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Join us on Friday, June 26!

Put on your best and say “cheese”!

It's official. The Santa Fe City Council has approved the Midtown Arts and Design Alliance ground lease. After years of work and community support, we are moving forward. This happened because of this community. We are taking a group photo to mark this moment, and we want as many Santa Fe faces in it as possible. Come be part of it!

June 26 | 4–6 PM
Visual Arts Center Courtyard, 1600 St. Michael's Drive
Campus Tour: 4–5 PM | Community gathering and group photo: 5–6 PM

Come capture the moment with us! Open to all.

Join CENTER this evening at 6 PM for an Artist Talk and Documentary Screening with JC Gonzo, for A New Mexican Burial, on view at CENTER through June 29. Gonzo will discuss the making of the project as well as the history and significance of Hernandez Cemetery, famously photographed by Ansel Adams in Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico.

CENTER will also host a Polaroid Workshop with Gonzo this Saturday, June 20, where participants will learn the experimental Polaroid emulsion lift process in a hands-on guided workshop. Participants will provide digital images to be printed as Polaroid photographs, and brief writing prompts exploring themes of tradition and memory will culminate in the creation of a printed zine.

*Please note that registration for the workshop is required: givebutter.com/polaroid-workshop

ARTIST TALK & DOC SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 6 PM (MT)
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 1 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial

A New Mexican Burial is supported in part by Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department’s ‘Art is the Solution: Cultural Futures’ grant.

Image: © JC Gonzo

Join CENTER this summer for a hands-on Printing Workshop Series, designed to expand access to professional photographic printing resources and education to communities throughout New Mexico.

Learn to produce fine-art inkjet prints in our hands-on workshops for creatives of all levels. Materials are offered on a sliding scale from $0–$30, making high-quality production accessible to everyone. Topics include paper selection, color management, file preparation, archival printing practices, and professional print workflows.

See the full list of upcoming workshops on our website—space is limited, register today!

LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/printing

Image: © Cousineau Studios

Join CENTER this month for public programming for A New Mexican Burial, including a Documentary Screening, as well as a Polaroid Workshop with JC Gonzo. Learn about the experimental Polaroid emulsion lift process in this hands-on guided workshop. Participants provide their digital images to be printed as a Polaroid print. Brief writing prompts will be given covering topics of tradition and memory resulting in a printed zine.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 6 PM (MT)
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 1 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public—register for the workshop at givebutter.com/polaroid-workshop.
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial

Image: © JC Gonzo

CENTER is pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award. Please join us in congratulating Andrew Patteson, Director of Arts and Photography Teacher at Waterford School, Sandy, UT. This award honors a high school, college, or postgraduate teacher’s dedication and commitment to their students and the photographic field.

FROM THE JUROR'S STATEMENT • “What stands out most is how often students reference time, projects that continue after the semester, conversations that carry forward, and feedback that stays with them long enough to affect future decisions. His influence doesn’t peak during critique or at the end of a course; it accumulates over time.”

— Juror: Eric Kunsman • Photographer, Book Artist, & Assistant Professor, Visual Communications Studies Department, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/teachingaward

Image: C/O Andrew Patteson

Thank you to everyone that came out to CENTER for the opening reception of A New Mexican Burial by JC Gonzo, and Sống by Ocean Vuong, both on view at CENTER through June 29, 2026.

CENTER is offering additional public programming this month for A New Mexican Burial, including a Documentary Screening, as well as a Polaroid Workshop with JC Gonzo. Learn about the experimental Polaroid emulsion lift process in this hands-on guided workshop. Participants provide their digital images to be printed as a Polaroid print. Brief writing prompts will be given covering topics of tradition and memory resulting in a printed zine.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 6 PM (MT)
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 1 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public—registration required for workshop
LEARN MORE & REGISTER • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial

Images: © Nicole Lawe

"I remember going to a funeral by my church in La Union, New Mexico, and immediately noticing the distinction and uniqueness of the space. Even in cartoons, you see the traditional marble— you see traditional stone. The desert landscape provided a different setting, but was sometimes literally incorporated with the headstones—cholla crosses, native plant life planted directly and intentionally onto burial mounds." — JC Gonzo

Read about JC Gonzo's A New Mexican Burial in the Santa Fe Reporter's article, "Desert Dead," at sfreporter.com/arts/desert-dead-in-santa-fe, and join us this evening for the opening reception, 5–7 PM at CENTER.

EXHIBITION DATES • May 29–June 28, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • May 29, 5–7 PM (MT)
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • June 18, 2026, 6 PM (MT)
POLAROID WORKSHOP • June 20, 2026, 1 PM (MT)
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–5 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial

Desert Dead JC Gonzo debuts his newest show depicting New Mexico Graveyards at CENTER

A behind the scenes sneak peek as ’s A New Mexican Burial makes its way into the main gallery at CENTER! 👀

Join us tomorrow evening, 5–7 PM, for the opening reception of A New Mexican Burial by JC Gonzo and Sống by Ocean Vuong.

EXHIBITION DATES • May 29 – June 28, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • Friday, May 29, 5–7 PM (MT)
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial

From the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust on the recent AI image of Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico