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AFTER PRACTICING LAW, MELINDA SNODGRASS DECIDED TO SHIFT GEARS AND PURSUE SCIENCE FICTION WRITING AS A CAREER. SINCE MAKING THAT DECISION, SHE HAS WRITTEN FOR “STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION” AND PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF BOOKS.

Winner of the Music Guild of New Mexico’s 2025 Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Strings Competition Ella Tasker shares what she loves about playing the violin and we see her award-winning performance.

FOR OVER TWO DECADES, VINCE CAMPOS HAS BEEN PRACTICING THE ART OF RETABLO MAKING. A FORM OF DEVOTIONAL PAINTING, CAMPOS HAS REIMAGINED IT IN A MODERN WAY BY DEPICTING SAINTS AS EVERYDAY NEW MEXICANS.

THE “SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN ARTS” NATIVE FASHION WEEK SPOTLIGHTS INDIGENOUS DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS WHO ARE MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE INDUSTRY. WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO AND TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE 2024 EVENT.

CARA ROMERO IS A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO IS RECLAIMING INDIGENOUS IDENTITY. THROUGH HER MONUMENTAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS, SHE GIVES HER SUBJECTS AGENCY, COUNTERS STEREOTYPES, AND IMAGINES A DYNAMIC FUTURE.

Inspired by the Chicano movement and ancestral memory, painter Pola López seeks to reclaim identity, honor feminine strength, and remind us we are all one people.

NEW MEXICO IS THE CAPTIVATING BACKDROP FOR “BANDS OF ENCHANTMENT,” A ONE-OF-A-KIND TELEVISION SERIES FEATURING PERFORMANCES FROM A DIVERSE ARRAY OF MUSICAL ARTISTS FILMED LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE.

WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET DANCER JUDITH CHAZIN-BENNAHUM. FROM AN EARLY AGE, BENNAHUM WAS INTERESTED IN THE ART OF MOVEMENT AND HER TRAINING ULTIMATELY LED HER TO DANCING AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA AND THE SANTA FE OPERA.

IN THE BOOK “CROSSINGS,” AUTHOR FRANCES LEVINE SHARES THE STORIES OF SOME OF THE AMAZING WOMEN WHO TRAVELED ON THE HISTORIC SANTA FE TRAIL.

FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE BURNING OF ZOZOBRA HAS BEEN GOING STRONG IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. SERVING AS A REMINDER OF ALL WE HAVE IN COMMON, PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS POWERFUL CULTURAL EVENT.

PAINTER MOKHA LAGET EMBRACES GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION. BORN IN NORTH AFRICA AND NOW BASED IN NEW MEXICO, HER SHAPED CANVASES AND VISUAL SCORES EXPLORE THE SPATIAL AND SONIC REALM.

BASED IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, “THREE SISTERS COLLECTIVE” IS A PUEBLO INDIGENOUS WOMEN-LED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ART, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND ADVOCACY.

WHETHER IT BE THROUGH PAINTING, DRAWING, MURALS, OR FIBER ART, ARTIST CAROLINE LIU DELVES INTO THE INTRICACIES OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET LIU.

IN NEW MEXICO, WE MEET NEAL AMBROSE-SMITH, A CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTER, SCULPTOR, PRINTMAKER, AND PROFESSOR. IMBUED WITH POP CULTURE REFERENCES AND CONTEMPORARY THEMES, HIS ARTWORK HAS STRUCK A CHORD WITH AUDIENCES.

VALENTINO DE LA O REFLECTS ON THE LEGACY OF HIS GROUND-BREAKING VAL DE LA O SHOW, ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONALLY SYNDICATED SPANISH-LANGUAGE TV PROGRAMS.

WE MEET VISUAL ARTIST AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTOR KRISTIN ANCHORS. THROUGH HER WORK, SHE LOOKS TO HEAL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY AND MIND BY REIMAGINING TEXTBOOKS AS COLLAGES.

WE TRAVEL TO THE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, TO GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EXHIBITION “LA CARTONERÍA MEXICANA,” WHICH DISPLAYS OVER ONE HUNDRED HISTORIC SCULPTURES MADE OUT OF PAPER AND PASTE.

