Culture Shock: Stitching New Vocabulary Rattler Uses Symbol To Create Pieces With Power The moon was waning, but still visible on the morning of July 2, as I scrolled through a series of images from Tiran [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 12, 2018 Read More Tiran Sahar, maker of all things Rattler, in one of their garments showcasing powerful symbols (Erika Burleigh)
Found Objects Splashy Pages This Saturday and Sunday at New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery (3812 Central Ave. SE, Ste. 100B), well-known artist Michael Ellis leads a [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 12, 2018 Read More
Arts Interview: Traveling For Truth Voices From The Margins Fosters Collaboration Between New Mexico And New Delhi Sarah Wilkinson, founder of Global One to One started the organization in order to, as its mission states, cultivate “intercultural understanding and communication [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 12, 2018 Read More A moment captured from the celebration of the Voices from the Margins opening in New Delhi, India (Sarah Wilkinson)
Found Objects First Friday Openings Invite Revelers Into The Fold First Friday rolls around once a month, but each and every time it somehow manages to feel momentous. Music spills out of glass [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 05, 2018 Read More A selection of works from Resonations in Clay at the Albuquerque Open Space Visitors Center (Courtesy of the City of Albuquerque)
Culture Shock: Places Of Worship Sean Paul Gallegos Works In Transformation And Self-Definition “Sometimes, I feel like the shoes call me,” Sean Paul Gallegos said, elaborating on a nearly 20 year career that has evolved out [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 05, 2018 Read More "Crows Feet," by Sean Paul Gallegos. Discarded sneaker scraps, thread, felt and laces, 2017. (Sean Paul Gallegos)
Theater News: Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune Frankie And Johnny In The Claire De Lune, A 20Th Century Classic It’s 1987 in New York City. A first date leads to our two leads in bed together—and that’s not the end of the [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 05, 2018 Read More The stars of Aux Dog Theatre’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Russell Maynor)
Found Objects Talks At The Tamarind Join creatives in the brightly lit, clean space of the Tamarind Institute (2500 Central Ave. SE) for a discussion led by artist Nancy [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jun 28, 2018 Read More (Courtesy of Ashley M. Biggers)
Art News: Prado For The People Works From Spain's Famous Museum Land In Downtown Albuquerque Strolling through Civic Plaza during a mid-June afternoon, I ducked under the colorful shade covers that ran for nearly the entirety of the [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jun 28, 2018 Read More Children play in the splashpad near Civic Plaza’s west side, where Prado on the Plaza is situated (Courtesy of the City of Albuquerque)
Culture Shock: The Way To Albuquerque New Mural Depicts Migration In All Its Beautiful Diversity By mid-June, the imagery stretching to the roof of Kei & Molly Textiles‘ west facing wall was nearly done. Volunteers—who had dutifully shown [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jun 28, 2018 Read More The new mural at Kei and Molly Textiles shows women and their families on their journeys toward Albuquerque (Eric Williams Photography)
Arts Interview: The Art Of Exchange New Visiting Curator Series Kicks Off With A Visit From Renowned Artist And Curator Julio César Morales was attending a city college in San Diego when he took a photography class. Then, “it was all over,” he [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jun 21, 2018 Read More Artist and curator Julio César Morales begins the Visiting Curator Series with a stop in ABQ (Matt Martinez)