Recent & Upcoming Events
Exhibition • A New Mexican Burial
A New Mexican Burial is an ongoing multi-media project exploring the interconnections between the state’s cemeteries and its cultures, ecologies, and history.
WHEN • May 29 – June 29, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • Friday, May 29, 5:00 - 7:00 PM (MT)
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00 PM (MT)
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 2026, 1:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial
Exhibition • Sống
Sống by Ocean Vuong centers on an up-close body of photographs of his younger brother, taken as the two navigated grief, care, and renewal following their mother’s death.
WHEN • May 29 – June 29, 2026
EXHIBITION PREVIEW • May 16–17, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/song
Printing Workshop • Santa Fe, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 28, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER
INSTRUCTOR • Will Wilson
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-santa-fe
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Las Vegas, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • July 3, 2026 • 10 AM–2 PM (MT)
WHERE • Gallery 140
INSTRUCTOR • Wendy Young
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-las-vegas
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Los Alamos, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • July 11 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Fuller Lodge Art Center
INSTRUCTOR • Stefan Wachs
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-los-alamos
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Albuquerque, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • July 18 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Harwood Art Center
INSTRUCTOR • Stefan Wachs
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-albuquerque
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Truth or Consequences, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • July 19 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Rio Bravo Fine Art
INSTRUCTOR • Stefan Wachs
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-t-or-c
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Belén, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • July 25, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Belen Public Library
INSTRUCTOR • Stefan Wachs
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-belen
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Hobbs, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • August 2, 2026 • 11 AM–2 PM (MT)
WHERE • Hobbs Public Library
INSTRUCTOR • JC Gonzo
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-hobbs
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Carlsbad, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • August 15, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Carlsbad Museum and Art Center
INSTRUCTOR • JC Gonzo
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-carlsbad
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Alamogordo, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • August 17, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Otero Arts
INSTRUCTOR • Ron Keller
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-alamogordo
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Taos, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 27, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Taos Center for the Arts
INSTRUCTOR • Stefan Wachs
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-taos
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Deming, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 27, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Deming Arts Center
INSTRUCTOR • Ron Keller
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-deming
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Farmington, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 26, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • Three Rivers Art Center
INSTRUCTOR • Nicole Lawe
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-farmington
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Gallup, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 25, 2026 • 1–4 PM (MT)
WHERE • UNM - Gallup Zollinger Library
INSTRUCTOR • Nicole Lawe
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-gallup
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Polaroid Workshop • A New Mexican Burial
Join JC Gonzo for a polaroid workshop to coincide with his exhibition, A New Mexican Burial, an ongoing multi-media project exploring the interconnections between the state’s cemeteries and its cultures, ecologies, and history.
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 2026, 1:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial
Documentary Screening • A New Mexican Burial
Join JC Gonzo for a documentary screening to coincide with his exhibition, A New Mexican Burial, an ongoing multi-media project exploring the interconnections between the state’s cemeteries and its cultures, ecologies, and history.
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial
Printing Workshop • Alamogordo, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 15, 2026 • 10 AM–2 PM (MT)
WHERE • New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
INSTRUCTOR • Ron Keller
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/center-printing-workshop-alamogordo-nmsu
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Printing Workshop • Cerrillos, NM
Join CENTER for a statewide series of hands-on printing workshops, bringing professional printmaking practices directly to people across New Mexico for free.
This program is made possible by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division (CID).
WHEN • June 6, 2026 • 10 AM–2 PM (MT)
WHERE • Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center
INSTRUCTOR • Wendy Young
HOW • Free with registration
REGISTER • givebutter.com/printing-workshop-cerrillos
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing
Artist Talk • Patterns of Wonder: How Nature and Photography Transform the Mind
Patterns of Wonder: How Nature & Photography Transform The Mind is an online artist talk with Australian photographer Jon McCormack, discussing his exhibition, Elements of Wonder, as well as creativity, pattern as a primary language, colorblindness, his octopus experience, emotional regulation, and the neuroscience of awe.
WHEN • Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:30 – 6:30 PM (MT)
WHERE • Hosted online via Zoom
HOW • Free & public — Register to attend
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/elements-of-wonder
Exhibition • Elements of Wonder
Elements of Wonder: When Nature Becomes Art explores the inherent artistry of the natural world across scales, from the minute and intimate to the vast and monumental.
WHEN • Friday, April 17 – Friday, May 17, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • Friday, April 17, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/elements-of-wonder
Artist Talk • Weight of It All
Weight of It All, by Heather and Ben Mattera, is a collaborative photographic project between mother and son that follows a visual journey through an eating disorder, searching for healing.
EXHIBITION DATES • Friday, February 13 – Friday, March 13, 2026
ARTIST TALK • Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 - 7:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/weight-of-it-all
Exhibition • Weight of It All
Weight of It All, by Heather and Ben Mattera, is a collaborative photographic project between mother and son that follows a visual journey through an eating disorder, searching for healing.
