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Review Santa Fe

The Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium provides opportunities for photographers to expand their audiences, engage in critical discussions, and connect with their community. One of the country’s original juried portfolio review events, Review Santa Fe, marks its 25th year on October 23-26, 2026.

Our premier program serves local, national, and international constituents, offering portfolio reviews with esteemed industry professionals from such organizations as The New York Times, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, NPR, and many more. For the public, Review Santa Fe includes a free and open exposition, project presentations, and partner programs throughout the weekend.

Review Santa Fe takes place in the beautiful and historic UNESCO city, Santa Fe, NM, in the LaFonda on the Plaza Hotel.

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2022 Portfolio Walk © CENTER

Portfolio Walk

Each year, the Review Santa Fe Portfolio Walk brings together a global network of 100 selected lens-based artists and up to 50 representatives from museums, publications, book publishers, and media outlets.

For one night only, this lively event creates a rare opportunity to engage with a broad range of vetted photographic and lens-based projects and the artists behind the work. The work on view encompasses some of today’s most pressing social, environmental, and political issues, along with stellar contemporary art projects.

WHEN • Saturday, Oct. 24, 6:30 – 8:30 PM MT

WHERE • Farmers’ Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM

HOW • Free and Public

2026 Calendar

Join us in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the following Review Santa Fe programs.
New public programs will be added in the coming weeks.

FRIDAY, OCT 23, 2026

EXHIBITION OPENING- FREE AND PUBLIC
CENTER Annual Award & Grant Recipients
4:00–6:00 PM MT
CENTER Space, 1570 Pacheco St, Santa Fe, NM 87505

SATURDAY, OCT 24, 2026

OPENING REMARKS & ARTIST TALK WITH LEONARD SURYJAYA
3:00 – 4:30 PM MT
Lumpkins Ballroom, LaFonda on the Plaza Hotel


RANIA MATAR EXHIBITION OPENING
4:00-6:00 PM MT
Obscura Gallery


PORTFOLIO WALK • FREE AND PUBLIC
6:30 – 8:30 PM MT
The Farmers’ Market Pavilion, Santa Fe Railyard

SUNDAY, OCT 25, 2026

PROJECT LAUNCH TALK WITH MARCUS DeSIENO - FREE & PUBLIC
9:00-9:45am - New Mexico Room at LaFonda on the Plaza


PORTFOLIO REVIEW SESSION • PRIVATE
10:00 AM - 3:30PM MT

MONDAY, OCT 26, 2026

PORTFOLIO REVIEW SESSION B & C• PRIVATE
9:00 AM - 5:25 PM MT


PANEL DISCUSSION WITH REVIEWERS • FREE AND PUBLIC
5:30-7:00pm - New Mexico Room at LaFonda on the Plaza
Moderated by Thomas Werner


CLOSING RECEPTION • PRIVATE
7:30-9:00pm

from the project “Salton Sea” © Alex Welsh

Portfolio Review room at Review Santa Fe © Cousineau Studios

Panel with Portfolio Reviewers at Review Santa Fe © CENTER

Portfolio Reviewers

  • Caleb Cain Marcus

    Luminosity Lab

  • Crista Dix

    Griffin Museum of Photography

  • Jordan Eddy

    Southwest Contemporary

  • Michael Kirchoff

    Analog Forever Magazine & Catalyst: Interviews

  • Quentin Nardi

    Smithsonian Magazine

  • Alyssa Ortega Coppelman

    Oxford American

  • Mary Anne Redding

    Turchin Center for Visual Arts

  • Sandra M. Stevenson

    Education Week

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Supporters

The Review Santa Fe programs are generously supported by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, and is partially funded by the City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department and the 1% Lodgers’ Tax.

2026 PROGRAM • Review Santa Fe will take place in historic downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct 22-25, 2026. Please note, CENTER reserves the right to make necessary changes to the programs and participant registration status to ensure the safety of its staff, participants, and the public. Thank you for understanding.

ACCESSIBILITY • Sign-language interpretation, program guides, assistive listening devices, and other guest facilitation are all available upon request. Please contact us to inform us of your needs - programs@centersantafe.org.