Truth. Memory. Joy. Resistance: Black Expressions In New Mexico.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Community Gallery is proud to present supporting programs for the exhibition Truth. Memory. Joy. Resistance: Black Expressions In New Mexico.
All programs are funded by the City of Santa Fe’s Arts and Culture Department. All events where registration is required are first come, first seated.
| Date / Time / Location | Topic | Register |
|---|---|---|
| February 4 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Curator & Artist Gallery Talk ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| Gallery Talk with Co-Curator Aaron Payne and guest artists from the exhibition. These informal discussions take place in the Community Gallery. | ||
| February 6 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
DJ Dynamite Dance Party with Poetry Recitals ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| Join us and dance out the stress of the week with DJ Dynamite and listen to artists read their poetry and stories. | ||
| February 11 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Curator & Artist Gallery Talk ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| Gallery Talk with Co-Curator Aaron Payne and guest artists from the exhibition. These informal discussions take place in the Community Gallery. | ||
| February 12 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Archiving Black Expression Across Mediums: Panel Discussion (Pt. 1) ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| In this two-part conversation series, we’re speaking with eight Black artists in New Mexico about what inspires them to archive Black expression and the importance of that archiving through their respective mediums, especially with the current social climate. Seating is limited—please arrive early if you would like to sit. | ||
| February 18 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Curator & Artist Gallery Talk ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| Gallery Talk with Co-Curator Jakia Fuller and guest artists from the exhibition. These informal discussions take place in the Community Gallery. | ||
| February 19 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Archiving Black Expression Across Mediums: Panel Discussion (Pt. 2) ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| In this two-part conversation series, we’re speaking with eight Black artists in New Mexico about what inspires them to archive Black expression and the importance of that archiving through their respective mediums, especially with the current social climate. Seating is limited—please arrive early if you would like to sit. | ||
| February 21 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Truth, Memory, & Mixtapes: The Sounds of Black Albuquerque (1985–1988) ► More Details |
Register |
| A community program, listening party, and historical event that transports you back to 1980s Albuquerque using archival recordings of the sounds, songs, and speeches you would have heard at African American gatherings. It’s a bold celebration of Black history and culture in New Mexico that remixes original source material recorded by Shirley Ann Griffin, an African American Studies student at the University of New Mexico. Facilitated by Mayowa Tomori. Space is limited to 80 people. | ||
| February 25 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Curator & Artist Gallery Talk ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| Gallery Talk with Co-Curator Jakia Fuller and guest artists from the exhibition. These informal discussions take place in the Community Gallery. | ||
| February 25 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Santa Fe Community Art Gallery |
Truth and Memory in the Age of A.I. ► More Details |
Open to Public |
| AI ethicist and nuclear expert Dr. Chantell Murphy will host a panel discussion with exhibition artists on the complexities of truth and memory in art in the age of AI. Space is limited to 25 people—come early if you want a seat. | ||