Taos Galleries

Taos Center for the Arts

145 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte

Taos New mexico, 87571

Upcoming exhibits at Taos Center for the Arts

Apr 2026

• Apr. 30 2026 Jun. 14 2026

  TCA Exhibits: The Collaborators

  TCA Exhibits 

  The Collaborators

  Paintings by Joseph L. Concha and Peter Merscher

  April 30 – June 14

  Gallery Hours: Before all TCA Events or by appointment M-F 9-5pm, call TCA to schedule a viewing: 575-758-2052

  Two Artists / One canvas…The Collaborators work together telling stories in color! 

  About the exhibition

   These paintings, started in 2021, combine the efforts and attitudes of both Peter and Joseph as a reaction to the Covid pandemic and the isolation people felt from one another during this difficult global experience. 

  Artist Statement 

  “We thought, let’s give it a try and together shape some ideas into paintings. Peter was anxious to get the painting studio going and Joseph had some ideas worth exploring. We stayed masked in public so we could keep our studio healthy.

    We are influenced by ancient petroglyphs, symbols and cave paintings as well as modern art from the past century. Our local history and geography yield important themes we continue to follow.

    Collaborating takes time and planning. We’ve been able to work through the projects, balancing egos as we work.  As drawings and color samples begin to take shape we have the elements to start a canvas. The painting then takes on its own life as we paint.  If one paints then the other is art directing. “ – Peter Merscher 

  Artist Bios 

  Joseph L. Concha  is Tiwa from Taos. He studied at IAIA in 1973, writes poetry and promotes his native language.  

  Peter Merscher came to Arroyo Hondo from Philadelphia in 1983. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

  Both artists share altruistic principles and volunteer at local food banks and coops. They have been friends for more than 40 years and share interests in art, archeology, history and the natural world.

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Jun 2026

• Jun. 03 2026 Jul. 10 2026

  Calling All Filmmakers! Taos 48 Hour Film Challenge

  Calling All Filmmakers! 

  Taos 48 Hour Film Challenge

  We’re baaaaaack! And pumped to be hosting another Taos 48 Hour Film Challenge! Gather your team and register by Friday, July 10th at 6:00PM to partake in all the fun filled madness. Be sure to follow our IG @taos48hrfilm and stay up to speed with all that we have in store.

  HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

  1. Assemble your team.
  2. Complete your registration form HERE and pay your registration fee.
  3. Receive your prompt. On FRIDAY, July 10th at 7:01PM the 48HR team will send a prompt (see example below) to the email you provide at exactly 7:01PM. Then it’s up to you and your team to write, shoot and edit a short film that’s no longer than 7-minutes… in 48 hours! 

  Prompt example:

  + theme/genre, ex: Musical Thriller!

  + a line of dialogue, ex: “Don’t put that in there!”

  + a prop, ex: a hammer

  4. Submit your film. Your team will have until SUNDAY, July 12th at 7:01PM (NO EXCEPTIONS) to send us your film (7-minutes max) as a downloadable .mp4 or. mov to [email protected]. If your submission is not delivered by 7:01PM your team will be disqualified from the challenge.
  5. Prepare for the red carpet! On THURSDAY, July 16th at 6:30PM at the Taos Center for the Arts, all eligible films will be shown on the BIG Screen!

  SCREENING:

  Doors open: 5:30PM

  Tickets: $15.00

  Filmmaker Meet & Greet pre-screening in TCA’s Encore lobby starting at 5:30PM. 

  Join us after the show for the official after party at Hotel Willa!

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  CONTACT: Email [email protected] or call 248-933-2021 with any questions or concerns. 

  Check out our website www.taos48.org for more information and last October’s Taos 48 winners!

  Follow @taos48hrfilm on Instagram for all announcements and updates.

  Peep our YouTube channel for past Taos 48 films.

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• Jun. 18 2026 Aug. 02 2026

  TCA Exhibits: elemental ephemera

  TCA Exhibits 

  elemental ephemera

  Works by Kayla Powers and Gillian Moore

  June 18 – August 2 

  Gallery Hours: The Encore Gallery is open before all TCA Events and by appointment during the week, please call TCA’s Office to schedule a viewing outside of TCA Events – (575) 758-2052

  elemental ephemera is an ecosystem of works deeply rooted in particulars of place by New Mexico-based artists Kayla Powers and Gillian Moore.

  elemental ephemera is an ecosystem of works deeply rooted in particulars of place. Through material acts of dyeing, painting, sewing, and manipulations of photographic foraging, New Mexico-based artists Kayla Powers and Gillian Moore create forms and surfaces that embody the temporal mutability of the living world grounded upon the relative permanence of geologic place. 

