CENTER

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

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