Community Calendar

Oil painting on a slick translucent surface? Yes please! Yupo is a smooth, slick, waterproof, paper-like surface. Unlike traditional painting surfaces, paint slips and slides across yupo – leading to bold brushwork, fluid imagery, and a uniquely fun painting experience. Bring a reference photo of an image you’d like to paint (figure, animal, still life, landscape – anything goes!). We’ll follow a simple 3 step process to explore the beautiful potential of this unique medium. No painting experience necessary – experienced painters as well as brand new beginners with leave the workshop with a completed painting, fresh ideas, and a clear understanding of the unique properties of pairing oil and yupo.

Charlotte Jackson Fine art presents A Whiter Shade of Pale | A Group Exhibition opening Saturday, April 4 through May 5, 2026, with an opening reception Saturday, April 4, 2026, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Charlotte Jackson Fine Art presents this year’s single-color exhibition, A Whiter Shade of Pale | A Group Exhibition, focusing exclusively on the color white. The exhibition aims to highlight the unique qualities, nuances, and variations found within this often-underestimated shade.

White has been selected as Pantone’s color of the year, motivating us to take a closer look at its significance and its many distinct shades. By delving into the subtle differences and interpretations of white, the exhibition encourages viewers to appreciate the depth and diversity within this seemingly simple color.

The exhibition includes artists Charles Arnoldi, Edith Baumann, Max Cole, Lies Kraal, William Metcalf, Liane Nouri, Helen Pashgian, Michael Rouillard, Phil Sims, Jeremy Thomas, Clark Walding, and Brian Wills.

You’re invited to a mini pop-up sale at the Taylor Ranch Library on Saturday, April 25 from 10:30 AM to 4 PM. We’ll be bringing our favorite adult fiction & non fiction, kid's books, puzzles, CDs, DVDs, vintage finds and some surprises!

As always, all items will be available at 70–90% off the original list price. Paperbacks start at just 25 cents each!

Entry is free for everyone throughout the day.

The Friends of the Library use funds from book sales to support programming, staff development, community outreach, and more for the public library system of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

The Friends rely on the generous donations of books and other media from the community. Small donations can be dropped off at the local library branches and larger donations at the Main Library. For more information about the Book Sales, Bookshop, donation guidelines, and how to become a member, please visit www.friendsofthepubliclibrary.org.

UNM's Matthew Campen, PhD, discusses the effects of nanoplastics on the brain. Dr. Campen’s research expertise extends beyond nanoplastics to inhaled pollutants like ozone, particulate matter and carbon monoxide, which can cause toxicity beyond the lungs, including neurological health effects.

The Same Place at the Same Time is a series of three exhibition rotations that trace how art lives within, emerges from, and connects Taos’ creative communities. By gathering a varied array of arts—wood-fired ceramics, volunteer radio, and Pueblo foodways—into the rotating gallery space, the exhibition highlights the many interconnected maker groups within our larger Taos community. The inclusion of visual art, music, and food emphasizes the diversity of creativity that constructs thriving cultures and communities.

The exhibition is process-focused and collectively developed, documenting how these groups operate and co-curated by the groups themselves. It explores the wide-ranging organizational structures of these collectives, in turn allowing us to consider how these frameworks influence art making, relationships, and the rich culture of Taos. It asks how we might further nurture this expansive web of connections, both inside and outside of the gallery space.

Harwood Museum of Art is honored to collaborate with local artists, makers, and cultural leaders who shape and define Taos’s remarkable artistic landscape.

Curated by Kate Miller, Curatorial Assistant, Harwood Museum of Art.

Image Credit: KNCE Studio. Courtesy of True Taos Radio, KNCE 93.5 FM

Pursuit of Happiness: Gi Bill in Taos refocuses the story of post-World War II artistic movements by highlighting those artists working, communing, and connecting in Taos from 1945 onward. These artists founded the next great wave of abstraction that took root in the region, bringing their vast creativity and international connections to the community. Highlighting works from Harwood Museum of Art’s permanent collection and sourcing significant loans regionally and nationally, this exhibition tells the story of how Taos contributed to conversations and explorations in the national art scene during the post-World War II period.

The Same Place at the Same Time is a series of three exhibition rotations that trace how art lives within, emerges from, and connects Taos’s creative communities. By gathering a varied array of arts—wood-fired ceramics, volunteer radio, and Pueblo foodways—into the rotating gallery space, the exhibition highlights the many interconnected maker groups within our larger Taos community. The inclusion of visual art, music, and food emphasizes the diversity of creativity that constructs thriving cultures and communities.

The exhibition is process-focused and collectively developed, documenting how these groups operate and co-curated by the groups themselves. It explores the wide-ranging organizational structures of these collectives, in turn allowing us to consider how these frameworks influence art making, relationships, and the rich culture of Taos. It asks how we might further nurture this expansive web of connections, both inside and outside of the gallery space.

Harwood Museum of Art is honored to collaborate with local artists, makers, and cultural leaders who shape and define Taos’s remarkable artistic landscape.

Curated by Kate Miller, Curatorial Assistant, Harwood Museum of Art.

Image Credit: Red Willow Farmer’s Market. Courtesy of Tiana Suazo

Family Story Time at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center library is a chance for children and families to gather, share stories and activities relating to Native American culture, history, and storytelling traditions.

Free for children and adult family member. For more information contact Ruth Thomas at rthomas@indianpueblo.org or 505-314-8205

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) going to greatly improve our lives or does it threaten our very existence? Bring your ideas and questions to this Braver Angels debate about the benefits and harms of artificial intelligence. We want to know what you think as we debate the resolution:

Resolved: Artificial Intelligence will strengthen human progress.

2026 Taos Film Festival

April 23 – 26

Taos Film Festival showcases independent filmmaking voices from around the world and our own backyard.

100+ Films & Special Presentations – view the Film Guide & Schedule

About the Festival

Over four days at the end of April, 2026, the inaugural Taos Film Festival will screen dozens of films that speak to the resilient heart of our community. TaosFF amplifies independent filmmaking voices from New Mexico and around the world.

The inaugural Taos Film Festival is organized by the Taos Center for the Arts (TCA) and screenings will be available at venues throughout town and will include feature-length and short-form narrative and documentary films, including animation and experiential projects. In addition to screenings, TaosFF connects artists and audiences through Q&As, talks and creative workshops.

For more information visit taosff.org.