As part of Intersections,Vital Spaces commissioned professionally filmed and edited videos to bring together New Mexico artists and performers working in different mediums responding to a shared theme. "What the Earth Needs" is a place based exploration of Barrio Analco by the Santa Fe River on O’ga Pogeh Owingeh - (White shell people). Combining Ishi Sato’s song, Alejandra Avila’s choreography, and Diego Medina’s poem, Josh Tafoya created a woven piece that interpreted what it is to be an American in New Mexico, everyone involved being of mixed ancestry, Indigenous to New Mexico - moved through their relationship with Indigeneity and decolonization through movement, poetry, song, and textiles. Produced by Maida Branch and Ana Gallegos y Reinhardt. Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department, Cultural Investment Funding Program, Digital Collaborative Impact Award. Thank you to Doza and Anaid from Ditch the Box Studios for filming and editing!
Original song “What the Earth Needs”:
ISHI - writer, singer
Alejandra Avila - dancer
Kyle J. Luke - music producer
Ana Gallegos y Reinhardt - executive producer
Supported by Warehouse 21
Diego Medina -poet
Josh Tafoya - weaver
Maida Branch- producer
Vital Spaces is hosting a series of outdoor Sunday Markets at the Santa Fe Railyard and we want you to apply! Markets will run every Sunday in June from 10am-3pm outside of the Farmer’s Market Pavilion. We are aiming to create a highly interactive experience for makers, patrons, and community members; if you are interested in Vending, teaching art lessons, hosting a round table discussion, doing readings, etc. please apply and let us know what you’d like to do! Applications will be evaluated the weekend before each market.
There are no booth fees and we encourage artists and makers of all levels to apply. As we want to make these events accessible to as many makers as possible there will be a two-market maximum per vendor (thank you for understanding). Apply with the link below!
Creative Startups Vital Spaces Innovation Challenge
Vital Spaces and Creative Startups have joined forces to promote the success of New Mexico’s creative entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and practices. The Innovation Challenge is a six-week cohort-based course designed to guide creative visionaries to business growth and sustainability.
Aligned with Vital Spaces’ mission to foster Santa Fe’s collaborative creative community, this course will provide mentorship and connection by bringing participants together with both expert entrepreneurs and fellow emerging creators, artists, innovators, designers, performers, solo-preneurs and more. Participating entrepreneurs will leave with knowledge in diverse business areas from raising financing to adapting to market changes to identifying new customers and creative partners.
Challenge 2022 Dates:
Program cohort meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9am – 10am.
Applications close: Sunday April 10th, 11pm.
On-boarding: Week of April 25th.
Online cohort meetings: Weekly (Tues/Thurs) May 2nd thru June 2nd.
Deep Dive: Thursday and Friday June 9 and 10th 9am-2pm
Pitch Competition Friday June 10th 5.30-8pm
Open Call for exhibitions
It's time for your art show! Vital Spaces is excited to announce an Open Call for exhibitions for the gallery at the Vital Spaces Annex location! The exhibitions are for 6 weeks and are for June 2022 - to January 2023! The deadline is April 22nd. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested!
Ice Crop by Luna Galassini
Friday, February 4, 2022 10:00 AM-
Saturday, March 5, 2022 7:00 PM
Ice Crop is a collection of sculptures modeled on historic 19th century ice harvesting tools. The exhibition includes a video filmed near Las Vegas, NM, where the sculptures, cast in materials including wax and unfired clay, encounter the contemporary landscape. These sculptures serve as revenants of the false promises of capitalism and the ephemeral nature of the worlds it purports to create.
Studio Space Open Call
Vital Spaces is excited to announce an Open Call for artist applications for studio spaces at the Vital Spaces Outlet Mall location! Our studio rent ranges from $100-$200 a month and we prioritize those who may not be able to afford studio spaces elsewhere. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested!
Deadline to submit an application is 5pm on March 31, 2022.
Click the button below to apply by completing a Google Forms application
BENEATH THE SURFACE
Saturday, April 16, 2022 3:00 PM-
Saturday, May 28, 2022 4:00 PM
In this exhibition and series of public conversations, the SciArt Santa Fe community attempts to peel back the layers of art research that lay beneath the artworks on display. The Santa Fe-based artists represented in this exhibition have long standing, deep practices in diverse disciplines that connect art and science, including physics, mathematics, engineering, biology and consciousness. Through this exhibition and related conversations, SciArt Santa Fe aims to reveal the magic behind the curtain, what drives an art/science practitioner to create, how do abstract scientific concepts drive the development of material and form, how can art/science engage the public and raise awareness of overlooked interconnections that expand our vision of what might be possible?
Artists:
Morgan Barnard
Paul Biaggi
Shirley Crow
Susan Latham
Amy Pilling
Andrea Polli
Frances Whitehead
the color of there seen from here, the color of where you are not by Viola Arduini
Friday, February 25, 2022 5:00 PM-
Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:00 PM
the color of there seen from here, the color of where you are not is a collective reflection and a relational exploration of migratory movements, of relationships with place, and of impossible desires.
Sparked from Viola’s experience as an immigrant in times of closed borders, she invites others to collaboratively investigate what longing and belonging mean, exploring the liminal, connected forces of being-here-and-not-being-there at once.