El Border Buzz

Les Misérables
2023-12-12 00:00 - 2023-12-17 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Plaza Theatre, 125 W Mills Ave., El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Twas the Market Before Christmas
2023-12-16 09:00 | Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, 1 Ardovinos Drive, Sunland Park, NM, 88063, United States

A Drag Queen Christmas
2023-12-19 19:00 | Plaza Theatre, 125 W Mills Ave., El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
2023-12-26 00:00 | Plaza Theatre, 125 W Mills Ave., El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Siempre Selena/Selena Forever
2024-02-15 00:00 - 2025-02-09 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Border Biennial
2024-02-16 00:00 - 2024-04-14 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Hank Willis Thomas
2024-02-16 00:00 - 2024-05-31 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

vanessa german
2024-02-16 00:00 - 2024-12-31 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Beaten with a Hammer
2024-02-16 00:00 - 2024-06-02 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Zoe Leonard: Photographs from the Collection
2024-02-16 00:00 - 2024-06-02 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Nexo Entre Raíces/Nexus Between Roots
2024-03-22 00:00 - 2024-07-21 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Dualidad: Indigenous Gender Identity In The American Southwest And Mexico
2024-03-28 00:00 - 2025-03-01 00:00 | TX
“Dualidad” is a look into the Southwestern United States and Mexican Indigenous tribes, and their connection to community members who identified as gender-nonconforming including the concepts of individuals possessing both male and female identities. Throughout the process of colonization and its devastating effects to regional cultural identities, the respect and recognition of Two Spirit people has been lost, diminishing their roles in society. However, many Two Spirit and gender-nonconforming individuals have worked to regain their power and place in the community and culture through education, healing, and art practices.
This exhibition will highlight the Zuni, Diné, Apache, Laguna/Acoma/Pueblo, Mexica, Rarámuri and Zapoteca tribes who have honored gender-nonconforming individuals as foundational members of their culture as well as artists, medicine people, and visionaries within their given community.
“Dualidad: Indigenous Gender Identity in the American Southwest and Mexico” is on display through March 2025.

Musica Sin Fronteras: Twentieth Century to Now
2024-04-27 00:00 - 2025-04-01 00:00 | TX
Musica Sin Fronteras: Twentieth Century to Now invites audiences to explore the vibrant and diverse musical landscape that has thrived along the frontera throughout the greater part of the 20th century to the present. From dynamic musicians to iconic bands, from eclectic genres to renowned studios and venues, this exhibition celebrates the rich tapestry of musical heritage that calls the borderlands home. Musica Sin Fronteras delves into the evolution of diverse musical communities, venues, and cultures that emerged during the economic boom at the turn of the century, shaping the unique identity of the frontera music scene. This immersive experience not only recognizes but also revels in the profound contributions upon national and international music landscapes, offering visitors an unforgettable sonic experience.
This exhibition will be on display through April 2025.

Selections from the 2024 Border Biennial
2024-04-28 00:00 - 2024-08-11 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
This selection of 22 works continues the celebration of art from the borderlands and starts a dialogue with other artworks on view at EPMA. Selections focus on textile works and potential additions to EPMA’s permanent collection. Several fiber-based artworks provide a border perspective to accompany the traveling exhibition A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard, on view in the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery from May 16 – August 18, 2024. Other works displayed are in current consideration to enhance the museum’s Contemporary Art collection and fill in representational gaps by individuals historically underrepresented in museums.
Participating Artists: Haydee Alonso, hazel batrezchavez, Mona Bozorgi, Pico Del Hierro-Villa, Nereida Dusten, Nortejiendo: Isis Estrada Rascón, Laura María Acosta Navarro, Natalia Barragán Orozco, and Oscar Francisco Solis Rodríguez, Andres Payan Estrada, Carissa Samaniego, Eric Manuel Santoscoy-Mckillip, George Strasburger
Support for Selections from the 2024 Border Biennial is by provided by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support provided by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Texas Commission on the Arts, El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.

Arabica
2024-05-12 14:30 | Philanthropy Theatre (El Paso), 125 West Mills Ave, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Jewel Box Series: Light Rain and Sisters of the Moon – Arabica
Musician Doug Adamz and belly dancer Leilania Marcus transport you with this timeless romance between the two art forms.

A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard
2024-05-16 00:00 - 2024-08-18 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Ceramics Workshop
2024-05-18 16:00 | The Falstaff (El Paso), 3801 Frutas Ave., El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Nova Gallery

A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard
2024-05-23 00:00 - 2024-08-18 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Using rope, yarn, clay, and wire, this group of conceptual artists knot and twist their media into sculptures that range from minimal and hyper-organized to utter pandemonium. They explore personal and political ideals — order and chaos to the extreme — and freely break the rules to create their beautiful artworks. Serious about making a strong cultural and intellectual impact, this group deftly weaves their message into works that demonstrate extraordinary technical skill.
While the means of production vary tremendously for each artist featured in A Beautiful Mess, they find commonality in their pursuit to upheave the status quo. By bringing their unique stories to the forefront, these artists draw from potent source material to create sculptures and installations staggering in beauty and conceptual backing. As artist Kira Dominguez Hultgren puts it, “weaving is about strange combinations.” Whether by utilizing non-traditional materials, tapping into personal memories, or untangling complex histories, the artists in A Beautiful Mess strive to revolutionize a previously marginalized genre.
Participating Artists: Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, dani lopez, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, Katrina Sánchez Standfield, and Jacqueline Surdell
A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA

Agave Festival - Marfa
2024-06-06 00:00 - 2024-06-09 00:00 | TX
Agave Festival Marfa is an annual festival celebrating the agave and its influence on culture through food, film, music, science and spirits. The Festival treats the agave as the indicator species for a region that is culturally dynamic, multilingual, and deeply informed by indigenous culture and history. It brings communities together through outstanding free and accessible programming including talks by preeminent historians, botanists, artists, anthropologists and archaeologists. Tastings hosted by agave spirit producers, one-of-a-kind dining experiences and performances by leading artists in contemporary and regional music make for an unforgettable multi-day event.

Willie Varela (1950-2024)
2024-08-03 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Beautiful Minds MALI
2024-08-11 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Puente Libre: Francisco Delgado
2024-08-16 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Tom Lea and Contemporaries
2024-09-04 00:00 - 2025-01-26 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

From the Collection: 1860 to Now, Two centruies of Sculpture and Design
2024-09-18 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue
2024-10-10 16:30, 2024-10-11 10:00 | TX

You're meant to be here with the living
2024-10-12 09:00 | TX

Al Rio/To the River
2024-10-24 16:00 | TX

Jorge Rojas: Coyotek
2025-02-28 00:00 | El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Plaza, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
