guests a rare glimpse into the processes, tools and inspiration that shape how handmade works are made, and provide artists critical support in their sales season. ...

Artist sign-up is open now through April 30 for the American Craft Council’s National Craft Open Studios Weekend, taking place nationwide July 18-19, 2026. National Craft Open Studios Weekend is a first-of-its-kind, nationwide celebration that invites the public into the creative spaces of craft a...

04/05/2026

W***y Bo Richardson Cover of Pasatiempo

W***y Bo Richardson has fielded variations of the query “Why do you paint stripes?” — including from his then-8-year-old daughter — so frequently that he good-naturedly bases his artist statement around the question. The short answer is, “they’re not just stripes.” A more complex response is revealed upon closer inspections of works featured in Time Dissolves Here, an exhibition of his works that opens Friday, December 5, at Nüart Gallery....

W***y Bo Richardson has fielded variations of the query “Why do you paint stripes?” — including from his then-8-year-old daughter — so frequently that he good-naturedly bases his artist statement around the question. The short answer is, “they’re not just stripes.” A more complex respo...

03/31/2026

Santa Fe Just Named the Most Creative City in America

You may have heard the buzz. It has already been mentioned several times over town this past weekend. Yes, we are up to something and, yes, Santa Fe was recently named the most creative city in the United States. But now we have the study to prove it. Peter Zandan, is a Santa Fe resident and the founder of IQ2 Analytics and Insights....

You may have heard the buzz. It has already been mentioned several times over town this past weekend. Yes, we are up to something and, yes, Santa Fe was recently named the most creative city in the United States. But now we have the study to prove it. Peter Zandan, is a Santa Fe resident … Continu...

03/31/2026

Geometry The Shape of Things Juried by Hannah Sage Kay

Curatorial Statement Geometry’s mathematical foundation provides a false sense of certainty in its ability to measure the world we know and recreate with precision three dimensional objects and spaces on a two dimensional plane. As there is much that we can’t see, understand, or know, and even more to be intuited and imagined, artists have long approached geometry less as a set of rules than a lens to be explored....

Curatorial Statement Geometry’s mathematical foundation provides a false sense of certainty in its ability to measure the world we know and recreate with precision three dimensional objects and spaces on a two dimensional plane. As there is much that we can’t see, understand, or know, and even m...

03/13/2026

How to Discover and Grow Hobbies Through Santa Fe’s Vibrant Art Scene

Santa Fe locals, working artists, and art-curious neighbors often want a creative outlet but feel stalled by one problem: it's hard to tell what's worth trying when opportunities are scattered and self-promotion can feel awkward. The Santa Fe arts community makes that choice easier by surrounding people with visible, everyday examples of making and sharing work. With a little arts culture engagement, hobby inspiration in Santa Fe stops being a vague idea and becomes a grounded direction that fits real schedules and real interests....

Santa Fe locals, working artists, and art-curious neighbors often want a creative outlet but feel stalled by one problem: it’s hard to tell what’s worth trying when opportunities are scattered and self-promotion can feel awkward. The Santa Fe arts community makes that choice easier by surroundin...

02/25/2026

Ripple Effect: Cary Cluett – Lab for The Acoustic Window III

Lab for the Acoustic Window III is an immersive, multi-sensory installation using visual and acoustic space to study the effect of acoustic and visual isolation. His goal is to treat the space as a separate chamber, isolating the acoustic connection with the hall space while maintaining the visual ‘window’. This idea stemmed from a 1960’s television series Get Smart, wherein there was the “Cone of Silence”; a hilariously impractical gadget intended to insure private conversations but which comically makes it impossible for those inside to hear one another while outsiders can hear everything....

Lab for the Acoustic Window III is an immersive, multi-sensory installation using visual and acoustic space to study the effect of acoustic and visual isolation. His goal is to treat the space as a separate chamber, isolating the acoustic connection with the hall space while maintaining the visual ....

02/19/2026

Honoring Tibetan National Uprising Day — March 10, 2026

A Call for Freedom, Culture, and Solidarity March 10, 2026 Tibetans and supporters will march from the Tibetan Association of Santa Fe to the State Capitol and onward to the Santa Fe Plaza, with speeches and prayers offered along the way. Every year on March 10, the global Tibetan community comes together to commemorate Tibetan National Uprising Day— a powerful reminder of the courageous resistance that began in…...

A Call for Freedom, Culture, and Solidarity March 10, 2026 Tibetans and supporters will march from the Tibetan Association of Santa Fe to the State Capitol and onward to the Santa Fe Plaza, with speeches and prayers offered along the way. Every year on March 10, the global Tibetan community comes to...

02/13/2026

Professional Photography Has the Ability to Elevate Your Artistic Brand

In Santa Fe, where every adobe wall and mountainfeels like a work of art, artists face a unique opportunity, and challenge, to stand out. A well-crafted photograph does more than document your work; it defines your visual identity. When your portfolio is captured with intention, your art travels farther, resonates deeper, and positions you as a serious creative professional....

In Santa Fe, where every adobe wall and mountainfeels like a work of art, artists face a unique opportunity, and challenge, to stand out. A well-crafted photograph does more than document your work; it defines your visual identity. When your portfolio is captured with intention, your art travels far...

01/21/2026

01/08/2026

Closing Reception for Jen Turner’s BURNED IN installation

Ripple effect gallery @ Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave., Room 723D, Santa Fe, NM 87508 Thursday, January 22, 4-6p Strand by strand Jen Turner weaves a future ancestral cave with stalagmites of imperative messages The main installation features a hand-tied horse hair grid applied to the entire space, a forest of clay sculptures, and a time capsule-like soundscape. The show also includes four other works: three small sculptures and one large wall piece, which will be transformed with live vegetation for the closing....

Ripple effect gallery @ Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave., Room 723D, Santa Fe, NM 87508 Thursday, January 22, 4-6p Strand by strand Jen Turner weaves a future ancestral cave with stalagmites of imperative messages The main installation features a hand-tied horse hair grid applied to the...

12/13/2025

Farolitos or Luminarias? New Mexico’s Brightest Debate

Farolitos or Luminarias?This question almost rivals New Mexico’s official state query: red or green? The Canyon Road Farolito Walk delights the thousands who stroll in high spirits along the iconic road on Christmas Eve. You are welcome to warm up around any small piñon bonfire and sing along with others. A truly magical and breathtaking experience! In a region with Catholic roots, these small bonfires and brown paper bags filled with sand and a candle, have long carried religious symbolism....

Farolitos or Luminarias?This question almost rivals New Mexico’s official state query: red or green? The Canyon Road Farolito Walk delights the thousands who stroll in high spirits along the iconic road on Christmas Eve. You are welcome to warm up around any small piñon bonfire and sing along wit...

11/06/2024

https://santafeartstudio.com/events/celebrating-25-years-of-recycled-material-art/

The 25th annual Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival will take place November 8, 9 and 10 at the Convention Center