Life's a Picnic! By Abstract Picnic On exhibit through September 20th. Created by local arts collective Abstract Picnic, and currently gracing one of the park's community buildings, Life’s a Picnic! is a vibrant, large-scale mural meant to celebrate the playful, natural joy
Missing Waters By Stacy Levy Listen to Stacy Levy and ecoartspace's Patricia Watts discuss Missing Waters with Matthew Chase-Daniel on his "Coffee and Culture" podcast. As unlikely as it seems in the midst of persistent drought, Santa Fe wasn’t always this dry. In the early
Sprickle By James Gould Constructed primarily with reclaimed wood and metal, Sprickle drew inspiration from neglected structures like barns and outbuildings that have been left to weather and disintegrate. Pieces of the structure were intentionally missing, creating a visual celebration of light and shadow meant to evoke our agricultural heritage, places of
Activating Oga Po’ogeh Land Acknowledgment By Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo/White Earth Chippewa) Bringing community engagement to installation art, Kathleen Wall's Activating Oga Po’ogeh Land Acknowledgment created a space for the public to think deeply and critically about the places and spaces in which we reside, asking questions about Indigenous place-based histories and
Women of the Rails By Herstory Printmaking Collective Spanning two sides of a Railyard Park community building, the Herstory Printmaking Collective's Women of the Rails was an ambitious, large-scale mural celebrating the many under-recognized women who contributed to the culture surrounding the Santa Fe Railyard and the Western rail experience. The piece
Plastolithic By Adam Jonas Horowitz From the Stone Age to the Plastic Age . . . The average American produces 2,000 pounds of waste every year. Inspired by and meant to evoke ancient Egyptian art, Adam Horowitz's imposing Plastolithic installation - which ran from April 14-June 17, 2024 -
Human Bird Nest By Lindsay Brenner Constructed entirely on site from locally sourced plant material, Lindsay Brenner’s Human Bird Nest combined themes of sanctuary, rebirth and ecological resilience, offering visitors a nurturing space to develop and expand ideas for positive growth. “This project involves an introspective process during creation and interaction
Living Laboratory Local 5th graders came out this week from Pinon Elementary for our first Living Laboratory field trip! They learned about the historic Acequia Madre, studied soil and plant health, and got their hands dirty in the Railyard Park's compost pile!
Sand Play Saturday It’s not just for kids anymore . . . a large contingent of dads came out last Saturday for our most popular summer program, and made quite a splash on the chalk art wall!
YM360 Camp Group A crew of 35 can really get a lot done in a day! Trash pickup, elm and tree of heaven eradication, raking and sweeping, making water wells for crabapples, dead lavender removal - a beautiful renewal of the Rail Gardens.