  Installed in symbiosis, the chromatic and material sensibilities of each artist invite meditations on the natural world and our role within it. The quiet, accumulated layers of Moore’s paintings are sedimentary, erosional—simultaneously invoking the qualities of desert soils and vast landscapes in intimate proximity and expansive distance. Her works observe the land as a primal repository of psychological significance and metaphor. The haptic qualities of Powers’ quilted constructions are exaltations in detail and tactility. Her pieces entwine the documentary allure of photography with the touching, hand-worked softness of aggregated thread and woven surface. Hue, texture, and rhythm transport experiences of the works’ natural origins to the gallery. They implicate the viewer’s attention, unfolding elusive features of the world around us and prompting a reverence for the places we inhabit. 

  Artist Bios 

  Kayla Powers (b. 1988) is a place-based artist and naturalist whose textile work is rooted in ecological connection. Working with traditional practices of foraging, dyeing, weaving, and stitching, she explores the common threads of our shared humanity with the aim of fostering deeper connections—to the earth, to craft, and to one another.

  She holds an MFA in Fiber Art from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BA in Art History from Western Michigan University. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in Melbourne, Stetson University in Deland, Florida, and Simone DeSousa Gallery in Detroit, Michigan among others. Powers has been awarded artist residencies across the U.S. and abroad, including AiR Green in Norway, the Icelandic Textile Center in Iceland, and Breck Create in Breckenridge, Colorado. She was the 2025 International Artist in Residence and Hancock Fellow at the Australian Tapestry Workshop and a 2025 recipient of an Environmental Artistic Activism Grant from the Puffin Foundation. She has also received the President’s Award for Sustainability from Cranbrook Academy of Art, a Windgate Fellowship at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and is a 2026 Fulcrum Foundation Grant recipient.

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Upcoming events at Taos Center for the Arts

Apr 2026

Jun 2026

• Thu Jun. 04
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Health & Wellness

  MovementLab 3Bodies: Connections (Movement for Seniors) | 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Thu Jun. 04
  • Music

  TCA Presents: Lone Piñon  | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Sat Jun. 06
  • Competitions

  Fiesta de Taos Presents: Fiesta de Taos Royal Pageant | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Sat Jun. 06
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: The Christophers | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Sun Jun. 07
  • Discussion/Presentation
  • Film

  Women’s Rebel Voices Film & Music Tour: The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane | 4:00pm - 7:30pm
• Mon Jun. 08
  • Film

  Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo | 4:00pm - 5:45pm
• Mon Jun. 08
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Jimpa | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Tue Jun. 09
  • Dance
  • Health & Wellness

  MovementLab 3Bodies: Composition | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
• Tue Jun. 09
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Jimpa | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Wed Jun. 10
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Ghost Elephants | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
• Thu Jun. 11
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Health & Wellness

  MovementLab 3Bodies: Connections (Movement for Seniors) | 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Thu Jun. 11
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Steal this story, please! | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Fri Jun. 12
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Jimpa | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Sat Jun. 13
  • Visual Arts

  TCA Exhibits: The Collaborators Artist Talk | 10:00am - 11:00am
• Sun Jun. 14
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Steal this story, please! CCAP | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Mon Jun. 15
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Jimpa | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
• Mon Jun. 15
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Steal this story, please! | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Tue Jun. 16
  • Dance
  • Health & Wellness

  MovementLab 3Bodies: Composition | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
• Tue Jun. 16
  • Film

  Movies on the Big Screen: Steal this story, please! | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Wed Jun. 17
  • Film

  I Love Boosters | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
• Thu Jun. 18
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Health & Wellness

  MovementLab 3Bodies: Connections (Movement for Seniors) | 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Thu Jun. 18
  • Art Exhibits
  • Opening/Closing Reception

  TCA Exhibits: elemental ephemera (opening reception) | 4:00pm - 6:00pm