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Join us for this special deep dive into Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and AFTACON 2026 that is coming to Albuquerque this June! Host joni palmer is joined by Ayanna Hudson, Chief Programs Officer with AFTA. Tune in to learn about AFTA and get a sneak peek of the plans for AFTACON 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Join us for the third episode in the three-part series focused on the 100-year celebration of Route 66 in Albuquerque, and on art/public art, history, and culture. In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Ellen Babcock and Lindsey Fromm to discuss the works of Friends of the Orphan Signs – a collaborative public art organization of artist-educators that creatively revitalizes abandoned or unused road signs with artwork, with a particular focus along Route 66.

Join us for the second episode in a three-part series focused on the 100 year celebration of Route 66 in Albuquerque, focused on art/public art, history, and culture.  In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by artists Cameron Krow as well as Ashley and Jonathan LeBlanc in a discussion about the light-based art activations of Downtown’s stretch of Route 66 for City Brights III.

Join us for the first episode in a three-part series focused on the 100 year celebration of Route 66 in Albuquerque, focused on art/public art, history, and culture. In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Deputy Director for the City’s Department of Arts & Culture, Diego Lucero, and multi-media artist Lynnette Haozous in a discussion about Albuquerque’s Route 66 Centennial Celebrations and the Route 66 Remixed projects led by Arts & Culture. 

Join us for this special episode with Michael Ogilvie, the new Public Art Urban Enhancement division manager with the City of Albuquerque. In this episode, host joni palmer and Michael talk about his three decades of public art experience, what drew him to Albuquerque and the role as manager of the City’s Public Art Urban Enhancement division, as well as his approach and vision for the division in Albuquerque.

Join us for the third - and final - episode in this three-part series about the background behind, process of, and the future use of the Albuquerque Bernalillo Public Art Census data and report. In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Caleb Ferganchick, Vice Chair of the City's Arts Board, and Jordan James, Senior Planner at the City, to talk about their thoughts - in their roles with the City - about the Public Art Census report. Guests: Caleb Ferganchick and Jordan James 

Join us for the second episode in this three-part series about the background behind, process of, and the future of the Albuquerque, Bernalillo County Public Art Census data and report.  In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Sarena Ulibarri and Jocelyne Garcia to talk about their experience working as canvassers for the Public Art Census.  Links:Public Art Census: www.cabq.gov/publicart and click on the Learn About the Public Art Census buttonJocyIG: @tlacoyotl.artesWebsite: www.rawartists.com/jocelyneSarenaIG: @sarenaulibarriauthorWebsite: www.sarenaulibarri.com 

 Join us for the first episode in this three-part series where we explore a bit more about the background behind and the future [use] of the Albuquerque, Bernalillo County Public Art Census data and report.  In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Kent Swanson, Bernalillo County Public Art Coordinator, and Matt Carter, Interim Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Manager—and Public Art Collections Manager, to talk about the County-City partnership that made the Public Art Census both possible and successful. 

Join us for the third episode in this three part series about Appreciation + Appropriation in Public Arts in New Mexico.  In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by Manny Manriquez, Deputy Director of Innovation & Commercial Development for the City’s Aviation Department and Regina Chavez Puccetti, former Arts Program Manager at the Albuquerque International Sunport / Aviation Department. joni, Manny, and Regina discuss the Dream of Flight Renovation, the Sunport Reimagined Art Project, and the role of committees in engaging in this conversation.

Join us for the second of 3 episodes about Appreciation + Appropriation in Public Arts in New Mexico.  In this episode, host joni palmer is joined by artists Chris Martinez and Oliver Pope to discuss their artistic practices, community work, and how they are engaging in this conversation.

In this episode, we will begin this 3-episode conversation about Appreciation and Appropriation in Public Art, by focusing on the terms Awareness + Vulnerability + Resilience and the work that the City of Albuquerque and the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division is doing to support and empower all artists in our community. Joining host joni palmer are guests: Elsa Menendez, Deputy Director of Arts & Culture; Noel Begay, Associate Public Art Project Coordinator; and Dillon Shije, Deputy Director of Office of Equity and Inclusion.

Join us for the last episode in this set of 3 episodes about the City’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF).  The episode focuses on the what, why, and how of being on one of the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division’s advisory boards.  Joining host joni m. palmer, are two board members: Dr. Bernadine M. Hernández, a member of the Arts Board, and Julia Youngs, a member of the UETF board.

Join us for the second of 3 episodes about the City’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF) and the unique residency it offers. Artist and community organizer, Gael Luna, and Deputy Executive Director for National Institute of Flamenco, Dr. Annie D’Orazio, join joni palmer to discuss their artist journeys and the UETF Artist Resiliency Residency.

Join us for the first of 3 episodes about the City’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF) and the unique residency it offers. joni palmer talks with Public Art Urban Enhancement Division staff Eric Werner, Management Analyst II and UETF Manager, and Madrone Matishak, Special Project Coordinator, about UETF, the UETF Board, policies, and the Artists Resiliency Residency.

Join us for a conversation with teaching artist and downtown business owner James Black and project coordinator and artist Christine Jelson West, as they talk about activating downtown Albuquerque with temporary, light-based art installations for City Brights II.

Join us for a conversation with Albuquerque spoken word artist and 2016-2018 Albuquerque Poet Laureate Manuel González, and artist Esteban Ismael Durán (a.k.a. Steven Ismael Harris) as they talk about their public art journeys and their collaboration on the Punched Tin/Poet Laureate project.

