Grass Ballet By Owen William Fritts The Grass Ballet sculptures were inspired by the movement of wind through fields of grasses, motion appearing as waves through water. The blades tapered and flowed into the sky, pulling ones gaze upward, while the heavy boulder bases offered smooth seating and a place for
Santa Fe Stands with Immigrants By Sylvia Johnson and Anne Staveley Santa Fe Stands with Immigrants was a photo mural installed along the outside wall of the park's restrooms and in the Children's Play Area. The project consisted of portraits of community members showing support for Santa Fe's
The FENCE Conceived and produced by Photoville A public photography project exhibited in major parks and downtowns across North America, the FENCE at the Railyard featured the work of over 50 photographers from New Mexico and around the world, bringing compelling visual stories into the public realm, and to
Dancing Earth A unique force in world dance, Dancing Earth gathers Native collaborators who embody intertribal ecological philosophies to re-envision contemporary dance and assert its role in our society as purposeful ritual. As indigenous dancers, composers, costumers, filmmakers, and poets, they honor dance's essential function in personal, social, and environmental transformation. In
smallstrangething By szalt Led choreographer Stephanie Zaletel, Los Angeles-based dance company szalt visited the Railyard Park in 2017 on their first tour, following stops in Seattle, New York and Italy. Incorporating live acoustic sound, their site-specific corpse style dance performances were intended to engage the public in critical thought and conversations about
Anasazi, Embrace and Corngrinder By Allan Houser Proficient in a variety of media, from delicate egg tempera paintings to monumental sculptures of bronze, stone and steel, Chiricahua Apache artist Allan Houser (1914-1994) is credited with reviving the art of stone sculpture in the United States. His work is internationally acclaimed
Wise Fool AHA Festival A beloved and award-winning non-profit organization at the center of Santa Fe's community arts scene, Wise Fool serves 2,000 youth and adults annually with hands-on activities, and 14,000 audience members with high-quality experiences built upon their core values of community, arts accessibility, and social justice. On September 17,
FutureClear's Pyramid Tour In July of 2017, five members of Brooklyn-based collective FutureClear brought their mobile Pyramid to the Railyard Park. The 20' x 20' structure was meant to "honor the energy that moves through all living things while functioning as a tool to harness collectivity," while also drawing and elevating
Archbarrow By Joshua Willis Archbarrow was installed in early May 2017, to coincide with the spring planting season in the park’s community gardens. Throughout the growing season, local gardeners accessed their plots by walking through a 14' arch constructed from more than a dozen used wheelbarrows, each holding its own special
Shelter By Don Kennel The Santa Fe Animal Shelter commissioned artist Don Kennell to create a sculpture in the Railyard Plaza as part of their 2016 fundraising campaign. Consisting of an array of cubes rendered out of steel tubing, some containing colorful cats and dogs, the piece was meant to remind viewers
