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Paint for Peace Artwork Transforms Downtown ABQ
July 24, 2020 – Gene Grant talks to members of Paint for Peace, an art initiative to turn boarded-up Central Avenue storefronts in Albuquerque’s downtown into murals. After vandals broke windows following peaceful protests early last month, shop owners used boards to replace glass and protect against future damage. Artists turned them into canvases to…
Read MoreAcequia Communities Adjust Centuries-Old Water Traditions Under COVID-19
May 29, 2020 – With social distancing orders in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in New Mexico, acequia communities have modified springtime traditions—like convening to clean the irrigation canals and blessing the waters passing onto fields, gardens, and orchards—that have endured for centuries. In mid-May, instead of gathering for blessings, tossing…
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