# artist profile (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover artist profile. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Year After NEA Grant Rug Pull, Arts Orgs Share Tactics for a Lean Era](https://southwestcontemporary.com/nea-grants-southwest-arts-update/) _2026-08-21 · Jessi Fuchs · Southwest Contemporary_ Since a seismic round of NEA grant retractions in 2025, arts organizations have overhauled funding strategies with stability in mind. The post A Year After NEA Grant Rug Pull, Arts Orgs Share Tactics for a Lean Era appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Witchcraft, Esoterica, and the Queer Resistance—A Queer Arcana Uncovers the Links](https://southwestcontemporary.com/witchcraft-esoterica-and-the-queer-resistance-a-queer-arcana-uncovers-the-links/) _2026-08-20 · Natalie Hegert · Southwest Contemporary_ Esotericism and activism collide in A Queer Arcana, a wide-ranging exhibition of art and ephemera from the LGBTQ+ underground, part of the Palm Springs Art Museum's Q+ Art Initiative. The post Witchcraft, Esoterica, and the Queer Resistance—\A Queer Arcana\ Uncovers the Links appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [How a Texas Frame Shop Turned Itself Into a Career Springboard for Artists](https://southwestcontemporary.com/el-paso-frame-co-texas/) _2026-08-18 · Jordan Eddy · Southwest Contemporary_ They were fast friends who started a frame shop in El Paso. Five years later, their "extra risky" move has paid off for the local creative community. The post How a Texas Frame Shop Turned Itself Into a Career Springboard for Artists appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [In Eleanor Mahin Thorp’s Paintings, the Land Looks Back](https://southwestcontemporary.com/in-eleanor-mahin-thorps-paintings-the-land-looks-back/) _2026-08-13 · Natalie Hegert · Southwest Contemporary_ At UMOCA, Eleanor Mahin Thorp turns minerals, mining waste, and paint into wildernesses that are far from unspoiled—rather, they’re charged with agency. The post In Eleanor Mahin Thorp’s Paintings, the Land Looks Back appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Streaming Killed the Video Stars, Except These Ones](https://southwestcontemporary.com/video-store-analog-media-survives-southwest/) _2026-08-11 · Southwest Contemporary · Southwest Contemporary_ Santa Fe’s last video store, a nonprofit in Albuquerque, and an archive in Texas venerate and preserve analog media in the age of AI. The post Streaming Killed the Video Stars, Except These Ones appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Santa Fe County: Where Creativity Meets Sustainability](https://southwestcontemporary.com/santa-fe-county-broken-arrow-glass/) _2026-08-11 · Southwest Contemporary · Southwest Contemporary_ Santa Fe County blends stunning landscapes, creative culture, and economic support to help entrepreneurs like Broken Arrow Glass Recycling thrive. The post Santa Fe County: Where Creativity Meets Sustainability appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [These Amazing Art Cars of Arizona Are a True Form of Public Art](https://southwestcontemporary.com/arizona-art-cars/) _2026-08-06 · Natalie Hegert · Southwest Contemporary_ Massive mutant vehicles, novelty art cars, and custom lowriders—meet some of the makers devoted to this elaborate and often underappreciated art form. The post These Amazing Art Cars of Arizona Are a True Form of Public Art appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Once an Intern at El Paso’s Rubin Center, Andres Payan Estrada Makes History as Its New Director](https://southwestcontemporary.com/andres-payan-estrada-rubin-center-director/) _2026-08-04 · Southwest Contemporary · Southwest Contemporary_ As the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts's first homegrown director, Andres Payan Estrada understands the opportunities and challenges of borderlands arts. The post Once an Intern at El Paso’s Rubin Center, Andres Payan Estrada Makes History as Its New Director appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Southwest Art News: August 2026](https://southwestcontemporary.com/southwest-art-news-august-2026/) _2026-08-04 · Jordan Eddy · Southwest Contemporary_ Pueblo leaders lobby for Chaco protections, Shepard Fairey unveils New Mexico murals, and more top Southwest art news for August 2026. The post Southwest Art News: August 2026 appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [A Record of a Record: Terran Last Gun and Mitchell Marti in the Lithography Studio](https://southwestcontemporary.com/terran-last-gun-lithographs/) _2026-08-04 · Southwest Contemporary · Southwest Contemporary_ Terran Last Gun and printmaker Mitchell Marti debut five collaborative lithographs that translate ledger art into print, pairing hand-drawn detail with lithographed ledger sheets. The post A Record of a Record: Terran Last Gun and Mitchell Marti in the Lithography Studio appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0XiZXW5DmN8F) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Hot Summer Nights = Hot Jazz!](https://syncopatedtimes.com/hot-summer-nights-hot-jazz/) _2026-07-31 · Shelly Gallichio · The Syncopated Times_ The Century Room downtown is a go-to place on hot summer nights in Tucson. Besides showcasing our local talent, there are many visiting artists on their way to Phoenix or Las Vegas or Los Angeles, that Artistic Director Arthur Vint manages to capture along with their talents for special evenings at this cozy venue in \[…\] ## [Reedman Dan Levinson’s Back (and Ready to Play)!](https://syncopatedtimes.com/reedman-dan-levinsons-back-and-ready-to-play/) _2026-07-31 · Lew Shaw · The Syncopated Times_ Dan