Canyon Road is an art district in
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
with over a hundred art galleries and studios exhibiting a wide range of art, including
Native American art and antiquities, historical and contemporary
Latino art, regional art, international folk art, and contemporary art.
History
Canyon Road is a long, narrow road that leads to the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It runs parallel to the
Acequia
An acequia () or séquia () is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Particularly in Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico, and the modern-day American Southwest particularly n ...
Madre ("mother ditch"),
[ an irrigation ditch dating back to 1680. Prior to Spanish arrival, the road was a footpath between the Santa Fe River Valley and ]Pecos Pueblo
Pecos National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in San Miguel and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico. The park, operated by the National Park Service, encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical ...
.[
Canyon Road was once a primarily residential neighborhood.]Pueblo
In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
methods, were constructed with adobe walls and courtyards, often as compounds for extended family.
Artists were drawn to its beauty, particularly the Los Cinco Pintores Los Cinco Pintores ("The Five Painters") was a group of early 20th-century artists in Santa Fe, New Mexico that included Will Shuster, Fremont Ellis, Walter Mruk, Jozef Bakos, and Willard Nash.
By 1921, Shuster, Ellis, Mruk, Bakos, and Nash had ...
in the 1920s.[ ]Olive Rush
Olive Rush (June 10, 1873 near Fairmount, Indiana – August 20, 1966 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a painter, illustrator, muralist, and an important pioneer in Native American art education. Her paintings are held in a number of private colle ...
(1873–1966) was a prominent early Canyon Road artist who maintained a studio at 630 Canyon, which she donated to the Society of Friends.[ It is still a Quaker meeting hall today.
Over time, artists created a subculture of artist-run studios and galleries, and as Santa Fe became more of a tourist destination, Canyon Road became known to the wider world.]
Traditions
The area hosts a " Farolito walk" open house event on Christmas Eve that can attract thousands to the area."Farolitos by Moonlight," Tom Sharpe, ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'', 12/24/2007
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See also
* El Farol Bar problem
The El Farol bar problem is a problem in game theory. Every Thursday night, a fixed population want to go have fun at the El Farol Bar, unless it's too crowded.
* If less than 60% of the population go to the bar, they'll all have more fun than if ...
, a game theory problem inspired by a bar on Canyon Road
* Turner Carroll Gallery, "gallery" on Canyon Road
* Cristo Rey Church
References
External links
Canyon Road Arts official websiteCanyon Road Fine Art websiteCanyon Road, Santa Fe Photo Gallery
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Culture of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art in New Mexico
Roads in New Mexico
Tourist attractions in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art gallery districts