Events

Join us from 4pm to 7pm the first Friday of every month for pay-what-you-wish extended hours at the museum!

This month will feature a special site-specific performance entitled Living Adobe, by dancers from Rio Hondo Artist Residency. Experience the exhibition through their movement. These roving performances will begin at 4:30, 5:30 & 6:30.

Adobe embodies memories; it channels energy. Adobe withstands all time; it channels the energy of people who have existed in these places through time.

Description

Drawing inspiration from interviews with the artists who created work for unearthing futures / desenterrando futuros, Rio Hondo Artists’ Residency (RHAR) offers living adobe, a dance-based activation of the Harwood Museum with movement and live music. 

Imagining bodies as living adobe, the evening explores the human body as architecture; a channel for time, memory, energy, & connection.

The performance is presented in three sections, at 4:30PM, 5:30PM, & 6:30PM, as part of the Harwood’s First Friday series.

Choreographer: Athena Dunleavy

Dancers: Amber Thomas, Athena Dunleavy, Madrone Matysaik, Sol Vasquez Little, Than Povi Martinez, Willow Bowman, Zachariah Bigbee

Vocalist/Composer (“Pajarito volante”): Gina Rubi

About Rio Hondo Artist Residency

Rio Hondo Artist Residency (RHAR) is an arts incubator based in Taos, NM. Our mission is to play an integral role in building a robust and interconnected arts community across New Mexico that allows artists the space, time & support to come together in collaboration and imagination. 

This evening is part of the Community Arts Fellowship, made possible, in part, thanks to support from Taos Center for the Arts, the Harwood Museum of Art, and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

https://www.riohondoartistsresidency.org/ 

Join Harwood Education Staff for an in-depth look at Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros on this guided one-hour exhibition tour. Museum admission during First Fridays is pay-what-you-wish but we suggest a $5 donation per person for joining the tour.

We request advance notice for groups of 10 or more. Learn more about our group admission and private tour program here.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros is made possible by the generous support of Henry Luce Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Betty T.  Foster Endowment Fund, VIA Art Fund, Taos County Lodger’s Tax, The Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation, 203 Fine Art, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Richard B. Siegel Foundation, Marcy Rumsfeld + Santiago Vaca, Janara Bornstein, Main Street Cultural Event Fund, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Dora + Carl Dillistone, Judith Cuddihy, Happy Price, Romy + Carl Colonius.

In Kind Donations: CU Boulder Computer Science Department, Enchanted Outpost, Goat Tree Orchard, Mary Domito, Chuby Construction, Juniper Leherissey, Linda + Bob Warning, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Stephanie + Scott Salmon, Vanessa + Ted Dimond, Lisa + David von Gunten, Embudo Valley Vineyards, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Janet + John Mockovciak, The Cellar, Ron Cooper – Del Maguey Founder, Rolling Still Distillery.

Photo by Shayla Blatchford Photography.

** This event has been cancelled **

Join expert guide, Don Usner, for an in-depth tour of Chimayó’s historic Plaza del Cerro and Santuario. The day will conclude with a visit to the 148-acre estate at Los Luceros Historic Site, north of Alcalde. Ticket includes Harwood Museum, Chimayó Museum, and Los Luceros Admission and all guide fees. Guests are responsible for their own transportation and lunch at Rancho de Chimayó.

The tour will depart from Harwood Museum of Art at 8:30am.

Cancellation Policy

You may cancel without penalty before October 20. If Harwood Museum must cancel, all ticket holders will be notified via email and will be fully refunded.

About Don Usner

Born in 1957 in Embudo, New Mexico, Don grew up in Los Alamos and Chimayó, New Mexico. He earned a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to manage an ecological reserve in Big Sur, California, where he and fellow Santa Cruz graduate Paul Henson co-authored Natural History of Big Sur published by the University of California Press, with photos by Don. Don returned to New Mexico in 1988 to complete an M.A. in Geography at the University of New Mexico, then wrote Sabino’s Map: Life in Chimayó’s Old Plaza, published in 1995 by the Museum of New Mexico Press. He has since written and provided photographs for several more books, including, most recently (with Kate Ware and Daniel Kosharek),¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2016; and Chasing Dichos through Chimayó (2014). Other books by Usner include, with William deBuys, Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico’s National Preserve (1996) (winner of a Southwest Book Award in 1996; new edition in press for 2021); New Mexico Route 66 On Tour: Legendary Architecture from Glenrio to Gallup (2021); and Benigna’s Chimayó: Cuentos from the Old Plaza (2001). Don also contributed a chapter and photographs to The Plazas of New Mexico, San Antonio: Trinity University Press (2011) (winner of Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association).