Levinson has been one of the most prolific reedmen on the jazz circuit over the past four decades, both as a leader and sideman, as his busy schedule has taken him around the world to perform. His tributes to Benny Goodman have brought him countless accolades over the years, and his ensembles vary considerably \[…\] ## [Luckey Roberts](https://syncopatedtimes.com/luckey-roberts/) _2026-07-31 · Sara Lievre · The Syncopated Times_ Charles Luckyth Roberts, better known as Luckey Roberts, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 7, 1887, and was playing piano and acting professionally with traveling Vaudeville and Black minstrel shows in his childhood. His mother died shortly after his birth and his father engaged the Ringolds, a show-business family, to raise him. With the \[…\] ## [There’s Big Fun in Pismo: Jazz Jubilee Central Coast 2026](https://syncopatedtimes.com/theres-big-fun-in-pismo-jazz-jubilee-central-coast-2026/) _2026-07-31 · Rhonda Cardinal · The Syncopated Times_ The Basin Street Regulars Hot Jazz Society is thrilled to announce the 3rd Jazz Jubilee Central Coast 2026, a vibrant celebration of jazz music stretching from San Luis Obispo County to Santa Barbara County. This multi-venue, area-wide “à la carte” festival runs from October 18th to October 27th, 2026, featuring a mix of free and \[…\] ## [Jazz in Space](https://syncopatedtimes.com/jazz-in-space/) _2026-07-31 · Andy Senior · The Syncopated Times_ I have almost as much respect for billionaires as I do for Joey Chestnut, the guy who wins the hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island every Fourth of July. At least his senseless gluttony is entertaining; it’s something he works at assiduously. I find it hard to imagine eating more than two of those accursed \[…\] ## [The Rediscovery of George “Nash” Walker: The Price of Black Stardom in Jim Crow America](https://syncopatedtimes.com/the-rediscovery-of-george-nash-walker-the-price-of-black-stardom-in-jim-crow-america/) _2026-07-31 · Steve Provizer · The Syncopated Times_ Between about 1890-1910 there was a lively, successful Black theatrical-vaudeville-minstrelsy scene, centered in New York, but active throughout the country. Author Daniel E. Atkinson tells that story through the life and career of George Walker, a name which if it’s known, is likely because of his close association with Bert Williams, whose fame ultimately eclipsed \[…\] ## [Cool Heat – Anita O’Day and Her Dangerous Jazz Life](https://syncopatedtimes.com/cool-heat-anita-oday-and-her-dangerous-jazz-life/) _2026-07-31 · Scott Yanow · The Syncopated Times_ In the 1940s and especially the 1950s, Anita O’Day (1919-2006) was one of the great jazz singers. Her scatting, placement of notes, and ability to swing at every tempo put her at the top of her field. While she was often masterful on the bandstand, she was not too wise when offstage. Due to a \[…\] ## [Classic Oscar Peterson Trio Studio Sessions with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen](https://syncopatedtimes.com/classic-oscar-peterson-trio-studio-sessions-with-ray-brown-and-ed-thigpen/) _2026-07-31 · Byron Nilsson · The Syncopated Times_ A reasonable guess is that Oscar Peterson made over 200 recordings under his own name—we’re talking albums here, not singles—but the number goes up to over 500 when you include the sessions at which he was merely (merely!) a sideman. Hence the challenge of narrowing the selection process. Mosaic Records has dipped into the Peterson \[…\] ## [Nothing Beats Experience](https://syncopatedtimes.com/nothing-beats-experience/) _2026-07-31 · Jeff Barnhart · The Syncopated Times_ Dear faithful readers, each month I share anecdotes, observations, remembrances, or adventures that try to live up to the title of my column. While I’ve only scratched the surface of the possibilities, this month I have an extra special inspiration to share. During my now 45 years of performing as a professional pianist, vocalist, and \[…\] ## [Dan Announces His Return](https://syncopatedtimes.com/dan-levinson-is-back-in-action/) _2026-07-31 · Bill Hoffman · The Syncopated Times_ TST readers will be happy to know that reedman Dan Levinson is back in action after six months following a medical procedure that cast doubt on his future as a musician. Dan has been a clarinetist and saxophonist with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks for over 30 years. He had to give that up for reasons he \[…\] ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eAdpLs77EMoy) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Marilyn Minter’s Remarkable Career Comeback Began Deep in the Colorado Rockies](https://southwestcontemporary.com/marilyn-minter-anderson-ranch-arts-center/) _2026-07-30 · Jordan Eddy · Southwest Contemporary_ Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center honored Marilyn Minter for its 60th anniversary, affirming its faith in artistic risk and grit-infused glamour. The post Marilyn Minter’s Remarkable Career Comeback Began Deep in the Colorado Rockies appeared first on Southwest Contemporary . ## [Photographic Power, Migration, and a New Americana](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/south-american-photographers) _2026-05-15 · Cecilia Jurado Chueca · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ New York City has long held the tradition as the home to many artists working with photography. However, South American artists have largely been unrecognized in contemporary art circuits. South Americans have made their home in NYC for decades, with Ecuadorians arriving in many waves, such as during the economic crisis in 1999, and Peruvians dating back to the 19th century. With around 