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The Business of Making Culture: an interview w/Red Cell

by Malissa Kullberg on February 18, 2010

Search for Red Cell on Facebook  and you’ll see a haggard face with sad, bitter eyes. A man beaten by life.  This is not Red Cell.  The tiny headshot of an anonymous, dustbowl prisoner stands in wry contrast to the genial visionary powerhouse himself.  But controverting your expectations is stock-in-trade for the man behind The [...]

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Santa Fe Neighborhood Quick Sketch: South Capitol

by Malissa Kullberg on February 4, 2010

Rail traffic and an expanding middle class fueled the development of South Capitol in the early twentieth century. A rich and appealing collection of single family homes, condos, and small compounds, South Capitol charms with its architectural diversity. Craftsman bungalows intermingle with Pueblos,  Pueblo Deco revivals, Victorians and Territorials. Construction materials run the Santa Fe [...]

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Thriving Arts = Thriving Cities: Towards a Santa Fe + Albuquerque Arts Link

by Malissa Kullberg on January 22, 2010

Great cities are defined by great art.  We acknowledge the fact, profit from the spirit, but don’t necessarily involve ourselves with feeding our city’s vital arts character. Blessedly, in New Mexico, many do.
Last week, I took part in #abqtalk: a Twitter Talk show moderated by William C. Reichard, multi-talented communications pro and author of the blog [...]

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Selling Your Santa Fe Home in a Buyer’s Market

by Malissa Kullberg on January 14, 2010

Abundant inventory is described as a buyer’s market: great if you’re a buyer, but what if you’re a seller?  The tough news is that the value and appeal of your home will be measured against a greater number of homes than in a neutral or seller’s market.   You’ve got competition and potentially lots of it.  [...]

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Mad Science Brewing in Downtown Santa Fe

by Malissa Kullberg on December 2, 2009

In the heart of downtown Santa Fe’s South Capitol district, a Mad Scientist is stirring a cauldron of mind-spurring experiments and impressionable young minds to create a new generation of revolutionary thinkers.
At least that’s her hope.
Once a week, age-clustered groups of students gather to  build electric motors, dissect plants, peer at small things through microscopes, [...]

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Santa Fe Art Scene: Substance over Style

by Malissa Kullberg on October 30, 2009

Sure, Santa Fe was crowned a UNESCO Creative City in 2005 (for folk art and design) and has apparent squatter’s right in the Small Cities category of American Style’s annual poll on the top 25 arts destinations.  We’re known for the Canyon Road art galleries, the opera, Indian Market, Spanish Market and most recently, the [...]

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See and Be Scene

by Malissa Kullberg on June 15, 2009

‘The Armageddon Super Meal’ or ‘Google Boogle’, 9ft. x 12ft., enamel on canvas, 2009–Todd Scalise

A little over a year ago, my business partner and I held our first art opening at our listing at 123 West Santa Fe Avenue.  We knew a few artists without gallery representation in Santa Fe; I’d been the co-director of [...]

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Sights and Sounds: Changing Gallery's May 2 Event

by Malissa Kullberg on May 4, 2009

By the time the evening was over, we could see our breath, but hours of damp and chill didn’t quench the warm afterglow from Sights and Sounds, Changing Gallery’s recent mix of art and music. Rising talent, Phillip Vigil, plastered Unit Seven with his energetic pastels. Jennifer Joseph had two paintings in Unit Six [...]

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Contemporary. Spontaneous. Real. (with apologies to Dan Milnor)

by Malissa Kullberg on February 13, 2009

About a month ago, while grappling for ideas for the next show, I called upon an acquaintance with a PhD in Art History for wise words on the nature of art or artists.  Although she supplied me with grave quotes from some of art’s historical heavy hitters, the smartest words were hers: “the quality of [...]

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