HERITAGE DAY AT CASA SAN YSIDRO
SATURDAY, MAY 18 10 A.M. – 4 P.M.
DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS: albuquerquemuseum.org
OPENING DISCUSSION: EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS OF ART, STORYTELLING, AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE LIVING WORLD
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2 P.M.
May 18 – August 11, 2024
MAKING AMERICAN ARTISTS: STORIES FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, 1776 – 1976
Some of the most acclaimed and recognizable works of American art are presented in five thematic angles – portraiture, history, still life, genre scenes, and landscape. They remain popular subjects for artists today, and by exhibiting objects from different time periods together, they provide striking visual counterpoints that encourage new dialogues about who makes American art, and thus, American history and identity.
On view through April 6, 2025
CHIP THOMAS - VISITING ARTIST
Chip Thomas’s large scale photo installations serve as a poignant reminder that art has the power to transcend boundaries, connect with communities, and inspire change. Thomas is Albuquerque Museum’s 2024 visiting artist supported by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation. In this project, he collaborates with Sabrina Manygoats to create an installation on the museum’s lobby walls to show how uranium mining impacts the land and people of New Mexico.
May 4 – June 2, 2024
FOCUS ON YOUTH
Focus on Youth, an annual juried exhibition of photographs and films created by high school students from the Albuquerque Public Schools, returns to Albuquerque Museum. The exhibition includes nearly 100 photographs and short films, reflecting mastery across a range of techniques including silver print, digital and special techniques in photography, art books and digital film.
Chip Thomas, panaceas, promises + problems, Jordan, Jr on horseback and Cyndy John Begaye holding a photo of her dad, a uranium miner, 2024, digital reproduction of original photograph.
Kaylee Miles, Grade 12, Volcano Vista HS, Flock of Seagulls, Photography – Digital
Eliot Porter, Storm Clouds with Moon, New Mexico, 1977, dye-transfer print, overall: 9 7/8 x 11 in. (25.1 x 27.9 cm), Albuquerque Museum, Museum Purchase, 1987 General Obligation Bonds. PC1988.35.23
On view through May 19, 2024
PEARL IN THE NIGHT SKY: REFLECTIONS ON THE MOON IN ART AND POETRY
A selection of the Albuquerque Museum’s permanent collection of works on paper addresses our collective fascination with the moon, and with bodies more distant still.
May 25, 2024 –
March 2, 2025
RAVEN CHACON: STORM PATTERN
Storm Pattern (2021) is a textile score and eight-channel hyperdirectional sound installation created by Raven Chacon who recently received the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship. The work consists of isolated field recordings of flying drones that were captured at the 2016 Standing Rock Oceti Sakowin.
On view through September 15, 2024
NUCLEAR COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHWEST
This exhibition explores some of the constructed communities of nuclear production and activity in Albuquerque while paying special attention to uranium mining and storage of nuclear waste in the state. The exhibit also highlights the stories of downwinders, or those who were exposed to nuclear fallout, as well as artists’ responses to the nuclear age in New Mexico.
June 22, 2024 –
February 9, 2025
VIVARIUM: EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS OF ART, STORYTELLING, AND RESILIENCE OF THE LIVING WORLD
The works of Nathan Budoff, Patrick McGrath Muñiz, Steven J. Yazzie, Eliza Naranjo Morse, Stanley Natchez, Julie Buffalohead, Eloy Torrez, and more explore the delicate balance within nature through a variety of visual languages and cultural lenses. Latin for “place of life,” Vivarium demonstrates how painters create stories that highlight the complex intersections between humans and the non-human living world.
On view through November 17, 2024
AROUND WE GO: PANORAMAS IN ALBUQUERQUE
From multi-plate images to today’s smartphone panoramas, the panoramic format intrigues viewers with its distortion and large-scale views. Around We Go features Cirkut prints, some encompassing a full 360-degree view, from the Museum’s photo archives.
FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
COMMON GROUND: ART IN NEW MEXICO
Common Ground celebrates the diverse creativity of artists living in or influenced by this region.
ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE
Our story is told through four galleries: Spirited, Courageous, Resourceful, and Innovative, all connecting to a central gallery entitled Our Land.
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Public Opening: Focus on Youth
Free event
Focus on Youth , an annual juried exhibition of photographs and films created by high school students from the Albuquerque Public Schools, returns to Albuquerque Museum. The exhibition includes nearly 100 photographs and short films, reflecting mastery across a range of techniques including silver print, digital and special techniques in photography, art books and digital film. The exhibition is free to the public on May 5 and an awards ceremony takes place at 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 18
2 – 3 P.M.
Exhibition Talk: Making American Artists
Free event
Learn about the exhibition, Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts , 1776–1976 in a talk by Dr. Anna Marley, curator of the exhibition and Chief of Curatorial Affairs at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition offers new narratives of the history of American art, embracing stories about women artists, LGBTQ+ artists, and artists of color within a visual and thematic structure that also features iconic works traditionally associated with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Free public opening from 1 to 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 5 – 8:30 P.M.
Third Thursday: Nuclear Communities of the Southwest
Free event
Hear a presentation by Myrriah Gómez, author of the book, Nuclear Nuevo México Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos. Gómez tells a new story of New Mexico, one in which the nuclear history is not separate from the collective colonial history of Nuevo México. Enjoy our first outdoor concert of the year, with Son Como Son. Make art related to the exhibitions or do yoga in the galleries.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
10 – 11:30 A.M.
Lecture Series: Art and Music for a New Democracy
Free event
Albuquerque Museum Director Andrew Connors explores the rejection of European rule by the self-declared United States in 1776, when the cultural project for the new country was to decide what we were to become. Connors will consider the original push and pull between an inferiority complex that we were not as skilled as Europe, and the thrill of making something new. This lecture series is inspired by Making American Artists. Remaining lectures on July 3 and August 7.
Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum, 1822, oil on canvas, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (The Joseph Harrison, Jr. Collection). 1878.1.2, Photo by Adrian Cubillas
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 5 – 8:30 P.M.
Third Thursday: Summer In the City
Free event
Enjoy music by ChillHouse and The High City Horns, fronted by New Mexico’s own soul queen, and NM Hall of Fame recipient, Hillary Smith. ChillHouse is known for powerhouse blues originals, throwback soul and all things funky! Cool off inside with yoga, make art related to the exhibitions or take a tour.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2 – 3 P.M.
Opening Discussion: Exploring Intersections of Art, Storytelling, and the Resilience of the Living World
Free event
Join us for the opening of Vivarium, a vibrant exploration of nature, the built environment, and the delicate balance we seek to strike with our non-human kin. Featuring a remarkable group of painters internationally recognized for their stirring portrayals of both animal and human worlds—and the valuable lessons they reveal—this discussion offers a unique chance to hear the artists describe their ideas and process in their own words.
ONGOING PROGRAMS & EVENTS
TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: 9:30 A.M. & 1:30 P.M.
SATURDAY: 10:30 A.M.,
NOON & 1:30 P.M.
Tours of Casa San Ysidro
Schedule a tour to visit this charming historic house museum in Corrales, New Mexico. The collections, as well as the structures, are listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
11 A.M. – 12 P.M.
Sculpture
Garden Tours
Enjoy a pleasant stroll in our sculpture garden with a friendly guide who will share stories about the artists and their works.
SATURDAYS
1 – 2:30 P.M.
Family Art Workshops
Make art with the whole family.
TUESDAYS – SUNDAYS 2 P.M.
Gallery Tours
Guided tours of select gallery exhibitions are offered year around.
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND SUNDAYS
11 A.M. – 12 P.M.
Old Town Walking Tours
Explore historic Old Town on foot with an informative guide who will provide insight into the people and places that shaped our early community.
