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Millicent Rogers Museum Presents

Acequias: The Legacy Lives On 

w/ post screening Panel Discussion

SAT May 30, 4pm

FREE; Registration Recommended

4:00pm – Film Screening

5:00pm – Panel Discussion

Presented in connection with La Acequia, Nuestra Madre: Art and History of New Mexican Waterways exhibition at the Millicent Rogers Museum.

About the film 

A visually stunning documentary about New Mexico’s enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, parciante, lawmakers, journalists and members of the community.

Panelists

Sylvia Rodríguez is a native Taoseña and professor emerita of anthropology and former Director of the Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. She was drawn to anthropology because it offered a framework for understanding who she is and where she came from. Her research and publications have focused on interethnic relations in the Upper Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, where she has studied the cultural impact of tourism; the relationship between ritual, place, and ethnic identity; and conflict over land and water. She has conducted ethnographic and community participatory action research with acequia organizations, and testified as an expert witness on behalf of acequia associations. She currently studies the politics and anthropology of water and collaborates with researchers in various disciplines on questions of acequia sustainability and resilience. She is a commissioner on the Acequia de San Antonio in Valdez and a board member of the Taos Valley Acequia Association.

Floyd Archuleta is a lifelong acequia parciánte, rancher, farmer, gardener, and artist from Des Montes, New Mexico. He is a retired Town of Taos Director of Building, Parks and Recreation, Safety Director, and Project Manager. Throughout his career, he also served as Manager of Freeland Sand and Gravel in Los Brazos, New Mexico, and as Project Manager for Contreras Construction in San Diego. Floyd is a past member of the Taos Valley Acequia Association and a current member of the Rio Hondo Watershed District. Deeply rooted in the traditions and stewardship of Northern New Mexico land and water, Floyd continues the life of a rancher, farmer, and gardener while also working as an artist and owner-operator of the Des Montes Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden. His artwork and community involvement reflect a lifelong commitment to acequia culture, land-based traditions, and the preservation of New Mexico’s agricultural heritage.

The Millicent Rogers Museum is proud to present La Acequia, Nuestra Madre: Art and History of New Mexican Waterways, a powerful exhibition exploring water stewardship through the voices of contemporary New Mexican artists. Co curated by artist Toby Morfin and Claire Pelaez Motsinger, this exhibition brings together artists whose creative practices are deeply intertwined with care for the land.

For more information visit millicentrogersmuseum.org

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