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ARTsmart Community Studio Closed For Renovations Due to Flood Damage Rainfall fell overnight on Monday, July 23, in what The Santa Fe New Mexican described as “a hellacious deluge that nearly washed away the City Different.” The flood turned roadways into rivers and...

Announcing New ARTsmart Board Member: Jacob Martinez ARTsmart is delighted to welcome our newest Board of Directors Member Jacob Martinez. Martinez, a long-time volunteer for ARTsmart, joined the board in May and hit the ground running by co-chairing ARTsmart’s Edible...

ARTsmart President Connie Axton Retires, Passes Torch to Vice President Patrick Gendron Connie Axton, ARTsmart president, stepped down in May to serve as an active board of directors member going into the future. Vice President Patrick Gendron has assumed the new role...

Amy Summa Retires After 19 Years of Service   For over 19 years Amy Summa has been Arts Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) and an integral part of ARTsmart programs. This month she will retire from SFPS. We interviewed her to tap into what it was like...

Spring Break ARTcamp Was a Blast - Summer ARTcamp Registration Open Now Twenty-five kindergarten-3rd graders enjoyed ARTsmart’s Spring Break ARTcamp, Folk Art Festival!, in March. Instructor Vanessa Gonzalez prepared lessons with a focus on global folk art and...

ARTsmart’s Annual Dinner & Auction -Success… Harvey Girls Style
ARTsmart thanks all who attended our annual dinner & auction with the theme: “You Will Be Served… Harvey Girls Style.” The auction was a success with works of art-offerings from Santa Fe Public School students and fine art galleries. La Fonda On the Plaza’s impeccable wait staff served up a delicious feast created by Chef Peter Vigil that would have made Fred Harvey himself proud.