Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department

Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department We create and fund programs, cultivate connections, and recommend policies that promote and sustain the arts.

Centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, we connect residents and visitors alike to the vibrant arts and cultures of Santa Fe. Our goal is to engage the entire community in the arts. Follow us to learn about our programs and projects, which are designed to support Santa Fe’s unique artistic and cultural heritage.

Last chance to catch Ron Mier’s gorgeous show “New Traditions/Weaving Reimagined,” closing Saturday, August 15. Stop by ...
08/14/2026

Last chance to catch Ron Mier’s gorgeous show “New Traditions/Weaving Reimagined,” closing Saturday, August 15. Stop by the Community Gallery for a moment of peace and calm (and a/c) amid the beautiful chaos of market weekend. We’re open noon to 5.

Announcing the seven 2026-2027 Art is the Solution recipients!"Where a Mountain Meets a Rainbow," Ana Atalaya Magdalena,...
08/07/2026

Announcing the seven 2026-2027 Art is the Solution recipients!

"Where a Mountain Meets a Rainbow," Ana Atalaya Magdalena, Magdalena
“Coping Lessons through the Art and Craft of African American Literature,” Darryl Wellington, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
“The Body Chaotic,” Fernando Ramos-Cintron, Ramos
“The Alien Tapes,” Juna Skenderi, Juna Skënderi
"We Got This," Kaela Waldstein, Waldstein
“My Santa Fe - A Community Atlas,” Keri Schroeder, Miki-Lani Schroeder
“Death of the Binary,” Kerry Kehoe, Kehoe

Stay tuned for their projects and exhibitions throughout the coming year!

This year's theme, Coping with Chaos, invited artists to explore how their work responds to the current moment. The Arts Commission received a record-breaking 80 proposals, encompassing an astonishing range of creativity and ingenuity.

Thank you to all who applied. The talent and heart in this community is immeasurable.

We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Santa Fe Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, recognizing eigh...
08/01/2026

We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Santa Fe Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, recognizing eight individuals and organizations whose creativity, leadership, generosity, and innovation continue to shape Santa Fe as one of the world’s great arts cities.

These annual awards celebrate artists, educators, organizations, innovators, and arts leaders whose work has profound cultural impact, strengthens community ties, carries forward heritage, inspires creativity, and propels Santa Fe’s identity as a UNESCO Creative City and one of the most artistic cities in the world.

Honorees will be celebrated at the annual awards ceremony, which is free, all ages, and open to the public, on Tuesday, September 29, 5:30-8:00 pm at the Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe.

Registration for general admission tickets opens August 1 at https://tinyurl.com/2026-MAA-tickets



Tomorrow we are dancing in the gallery! Come join us for Dance Happy Hour with DJ Dynamite Sol. FREEAll Ages Welcome 📆...
07/23/2026

Tomorrow we are dancing in the gallery!

Come join us for Dance Happy Hour with DJ Dynamite Sol.

FREE
All Ages Welcome

📆 Friday, July 24, 2026
⏰5:00pm-6:00pm
📍201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87505

Dance and enjoy the exhibition on view "New Traditions/Weaving Reimagined" featuring works by Ron Mier, NMSA printmaking students, and fellow Art is the Solution recipients Ehren Kee Natay, Indigenous youth, and the Kiksuyapi Collective.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Come have fun and decompress from the week!

Sol Bentley

Get your dancing shoes on and come join us for Dance Happy Hour with DJ Dynamite Sol! While you boogie to the beat you c...
07/17/2026

Get your dancing shoes on and come join us for Dance Happy Hour with DJ Dynamite Sol!

While you boogie to the beat you can view the works of Ron Mier, Ehren Kee Natay, Indigenous youth, and NMSA printmaking students from two Art is the Solution: Cultural Futures projects.

Light refreshments will be provided.

FREE
All Ages Welcome

📆Friday, July 24, 2026
⏰5:00pm-6:00pm
📍201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87505

Come dance, enjoy the art and have fun!💃🕺🎶

BTS sneak peek: Artists and staff have been hard at work installing for our next show, opening TOMORROW, Thursday, July ...
07/15/2026

BTS sneak peek: Artists and staff have been hard at work installing for our next show, opening TOMORROW, Thursday, July 16. This exhibit showcases TWO recipients of our 2025-26 Art is the Solution grants for artists, carrying out this cycle’s theme of Cultural Futures.

Here’s a glimpse of Ron Mier and Sabrina installing woven textiles and prints in NEW TRADITIONS/WEAVING REIMAGINED, and Ehren Kee Natay preparing to mount ECHOES IN MOSAIC, a collaborative multigenerational project with Natay, Kiksuyapi Collective, Indigenous youth and Bill Coriz.

Come see the full show and congratulate the artists when it opens July 16, 5:30-7:30 at the Community Gallery! It’s a beauty.

Join us for the opening reception of New Traditions/ Weaving Reimagined by Ron Mier, an Art is the Solution recipient! T...
07/08/2026

Join us for the opening reception of New Traditions/ Weaving Reimagined by Ron Mier, an Art is the Solution recipient! This new exhibition explores and honors generational traditions, interwoven with paper and printmaking processes to form an unexpected fusion of techniques. The reception is FREE, and all are welcome to attend.
 
🗓️Thursday, July 16th, 2026
⏰5:30-7:30pm
📍Community Gallery 201 W Marcy Steet, Santa Fe, NM, 87501
 
Also featuring:
• Echoes in Mosaic, a collaborative mural by Indigenous youth, presented by Kiksuyapi Collective and artist Ehren Kee Natay, Art is the Solution award recipients
• Art by New Mexico School for the Arts printmaking students

 

The Community Gallery will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026 in honor of Juneteenth. We will re-open on Saturday, June ...
06/18/2026

The Community Gallery will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026 in honor of Juneteenth. We will re-open on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from noon to 5:00 pm.

A sneak peek at what awaits Behind Studio Walls: almost 100 local artists’ work across mediums, gathered all in one plac...
06/04/2026

A sneak peek at what awaits Behind Studio Walls: almost 100 local artists’ work across mediums, gathered all in one place, salon-style in the Community Gallery.

Join us tonight at the Community Gallery for a preview exhibition of the 2026 Santa Fe Studio Tour, from 5-7 pm. Artists, refreshments, a great kickoff to an art-filled summer and a special first look at what’s coming on the full tour later this month.

This evening! Thursday 5/21! “Reinventing Tradition and Materiality” with Brenda Roper, Polina Smutko, Oriana Lee, Juli...
05/21/2026

This evening! Thursday 5/21! “Reinventing Tradition and Materiality” with Brenda Roper, Polina Smutko, Oriana Lee, Julie Deery, Jennie Kiessling, and Juna Skënderi.

[TabLe] is on view through Saturday, May 23, so this is a special chance to join in conversation with the artists and experience the exhibition before it wraps.

5:30 pm in the Community Gallery. Seating available. See you there!

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201 W Marcy Street
Santa Fe, NM
87501

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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