Family Day: Happy Birthday, Art to G.O.! 

  • Sunday, June 8
  • 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM MT
  • 217 JOHNSON STREET, SANTA FE, NM

Join us to celebrate two years of our art truck by bringing the whole family together to enjoy a variety of hands-on artmaking, creative activities, and story time.

Join us to celebrate two years of our art truck by bringing the whole family together to enjoy a variety of hands-on artmaking, creative activities, and story time. During your visit, you can also stop by the new Art to G.O. mobile artist-in-residence exhibition (hosted by Axle Contemporary), Species Pending.  

Planning to stop by for Family Day? RSVP ahead of time! While registration is not mandatory to attend, registering ahead of time helps us prepare. Thank you for helping us out!

Species Pending is an exhibition reimagining the historical narrative based on the proto-dinosaur Effigia okeeffeae, whose name is a tribute to Georgia O’Keeffe. This animal lived on the ancient continent of Pangea during the late Triassic period and its holotype fossils were found in blocks collected in the 1940s at Ghost Ranch, where O’Keeffe lived and owned a home. 

Animkeewa White Eagle and Jamison Chās Banks, Santa Fe-based artists, collaborated to examine the history of the animal through an Indigenous lens. Using imagery, sculpture, and installation that is reminiscent of archived historical photographs and items, Banks and White Eagle aim to reinterpret how this fossil and animal is presented. 

Read more about Species Pending

In an exciting collaboration, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is proud to partner with Axle Contemporary, an innovative mobile exhibition space also housed within a truck.

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is proud to offer Family Day! Occurring on the second Sunday of every month, this event aims to bring the community together through hands-on artmaking, storytelling, and creative activities, as well as encouraging kids and families to take a new approach in looking at and interacting with art! Family Day is a free event offered in partnership with the Santa Fe Children’s Museum and Santa Fe Public Libraries.

Museum admission is free all day for New Mexico residents and Family Day Participants.

Santa Fe Children’s Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail
santafechildrensmuseum.org
505-989-8359
Logo of the Santa Fe Public Library
Santa Fe Public Library
library@santafenm.gov
santafelibrary.org
Please be advised that this event may involve crowds, loud noises, or lighting effects that may be uncomfortable for people experiencing sensory sensitivities.

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Photograph of two young children using pencils in a creative project.

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El Pueblo de Abiquiú Library and Cultural Center | 29 Co. Rd. 187, Abiquiú, NM 87510

Saturday, July 25

11:00am

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Online Class: Drawing Nature | Shells & Pebbles in Mixed Media  

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Monday, July 27

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