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Roe Libretto’s paintings contain elements of universal stories that create an opportunity for viewers to gain insight into their own subconscious. The New Orleans Museum of Art’s exhibition “Inventing Acadia” reveals Louisiana’s role in creating a new vision for the American landscape. Ancestral funk artist, Siobhan Monique is a conduit for those who came before her.

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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.

This week on ¡COLORES! Stunningly beautiful and t

This week on ¡COLORES! Stunningly beautiful and threatened: the monarch butterfly in New Mexico. “We need all the different pieces of our ecosystem. Monarchs are a very obvious one and we need them because that ecosystem supports us physically. It also supports us spiritually.” - Steve Cary, Author of 'Butterfly Landscapes of New Mexico' Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! honoring Indigeneity, insp

This week on ¡COLORES! honoring Indigeneity, inspired by community and the southwest, Amy Denet Deal, founder of 4kinship transforms upcycled, restored and small batch textiles into fashion. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS App. Link in bio.

Saturday on ¡COLORES! meet Amy Denet Deal, founde

Roe Libretto’s paintings contain elements of uni

Roe Libretto’s paintings contain elements of universal stories that create an opportunity for viewers to gain insight into their own subconscious. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm on New Mexico PBS and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

Roe Libretto’s paintings contain elements of uni

Roe Libretto’s paintings contain elements of universal stories that create an opportunity for viewers to gain insight into their own subconscious. Here she shares a little bit the themes in her work. Get the whole story on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio. @roe_libretto_allegorical_art @colores_nmpbs

Albuquerque’s Doug Wiggins’s creates recycled

Albuquerque’s Doug Wiggins’s creates recycled and upcycled wearable art. Billie Eilish wearing his designs put him in the spotlight. Get the whole story on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio. @billieeilish @donebydoug #dougwiggins @colores_nmpbs

Albuquerque’s Doug Wiggins’s shares a bit abou

Albuquerque’s Doug Wiggins’s shares a bit about the inspiration for his recycled and upcycled wearable art. Get the whole story on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio. @billieeilish @donebydoug #dougwiggins @colores_nmpbs

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Albuquerque Painter, David Kassan is dedicated to

Albuquerque Painter, David Kassan is dedicated to ensuring the lives and stories of holocaust survivors are never forgotten. Watch ¡COLORES! at 4pm Saturday on @NMPBS and stream anytime on the PBS App. See the link in our bio. @davidkassan

Albuquerque Painter, David Kassan is dedicated to

Albuquerque Painter, David Kassan is dedicated to ensuring the lives and stories of holocaust survivors are never forgotten. Watch ¡COLORES! at 4pm Saturday on @NMPBS and stream anytime on the PBS App. See the link in our bio. @davidkassan

Saturday on ¡COLORES! learn more about the histor

Saturday on ¡COLORES! learn more about the history of Black Homesteaders in New Mexico, their influence and contributions to the land, how and why communities are built, and how to carry the torch with Rita Powdrell and Brenda Dabney. Watch at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS App. See the link in our bio. #BlackHistory

Saturday on ¡COLORES! Rita Powdrell and Brenda Da

Saturday on ¡COLORES! Rita Powdrell and Brenda Dabney carry the torch forward sharing the purpose and meaning of African American homesteading in #NewMexico. Watch at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS App. See the link in our bio. #BlackHistory

Unknown, civil rights hero Miguel Trujillo fought

Unknown, civil rights hero Miguel Trujillo fought tirelessly to win Native Americans in New Mexico the right to vote. Learn more about his history and legacy on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

"I promise I will talk every chance I get about Mi

"I promise I will talk every chance I get about Miguel Trujillo." - Gordon Bronitsky Miguel Trujillo was New Mexico's great unknown civil rights pioneer. Learn more about his history and legacy on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! An immigrant’s history… Cecilia Navarette shares her family’s story of hope, resolve, and opportunity working at Albuquerque’s locomotive repair shops. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Grounded in clay, Rose B.

