Georgia O'Keeffe's Caretaker
Agapita Judy Lopez began working in Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiú home in 1974. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. RAISED IN ABIQUIÚ and between Barranco and Vallecitos, Agapita “Pita” Lopez grew up learning to…
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How To Buy Authentic Native Jewelry
TONY ERIACHO JR. ARRANGED A COUPLE of pieces of silver jewelry on the table of his well-marked booth. He was readying a carefully planned presentation, one he’d given many times before. It was 2013…
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Get Cultured
Above: Aprons available at Casa de Cultura's Boutique. Photographs Courtesy of Casa de Cultura. Bianca Encinias is the proud Burque-based Chicana behind El Chante: Casa de Cultura. In 2010, before…
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Farm Fresh
Above: Shawna Runyan with FARMesilla's cornucopia. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. The arid lands that stretch across the southern part of our state don’t necessarily evoke visions of agricultural…
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Quw’utsun’ Made
Above: Quw'utsun' Made. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. A descendant of the Quw’utsun’/Cowichan tribe of Vancouver Island and a keeper of their ways, Arianna Johnny-Wadsworth founded Quw’utsun’ Made…
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A Hero's Questa
Above: Near Questa, the Rio Grande cuts an 800-foot gorge through volcanic rock. Photograph by Geraint Smith. At an elevation of 7,461 feet, the mountain enclave of Questa is the gateway to the Río…
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La Musica de los Manitos
Above: Noah Martinez, Tanya Nuñez, Jordan Wax, and Leticia González play for a packed house. Photography by Inga Hendrickson. THE PAST IS EVER PRESENT—alive, even. Today it takes the form of Gregorio…
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Our Favorite New Santa Fe Hang
Above: RMXAB's laid-back atmosphere and black-and-gold interior welcome all. Photographs by Gabriella Marks. The options are endless—create a Spotify playlist, deejay a set, meet new faces, grab a…
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Las Cruces' Artist Haven
Above: Saba, owner of Barricade Culture Shop in Las Cruces. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. “My superpower,” says Saba, owner of Barricade Culture Shop, in Las Cruces, “is as a graffiti writer.”…
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New Mexico’s Visionary Voices
Above: Lindy Vision. Photograph Courtesy of Lindy Vision. Listen to 101 songs by artists featured in our May issue with this Spotify playlist created by Silver City's KURU DJ Mitch Hellman. Lindy…
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