Community Calendar

EARLY CLOSURE AT 3PM ON MARCH 20TH DUE TO PRIVATE EVENT.
Organized by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) and the Vilcek Foundation, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, a unique traveling exhibition featuring over 100 historic and contemporary works in clay, offers a visionary understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels that carry community-based knowledge and personal experience. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), established by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico in 1976, welcomes the pottery vessels back to the Southwest as the “returning home” host venue of the exhibition’s four-year national tour. Curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective, Grounded in Clay opens at the IPCC as the leading program of the Center’s 50th anniversary celebration year. The exhibition and its associated events are generously supported by the First Nations Development Institute and Noon Whistle Fund.

A cozy, joyful, and judgment-free series of classes for parents and little ones ages 2+ where imagination takes flight and tiny movers grow alongside their grown-ups. Attend all three, two or one!

On the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026, experience “The Old Road”—a mural that at once remembers the first major highway traversing the United States and gives emphasis to its impact on Pueblo communities and New Mexico. Through the eyes of artists Warren Montoya (Pueblos of Santa Ana/Santa Clara), Margarita Paz-Pedro (Pueblo of Laguna/Mexican American), Akilah Martinez (Diné), and Keith Scott (Pueblo of Laguna), this multi-dimensional installation travels through time showing Pueblo people and places along the “Mother Road,” otherwise known as Route 66. Explore the eccentric narrative created by these artists as they look at multiple roads simultaneously, from ancestral times to recent history, to glimpses of the present and future. Already a historic exchange route within Indigenous communities, Route 66 still echoes in the personality and culture of New Mexico byways. Journey through this mural located in the Art Through Struggle Gallery at the end of the IPCC’s permanent exhibition.
Image: Keith Scott, Laguna Pueblo Water Tower, 2023, digital photograph.

Join expert guide, Don Usner, for an in-depth tour of Chimayó’s historic Plaza del Cerro and Santuario. The day will conclude with a visit to the 148-acre estate at Los Luceros Historic Site, north of Alcalde. Ticket includes admission and all guide fees to Harwood Museum, Chimayó Museum, and Los Luceros . Guests are responsible for their own transportation and lunch.

Information about your tour guide, Don Usner, can be found at the Harwood Museum of Art website.

*Please Note: This is an off-site event, meet at Harwood Museum of Art if you would like to leave as a group caravan to this off-site location. Call ahead for details.

Image: Los Luceros, NM. Photo by H. Sage Goodwin, 1920 – 1930? Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History Museum.

There will be Native America and ceramic pottery, soaps, woodworking, metal works, paintings, clothing, and many more handmade creations. Some featured attractions include adopt-a-pet, live music, food truck, and a raffle of donations from area businesses. Our net proceeds support charities in Valencia County. This year we have chose to:
1. Establish a scholarship fund at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus
2. Support the families of the Los Lunas Fire Department
3. Assist the Valencia County Amateur Radio Association, Inc supporting Valencia Middle School (Title I) Radio/Robotics Classes. This is an enhanced STEM learning program at the school.

Directions:
601 Jubilee Blvd. Los Lunas, NM 87031
Off I-25 at exit 203
Go west 1.8 miles on Hwy 6
Jubilee is on the south
Just drive in the gate and people there will direct you.

The NMSU Art Museum is pleased to present On the Edge, an exhibition that traces the trajectory of Shirley Crow’s career, exploring an artistic practice grounded in a lasting sense of wonder about the mysteries of the universe. Spanning nearly fifty years, and including pastel, ink, graphite, and oil, Crow’s work invites viewers to experience her intuitive visual language informed by the magic of creativity and an ongoing questioning of our existence. Opening reception for Shirley Crow: On the Edge is on October 16 from 5:30-7:30 pm, and will be on display through July 17, 2027.

The NMSU Art Museum proudly presents Marietta Patricia Leis: Breathing Lessons, a major career retrospective by renowned New Mexico-based artist Marietta Leis. The exhibition reflects Leis’s exploration of color, time, movement, and place across a diverse range of media, including: video, painting, photography, sculpture, poetry, and sound. Opening reception for Marietta Patricia Leis: Breathing Lessons is on October 16 from 5:30-7:30 pm, and will be on display through March 6, 2027.

Exhibition Runs: September 24 - October 31, 2026
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 10a - 3p

Annual Artist in Residence Exhibition featuring Marie Alarcón
Albuquerque, NM / Harwood Art Center is pleased to present Papi León and Friends by 2026 Artist in Residence, Marie Alarcón. For Papi León and Friends, Artist in Residence Marie Alarcón worked with local artists, through a series of community workshops on the construction of “diasporic deities.”These deities act as placeholders for the diasporic and their lost links to ancestors. The work in this show reflects the process of creating space for these deities in their various forms. Alarcón’s deity, Papi León, is part pirate, part cannibal, and part zombie, an artifact of the three nationalities in Alarcon’s Filipino, Puerto Rican, and Haitian ancestry. Viewers can also watch Alarcón’s Apocalypso, a film made between New Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Featured Artists from the Diasporic Deities Workshop:
Marisol Driovínto, Christina Yovovich, Loki-Anthony Honey and Lena Ilene Weiss.

We invite you to join us for an Exhibition Reception & Artist Talk at Harwood on Saturday, October 17 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros explores contemporary earthen artworks, establishing a profound dialogue between regional roots and global perspectives. As visitors engage with the exhibition, they embark on a journey through time, examining the intricate relationship between humanity and the elemental material of unfired earth.

Visit Harwood Museum of Art website for an in-depth view of this exhibition.

Image Credit: Ronald Rael, LIMINAL, 2026, 3D printed adobe. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Brad Trone.

Attendees select a beautiful, handcrafted bowl made by NM ceramic artists and enjoy a bowl of soup, bread and desserts lunch donated by local restaurants. All proceeds go to Storehouse NM, a regional food bank to combat hunger in our community.