Join us as Noel Begay (she/her/we), Public Art Project Coordinator, and local artist J P 제피 [s(he), (he)r / he, him / they, them] talk about their journeys into public art and professional collaboration to do the necessary work to reach out to Tribal governments for permission to build and root upon Tribal lands. Noel shares her internal work through generational trauma, trusting in her Diné culture to guide her work within the City as well as what it means to reverse dominant/colonial culture by centering Indigenous perspectives and beliefs. J P discusses their projects that seek to layer the voices and stories of Albuquerque’s Asian community and explore respectful cross-cultural depictions of and belonging to land. 

Join us for a conversation with Augustine Romero, Gallery Curator for Gallery One and South Broadway Cultural Center, and artist Vanessa Alvarado to discuss the new exhibition at Gallery One, “Interpretive Reflections.” “Interpretive Reflections” features artworks by 14 artists who use introspection and self-portraits to express rendering of oneself, with hints of identity.

In this third episode about art and technology, we will be flipping the script: using tech to analyze art. Danicia Monét Malone, Founder and Principal Planner from Rokh, returns to the podcast to tell us about the Public Art Census and what canvassers learned from their work in the field. And, Mandolen Sanchez, Public Art Outreach Program Coordinator, who has been behind the scenes until now, shares how the Public Art Program is using technology to engage people.

This is the second of 3 episodes all about art and technology. joni will be in Gallery One talking with artist Celestino Crowhill, CNM Course Instructor Dr. Brian Rashap, and DTI Director Mark Leech about the CNM Internet of Things and Rapid Prototyping bootcamp and the current Gallery One exhibition.

Join us for the first of 3 episodes all about art and technology. joni will be joined by Andrea Polli, environmental artist and UNM Professor, and Sherri Brueggemann, Manager of the Albuquerque Public Art Program, to discuss the program’s history with art & technology as well as Andrea’s public artworks that integrate art, science, and technology.

Join us for the final episode of three episodes all about murals. joni will be talking with Rose Eason, Executive Director of gallupARTS and Madalena Salazar, Executive Director of Working Classroom in Albuquerque about the role of partnerships and the community impact of mural projects in Albuquerque as well as Gallup, New Mexico.

“The Logistics of Coordinating and Making Murals in Albuquerque” is a discussion between local muralists, Noé Barnett and Andrew Fearnside about what it takes to create murals. Join us for the second of 3 episodes all about murals as Noé, Andrew, and joni discuss the logistics of coordinating and making murals in Albuquerque.

Join us for a conversation about murals. This is the first of 3 episodes about murals. Host joni palmer talks with Dr. Kym Pinder, Dean of the Yale School of Art, and Nani Chacon, a nationally recognized Diné (Navajo) and Chicana painter and muralist, about the power and perception of murals.

Take Another Look: "A New Home: For the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division and a Gallery in City Hall" is a discussion between Mayor Tim Keller and Arts & Culture Department Director Dr. Shelle Sanchez.Mayor Keller, Dr. Shelle Sanchez, and Joni discuss the new home for the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division (PAUED) staff and the new art gallery in City Hall - Gallery One. Tune in to hear about the motivation behind the new art gallery and the inaugural exhibition, "A Day in the Life II."

Take Another Look: “Behind the Scenes - New Glass Art at the IDL” is a conversation between Albuquerque artist Reyes Padilla and CABQ Public Art Planner Robyne Robinson, about the exciting glass art project in the International District.  Tune in to learn more about the creation of glass mosaic and glass panel installations at Albuquerque's International District Library (IDL) that is currently in the works. Reyes, Robyne, and Joni discuss the Public Art Process; how the project at the IDL got started; and partnering with international, world-renowned glass fabrication studio Franz Mayer of Munich. Reyes also shares more about his artistic process, how he is engaging with the community to inform his design for the IDL, and the experience traveling to Germany to work with Mayer of Munich.

Take Another Look: “Bigger Budget, Bigger Ideas” is a conversation between Dorothy Stermer, Albuquerque Arts Board member, and Sherri Brueggemann. Dorothy, Sherri, and joni explain the role and responsibilities of the Albuquerque Arts Board. In October 2022, City Council approved an Ordinance change from 1% to 1.5% of general obligation bonds for Art. Dorothy and Sherri share how the Arts Board and Albuquerque Public Art Program staff worked together to update the Public Art Ordinance as well as what the bigger budget means for the Public Art Program. Check out the episode to learn how you can join the Albuquerque Arts Board and learn about the big ideas for public art in Albuquerque. 

Take Another Look: "CABQ Public Art Collection 101" is a conversation between Matt Carter, CABQ Public Art Collections Manager, and Danicia Monét Malone, Founder and Principal Planner for Rokh. Join Danicia, Matt, and joni as they dive into more about the Albuquerque Public Art Program; uncover what it means to maintain or care for a Public Art Collection; and dig into how a Public Art Census can help us understand other public forms of creative expression, cultural equity, and spatial justice throughout Bernalillo County. Check out the episode to learn how you can be part of the Bernalillo County and City of Albuquerque Public Art Programs’ Public Art Census.

Take Another Look: “The History of the City’s Public Art Program” is a conversation between Sherri Brueggemann, Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Manager, and Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera, Albuquerque artist. Sherri, Sonny, and joni discuss the history of the Albuquerque Public Art Program as well as the future of the program. Sherri provides insights on the Albuquerque Public Art Program and how it compares to other Public Art Programs around the country; while Sonny shares how the program has changed over the years and discusses his public art works. Check out the episode to learn how you can become part of the future and history of the Albuquerque Public Art Program.

Take Another Look: “What is Public Art?” is a discussion between Sherri Brueggemann, Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Manager, and Dr. Erika Doss, Edith O’Donnell Distinguished Chair at Institute of Art History at The University of Texas at Dallas. Sherri, Erika, and joni discuss the definition of public art; the current trends, challenges, and opportunities in public art; as well as exciting projects and research they have in the works.