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4th Annual Sock Drive is Underway!

4th Annual Sock Drive is Underway!

This month's snow and freezing temperatures have made us even more appreciative of the simple pleasure of being warm. For many women and children in Santa Fe, however, this basic level of comfort is out of reach. We all can help. Now through the end of January, we're collecting new and gently used socks to benefit the Casa Familia Urgent Transition Center, St. Elizabeth Shelter’s House for Families and Women. The Center is northern New Mexico’s only full-time shelter for families and single women. Their case managers and staff provide help to...

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"Two Sides//Same Coin" at the ART.i.factory

Join us on Saturday, Sept. 15, for the opening reception of "Two Sides//Same Coin," a solo exhibition featuring work by Santa Fe artist Sienna Luna. The reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Rich in detail, Sienna's pieces explore duality in many ways, from feminine/masculine to organic/synthetic and dark/light. "It's about the balance of opposing identities," Sienna told the Santa Fe Reporter, "and the same patterns playing out in the natural world." Sienna's pieces often start as sketches. She then adds layers of medium and gouache that results...

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Jewels & Silks: Artisans' Trunk Show

Jewels & Silks: Artisans' Trunk Show

Just in time for Mother's Day, graduations, and spring weddings: We are delighted to host two fabulous local designers for a trunk show on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gloria Olazable of Heliconia Jewelry  returns to Art.i.fact for a second time. A highly-trained jeweler with an organic sensibility and an eye for stunning gemstones, Gloria's pieces are distinctive. She spent five years learning traditional silversmithing under a master jeweler in Lima, Peru. When Gloria arrived in the U.S., she studied jewelry design and fabrication with Donald Dietz at the renowned Boca...

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Earth Day Fundraiser

Earth Day Fundraiser

Here's a fact to consider: Buying a gently used garment or accessory extends its life by an average of 2.2 years, which reduces carbon, waste, and water footprints by 73%. When you shop or consign at Art.i.fact, you are doing our planet a big favor. And we want to do a favor for folks who are working at the forefront of environmental action. On Saturday, April 21, we will donate 10% of the day’s sales to Earth’s Birthday Project, a New Mexico-based nonprofit organization that provides and promotes educational activities...

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Art Exhibition: Cloud Girl & The Little Lushies

Art Exhibition: Cloud Girl & The Little Lushies

Join us for the opening of "Cloud Girl and The Little Lushies," a solo show by Santa Fe artist  Lyn Feakes. Both quirky and profound, Lyn's narrative and abstract paintings playfully ask questions about belonging, yearning, and identity. The drawings, paintings, and collages rendered on plexiglass win viewers over with light and sophisticated palettes. Artist's reception: 4 - 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17 The show is presented by Niomi Fawn of CurateSantaFe.

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