Grand Re-Opening of SITE Santa Fe

“This new expansion strengthens our ability to showcase cutting-edge contemporary art and expand the traditional museum experience,” says Irene Hofmann, the Phillips director and chief curator.

Close to $9 Million was invested in renovations including new HVAC. Also a new extensions include an experimental exhibition gallery, theater space, and roof-top viewing deck.

New York-based Shop Architects. Designed the new interior space: 10,170 sq. ft; and new exterior space: 4,795 sq. ft

Opening Gala Dinner Thursday, Oct 5

Building Inauguration, Exhibition Preview and Gala Dinner and much more!

THE REVEAL! Friday, Oct 6
Opening Fete and party featuring DJs, a special appearance and performance by Supaman, interactive experiences throughout building, fabulous food and libations, and much more! Tickets Here!

Saturday & Sunday, October 7–8 Community Open House Days

Join us for two days of public programs, tours, and special activities throughout the building for the whole family. Free and Open to All!

Community Days
Saturday, October 7th

10:00 am: Ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Javier Gonzales; SITE’s Chairman of the Board, Andy Wallerstein; and SITE’s Phillips Director and Chief Curator, Irene Hofmann
11:00 am ARTchitectural tour with SHoP Project Manager Ayumi Sugiyama
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Community Time Capsule Project in Education Lab: bring your objects to be photographed!
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Photo Booth! Get your photo taken with a futuristic background!
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Learn all about your future with our fortune tellers!
Noon: Tour with SITE Guides
1:00 pm: Tour in Spanish with SITE Guides
1:30 pm – 3:30pm: Cupcakes and ice cream
2:00 pm: Tour translated in ASL with SITE Guides
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm -Limited edition postcards to the future designed by artist Dario Robleto that visitors can fill out and address to themselves.
3:00 pm Tour with SITE Guides
4:00 pm Tour with SITE Guides
5:30 pm Artist Talk: Lynn Hershman Leeson with Anne Balsamo in the auditorium
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Surroundings welcomes to their space Danae Falliers and Willy Bo Richardson. Open House: 1611 Paseo de Peralta


Sunday, October 8

All Day: Limited edition postcards to the future designed by artist Dario Robleto that visitors can fill out and address to themselves.
10:30 am
Coffee and pastries in our inner courtyard
11:00 am Artist Talk: Rafael Lozano Hemmer in the auditorium
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm  Learn all about your future with our fortune tellers!
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Community Time Capsule Project in Education lab: bring your objects to be photographed!
Noon: Tour with SITE Guides
1:00 pm: Tour in Spanish with SITE Guides
2:00 pm: Tour translated in ASL with SITE Guides
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Photo Booth! Get your photo taken with a futuristic background!
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Cupcakes and ice cream
2:00 pm Artist Talk: Kota Ezawa and book signing in the SITElab
3:00 pm Tea and Tour! A half-hour, focused tour with a tea pairing from the Teahouse on Canyon Road

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Doug Aitken (US) • Patrick Bernatchez (Canada) • Andreas Gursky (Germany) • Lynn Hershman Leeson (US) • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Mexico/Canada) in collaboration with Krzysztof Wodiczko (Poland/US) • Alexis Rockman (US) • Dario Robleto (US) • Tom Sachs (US) • Regina Silveira (Brazil) • Andrea Zittel (US)

For more information on SITE Santa Fe’s Grand Re-opening:
Events: October 5 – 8, 2017

SITE Santa Fe, SPREAD

SMALL GRANTS FOR BIG IDEAS, March 18, 2011

SPREAD seeks to provide micro-grants for innovative projects conceived by New Mexico-based artists. SPREAD is a community dinner that funds artists’ projects and creative initiatives.

Inspired by FEAST in Brooklyn and inCUBATE in Chicago, SPREAD is a recurring public dinner designed to generate community-driven financial support to fund artistic innovation.

For more information about SPREAD, check the following link.