Special Guest Lecturer: Mateo RomeroCochiti Pottery In The Coe CollectionUPDATE: February 23, 2023February 3rd was the Coe Center’s first First Friday of the year and a huge success! It quickly became standing-room only with the most attendees ever for this event! The...
Lesson in Mindful Collections Management
As an Anthropology major with a focus on archaeology, a component of my education is the proper management of the objects that are excavated or in some way have archaeological value through their history or context. These objects often end up in massive collections...
Collections Spotlight with Larson Goldtooth and Colleen Lucero
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...
Collections Spotlight with Mary Young Bear
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...
You can’t take it with you…so give it all away… Mural by Nani Chacon 2021
Nani Chacon (Diné and Xicana), You can’t take it with you…so give it all away, mural, 2021 Nanibah (Nani) Chacon (Diné and Xicana) just completed her stunning, monumental mural You can’t take it with you…so give it all away on the exterior of the Coe Center for...
Notes from a Fall Internship
Basket selection from the Coe Center, 2021 These past few months I've had the wonderful opportunity to hold an Internship at the Coe Center for the Arts. As someone who’s been trying to make decisions about my education, I came to appreciate my time here. I...
Collections Spotlight with Sean Standing Bear
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...
Collection Spotlight with Golga Oscar
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...
Collection Spotlight with Lisa Rutherford
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...
Notes from a Summer Internship
This past August, I was at the Coe Center doing an internship for two weeks, during which I was tasked to think of and complete a project after spending time in the wonderful art collection the Coe has to offer. Going into the internship I had no idea what topic or...
First Fridays are Back!
First Fridays are back! First Fridays return. On the first Friday of each month, 1-4 pm, the Coe Center invites you to experience behind-the-scenes access to over 2,300 works of global Indigenous art. Meet the works of art, staff, and volunteers! We, at the Coe, care...
Collections Spotlight with John Hagen
During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and through the reopening afterward, the Coe Center partnered with First American Art Magazine to present an interactive Zoom series in which Native artists discussed artworks in the Coe Collections. Collections Spotlight brought deep...












