Dedicated to New Mexico's Creative Spirit

Support received from 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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Johnson shares how "Considering Matthew Shepard" is about transforming tragedy into a call for compassion and reflection on our shared humanity. A living soundscape transforms a Cleveland museum gallery into a spiritual space. From brown paper bags to roller skates, Tiffany Lawson’s art transforms everyday materials into stories of Black life, resilience, and the freedom found in imperfection.

Episodes

An older man in a suit sits in a black armchair gesturing with his hands; a book titled "The Undiscovered Country" is displayed on a small table beside him.

Paul Hutton, The Undiscovered Country

Silhouette of a person in a long dress standing in a narrow beam of light against a dark background.

The Haunting of Old Town

A young person with short blond hair wearing a gray sweater sits in front of a weathered, rusted window frame.

Considering Matthew Shepard

A man with a beard points a handgun forward, set against a dark, dramatic landscape with cloudy skies in a monochrome, painted style.

Establishing American Law in New Mexico

An expressionist painting depicts several figures with exaggerated facial features and vivid colors gathered closely together, some with hands clasped and one with a hand on another's shoulder.

Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945

Person sitting on a fallen tree in a forest, holding a carved wooden piece depicting a face.

Relatable Retablos, Vince Campos

A vintage gray car is parked in a driveway next to an incomplete bike frame with wheels.

The Art of Lowrider Bicycles & The Val De La O Show

An art gallery room displays abstract black and gray geometric sculptures and paintings, including circular, rectangular, and curved forms on white walls and a gray floor.

Abstractions in Nature, Karen Yank

A person sits on a black chair playing a wooden flute, surrounded by several other flutes, with a dark blue curtain in the background.

Pueblo Flute Maker Marlon Magdalena

A person in traditional regalia participates in a Native American powwow, with other dancers and attendees visible in the background on a grassy field.

The Power of Powwows

Artists

Two people sit in armchairs on a studio set with a screen displaying the word “¡COLORES!” in colorful letters.

Hutton, Paul Andrew

An adult in a purple jacket is sitting with a child, playing an acoustic guitar, while both look in the same direction.

De La O, Valentino

A man sits on a custom-built bicycle in a yard with two other bicycles and a wooden shed in the background. The name "Aaron Gonzales" is displayed on the image.

Gonzales, Aaron

A woman and a woman smiling.

Yank, Karen

A musician plays wooden flutes while seated across from a woman in a studio with a screen displaying the word “¡COLORES!”.

Magdalena, Marlon

A woman underwater holds a woven basket, wearing a feather headband and a fringed skirt, with fishing nets visible in the background.

Romero, Cara

Two people sit in armchairs facing each other on a TV studio set with a screen displaying the word "¡Colores!" in colorful letters.

Gaffigan, James

A terrazzo floor with geometric and swirling patterns in shades of blue, brown, orange, green, and beige.

Weissman, Joan

Painting of a woman's face with curly hair against an orange background, partially obscured by large pink-purple flowers in the foreground.

López, Pola

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

Tasker, Ella

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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