Dedicated to New Mexico's Creative Spirit

Support received from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico PBS Great Southwestern Arts & Education Endowment Fund, and the Nellita E. Walker Fund for KNME-TV at the Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, by the National Endowment for the Arts and Viewers Like You.

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Winner of the Music Guild of New Mexico’s 2025 Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Strings Competition, Ella Tasker shares what she loves about playing the violin and we see her award-winning performance. Captivated by the flute, Brian Dunbar of the Crane School of Music mentors the next generation of musicians.

Episodes

A woman touches a bronze face sculpture on a wall, part of a series of identical faces. She appears reflective, her hand carefully placed on one sculpture.

Nikesha Breeze, Ancestral Memory

A young girl with long brown hair in a ponytail plays a violin, wearing a blue floral dress, against a blue background.

Young Violinist, Ella Tasker

Four wooden sculptures featuring stylized human figures with deer antlers, standing on a neutral background.

Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest

A large choir stands on stage with raised hands, accompanied by a seated orchestra below. The backdrop displays "I AM." and several names in capital letters.

New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus

A woman with long blonde hair sits in a black chair against a dark blue curtain, wearing a black turtleneck and several necklaces.

APS Art Teacher of the Year, Lisa Gillett

Two women sit across from each other in black chairs on a studio set with a round table and a screen displaying the word "¡COLORES!" in colorful letters.

Author Melinda Snodgrass

A dimly lit outdoor scene at night shows a person sitting by a table under a tree, illuminated by a red light.

Poet Laureate Lauren Camp

Man with glasses reading a book in front of a blue curtain.

Poet Laureate Darryl Lorenzo Wellington & Damien Flores

A painting of a deer with his arms outstretched.

Holly Roberts, Blending Realities

An older man wearing glasses, a black vest, and a blue shirt gestures with his hands while sitting in a black chair against a dark blue curtain background.

The Bad Girls of New Mexico, Robert Torrez

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Artists

A girl in a blue dress plays the violin indoors, focusing on her performance.

Tasker, Ella

A large choir of diverse adults, some in wheelchairs, pose on stage wearing matching black shirts with rainbow lettering, arms raised, in front of a grand piano and wood-paneled background.

New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus

A woman with long blonde hair sits in a black chair, wearing a black turtleneck and maroon pants, gesturing with both hands in front of a dark blue curtain.

Gillett, Lisa

A woman with long, light brown hair sits in a black chair, gesturing with her hands, with a blue curtain and a paper cup visible in the background.

Snodgrass, Melinda

A woman stands at a microphone reading to an audience seated in a cozy, guitar-filled room with eclectic decorations and wooden furniture.

Camp, Lauren

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Torrez, Robert

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Randall, Margaret

Man with glasses reading a book in front of a blue curtain.

Wellington, Darryl Lorenzo

A group of people stands in front of an open truck loaded with boxes. Two individuals are inside the truck, while others are standing on the ground.

Trainor, Genevieve

A model walking down a runway wearing Amber Dawn Bear Robe's designs.

Bear Robe, Amber-Dawn

New Mexicans Connecting with Ukrainians

Stories and experiences from within Ukraine and support found close to home.

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Stories devoted to the creative spirit. ¡COLORES! airs on New Mexico PBS as a weekly art series, airing Saturdays at 4:00pm on Ch.5.1.

Recognition, respect, and a place for healing –

Changing the world through music, The New Mexico G

Changing the world through music, The New Mexico G

Albuquerque Public Schools Art Teacher of the Year

@abqschools Art Teacher of the Year, Lisa Gillett

From Star Trek the Next Generation TV series to th

From Star Trek the Next Generation TV series to th

New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp transforms co

New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp transforms co

New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp transforms co

A dramatic escape and a successful new life, Lan S

Exploring how the power of poetry can transcend ti

Dedicated to cultural storytelling, Albuquerque’

Inspired by personal experience, contemporary life

Inspired by personal experience, contemporary life

Delving into 300 years of judicial records, histor

Delving into 300 years of judicial records, histor

In her book “Letters from the Edge” Margaret R

In her book “Letters from the Edge” Margaret R

In her book “Letters from the Edge” Margaret R

A tribute to author John Nichols, watch a replay o

A tribute to author John Nichols, watch a replay o

Exploring how the power of poetry can transcend ti

Exploring how the power of poetry can transcend ti

Exploring how the power of poetry can transcend ti

Exploring how the power of poetry can transcend ti

Driven to reveal the human side of the Ukraine-Rus

Driven to reveal the human side of the Ukraine-Rus

Driven to reveal the human side of the Ukraine-Rus

Valentino De La O reflects on the legacy of his gr

Valentino De La O reflects on the legacy of his gr

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe spotlights Indigenous designe

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe spotlights Indigenous designe

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe spotlights Indigenous designe

Learn more about the history of Black Homesteaders

Saturday on ¡COLORES! Rita Powdrell and Brenda Da

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