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
THE FENCE The Fence features the work of 56 talented photographers from New Mexico and around the world. The goal of this unique exhibition is to present exceptional work that is innovative and accessible to all people. More than 3 million people are expected to see the national exhibition at one or
SHADOW LIGHT LENS Don Redman's temporary installation Shadow Light Lens was a monumental sculptural diptych in the Railyard Park. The two marine-grade stainless steel sculptures represents the artist's exploration of creating kinetic responses through an object with no moving parts. As sunlight penetrated the surfaces, the light created an array of two-dimensional shadows.
BLUE GORILLA Don Kennell's Blue Gorilla was commissioned by the Philadelphia Zoo for their Second Nature exhibit. Made of salvaged automotive sheet metal, the 13 foot tall piece highlights the habitat destruction of endangered lowland gorillas. The sculpture depicts a forlorn and melancholy gorilla holding an actual car door. The sculpture is
WORLD WATER DAY MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION A collaboration of the Water Engineers for the Americas and Magnetic Laboratorium.