Don has taught photography at Santa Fe Preparatory School, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, and the College of Santa Fe, and cultural geography at Santa Fe Community College. He continues to cultivate his lifelong interest in cultural and natural history as he works as a writer and photographer in Santa Fe, where he lives with his wife, Deborah Harris.

Image: Los Luceros, NM. Photo by H. Sage Goodwin, 1920 – 1930? Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History Museum.

Saturday, November 7, 2026

5:30pm

Artists: Ysmael Reyes, flauto traverso; Stephen Redfield and Elizabeth Baker, baroque violin; Katie Rietman, baroque cello; Charlotte Mattax Moersch, harpsichord.

Tickets available here.

Join Harwood Education Staff for an in-depth look at Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros on this guided one-hour exhibition tour. All ages are welcome but the tour will be aimed at ages 5-10 and their care givers. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This program is included with admission but we suggest at a $5 donation for joining the tour.

We request advance notice for groups of 10 or more. Learn more about our group admission and private tour program here.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros is made possible by the generous support of Henry Luce Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Betty T.  Foster Endowment Fund, VIA Art Fund, Taos County Lodger’s Tax, The Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation, 203 Fine Art, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Richard B. Siegel Foundation, Marcy Rumsfeld + Santiago Vaca, Janara Bornstein, Main Street Cultural Event Fund, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Dora + Carl Dillistone, Judith Cuddihy, Happy Price, Romy + Carl Colonius.

In Kind Donations: CU Boulder Computer Science Department, Enchanted Outpost, Goat Tree Orchard, Mary Domito, Chuby Construction, Juniper Leherissey, Linda + Bob Warning, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Stephanie + Scott Salmon, Vanessa + Ted Dimond, Lisa + David von Gunten, Embudo Valley Vineyards, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Janet + John Mockovciak, The Cellar, Ron Cooper – Del Maguey Founder, Rolling Still Distillery.

Image: School Tour, March 2025, Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero, September 21, 2024 – June 1, 2025. Harwood Museum of Art. Photo: Shayla Blatchford Photography.

Join Harwood Education Staff for an in-depth look at Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros on this guided one-hour exhibition tour. Tour is included with admission but we suggest at least a $5 per person donation for joining the tour. Sundays are always free to Taos County residents.

We request advance notice for groups of 10 or more. Learn more about our group admission and private tour program here.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros is made possible by the generous support of Henry Luce Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Betty T.  Foster Endowment Fund, VIA Art Fund, Taos County Lodger’s Tax, The Sherman and Joyce Scott Family Foundation, 203 Fine Art, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Richard B. Siegel Foundation, Marcy Rumsfeld + Santiago Vaca, Janara Bornstein, Main Street Cultural Event Fund, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Dora + Carl Dillistone, Judith Cuddihy, Happy Price, Romy + Carl Colonius. 

In Kind Donations: CU Boulder Computer Science Department, Enchanted Outpost, Goat Tree Orchard, Mary Domito, Chuby Construction, Juniper Leherissey, Linda + Bob Warning, Janet Holmberg + Shawn Berman, Stephanie + Scott Salmon, Vanessa + Ted Dimond, Lisa + David von Gunten, Embudo Valley Vineyards, Sheree Livney + Steve Hanks, Janet + John Mockovciak, The Cellar, Ron Cooper – Del Maguey Founder, Rolling Still Distillery.

Photo by Shayla Blatchford Photography.

The Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Fest

Matt Savage Trio

Matt Savage, piano and electric keyboard; Dylan Kamikow, bass; Sam Bolduc, drums

“…hints of Aaron Copland and Pat Metheny in a piano trio setting that
shows how hard-swinging a player Savage is.” – CADENCE

Matt Savage has had a remarkable 20+ year professional career as a jazz pianist and bandleader in ensembles of different sizes. He has played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill, John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Jon Faddis, among others. Along the way, he’s recorded fifteen albums and EPs as a leader.

As a composer, Matt has garnered wide respect and recognition. Most of the tunes on his albums are original Matt Savage compositions. In addition, Matt wrote and recorded the score for the full-length documentary film, Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story. Matt tours worldwide, performing at renowned venues like The Kennedy Center, Birdland and the Blue Note, and in many US and international jazz festivals.

The Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival is a production of Taos Jazz Bebop Society.
The festival continues through November 14. Information at taosjazz.org.

An Artistic Lens into the Mechanical World of Kibbey Couse opens November 13 at Couse Sharp Historic Site to showcase the work of Jennifer Neil. Her works constitute our first exhibition based on the objects at Couse-Sharp Historic Site entrusted to posterity by the inventor, who was the son of the painter Eanger Irving Couse and Virginia Walker Couse.

