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Organ Recital Series - Part II

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 at 12 PM, St. Francis Auditorium | NM Museum of Art Frederick Frahm, composer, organist, publisher, and parish musician was born in California in1964. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma), Frahm directed church musicprograms across the US for 40 years before retiring in 2021. From 2011 to 2022, he served as acollaborative...

Organ Recital Series- Part III

In the third installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs on the McNary Pipe Organ in Santa Fe Auditorium. David Solem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory where he studied organ, harpsichord, piano, and flute. He has over 30 years of experience in liturgical...

My Life as a Collector

Hear directly from the collectors who donated the photographs on view! Jamie Brunson, Caroline Burnett, and W.M. Hunt will share stories and insights and talk about their collections on view in Ways of Seeing. Free with Admission image credit:  Jeff Brouws, Mobil/Trailer, Inyokern, Calif., 1991, chromogenic print, 18 × 18 in. Collection of the New...

Organ Recital Series - Part I

In the first installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs music by Louis Vierne, J.S. Bach, and César Franck. David Solem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Baltimore’s PeabodyConservatory where he studied organ, harpsichord, piano, and flute. He has over 30 years ofexperience in liturgical music and has taught...

Recent Acquisitions- Gallery Talk

Join us in the Goodwin Gallery for a walk through of the exhbition Ways of Seeing with Curator of Photography, Katherine Ware as she discusses the works on view and their importance to the museum’s collection.  Free with Admission image credit: Anthony O’Brien, Untitled (Portrait of a young girl), 2013, pigment print, 20 x 16...

First Friday: Drawing in the Galleries

Sharpen your pencils and join us for an evening of drawing in the galleries! Staff will lead a series of introductory drawng exercises for those who would like. Everyone else is invited to pull out their sketch pad and find inspiration in the galleries. Participants are invited to bring their own drawing supplies (pencils only...

Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again gallery talk with Assistant Curator Katie Doyle

Join Assistant Curator, Katie Doyle for an in depth gallery talk on the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again and explore Dillingham’s personal ceramic practice and collection of artwork and Indigenous ceramics.  Free with Admission image credit:  Rick Dillingham, Untitled Ceramic Vessel, 1985-1986, ceramic, gold leaf, enamel and glue, 12 x 15...

Archival Activation! In Celebration of Rick Dillinghams Birthday

The New Mexico Museum of Art has rich holdings of materials pertaining to many artists in New Mexico. Please join us for a look into the archives as we celebrate Rick Dillingham’s birthday by discovering letters, cards & ephemera that belonged to him. Be sure to view the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and...

Elements of Art: Story Time at the Museum Library

Join us this fall for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.  Every other Monday at 10:30 AM the Museum Library invites children ages 3-5 to learn about a basic element of art though story, song, and craft.  Led by the Amazing Cyndi, this program will introduce children to...