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Born into a cycle of addiction, University of New Mexico senior Gerald Lovato was a child when he first realized the power of creating art to escape and heal from trauma. Lovato, who majored in Fine Arts with a studio concentration in Painting and...

Arash Mafi, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has accepted a similar position as executive dean for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Mafi will...

It’s a win-win situation this week at The University of New Mexico Student Union Building (SUB). Faculty, staff, students, as well as community members, are invited to not only knock out some holiday shopping but support local craftspeople at the 58th...

Two new exhibitions at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico will highlight Native North American baskets from the museum’s collection of more than 2,700 baskets from around the world. The two new temporary exhibits,...

A new opportunity to support local craftsmen and women is coming from the University of New Mexico. UNM Continuing Education is hosting the first ever New Mexico Arts & Crafts Festival Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say this event, also...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts has announced that the first Lydia Rede Madrid Endowed Scholarship has been awarded to Ellan Luna. Luna comes to UNM from Kentucky where she received her BFA in printmaking from the University of...

New Mexico has a long, distinguished history in the film industry. Tom Mix made silent movies in the early 1900s and award-winning classics such as Easy Rider and No Country for Old Men were filmed in northern New Mexico. Over the last several years, the...

A small shift in boundaries can have a drastic impact.  That’s why the tiniest bending of a line turned into a hard-fought battle for fairness in New Mexico’s redistricting process, a painstaking redrawing of state election districts following a new...

Christine Gleicher is the first in her family to go to college. Raised in the South Valley of Albuquerque, Gleicher started her college work at CNM before transitioning to The University of New Mexico in 2020. In March 2022, she was named a Goldwater...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts hosts its first-ever ArtsSplash, a showcase of the Fine Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event will be held on Cornell Mall in front of the Student Union Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  There will be...