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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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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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Dining Santa Fe: India House

by Malissa Kullberg on September 22, 2009

Like many immigrants arriving in New York from India in 1974, Kewal Dhindsa found his first job in the United States in a restaurant.  Unlike his comrades, however, he refused to start as a waiter, determined to be a cook. He was so determined, in fact, that he cut a deal with the renowned Punjabi [...]

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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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Santa Fe Downtown Digs and Doings

by Malissa Kullberg on December 11, 2008

My first encounter with Santa Fe was in the Spring of 1980, when I flew out to visit a friend. On the shuttle from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, I couldn’t take my eyes off the vast, color-saturated sky and the roughly textured land, an interplay of greens and browns. Back then, there was [...]

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