Dedicated to New Mexico's Creative Spirit

Support received from the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation

Creating a World Premiere at The Santa Fe Opera: A ¡COLORES! Special

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Santa Fe Opera world premiere, The Lord of Cries. Includes interviews with composer John Corigliano, librettist Mark Adamo, counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, and other creative forces.

New Mexicans Connecting with Ukrainians

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

The Latest

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. The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company gives African Americans the freedom to express the stories of their souls. From screenwriting to editing, kids and teens study the ins and outs of filmmaking at the Young Filmmakers Academy.

Subscribe to Our Email List

colores_nmpbs

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.

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

This week on ¡COLORES! Dante Biss-Grayson’s art

This week on ¡COLORES! Dante Biss-Grayson’s art is an expression of his experiences as a combat veteran combined with the PTSD those experiences begot him. Having studied art before enlisting, he became reacquainted with painting as a means of confronting and expressing the loss, the absurdity, and the beauty of war. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Dante Biss-Grayson’s art

This week on ¡COLORES! Dante Biss-Grayson’s art is an expression of his experiences as a combat veteran combined with the PTSD those experiences begot him. Having studied art before enlisting, he became reacquainted with painting as a means of confronting and expressing the loss, the absurdity, and the beauty of war. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Today on ¡COLORES! Librettist for The Santa Fe Op

Today on ¡COLORES! Librettist for The Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of “This Little Light of Mine,” Diana Solomon-Glover shines a light on the inspiring story of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer – who spoke truth to power and sent shock waves throughout the nation. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Librettist for The Santa F

This week on ¡COLORES! Librettist for The Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of “This Little Light of Mine,” Diana Solomon-Glover shines a light on the inspiring story of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer – who spoke truth to power and sent shock waves throughout the nation. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Mark Winter shares his one

This week on ¡COLORES! Mark Winter shares his one-of-a-kind collection and the rich history behind the elaborate charro suits and china poblana dresses that became the traditional attire of Mexican culture. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! renowned New Mexican photo

This week on ¡COLORES! renowned New Mexican photojournalist Miguel Gandert’s common ancestry with his subjects has produced an insider’s view of contemporary Indo-Hispano culture. A culture which, despite change, maintains deep roots in the past. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! in collaboration with the

This week on ¡COLORES! in collaboration with the @NewMexicoHistoryMuseum, cultural historian Don Usner shares the heart of car culture – lowriding. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Specialist in monstrosities, author of “Terry an

Specialist in monstrosities, author of “Terry and the Positivity Pet,” Gabriela Henner’s whimsical #monsters inspire kindness, not fear. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. @gabsofphotos

This week on ¡COLORES! specialist in monstrositie

This week on ¡COLORES! specialist in monstrosities, author of “Terry and the Positivity Pet,” Gabriela Henner’s whimsical #monsters inspire kindness, not fear. Watch Saturday at 4pm on @NMPBS and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. @gabsofphotos

This week on ¡COLORES! through a Chicano lens, Er

This week on ¡COLORES! through a Chicano lens, Eric Garcia @elmacheteillustrated serves up sharp critiques of our society. Creating political art that confronts the American dream. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. #cartoon #politicalart

This week on ¡COLORES! through a Chicano lens, Er

This week on ¡COLORES! through a Chicano lens, Eric Garcia @elmacheteillustrated serves up sharp critiques of our society. Creating political art that confronts the American dream. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. #cartoon #politicalart

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker @

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker @patrickhilsman shares his recent experiences in Ukraine and his documentary. Here he shares the plight of doctor and her family. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker @

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker @PatrickHilsman shares his recent experiences in cities and on the front lines of the war in Ukraine. The conversation is followed by the premiere of his documentary “Comedy at War.” Shot on location, “Comedy at War” features Valaria who fled the destruction of her home in Kharkiv and in a time of tragedy turned to comedy. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker P

This week on ¡COLORES! journalist and filmmaker Patrick Hilsman shares his recent experiences in Ukrainian cities and on the front lines of the war in Ukraine. In this clip he uses pop culture to articulate the impact of a cultural moment. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Today on ¡COLORES! at the Santa Fe Spanish Market

Today on ¡COLORES! at the Santa Fe Spanish Market, Andrew Montoya discovered his lifelong passion for the art of Retablo. Now, he keeps that passion alive through mentoring. Watch at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! at the Santa Fe Spanish Ma

This week on ¡COLORES! at the Santa Fe Spanish Market, Andrew Montoya discovered his lifelong passion for the art of Retablo. Now, he keeps that passion alive through mentoring. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! Living in a pandemic, Fran

This week on ¡COLORES! Living in a pandemic, Frank Buffalo Hyde’s “Zombie Nation” reimagines cultural icons. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. #Indigenous #Artist @frankbuffalohyde

This week on ¡COLORES! Haley Greenfeather seeks h

This week on ¡COLORES! Haley Greenfeather seeks healing and acceptance with her mural queer indigenous feminisms. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. #NewMexico #Artist

Stranded in deep space, trying to find a way home… “Edmund and The Astronaut” is an ambitious play by Albuquerque’s Sarah Loeppke and Ross Kelly about an unlikely friendship. Stream ¡COLORES! on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! meet Edmund, a droid that

This week on ¡COLORES! meet Edmund, a droid that had an immediate connection to our camera! Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App.