190,000… ## [La Treintena 2026: 30(+) Books(+) of Latinx Poetry](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/la-treintena-2026) _2026-04-30 · Urayoán Noel · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ In the past year, I have needed poetry more than ever, for its music, its storytelling, its worldbuilding. As I was finalizing this list, I came across Peach Pit Corazón: A Judith Ortiz Cofer Reader , edited by Rafael Ocasio, and was reminded of the power of the poet as vernacular storyteller. Ortiz Cofer’s trailblazing Georgia-Rican voice seems more pertinent than ever as Latinx geographies are… ## [Lamento Borinqueño: 'Anthem of Evaporated Tears'](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/anthem-of-evaporated-tears) _2026-04-24 · Vincent Toro · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Credit: Cardboard House Press Oye! Poetry is song. It’s not like song. It is. Always. If it isn’t, you’re probably doing it wrong, probably been fed a paler shade of quasi-poetry from El Norte. A poem can be musical, might share qualities of a song, but they aren’t interchangeable. Tell that to Camarón de la Isla as he houndwail’s Federico Federico García Lorca’s “La Leyenda del Tiempo” to Celia… ## [Con Tiempo Fashions Chicano Art Spaces](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/con-tiempo-nyc) _2026-04-21 · Isabel Saavedra-Weis · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Attendees dance cumbia during Con Tiempo’s block party. Photo by Nico A. Montano. On a Sunday afternoon in February, people braving single-digit temperatures fill the back of Tequila Time Bar Cafe in Ridgewood. They are there to attend an art event put on by the New York-born fashion brand Con Tiempo . The event, titled Sentimientos , is a gallery of poetry and stories. Mounted on the walls are… ## [Creative Fronterizxs: A Spotlight on RGV Artists](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/rgv-artists) _2026-04-17 · The Latinx Project · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ In summer 2024, Professor Arlene Dávila (NYU) and Ph.D. student Orlando Ochoa Jr. (NYU) traveled to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas to meet with artists and organizations like Cactus Valley Art & Supply Company , Resistencia Fronteriza , and Trucha RGV based across the lower and upper parts of the region. Following a series of studio visits, they organized a community dinner and conversation… ## [30 Years Later: Jim Mendiola’s Punk Borderlands](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/pretty-vacant-jim-mendiola) _2026-04-14 · Camila Valle · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Molly Vasquez (“La Molly”), played by Mariana Vasquez, filming with her Super 8 camera. Courtesy of Jim Mendiola. Set in 1994 in San Antonio, Tejas, Jim Mendiola’s independent short film Pretty Vacant tells the story of 21-year-old Molly Vasquez (“La Molly”)—a working-class, queer punkera; drummer of the all-Chicana band Aztlán-a-Go-Go; local record store employee; aspiring filmmaker; and creator… ## [State Violence and the Aesthetics of Transit](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/bryan-fernandez-art) _2026-04-10 · Nikki Myers · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Courtesy of ISCP. Bryan Fernandez ’s En tránsito exhibition may first remind the viewer of the literal abundance of public transportation options available to New Yorkers. The works included in the Dominican-American visual artist’s exhibition at International Studio & Curatorial Program depicts Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses and people crossing busy uptown streets, evoking a feeling… ## [Reflections on 1960s Latinx Activism and Present-day Struggles](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/latinx-freedom-project) _2026-04-03 · Johanna Fernández and Felipe Hinojosa · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Junto © Luis C. Garza. A man films protesters during the Marcha por la Justicia at Belvedere Park on January 31, 1971. On April 9 and 10, NYC will host a historic gathering that reunites veterans of the 1960s Latinx freedom movements alongside scholars, students, and community members. The initiative led by historians Johanna Fernández and Felipe Hinojosa will include a conference and exhibition… ## [Seeing and Erasing in 'Love, Death + Robots'](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/love-death-robots) _2026-03-31 · Harold J. Leonard Navarro · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Courtesy of Netflix. Courtesy of Netflix. In the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots , an anthology of dystopian, cyberpunk, and futuristic animated short films, there is tension between refuge and hostility in AI-mediated spaces. These themes emerge in two episodes, in particular: “Life Hutch” and “Lucky 13.” Both center Black pilots navigating militarized futures, yet they offer contrasting… ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CbJ1cPdq9Vre) _2026-03-31 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Diaspora, Analogs, and New Bounds with Keysha Rivera](https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/keysha-rivera) _2026-03-27 · Mario Andres Rodriguez · The Latinx Project at NYU - Intervenxions_ Keysha Rivera, grandma moon (2025), detail. Courtesy of Keysha Rivera. How are people tied to geography? How does origin manifest itself in our lives? Keysha Rivera is an interdisciplinary artist whose work may not answer these questions in a universal sense, but may do so through her artistic practice as a sculptor, graphic designer, archivist, and fiber artist. Afro-Caribeña and Taína by blood,…