Through Big Ideas, Engage People
The Coe offers unique, hands-on programs and exhibitions to engage and support communities, artists, and students of all ages. This enables deeper appreciation of the value of cultures all over the world…because the more we know about one other, the more we can work together for the common good.
Postcards from the Coe
Art, as an act of gift-giving, is central to history and the ongoing stories of creative making in communities around the globe. Making something and offering it freely to another is a profound act of generosity and even sacrifice. Gifts come in many forms: a tiny...
2020 Hands-On Curatorial Program
(I’m Nostalgic for) Memories I’ve Never Lived Before The Hands-On Curatorial Program provides an opportunity for high school students to work hands-on with the Coe collection of over 2,300 works of Indigenous art from around the world. Through museum visits and...
Adrian Wall: Mapping Our History, Projecting Our Future
The artist and musician Adrian Wall (Jemez Pueblo) will host a free evening public program at the Coe Center. This program has been postponed due to COVID-19. We plan on rescheduling with Adrian once the Coronavirus pandemic has subsided. Through a week of intensive...
First Friday with Guest Artist Eliza Naranjo Morse
Introducing First Friday with Guest Artists! The Coe's monthly First Friday open house will now be graced by a roster of brilliant artists who will visit with guests, discuss favorite pieces, and more. On March 6, 2020 our guest artist is the wonderful Eliza Naranjo...
HOW IT WAS HANDED TO ME: Conversation with Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose, Kenneth Johnson, Samuel LaFountain, and LeOreal Wall with Santa Fe Indian School Jewelry Students
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 5:30 pm the Coe Center is pleased to host in conjunction with the exhibition How It Was Handed to Me: The Caesar Family Legacy a conversation with Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose (Navajo/Southern Ute), Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/ Seminole),...
Jhane Myers: A Plains Woman’s Journey
Saturday, February 15, 2 pm at the Coe Center for the Arts, the artist, filmmaker, and producer Jhane Myers (Comanche and Blackfeet) will host the program, titled Jhane Myers: A Plains Woman’s Journey. The program is the culmination of Myers’ mini-residency at the Coe...
HOW IT WAS HANDED TO ME: Conversation with Kenneth Johnson, Cody Sanderson, and Keri Ataumbi
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 5:30 pm at the Coe Center will be an evening of conversation with Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole), Cody Sanderson (Diné/Navajo), and Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa) in conjunction with the exhibition How It Was Handed to Me: The Caesar Family...
FUNCTION: The Film Premiere was held on Nov. 15, 2019
click above image to view the film We made plates together, we dined together, we broke plates together in the act of connection and learning… The Story continues… in the short film FUNCTION produced in partnership with Littleglobe Held on Friday, November 15, 6 pm at...
“How it was handed to me” The Caesar Family Legacy
The Coe Center is pleased to host an unparalleled jewelry event on December 12th. How It Was Handed to Me: The Caesar Family Legacy, organized by Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole) gathers jewelers and jewelry from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and beyond into a complex...
FUNCTION: The Film Premiere at the La Fonda, Nov 15, 6 pm
The Story continues… Join us for the premiere of the short film FUNCTION, produced in partnership with Littleglobe on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6 pm at the La Fonda
Marie Watt Sewing Circle was held on July 16, 2019
The Coe Center was honored to host artist Marie Watt (Seneca Nation) on July 17, 2019. Watt's focus while in Santa Fe was on the concept of “mother” and all its varied, complex connotations. This event, in collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts...
Marie Watt Sewing Circle
The Coe Center is honored to host artist Marie Watt (Seneca Nation) who will lead a community sewing circle on Tuesday, July 16 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm at the Coe. This event, in collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts...