As we're now deep into the warm summer months, we're feeling the importance of the sun. Here's a brief look at the sun as a symbol throughout art history.
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Opening August 14, 2026, Ventana Fine Art presents an exciting two-artist exhibition of works by Cassidy Watt and Javier Barbosa.
The Smithsonian Institution, long regarded as a trusted keeper of the nation’s shared history, has spent the summer fighting to defend its independence.
Blue Rain Gallery is pleased to present The Good, the Bad and the Raven, a new exhibition of glass sculpture by internationally acclaimed Tlingit artist Preston Singletary, on view August 14–27, 2026, in Santa Fe. Created in collaboration with bestselling author Garth Stein, the exhibition debuts a new body of work that brings the rich storytelling traditions of the Northwest Coast into dialogue with the complexities of the modern world.
Weaving—the process of interlacing various sets of threads—is one of the oldest and most significant forms of craft in human history. Weaving techniques were already known in the Paleolithic period and employed to make baskets, ropes, and shelter out of plants and branches. The oldest textiles, also crafted with plant fibers, were found in Peru and dated to around 10,000 B.C.
Santa Fe Art Auction’s Native Market sale will be held this year from August 11th through 13th, featuring nearly 600 lots of classic to contemporary Pueblo and Indigenous art from throughout the United States and beyond. Each year, the auction is held just prior to SWAIA’s famous Indian Market, Santa Fe’s most renowned annual event and the largest market for Indigenous art in the world. The auction will begin live online at 9:30 MST each day, with a hosted preview reception held on Friday, August 7th.
Few artists have embraced advancements in reproduction and new digital technologies with the gusto of British-born, universally loved artist David Hockney (1937-2026).
Though he died quite young, Raphael's career included a rivalry with Michelangelo, educational encounters with Leonardo da Vinci, and a lengthy stint at the Vatican.
A new influx of nine-figure gifts is reshaping American arts institutions as the second Gilded Age emerges and newly minted billionaires begin hefty rounds of giving.
Scholars and curators are reviving these oeuvres and changing the way we talk about women in art history. From the paper cuttings of Joanna Koerten to the drawings of Gesina Ter Borch, here is a preview of the virtuosic, detailed, and exciting work of (some of!) the women of the Dutch Golden Age.