This week on ¡COLORES! Stranded in deep space, tr

This week on ¡COLORES! Stranded in deep space, trying to find a way home… “Edmund and The Astronaut” is an ambitious play by Albuquerque’s Sarah Loeppke and Ross Kelly about an unlikely friendship. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

“My Heart Belongs to Nature is an attempt withou

“My Heart Belongs to Nature is an attempt without raising my hands or doing anything, to address the fact that we are destroying the planet in almost every way imaginable. We’re destroying the biology that sustains us and this book is about the biology that sustains us.” - John Nichols Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! a photographic tribute, au

This week on ¡COLORES! a photographic tribute, author John Nichols’ beautiful book from @UNMPress, 'My Heart Belongs to Nature' was created from a lifetime of observing, experiencing and loving nature. Watch Saturday at 4pm and stream on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! a photographic tribute, au

This week on ¡COLORES! a photographic tribute, author John Nichols’ beautiful book from University of New Mexico Press, My Heart Belongs to Nature was created from a lifetime of observing, experiencing and loving nature. Here he shares a bit about it in a song. Watch the full episode Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. .
.
.
#PBS @PBS #COLORES #NewMexico #JohnNichols #newmexico #newmexicotrue #literature #milagrobeanfieldwar #themagicjourney #thenewmexicotrilogy #diversity #reading #nature #Photography #bookstagram #MyHeartBelongstoNature

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker Frank Blazquez focuses on the counter-narrative. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker Frank Blazquez focuses on the counter-narrative. Here he shares a story and inspiration behind his work. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. .
.
.
.
@frankblazquez #newmexico #albuquerque #documentary #nmpbscolores #photography #pbs #pbs #document #truth #storytelling #dt #albuquerqueart #chicano #chicanoart #cholo #choloart #chola #cholaart #photography

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker Frank Blazquez focuses on the counter-narrative. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker

This week on ¡COLORES! photographer and filmmaker Frank Blazquez focuses on the counter-narrative. Here he shares some insight about some of his best and most challenging moments. Watch ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. .
.
.
.
@frankblazquez #newmexico #albuquerque #documentary #nmpbscolores #photography #pbs #pbs #document #truth #storytelling #dt #albuquerqueart #chicano #chicanoart #cholo #choloart #chola #cholaart #photography

Albuquerque’s Roots celebrates our local food sh

Albuquerque’s Roots celebrates our local food shed and looks back at how we sustain a rich agricultural practice to this day. Told through the voices of community members this thirty-minute documentary is a personal story that connects the past with the present and shows us how sustenance and sustainability are part of the common thread that connects us all. Watch Albuquerque Roots on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. Pictured: Tiana, Reyna and Brett

Albuquerque has thrived along the Rio Grande for c

Albuquerque has thrived along the Rio Grande for centuries. Albuquerque’s Roots celebrates our local food shed and looks back at how we sustain a rich agricultural practice to this day. Watch Albuquerque Roots on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

In one of the most agriculturally rich landscapes

In one of the most agriculturally rich landscapes in New Mexico, Albuquerque has thrived along the Rio Grande for centuries. Albuquerque’s Roots celebrates our local food shed and looks back at how we sustain a rich agricultural practice to this day. Told through the voices of community members this thirty-minute documentary is a personal story that connects the past with the present and shows us how sustenance and sustainability are part of the common thread that connects us all. Watch Albuquerque Roots on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio. .
.
.
.
@PBS #PBS #growyourownfood #agriculturelife #foodie #history #acequia #riogrande #albuquerque #newmexicolove #newmexico #Albuquerque #growyourownfood #grow #history #agriculture #farm #urbanfarming #farmersmarket #farmers #farms #vegetablegarden #vegetables #healthyfood #local #locallygrown #localfood

In one of the most agriculturally rich landscapes

In one of the most agriculturally rich landscapes in New Mexico, Albuquerque has thrived along the Rio Grande for centuries. Albuquerque’s Roots celebrates our local food shed and looks back at how we sustain a rich agricultural practice to this day. Watch Albuquerque Roots on ¡COLORES! Saturday at 4pm and stream anytime on the PBS Video App. Link in bio.

Load More... Follow on Instagram