Encounter Culture Podcast | New Mexico Dept of Cultural Affairs

Painting Wildstyle Out in the Streets with Graffiti Writer Strike and Art Curator Rebecca Gomez

What is art, and who gets to define it? The Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque provides an entry point to this conversation—even if it doesn’t provide all the answers. Former National Hispanic Cultural Center curator Rebecca Gomez and street artist Strike have a…Read more

Truth and Tragedy: The Timeless Mythology of La Llorona with Irene Vásquez at University of New Mexico

Some stories persist for hundreds of years. La Llorona is one such story. Though there is much speculation about where exactly the original story began, it is clear that La Llorona as a legend and myth has staying power. What is it about the weeping woman that has captured our imaginations for centuries? And how…Read more

Curanderismo, Poetry, and How to Heal a Broken Heart with Tommy Archuleta, Santa Fe Poet Laureate

Let’s be honest: these are turbulent times for us all. No matter who you are and what your personal circumstances are, it’s likely that you may be in need of some remedies or poetry—or both! Santa Fe Poet Laureate Tommy Archuleta offers both in his new collection, Susto. The book of poems weaves poetry about…Read more

The Great Debate: How old ARE the Footprints at White Sands? with David Rachal and John Taylor-Montoya

Painting Wildstyle Out in the Streets with Graffiti Writer Strike and Art Curator Rebecca Gomez

Truth and Tragedy: The Timeless Mythology of La Llorona with Irene Vásquez at University of New Mexico

Curanderismo, Poetry, and How to Heal a Broken Heart with Tommy Archuleta, Santa Fe Poet Laureate