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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, McCune Charitable 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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At the Albuquerque Museum, High Desert Ballyhoo and Fred Harvey’s Route 66 explore how tourism shaped the image of New Mexico and the Southwest through photographs, letters, and historic ephemera. Muralist and playwright Clyde Santana reflects on a lifetime of creating art rooted in healing and the belief that ordinary people can make an extraordinary impact.

Episodes

Four children in a convertible face a large rock formation in a flat, arid landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Albuquerque Museum’s Route 66 Exhibition

A figure in a glossy black mask with twisted horn-like hair holds a transparent sphere filled with tangled wires, set against a white background.

Cara Romero: Refocusing the Narrative

Black and white photo of a busy city street at night with heavy traffic and numerous illuminated neon signs for hotels, restaurants, theaters, and businesses.

A City Through Time: Albuquerque Photographer Dick Kent

Three children's books are displayed upright on a round table: "We Weave," "Fall in Line, Holden!," and "Herizon," each featuring an award medal on the cover.

Children’s Author Daniel Vandever

A woman with long dark hair and large glasses reads aloud from a book against a red background with a projected quote about a pomegranate.

Lauren Camp and Jessica Helen López

A person with bright pink hair wearing a blue blazer speaks into a microphone in front of a brick wall with purple lighting.

Slam Poet Gigi “Bella” Guajardo

A fabric artwork shows two women near a large tree with colorful dresses hanging from its branches, set against a landscape with mountains and a blue sky.

Quilting History, Susan Hudson

A man in a suit and tie stands next to the Elmo puppet, both waving, in front of a plain yellow background.

Franz Joachim: A Life in Public Media

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

Joan Weissman, Karen Yank & Lisa Gillet

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.

Sci-Fi Writer Melinda Snodgrass

Artists

A man carrying a suitcase and equipment walks past the storefront of "dick kent photography," which has large windows displaying photos and a poster.

Kent, Dick

Two people sit across from each other in a studio with blue lighting. A table with books and a screen displaying "¡COLORES!" are between them.

Vandever, Daniel

A person with pink hair in a blue jacket speaks into a microphone, gesturing with raised hands against a purple-lit brick wall background.

Guajardo, Gigi “Bella”

An older woman wearing glasses and turquoise jewelry speaks, gesturing with her hands. A colorful star quilt with horse designs hangs in the background.

Hudson, Susan

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat tends to tall plants supported by wires in an outdoor garden with mountains in the background.

Armijo, Kenneth

A woman in a pink jacket and colorful face mask gestures with her hand while seated outdoors near green bushes. Text on image credits Morningstar Angeline and photographer Evalina.

Angeline, Morningstar

Illustration of a ram with curved horns and thick fur, set against a patterned background with circular and geometric designs.

Gutierrez, Jacob

An older man with gray hair and glasses sits in a chair reading from a book. Text on screen reads: "Our mother gives us light when we are born.

Lamadrid, Enrique

Kurbasy wearing their traditional costumes.

Vsevolod Sadovyj of Kurbasy

Two people sit in armchairs on a studio set with artwork displayed between them and a screen behind them reading "¡COLORES!" in colorful letters.

Weiner, Stephanie

Through His Eyes: WWII Photographer Dick Kent

From the beaches of D-Day to the liberation of Dachau, photographer Dick Kent captured some of the most dramatic moments of WWII before dedicating his career to documenting Albuquerque’s rapid post-war transformation. A COLORES special.

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.

Using theatrical compositions and dramatic color,

Using theatrical compositions and dramatic color,

After photographing the dramatic events of World W

After photographing the dramatic events of World W

Indigenous children’s author Daniel Vandever uses

Indigenous children’s author Daniel Vandever uses

New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp transforms co

Jessica Helen López shares how a single pomegranat

With wit and humor, slam poet Gigi “Bella” Guajard

With wit and humor, slam poet Gigi “Bella” Guajard

Activist, storyteller, Diné quilter Susan Hudson t

Activist, storyteller, Diné quilter Susan Hudson t

Activist, storyteller, Diné quilter Susan Hudson t

Retiring after 27 years at New Mexico PBS, General

Retiring after 27 years at New Mexico PBS, General

Sculptor Karen Yank reflects on her mentor Agnes M

Reimagining the ancient artform, Joan Weissman ble

@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

Inspired by the past, creating for the future, Ken

Inspired by the past, creating for the future, Ken

¡COLORES! Producer Tara Walch shares details about

Actor, writer, and director Morningstar Angeline r

Actor, writer, and director Morningstar Angeline r

Through explorations of Afrofuturism and ancestral

Through explorations of Afrofuturism and ancestral

Jacob Gutierrez transforms time spent on New Mexic

Jacob Gutierrez transforms time spent on New Mexic

In his new book, “Hearts in Motion, Hearts in Plac

In his new book, “Hearts in Motion, Hearts in Plac

Learn more about the history of Black Homesteaders

Saturday on ¡COLORES! Rita Powdrell and Brenda Dab

Inspired by the Chicano movement and ancestral mem

Born with a creative fire, fascinated with pop cul

Music as resistance. An affirmation in a time of w

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