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
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.
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 BrennerConstructed 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 after being
HOPE DIES LAST Hope Dies Last by Christine Sullivan was on display in the Railyard Park from January 6th - March 14th, 2022 HOPE DIES LAST: A Tribute to Studs Terkel and American Activists, By: Christine Sullivan The quote: “Hope Dies Last“ was spoken by Jessie de la Cruz, a former
URBAN ECOLOGIES PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION A Living Laboratory of Eco-centric Artworks Arrives in the Railyard Park! As the cold of winter softens into spring, the Railyard Park Conservancy, Railyard Art Project, and Art Park 21 invite the restless and curious to explore a new multi-artist exhibition in the Railyard Park. Opening
O'GAH PO'GEH COMMUNITY ALTAR Communal Altar Project Invites Santa Feans to Reflect and Connect in the Railyard Park Santa Fe, NM – The fall equinox brings a new art installation to the Railyard Park. The O’Gah Po’Geh Altar Project is a public art project oriented towards healing through creating a space
GRASS BALLET Grass Ballet by Owen William Fritts The Grass Ballet sculptures are inspired by the movement of wind through fields of grasses, motion appearing as waves through water. Grass Ballet sculptures capture this through height, slenderness and kinetic movement. The blades taper and flow into the sky pulling ones gaze
LONGVIEW Longview by Don Kennell stood in the Railyard Park from June 12 - September 13, 2019. Don Kennell's "Longview," a 35-foot tall polar bear made from car hoods, was unveiled during the second annual Interplanetary Festival in the Railyard Park thanks to Santa Fe Institute. The sculpture was
THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF US “The Choreography of Us”, by Eliseo Ortiz, was an outdoor game which took place during Currents New Media 2019 Opening Weekend. The Rules of the Game: Two participants are invited to fly drones simultaneously. The drones are tied together by a string. The first level of the game consists in
