If you picture the art scene in Santa Fe as only being splendid Southwestern landscape painting and fine traditional Native American crafts, you’re in for a surprise. Today Santa Fe offers connoisseurs of fine art a sophisticated art experience that honors its regional roots while opening to a limitless horizon of artistic imagination. At the intersection of an incomparable cultural mix, the fertile ground of natural beauty, historical Native American and Hispanic traditions, and the maverick spirit of early Twentieth Century artists have made Santa Fe a vibrant art center for more than a century. A unique outlook flourishes here that cherishes the past while inviting exploration and inventive creativity that has blossomed into an extraordinary diversity of genres, mediums, and artistic styles.
