Community Calendar

EARLY CLOSURE AT 3PM ON MARCH 20TH DUE TO PRIVATE EVENT
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), this exhibition highlights the Center’s history through Pueblo imagery and perspectives of the past, present, and future. A combination of fifty objects from the IPCC’s Collections and Archives, with an emphasis on Pueblo pottery, illustrates the significance of the Center as a gathering place where Pueblo arts and culture are celebrated by visitors from around the world and, at once, nurtured by Pueblo communities across the generations. Gallery videos, updated throughout the year, will feature interviews with Pueblo artists, scholars, and culture bearers that present insider views of the IPCC. Join us to celebrate the exhibition on March 21 from 5-8pm during our free, public reception. Visit indianpueblo.org for 50th anniversary program schedule updates including an exhibit closing event on February 15, 2027.

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.

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.

The Indian Pueblo Entrepreneur Complex will be holding a free training for farmers, gardeners, and anyone who would like to learn more about growing. Topics include summer and fall planting techniques, hydroponics systems, DIY cold-bot build, and post-harvest handling. These trainings are ideal for those in rural and urban settings alike. All trainings will be held at the Indigenous Farm Hub at 6370 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM. To register, contact Latrell Kaye at 505-451-2860 or lkaye@indianpueblo.com. Space is limited, so make sure to register soon.

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!

In the historic Railroad District in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the People's Festival of Art & Culture will feature nearly 100 booths from local artists and crafters with their handmade items; live music; food trucks and more in a street festival setting. A collaborative effort including MainStreet de Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas First, and the City of Las Vegas.

Still Friends After All These Years
September 11 – October 10, 2026

Opening Reception for the Artists
Friday, September 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: A Conversation with Charles Arnoldi, Ron Cooper, Laddie John Dill and Rani Singh
Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Somewhere between the halls of Chouinard Art Institute and the industrial warehouses and artist lofts of Los Angeles in the 1960's, three young artists met. Each skilled, hungry, and with a restless energy that helped to propel them headlong onto the world stage as rare artistic talents. Later, in 1987, when Charlotte Jackson curated an exhibition of work by these three artists: Charles Arnoldi, Ron Cooper, and Laddie John Dill - they had already known each other twenty years. Still Friends After All These Years once again brings together works, old and new, from all three luminaries, whose art, long associated with the California Light & Space movement, engages and challenges the perceptual experience of viewers.

New Mexico Comic Expo is New Mexico's premier celebration of comics, pop culture, cosplay, gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, anime, and fandom.

Join us September 26–27, 2026, at Marriott Albuquerque for an unforgettable weekend featuring legendary comic creators, celebrity guests, voice actors, cosplay, vendors, Artist Alley, collectibles, panels, and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you're a lifelong collector, a casual fan, or introducing the next generation to the world of comics, NMCE offers something for everyone.

Our mission is to celebrate the creators who inspire us, support local artists and businesses, and bring fans together through a convention experience built on community, creativity, and a shared love of pop culture.

Tickets are on sale now at ComicExpoNM.com
Kids 12 and younger get in FREE!

Come celebrate the heroes, stories, and creators that bring our imaginations to life!

This workshop will have a concentrated, robust emphasis on understanding the history and process of underground mini comic creation. This course will be accessible to all adults with varying degrees of interest in the world of self publishing, screenprinting, and linocut. Featured in this workshop will be my collection of comics curated from my personal experience traveling throughout the United States collecting zines delving into an assortment of fun topics from a variety of artists.

The goal of this course will be for everyone to go home with collaborative mini comics created by themselves and their collaborators. It will be a highly interactive workshop that will leave everyone with a thorough understanding of drawing, storytelling, reading comics, creating comic formats, and self expression.