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New Mexico has a long, distinguished history in the film industry. Tom Mix made silent movies in the early 1900s and award-winning classics such as Easy Rider and No Country for Old Men were filmed in northern New Mexico. Over the last several years, the...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts hosts its first-ever ArtsSplash, a showcase of the Fine Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event will be held on Cornell Mall in front of the Student Union Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  There will be...

At the age of 60, Matthew Hickel didn’t believe it when his brother told him he was losing his hearing three years ago. But he went to an audiologist who confirmed Hickel was indeed going deaf. As a nurse, Hickel found his hearing loss impacted his...

This month’s Lobo Living Room will feature The University of New Mexico’s chair and associate chair of Film and Digital Arts to discuss, The Transformative Power of Digital Media Education. The UNM Alumni Association’s event will be held at Mesa del Sol...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts is hosting its annual ArtsUnexpected event live all day on Friday, April 22, 2022, at various locations on-campus and is seeking participants. ArtsUnexpected gives CFA students an opportunity to share...

The fifth annual Sitcom Boot Camp production is under way as University of New Mexico students, under the direction of UNM alumnus and Hollywood director/writer/producer Brian Levant, create a television-type comedy to be presented to a live audience on...

We Are Here, A Culmination of Passion will feature the work of UNM Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts (BAIA) Capstone 2021 students Alex Galindo, Amber Carrillo, Flannery Cowan, and Matthew Hickel. Artist presentations and exhibitions will be...

Meow Wolf bills itself as an arts and entertainment company that “creates immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration” and “a mind-bending, explorable art experience for people...

Lenscratch photography journal has named mk, a photography student at The University of New Mexico, as one of its 2021 26 to Watch. “We wanted to shine a light on 26 photographers that you should have (and keep) on your radar, artists who may be at the...

A University of New Mexico alumna, Graciela Ruiz, was named Forbes 30 Under 30 for “Leading a technological and artistic revolution” in Games. Ruiz graduated with an Interdisciplinary Film & Digital Media (IFDM) degree, now Film & Digital Arts (F&DA) at...