Community Calendar

A Santa Fe Original Returns with Urgency and Fire. A departure from the artist's large-scale pastoral abstractions, in these smaller paintings on canvas and paper Horton-Trippe has turned outward, toward the political, creating a series of sardonic and critical images that serve as a warning about climate collapse and social disaster unless the world commits to evolve and revolt. In celebration of the workers of the world, EVOLUTION/REVOLUTION will open to the public on May Day/International Workers of the World Day/Beltane. Opening night will feature a collaboration between Horton-Trippe and poet Catherine Meng and translator/poet Sonja Kravanja who will recite work as an act of “spontaneous revolt.”

Joe West and Donald Levering team to read from Levering’s new book of poems, Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility. The reading performance will be in a unique style of “overlap and double-down” accompanied by Gary Barten’s original, live music within an art installation by Barbara Mehlman of sculpture and fiber and lighting.

Levering is a well-known poet in Santa Fe with national awards who curates poetry readings. Barten has contributed to the local artistic scene with his nouveau-Symbolist painting and multi-faceted music concerts, and by hosting the Poets@HERE Gallery series. Actor, musician, playwright West is the beloved impresario of the Theatre of Death series. Mehlman’s unique installation art, which merges several disparate elements, has garnered her and her Blue Studio recognition from Santa Fe and beyond.

Joe West and Donald Levering team to read from Levering’s new book of poems, Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility. The reading performance will be in a unique style of “overlap and double-down” accompanied by Gary Barten’s original, live music within an art installation by Barbara Mehlman of sculpture and fiber and lighting.

Levering is a well-known poet in Santa Fe with national awards who curates poetry readings. Barten has contributed to the local artistic scene with his nouveau-Symbolist painting and multi-faceted music concerts, and by hosting the Poets@HERE Gallery series. Actor, musician, playwright West is the beloved impresario of the Theatre of Death series. Mehlman’s unique installation art, which merges several disparate elements, has garnered her and her Blue Studio recognition from Santa Fe and beyond.

Joe West and Donald Levering team to read from Levering’s new book of poems, Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility. The reading performance will be in a unique style of “overlap and double-down” accompanied by Gary Barten’s original, live music within an art installation by Barbara Mehlman of sculpture and fiber and lighting.

Levering is a well-known poet in Santa Fe with national awards who curates poetry readings. Barten has contributed to the local artistic scene with his nouveau-Symbolist painting and multi-faceted music concerts, and by hosting the Poets@HERE Gallery series. Actor, musician, playwright West is the beloved impresario of the Theatre of Death series. Mehlman’s unique installation art, which merges several disparate elements, has garnered her and her Blue Studio recognition from Santa Fe and beyond.

Come to celebrate this newest body of work and meet the artist, Kate Rivers on May 15, 2026 from 5-7pm at Kay Contemporary Art, 600 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Her work is about the things you don’t want to let go of. She integrates ephemera from events, clothing tags and book spines. Happening during the Santa Fe International Literary Festival!

Meet up with your quilty friends at Quilt Fiesta Santa Fe. The biannual event is downtown at the Santa Fe Convention Center on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3 from 9 until 5 each day. This juried show and exhibit features some 150 quilts plus vendors, art quilts, an appraiser, raffle quilt, a gift shop, and quilts for sale. Enjoy the artistry and heart in every piece!

Meet up with your quilty friends at Quilt Fiesta Santa Fe. The biannual event is downtown at the Santa Fe Convention Center on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3 from 9 until 5 each day. This juried show and exhibit features some 150 quilts plus vendors, art quilts, an appraiser, raffle quilt, a gift shop, and quilts for sale. Enjoy the artistry and heart in every piece!