“Jennifer Neil is one of our first artists in residence, and we could not be more thrilled about her engagement with Kibbey’s story and her deep reflections on the beauty inherent in the form and function of its mechanical manifestations,” said Davison Koenig, executive director and curator.

Join Henrietta Gomez to learn traditional recipes and methods for baking bread in an horno. For ages 7-12 and their adults. Younger and older siblings are welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Registration suggested.  

Henrietta Gomez (Taos Pueblo), is a gifted traditional micaceous clay potter and moccasin maker, whose passion for traditional foods extends beyond her horno and into her community. She has led baking workshops in Taos for decades.

This workshop series is supported in part by the Terra Foundation.

Image Courtesy of Futuros Ancenstral. Banner image: Ronald Rael, SYLOS, 2026, 3D printed adobe. Harwood Museum of Art. Photo by Brad Trone.

Take a moment to slow down with art and experience the special exhibition Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros. Each month, a Harwood educator will lead you through a series of exercises to explore a single work of art. This 30-minute conversation in the galleries will open your eyes and deepen your connection with art. This program is free for Members or included with Museum admission. View our admission rates and free categories here or become a Member.

July Focus: LIMINAL by Ronald Rael

August Focus: Ella vendrá a pagarle todo by Gabriel Chaile

September Focus: Relics (Gina’s Gameboy) by Santino Gonzales

Image: Harwood Museum of Art. 

Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency | Artist Talk

Free & Open to the Public

Join artist and writer Alex Arzt for a multimedia reading from her forthcoming book, Becoming Naturalized to Place: California’s Feral Cabbages (Heyday), which explores how a seemingly ordinary vegetable intertwines with histories of migration, colonization, domestication, and belonging. Currently a writer-in-residence with the Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency, Arzt maintains an interdisciplinary practice in Oakland, CA exploring relationships between plants, people, and place. Her work encourages renewed curiosity about the plants around us and a deeper awareness of the ecological and cultural histories embedded in familiar landscapes.

About the Artist

Alex Arzt is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and gardener based in Oakland, California. Her collaborative, research-driven, place-based practice moves across artist books, essays, installation, lectures, interactive objects, and living material processes. Through long engagements with landscapes, archives, plants, and overlooked histories, she creates work that traces how human intervention, migration, and time reshape ecologies and produce new forms of relation and belonging. She runs A Magic Mountain, a Risograph press publishing artist books and zines, with publications held in the collections of Stanford, the Getty Research Institute, and SFMOMA. From 2018 to 2022, she was an Affiliate Artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and has received grants from the Puffin Foundation and the East Bay Community Foundation. She earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her residencies include Ucross, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, among others. From 2015 to 2023, she taught at UC Davis, UC Berkeley, SFAI, and VCU, and she currently works as a grant writer for the arts.

** THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT **

Join SOMOS for an exciting night celebrating Prose Month with acclaimed authors Rebeca Solnit and Ben Gucciardi. Book purchases available on-site through op.cit books. Tickets: $10/SOMOS members or $15/nonmembers.

About Rebecca Solnit
​​Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than 25 books, including Orwell’s Roses, Hope in the Dark, Men Explain Things to Me, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster, and A Field Guide to Getting Lost. A longtime climate and human rights activist, she serves on the boards of Oil Change International and Third Act. ​Her newsletter of essays and analyses can be found at meditationsinanemergency.com.

Rebecca’s most recent book is The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change (2026).

About Ben Gucciardi
Originally from San Francisco, California, Benjamin Gucciardi is the author of Arguments (Persea Books, 2026), winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award and West Portal (University of Utah Press, 2021), selected by Gabrielle Calvocoressi for the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry, and named a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and the Julie Suk Award. He is also the author of the chapbooks Timeless Tips for Simple Sabotage (Quarterly West, 2021), winner of the 2020 Quarterly West Chapbook contest, and I Ask My Sister’s Ghost (DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press, 2020).

His poems appear in American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Orion, and POETRY. Recent work has been featured by Poetry Daily and On Being’s Poetry Unbound. He
has received the James Dickey Poetry Prize from Five Points, the Booth Prize for Unexpected Literature and the Milton Kessler Memorial Prize from Harpur Palate. Support for his work includes fellowships and residencies from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the Jentel Foundation, PLAYA, and Artsmith.

He founded Soccer Without Borders in 2006 and continues to work with refugee and immigrant youth through soccer, education, and community-building.