This week on ¡COLORES! Grounded in clay, Rose B. Simpson of Santa Clara Pueblo shares how pottery is at the heart of her culture. #NewMexico #Indigenous Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

Grounded in clay, Rose B. Simpson of Santa Clara P

Grounded in clay, Rose B. Simpson of Santa Clara Pueblo shares how pottery is at the heart of her culture. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! – Pasó por aquí…pass

This week on ¡COLORES! – Pasó por aquí…passed by here. Retracing the extraordinary Fray Domínguez and Escalante expedition of 1776 in the southwest. Watch Saturday at 4pm or stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! – Photographer Gus Foste

This week on ¡COLORES! – Photographer Gus Foster looks at the world through a 360 degree lens. Drawing from decades of landscape photography Gus shares his favorite images of mountain peaks. Watch Saturday at 4pm or stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! – Inspired by New Mexico

This week on ¡COLORES! – Inspired by New Mexico wilderness, the film “Vastness” reflects the discipline and talent of young dancers at NDI New Mexico. Watch Saturday at 4pm or stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the s

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the scenes look at the spectacular happenings of the Santa Fe Antiques Roadshow event! Here's Aaron Sena of @NMPBS and Jeffrey Elias of @RoadshowPBS on Museum Hill, right here in New Mexico getting ready for production. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the s

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the scenes look at the spectacular happenings of the Santa Fe Antiques Roadshow event! Executive Producer Marsha Bemko shares her process, show details and you'll get a firsthand look at appraisals, amazing treasures and so much more, right here in New Mexico. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the s

This week on ¡COLORES! get a special behind the scenes look at the spectacular happenings of the #SantaFe Antiques Roadshow event. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Los Dias is a beautiful ce

This week on ¡COLORES! Los Dias is a beautiful centuries-old tradition in New Mexico that welcomes the new year with joy and music. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! experience a musical welco

This week on ¡COLORES! experience a musical welcome to the new year with Los Dias! Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

With beautiful bright colors and bold geometric de

With beautiful bright colors and bold geometric designs Navajo weaver Venancio Aragon builds upon ancestral knowledge. Watch the full episode Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. This ¡COLORES! story is produced by Associate Producer Maliaq Kairaiuak, Yupik & Athabaskan and UNM Intern in 2022.

This ¡COLORES! story was produced by Associate Pr

This ¡COLORES! story was produced by Associate Producer Maliaq Kairaiuak, Yupik & Athabaskan and a UNM Intern in 2022 With beautiful bright colors and bold geometric designs Navajo weaver Venancio Aragon builds upon ancestral knowledge. Watch the full episode Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Author Denise Chávez and

This week on ¡COLORES! Author Denise Chávez and illustrator El Moisés celebrate Rudolfo Anaya’s Christmas book, Owl in a Straw Hat 3, a children’s story full of #NewMexican characters, geography and traditions. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Set to the beautiful music of the Santa Fe Desert

Set to the beautiful music of the Santa Fe Desert Choral, ¡COLORES! goes on a stunning photographic tour of some of New Mexico’s most beautiful and ancient adobe churches. Seeing these beautiful churches at Christmas time, the tradition of giving is personified by stories of great love and even miracles. Today they are symbols of the rich cultural heritage New Mexicans share. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio

This week on ¡COLORES! join us for a special musi

This week on ¡COLORES! join us for a special musical celebration of Las Posadas. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Check out the musicians warming up behind the scen

Check out the musicians warming up behind the scenes before taping this week's episode of ¡COLORES! featuring the tradition of Las Posadas. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! fearless, defiant, Albuque

This week on ¡COLORES! fearless, defiant, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Anna Martinez reads her powerful poem “Women of Burque” and speaks out about poetic rebirth, identity, having a voice, and the power of words. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Curator of the #Indigenous fashion show at the , A

Curator of the #Indigenous fashion show at the , Amber Dawn Bear Robe gives the audience an experience they cannot find anywhere else. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Giving the audience an experience they cannot find

Giving the audience an experience they cannot find anywhere else – curator of the Indigenous fashion show at the Santa Fe Indian Market, Amber Dawn Bear Robe’s mission is to establish a platform for Native fashion and designers. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Pueblo people share personal insights that reveal

Pueblo people share personal insights that reveal how pottery is a powerful element that sits at the heart of their cultures. Grounded In Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery premieres Saturday at 4:30pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Overcoming PTSD, Osage artist Dante Biss-Grayson,

Overcoming PTSD, Osage artist Dante Biss-Grayson, a combat veteran of Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan finds healing through painting and a connection to the land. Watch ¡COLORES! at 4pm Saturday and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. #VeteransDay #NewMexico

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