MARIA MARTINEZ WAS A GROUNDBREAKING CERAMICIST WHO REDEFINED PUEBLO POTTERY. THROUGH THE EXHIBIT “MARIA AND MODERNISM” AT THE HEARD MUSEUM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER POWERFUL LEGACY.

FOR AARON GONZALES, A BICYCLE IS A WORK OF ART. WITH SKILL AND VISION, HE BUILDS CUSTOM LOWRIDER BIKES THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR THEIR STYLE AND CHARACTER.

DAVID NARANJO IS A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST REIMAGINING PUEBLO ART. SINCE RECEIVING HIS BFA FROM THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, HE HAS CONNECTED WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND EVOKED CULTURAL SYMBOLISM IN HIS GEOMETRIC, ABSTRACT WORK.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ZAHRA MARWAN WHO PUBLISHED THE BOOK “WHERE BUTTERFLIES FILL THE SKY.” IN THIS PICTURE BOOK, MARWAN SHARES THE TRUE STORY OF HER IMMIGRATION FROM KUWAIT TO THE UNITED STATES.

WE TRAVEL TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, TO MEET FASHION DESIGNER DOUG WIGGINS. USING RECYCLED MATERIALS, HE CREATES WEARABLE ART THAT HAS GAINED HIM ATTENTION AND ADMIRATION.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO NEW MEXICO TO HEAR ABOUT A FAMILY WHO WORKED AT THE LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, THEIR POWERFUL STORY IS TOLD AND A SHARED IMMIGRANT HISTORY IS REVEALED.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET HARRY BICKET, THE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE SANTA FE OPERA. HE SHARES HIS LOVE OF MUSIC AND SPEAKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OPERA.

AUTHOR ANNE HILLERMAN IS CONTINUING HER FATHER TONY HILLERMAN’S LEGACY. WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO HEAR HOW SHE’S BEEN DEVELOPING HER FATHER’S STORIES AND THE CHARACTERS HE CREATED.

CHARLES M. CARRILLO IS A SANTERO—A CARVER AND PAINTER OF IMAGES OF SAINTS. WE MEET THE ARTIST AT THE EXHIBIT “VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD” AT THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM IN NEW MEXICO AND HEAR HOW HE CONNECTS TO HIS HERITAGE AND CULTURE.

ARTIST MAYNARD DIXON IS KNOWN FOR HIS DEPICTIONS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. DURING HIS CAREER, HE TRAVELED TO NEW MEXICO TO PAINT AND DRAW THE LAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. IN DOING SO, HE CAPTURED A CHANGING WORLD.

PAINTER PETER HURD WAS INSPIRED BY NEW MEXICO. UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF ARTIST N.C. WYETH, HE DEVELOPED HIS OWN CREATIVE VOICE AND RENDERED PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES THAT EVOKED A NEW MEXICAN WAY OF LIFE.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAINTER HENRIETTE WYETH. AS THE DAUGHTER OF ACCLAIMED ARTIST N.C. WYETH, HENRIETTE BEGAN STUDYING ART AT A YOUNG AGE. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SHE PAINTED PORTRAITS, STILL LIFES, AND FLORAL COMPOSITIONS IN HER OWN UNIQUE WAY.

BORN AND RAISED IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, ANDREW MONTOYA IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARTIST WHO CREATES DEVOTIONAL ART. MENTORED BY HIS AUNT, HE PASSES ON HIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO HEAR HOW PHOTOGRAPHER STACIA SPRAGG-BRAUDE PUT TOGETHER A PORTRAIT OF A NAVAJO FAMILY. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, THE EXPERIENCES OF THIS FAMILY WERE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE CHURRO SHEEP TO THEIR LAND.

WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET CURATOR AND ART HISTORIAN AMBER-DAWN BEAR ROBE WHO CREATED “THE SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS FASHION SHOW.” STARTED IN 2014, THE SHOW GIVES INDIGENOUS FASHION DESIGNERS A PLATFORM TO PRESENT THEIR COLLECTIONS.