EXHIBITION DATES • Friday, February 13 – Friday, March 13, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • Friday, February 13, 5:00 - 7:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/weight-of-it-all
Stay Tuned • 2026 Calls for Entry
Stay tuned as CENTER’s 2026 Calls for Entry for the awards, grants, and Review Santa Fe portfolio reviews become available. We look forward to sharing your work with the jurors!
Holiday Hours • CENTER Closed
CENTER will be closed to observe the holidays. We look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 11 AM – 5 PM
HOLIDAY CLOSURES • December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026
REOPENING • Tuesday, January 6, 2026
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/visit
Portfolio Walk
6:30 - 8:30 PM MT
For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to network with the invited Review Santa Fe lens-based professionals and take home the latest book releases and unique zines from the invited photographers and publishers in attendance.
Panel: From Personal Work to Galleries, Museums, & Editorial
Learn directly from an extraordinary group of panelists who can answer your questions about publishing, editorials, exhibitions, and more.
Exhibition • 2025 Award & Grant Winners
Behind the Curtain: Vulnerabilities Exposed, the 2025 CENTER Award & Grant Winners Exhibition, features projects covering today’s most critical issues including school shootings, immigration detention, environmental degradation, and more.
WHEN • October 31, 2025 – January 9, 2026
PUBLIC RECEPTION • Friday, October 31, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MT)
WHERE • 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/2025winnersexhibition
Portrait Session & Reception • with Tim Keane
Through the series Masculinity and the Hunger to be Known: A Celebration, 2024 Review Santa Fe Alum Tim Keane explores masculinity, desire, power, and the obstacles that stand in the way of self-actualization.
Join Keane at CENTER as he invites men into a shared experience of self-revelation to create portraits within a group conversation.
Artist Talk & Counter Mapping Workshop • with Shayla Blatchford
5:00 – 8:00 PM MT
Shayla Blatchford (Diné) will discuss the exhibition The Anti-Uranium Mapping Project: Church Rock Spill of 1979 on view at CENTER in August 2025, and host a Counter Mapping Workshop. By providing an immersive learning experience, Blatchford seeks to captivate a broader audience and instill a sense of shared responsibility.
Exhibition • The Anti-Uranium Mapping Project: Church Rock Spill of 1979
5:00 - 7:00 PM MT
CENTER is pleased to host local Diné artist Shayla Blatchford with an exhibition, The Anti-Uranium Mapping Project: Church Rock Spill of 1979, for her ongoing series this August. Join us on Friday, August 1, for the opening reception.
MADA Community Event
1:00 - 4:00 PM MT
Join CENTER and the MADA community on June 14, from 1-4 to learn about all the progress taking place as we work toward our goal of breaking ground in 2026. This will be a family-friendly event with activities for all ages.
Nuclear Legacy Panel Discussion
Join us for the free and public moderated panel discussion with the From the Field: Nuclear Legacy participating photographers and Curator Mary Anne Redding, from the Turchin Center for Visual Arts - 1:30-2:30 PM
Exhibition • Nuclear Legacy
Join us for CENTER’s first exhibition at the new gallery and education space in Santa Fe, NM, for the alumni exhibition From the Field: Nuclear Legacy, on Friday, May 30, from 5 - 7 PM MT.
Coffee & Culture Podcast with Mary Anne Redding & Meridel Rubenstein
Listen to the Coffee & Culture Podcast with Mary Anne Redding & Meridel Rubenstein on May 24, 2025, in conversation with Matthew Chase Daniel.
2025 Winner Announcement
CENTER is pleased to announce the 2025 award and grant recipients who will present their work at Review Santa Fe this November. We invite you to peruse the projects by clicking on the Winners Gallery below.
Exhibition • Webs of Significance
View CENTER’s 2024 Award and Grant winners’ selected projects in the Webs of Significance exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC.
Join us on Friday, May 2, at 5 PM ET for opening night reception.
Final Calls for Entry Deadline
Today is CENTER’s 2025 Award, Grant, and Review Santa Fe Calls for Entry Final Submission Deadline. Submit your work now to have it reviewed by this year’s esteemed jurors and selection committees.
Add-On: Individual Portfolio Review with Amber Terranova
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Mountain Time
Join Amber Terranova for the add-on portfolio review session hosted online through Zoom. Pre-register for the portfolio critique to have your materials reviewed.
Art of Editing • Workshop
1:00 - 2:30 PM Mountain Time
Join Amber Terranova for the workshop Art of Editing: Submissions, Portfolio Reviews & More hosted online through Zoom.
Visual Storytelling Lab Deadline
Register for CENTER’s Spring Visual Storytelling Lab designed for New Mexico-based military, veterans, reservists, and caregivers. Participants will learn from documentary photographer, storyteller, and visual artist Arin Yoon about creating image-based series, including editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.