Santa Fe offers a visual feast for art lovers of all sorts, whether you’re a serious collector or a fan who finds joy in just viewing the work.

With more than 250 galleries to explore, you’ll be astonished by the city’s array of art, including traditional and contemporary painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, textiles and more. Santa Fe’s Native American and Spanish Colonial roots are reflected in many of the galleries, but plenty of the world’s other cultures are represented, too.

Get a chance to meet some of the artists at Santa Fe’s famous Friday evening gallery openings, which take place year-round but with more frequency during the summer months.

As you walk the city discovering one gallery after another along the legendary Canyon Road, around the Plaza and downtown, and in the developing historic Railyard area, you’ll agree: art lies at the heart of Santa Fe.

  June 12:  

QUEER CANVAS

Exhibiting the hidden talents of local GLBT artists 7-9 pm Rainbow Vision   artists: Mike Roe, Doug Nava, James Martini, Judith Masor, Roger Bergstrom, Greg Harris, Ernest Romero, Tom Ross, Gino Griego, Bob Horne, Joe Garcia, Joyce Bogosin, Steven Landrum, Collin Coonsis, Dr. Myka Gordon, Anthony Corso, Paty Levey, Bonnie Montoya, Sy Sirota, and Max Lehman.   entertainment and cash bar………  

June 13:  

Albuquerque Gay Pride Parade and Fair – 10 am on Central from UNM to the Fair Grounds, Gay Pride Fair  – 12 noon. and Trash disco – 8:30 – midnight at Silver Starlight Lounge                                 $7 cover