Fluid Gaze
September 30, 2023 – December 30, 2023 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 30, 6–8 PM. Music by DJ Anjo. PERFORMANCE: José Villalobos: Deeply Rooted, Cultured a
Southwest Contemporary’s 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
June 3, 2023 – September 2, 2023 View the exhibition brochure PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 3, 6-8pm (Live music with The Chachalacas) 516 AR
Artists as Knowledge Carriers
February 4, 2023 – May 6, 2023 Opening reception – Saturday, February 4, 6–8pm. Member Preview: 5-6pm (Not a member? Join at 516arts.org/join) Collabo
Fluid Gaze – Artist Talk: Lehuauakea
Lehuauakea is a Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and kapa maker from Pāpaʻikou, Hawaiʻi. Lehua’s Kānaka Maoli family descends from several lineages connected to Maui,
Fluid Gaze – Artist Talk: Adri De La Cruz
De La Cruz’s work is based around their multifaceted identity as a queer, non-binary person of color in the current political climate, as well as their family’s place in U.S. [
Fluid Gaze – Artist Talk: José Villalobos
Villalobos grew up on the US/Mexico border in El Paso, TX, and was raised in a traditional and religiously (Evangelical) conservative family. His work reconciles the identity chall
Shapeshift: Assimilating as Self Preservation
On October 21, 2023, 516 ARTS presented guest speakers Alexis Salas, PhD, Endowed Professor of Arts of the Americas, Art History, University of Arkansas; Estevan Rael-Gálvez, PhD,
José Villalobos: Deeply Rooted, Cultured and Silenced
Deeply Rooted, Cultured and Silenced is a performance work that address the silencing amongst queer individuals in Latinx spaces and the detriment caused by cultural and traditiona
Southwest Contemporary’s 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023 Artist Talk – Hernan Gomez Chavez
Here, Hernan Gomez Chavez speaks about his installation featured in Southwest Contemporary’s 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023. He sheds light on the conceptual backing