516 WORDS: Live Poetry Reading with Mei-mei Berssenbrugge & Sawnie Morris
Acclaimed award-winning poet, Mei-mei Berseenbrugge, reads from her latest publication—a new book of poetry in collaboration with artist Kiki Smith. As the winner of Yale’s 202
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