In the limited-edition risograph comic Rezbians, Selam shares a solution for the scarcity of queer Indigenous representation in pop culture.
Samantha Anne Carrillo
A devotee of Zen and the lost art of diagramming sentences, Samantha Anne Carrillo (she/her) is a writer and editor whose journalism career has included stints as an arts, associate, culture, managing, and music editor. Carrillo founded the e-zine Southwestness during 2020 to cover the art, culture, and style of the so-called American Southwest.
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Art and Resistance Across the US-Mexico Borderlands
The Albuquerque exhibition and e-zine BorderPlex explores the deceptive simplicity of man-made boundaries — physical and social alike.
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Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts Quietly Reopens
After abruptly shuttering last month, the once-multidisciplinary CCA is now open with a skeleton crew in a purely cinematic capacity.
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Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts Closes Permanently
The beloved art space was one of the few led by a Native American woman.
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A Recent History of Albuquerque’s DIY Galleries
Since the early 2000s, a storefront in the Barelas neighborhood has served as a nexus for the city’s experimental art scene.
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You Could Make Art at Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Applications for NPAF’s February 2023 residency at Chaco Culture National Historical Park are being accepted through November 15, 2022.
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Multi-Site Exhibition Resists Isolation Among Southwestern Artists
The curators of Son de Allá y Son de Acá emphasize the importance of creating pathways and fellowship for Mexican-American, Chicanx, and Latinx artists throughout the Southwest.
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An Artist’s Opiate Addiction Recovery Through Photography
For New Mexico-based artist Frank Blazquez, portraiture was the way out of a crippling opiate addiction.
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A New Home for Experimental Cinema in Santa Fe
No Name Cinema defies mainstream rules and norms at every turn.
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The Path Forward for a Classroom Focused on Art as Social Justice
A youth-centered arts nonprofit prioritizes creativity and radical joy as it looks to the future.