VENANCIO ARAGON IS A NAVAJO TEXTILE WEAVER. WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR CULTURE, HISTORY, AND IDENTITY, HE USES THE ANCIENT TECHNIQUES OF HIS ANCESTORS TO CREATE EXPRESSIVE, POLYCHROMATIC TEXTILES.

DIANA SOLOMON-GLOVER IS THE LIBRETTIST OF “THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE.” THE OPERA DRAMATIZES THE STORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER FANNIE LOU HAMER. WE MEET SOLOMON-GLOVER AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HAMER’S LIFE.

AS THE GRANDSON OF THE FAMOUS POTTER MARGARET TAFOYA, ARTIST NATHAN YOUNGBLOOD LEARNED HOW TO NOT JUST WORK WITH CLAY, BUT RESPECT IT. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS HONORED HIS FAMILY’S LEGACY.

GUSTAVO VICTOR GOLER CARVES IMAGES OF SAINTS OUT OF WOOD. WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS BECOME AN AWARD-WINNING CAREER THAT SPANS DECADES.

IN NEW MEXICO, PROFESSOR LOIS RUDNICK AND AUTHOR JONATHAN RICHARDS SAT DOWN TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHICH WRITER IS MORE IMPORTANT, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE OR MARK TWAIN.

BORN IN 1944, THE ATCHISON TOPEKA AND SANTA FE 2926 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE RAN A MILLION MILES BEFORE BEING RETIRED IN 1956. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, THE NEW MEXICO STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESTORED THE LOCOMOTIVE TO HER FORMER GLORY.

ZAHRA MARWAN IS AN ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR AND INK, SHE TELLS STORIES, CONNECTS WITH HER ANCESTORS, EMBRACES HER CULTURAL ROOTS, AND EXPLORES HER IDENTITY.

FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS, PHOTOGRAPHER ALABAMA MILNER DOCUMENTED THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. WE MEET ARCHIVIST JILL HARTKE WHO TELLS US MORE ABOUT MILNER.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO THE CHAMA CANYON WILDERNESS IN NEW MEXICO TO EXPERIENCE THE “MONASTERY OF CHRIST IN THE DESERT.” DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT AND WOODWORKER GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WE HEAR ABOUT THE CHURCH’S CONSTRUCTION.

BORN IN 1894, FABIOLA CABEZA DE BACA WAS THE WRITER OF ONE OF NEW MEXICO’S FIRST COOKBOOKS. DURING HER LIFETIME, SHE TAUGHT FAMILIES DIFFERENT WAYS OF COOKING, INTRODUCED NEW RECIPES, AND PASSED ON HOUSEHOLD TRADITIONS.

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE COMPUTER PROGRAM ART1 GAVE ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO RENDER WORKS OF ART. ONE OF THESE ARTISTS WAS FREDERICK HAMMERSLEY WHO MADE OVER 150 GROUNDBREAKING ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS MANNER.

WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET ARTIST DANIELLE RAE MILLER. WHEN SEEING MILLER’S WORK, IT IS CLEAR THAT NATURE IS HER SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AS SHE EVOKES THE MANY SPECIES THAT THRIVE OUTDOORS.

“DOCTOR ATOMIC” IS AN OPERA ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET ONE OF THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE PRODUCTION, RENOWNED OPERA DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS.

LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS IS A CONDUCTOR OF BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. WITH PASSION AND EXPERTISE, SHE INTERPRETS MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT SPANS CENTURIES.

DAVID FELBERG IS A VIOLINIST. BASED IN NEW MEXICO, HE IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS THE STATE WITH HIS INSTRUMENT. WE LISTEN IN ON ONE OF HIS PERFORMANCES.

THE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY IS A FASCINATING ONE, RICH WITH MAGIC AND MYTH. UP NEXT, WE MEET NEW MEXICO HISTORIAN ROBERT MARTINEZ WHO SPEAKS ABOUT THE STATE’S CONNECTION WITH THE OCCULT.