Accordions are woven into New Mexico’s soundscape—at fiestas, on plazas, and in the musical storytelling traditions that travel across generations. In this episode of Encounter Culture, host Emily Withnall talks with Tony Tomei and Antonio Maestas, a master-and-apprentice duo who completed the New Mexico Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program in 2024, focusing on accordion restoration…Read more
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Some of the most prominent and respected artists in New Mexico are also passing their skills down to the next generation. These artists include Jean Anaya Moya, Vanessa Zamora, Vincente Telles, Arthur Lopez, Eric Romero, Vanessa Alvarado, Rhonda Crispin, Cleo Romero, and more. Both the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), in Albuquerque, and the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum (NMHAM), in Santa Fe, offer spaces for children and adults alike to learn from artists who are known for their dedication to Nuevo Mexicano art forms like colcha embroidery, retablos and bultos, tinwork, and straw applique. … Read More




