As part of SITE SANTA FE’s Curator Talk Series, distinguished curator Ekow Eshun presented some of his most celebrated projects--The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure and In the Black Fantastic. View the full talk at link on SITE SANTA FE YouTube channel tinyurl.com/yc6bksem

A gold elevator. Newspaper-covered walls. Drums you can feel in your feet. Amadeo Roldan explores @sitesantafe.bsky.social  installation at MOIFA by Zhang Xu Zhan (closing 1/12/26!) https://moifa.org/blog/2025/12/23/intern-highlight-film-compound-eyes-of-tropical-12th-international-site-santa-fe/

Frieze Magazine chose @sitesantafe.bsky.social 12th International "Once Within a Time" as one of the ten best shows in the Americas in 2025. The show included an installation here at the New Mexico Museum of Art by Maja Ruznic. 👏 https://www.frieze.com/article/year-in-review-best-shows-americas-2025

Drawing from the language of women’s fashion, Catholicism, and systems of incarceration, Patricia Ayres’s sculptures explore bodily constraint and imposed conditions of control. Watch the full on SITE SANTA FE YouTube channel: youtu.be/EaiVmxG2f8g?...

12th SITE SANTA FE International is selected by Frieze Magazine as one of the best shows in the Americas of 2025!\ "From a major Jack Whitten retrospective at MoMA to a storytelling-focused SITE Santa Fe International, these are this year’s standout exhibitions" --Read here: tinyurl.com/p4n5w2rd

Indigenous Knowledge Systems Series returns in 2026 “Of Maps, Abstraction, and Language” features 3 incredible speakers Wed–Fri, January 7–9, 2026 at SITE SANTA FE 5:30–7 PM $ 10 General/ FREE for Members and Students with ID with Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) MFA in Studio Arts program

A timeless holiday party, one for the ages✨ ⏳ Our Members were transported to the free-spirited atmosphere of Claude’s Bar 🍹 and to Doña Tules’ iconic Burro Alley saloon 🎰 for one unforgettable night! ⏳ We celebrated an extraordinary year with festive fare and spirited company ⭐️

Congratulations 12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Charisse Pearlina Weston! Featured in the weekend arts section of The New York Times:

Conversation in The Observer with 12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Uman:

12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Omari Douglin @omaridouglin imagines how the soft sculptures in his interactive installation could have an unseen life of their own. Watch the full artist panel here tinyurl.com/42hvtnte%E2%... on SITE SANTA FE YouTube channel

@thenewmexican.bsky.social Pasatiempo this weekend sat down with SITE SANTA FE's Phillips Executive Director Louis Grachos to discuss the groundbreaking 12th SITE SANTA FE International tinyurl.com/yc758ff6

12th International artist WangShui is featured in artnet tinyurl.com/89yyuakf See his mural created with Maryam Hoseini at SITE SANTA FE through January 12, 2026~

12th International artist Minerva Cuevas is featured in Pinup Magazine Read here: tinyurl.com/2kbj5eh7 And join us at SITE SANTA FE for Minerva's artist talk on January 10! www.sitesantafe.org/en/events/ar...

12th International artist Diego Marcon is featured in artnet Read it here: tinyurl.com/ye6z8esb

Congratulations to 12th International artist Terran Last Gun! His exhibition in New York was named one of the best of 2025 by ARTnews

Miranda Lash comes to SITE SANTA FE! Curator Talk Series continues next Tuesday December 16, 5:30–7 PM SITE SANTA FE, Marlene Nathan Meyerson Auditorium $10 General/ FREE for SITE SANTA FE Members 🎟️ Get tickets tinyurl.com/mpatjhys

The Nasher Prize Dialogues came to SITE SANTA FE in September, local artist Nora Naranjo Morse shared how she explored narrative through biography to create her monumental sculpture for the 12th SITE SANTA FE International. Watch the full video tinyurl.com/3pcamvs4 →

Looking for an artsy holiday gift? Check out the SITE SANTA FE bookstore! Visit the online bookstore www.sitesantafe.org/en/shop/ → 📷 1,3 @jessicalutzstudio, 2 @bradtrone #SITESANTAFE

Call for Artists! Young Curators want your artwork Submit by December 15 The Search for Radiance in the Grotesque Curated by SITE SANTA FE Young Curators 2025 Exhibited at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art February 27–April 5, 2026 SUBMIT HERE: tinyurl.com/4s5f2kd8

12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Maja Ruznic reflects on her dynamic artistic practice that explores the meaning of faith, devotion, and ritual in a secular modern world. Watch the full discussion with art historian Erika Doss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDu...

The official Once Within a Time exhibition catalogue is now available! Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us at the book launch~ Get your copy of this extraordinary exhibition’s official publication today! Perfect as a gift or for your growing library. SHOP → www.sitesantafe.org/en/shop/

Coffee + Conversation ☕️ An ongoing bookclub series for the 12th SITE SANTA FE International Sat Dec 6 10–11:30 AM SITE SANTA FE Free! Open to the public Reading: 📕 On the Marionette Theatre by Heinrich von Kleist 📙 The Secret Life of Puppets by Victoria Nelson Sign up! tinyurl.com/37y7rybz

A review of Siccer, the latest from 12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Will Rawls: www.frieze.com/article/will...

12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Charisse Pearlina Weston is featured in @artnet : Read here: news.artnet.com/art-world/ch...

Luis Tapia: A Slice of American Pie with Axle Contemporary Thru Jan 12, 2026 FREE! Check their website for schedule In collaboration with the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time, Axle Contemporary presents Luis Tapia works that tap into the urgency of the political moment.

Absolute stunner of a review from Natalie Hegert over at @Southwest Contemporary. "The words curator and curandera, or traditional healer, after all, derive from the same Latin root: curare, to care for." Read in full below:

Exposure: Portraits at the Edge of the Nuclear ☢️ ⚡️🎞️ Photo sessions with artist Will Wilson + Long Table Discussion on nuclear affairs 📸 Photo sessions Sat–Mon, Dec 13–15 11 AM–3 PM SITE SANTA FE Sign up for 20-min time slot! tinyurl.com/h2wsr2ys Long Table Discussion Sat+Sun, Dec 13–14 2–3 PM FREE

TONIGHT! Koyaanisqatsi: Live with the Philip Glass Ensemble at The Lensic Performing Arts Center Part of SITE SANTA FE Innovative Thinker Series Honoring Godfrey Reggio *event sold out

🎉We celebrated your stories this fall at Santa Fe Public Libraries! 🎉 Thank you to all who came for our final Stories Art Can Tell celebration at the Southside Branch last week @sfnmpl The postcards are in the mail! 📫 📷 @jessicalutzstudio #SITESANTAFE #International #OnceWithinaTime

🍸 A Timeless Holiday Soirée 💃🏻 Fri Dec 5/ 6-9 PM 🪩 @sitesantafe 🎟️ For SITE SANTA FE Members! Inspired by the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time, this year’s Annual Members Holiday Party invites you into a world of storytelling, memory, and myth 🪄

BOOK LAUNCH: Once Within a Time Official Exhibition Catalogue with Arthur Sze, Lucy R. Lippard, and curator Cecilia Alemani Saturday Nov 15, 2–5 PM RSVP: tinyurl.com/xsep6j9d

Special screening of the complete QATSI Trilogy by legendary filmmaker and Santa Fe icon Godfrey Reggio at @Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Santa Fe! ALL DAY, Wednesday November 19, 2025:

Stories Art Can Tell: Community Celebration🎉 Saturday Nov 8, 10 AM–1 PM Santa Fe Public Library: SOUTHSIDE BRANCH 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507 Join us for this year’s celebration of Stories Art Can Tell, a community postcard art activity presented by SITE SANTA FE and Santa Fe Public Library

A panel of SITE SANTA FE International curators past and present: Cecilia Alemani @ceciliaalemani, Francesco Bonami @thebonamist, and Rosa Martínez @rosamartinezcurator in conversation with @artnet senior critic Ben Davis @benstoppable Recording of this epic conversation finally available! ⤵️

Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger at SITE SANTA FE with Sterlin Harjo! @cannupahanska @sterlinharjo They talked about redaction and erasure, Indigenous imagination, The Darkness, script fonts, and Cannupa’s debut publication, SURVIVA

⚡️Newly commissioned artworks⚡️ in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time Curated by Cecilia Alemani Installations by international artists engaging with local figures of interest 💪site-specific builds in close collab with the artist on location 🙏 📍Discover them all over Santa Fe 🗺

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Curator Talk Series An all-star lineup of international curators comes to SITE SANTA FE this fall! ✨Ekow Eshun✨ “The most inspired–and inspiring–curator in Britain” —VOGUE Thurs Nov 13 Tix here: tinyurl.com/5vutaw26 📷 Ekow Eshun by Zeinab Batchelor

⚡️Newly commissioned artworks ⚡️ in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time Curated by Cecilia Alemani Large-scale installations by international artists engaging with local figures of interest 💪site-specific builds in close collab with the artist🙏 📍Discover them all over Santa Fe 🗺

LA-based artist Max Hooper Schneider literally sat down with us ahead of the 12th SITE SANTA FE International's opening to discuss Written in Sand Finquita Garden), made of custom sand-writing mechanisms, LED lights, live and plastic plants, crushed glass, glitter, bullet casings, among other things

Grey skies in New Mexico are rare, but when they happen, it's the perfect time to explore indoors for sights like this: 12th  International @sitesantafe.bsky.social  "Once Within a Time" including the installation here at MOIFA, featuring artist Zhang Xu Zhan. #NewMexico #SITESantaFe #MOIFA

THIS WEEKEND FREE Mural Painting Workshop With artist Diego Medina Drop-in Activity for Teens Fri-Sun, October 10-12, 10 AM–3 PM Santa Fe Teen Center, 6600 Valentine Way, Santa Fe, NM There will be snacks!

⚡️Newly commissioned artworks ⚡️ in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time Curated by @ceciliaalemani Large-scale, immersive installations by international artists engaging with local figures of interest 📍Discover them all over Santa Fe 🗺

View Katja Seib's new paintings in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time, curated by Cecilia Alemani Read more: www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri... #SITESANTAFE #International #OnceWithinaTime

Guillermo Galindo's mulitfaceted installation for the 12th SITE SANTA FE International draws inspiration from Picasso's Guernica (1937), nuclear energy, mythologies, Alvin Lucier’s sound piece I Am Sitting in a Room (1969), and New Mexico's recent wildfires, among many other inspirations.

ARTIST TALK Maja Ruznic in Conversation with Erika Doss Friday, October 17, 6 PM Saint Francis Auditorium New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM $10 General / FREE for SITE SANTA FE Members and NMMF Members

Final Workshops for #StoriesArtCanTell with @sitesantafe.bsky.social! Stories Art Can Tell is a fun and accessible art-making workshop hosted by SITE SANTA FE at Santa Fe’s public libraries. Register to attend a workshop at sitesantafe.org/en/events/stories-art-can-tell/

We're nominated! ARTNews Awards 2025 has recognized the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time as one of its best thematic exhibitions of the year Honored to be honored 😌 Read more below: #SITESANTAFE #International #OnceWithinaTime

Congratulations, Maja Ruznic! One of @artnet.bsky.social's painters to watch in 2025 and beyond ... View Maja's work at @New Mexico Museum of Art's St. Francis Auditorium as part of the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time #SITESANTAFE #International #OnceWithinaTime

⚡️Newly commissioned artworks ⚡️ in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time Curated by Cecilia Alemani Immersive installations by international artists engaging with local figures of interest 🫧 💪site-specific builds in close collab with artists 🙏 📍Discover them all over Santa Fe 🗺

Congratulations Amol K. Patil! One of the performance artists picked by @artnet.bsky.social to watch in 2025 See his work in the 12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time through January 12, 2026 #SITESANTAFE #International #OnceWithinaTime