Culture Shock
Send in the Terrifying Archetypes
The circus is in town and I’m scared
Given the noble mission of the annual Shrine Circus in Albuquerque, Alisa Valdes feels a bit remiss using the event as a jumping-off point to explore the fact that polls show more Americans are afraid of clowns than are afraid of climate change.

Arts Interview
Branding for Artists
Dovya Friedman gets real about getting paid
While branding might be hard for people not trained in business, it's oftentimes the biggest difference between being a struggling artist who must work a day job to survive, and being an artist who is able to make a living from one's art.
Art Preview
Through the Fire
Ceramics show draws parallels between women and clay
To hear artist and professor Kathryne Cyman describe it, working with ceramics is not just art, it is holy.