Paseo Project

For the past twelve years, The PASEO Festival has brought bold and experimental public art to Taos, activating streets and plazas, fostering moments of connection, curiosity, and shared imagination. As the festival has grown, so has our commitment to artists, community partners, and the long-term sustainability of this work — in Taos and beyond. That work continues in 2026. This year, The Paseo Project remains active across Taos County through a full slate of public art, youth programs, and partnerships, including Disturbance: The Art & Ecology of Change; a new public mural project in Questa; pop-up programs and collaborations with the Taos Film Festival and the Taos Center for the Arts; continued youth internships; and year-round workshops, artist talks, residencies, and exhibitions through the Gallery @ Hotel Willa. To support deeper collaboration with our community, extended artist development time, and thoughtful production planning, The Paseo Project will transition The PASEO Festival to a biennial model, with the next full edition returning to the streets of Taos in September 2027. This planning cycle strengthens our capacity to meaningfully support artists and staff, while preserving and enhancing the festival’s commitment to site-responsive, community-engaged public art. An Open Call for PASEO 2027 artists is planned for summer 2026. We're excited to continue to bring art to the streets of Taos — and to investing in artists, youth, and community partnerships year-round. More information about PASEO 2027 and upcoming programs will be shared later this year. Stay connected by joining our newsletter, following along here, or reaching out at [email protected].

Disturbance is a new interdisciplinary initiative by The Paseo Project and Del Fuego that brings artists, scientists, and community members together to examine wildfire as both a destabilizing force and a generative ecological process. Disturbance unfolds as a season-long arc of research, creation, and public engagement, culminating in a community exhibition opening August 28, 2026, and continuing through the fall. Wildfire is rapidly reshaping ecosystems and communities across Northern New Mexico, the Southwest, and beyond. Once an integral cycle of renewal, fire has become increasingly destructive due to climate change, forest mismanagement, and expanding human settlement in fire-prone landscapes. Disturbance resists simplified narratives of catastrophe, instead inviting artists and audiences to grapple with fire as a complex system—one that holds grief, adaptation, resilience, and transformation in tension. The project began with an open call that brought together a cohort of artists working across disciplines. Selected artists will participate in a Northern New Mexico–based Fire Ecology Boot Camp, a formative, research-driven convening that paired artists with fire practitioners, ecologists, land stewards, and community knowledge holders. Through shared learning, field visits to burn scars and post-fire landscapes, and sustained dialogue, the boot camp established a common foundation from which new creative work could emerge. Following this immersive experience, artists returned to their home studios to develop new works responding to the ecological, cultural, and emotional dimensions of wildfire. These projects—ranging from installation and sculpture to media-based and participatory works—will be brought together for the public opening of Disturbance on August 28, 2026, launching a multi-month exhibition and program series in Taos. @del_fuego_project With support from: @townoftaos @countyoftaos @lorfoundation @landexperienceandartofplace @foreststewardsguild Taos Soil and Water @swfirescienceconsortium

DC Allen: Faces of Our Land May 1 – August 16, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, May 1, 4 - 7 PM Gallery at Hotel Willa, 233 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM The Paseo Project presents Faces of Our Land, a solo exhibition by artist DC Allen (Baaa t’ – chlish, Del Curfman, Crow Tribe of Montana), opening May 1 at The Gallery at Hotel Willa in Taos, New Mexico. The exhibition runs through August 16, 2026, with a public opening reception on Friday, May 1 from 4–7 PM. Working across painting, photography, digital sketching, and film, Allen collaborates with Indigenous cultural leaders, artists, educators, activists, and community members. The resulting works move beyond traditional portraiture. Gesture, posture, regalia, contemporary clothing, commercial logos, archival imagery, and elements of popular culture appear within the compositions as narrative, revealing layered stories of identity and presence. A number of the works on display begin with a recorded conversation between Allen and the individual depicted—an exchange rooted in story and lived experience. These interviews become part of the exhibition itself, presented as video recordings that allow viewers to encounter not only the painted image, but the voice and narrative behind it. “The work is about informing,” Allen explains. “I’m not making paintings to make a statement—I’m using them to help people understand.” Through these works, Faces of Our Land explores themes of tribal sovereignty, cultural resilience, commodification, appropriation, food justice, land, and identity. Allen’s work reflects the lived tension between ancestral traditions and contemporary realities, between Indigenous identity and the ongoing legacy of colonial narratives. A number of works in Faces of Our Land highlight artists and cultural figures connected to Taos and the surrounding Pueblo communities, grounding the exhibition within the living Native cultures of Northern New Mexico. Among these is a large-scale portrait of Santiago Romero. @ crow_colors_studio @hotel_willa

The Paseo Project, Del Fuego, and the Forest Stewards Guild are proud to announce the 2026 cohort for DISTURBANCE: The Art & Ecology of Change — a new interdisciplinary initiative bringing artists, scientists, and community members together to explore wildfire, ecology, resilience, and transformation across Northern New Mexico. Selected from more than 150 national applicants, this year’s cohort includes artists working across painting, clay, fiber, installation, photography, research-based practices, and community storytelling, alongside leading fire ecologists, foresters, and climate researchers invited by Del Fuego. In April, the cohort gathered in Taos for an immersive four-day Fire Ecology Boot Camp, visiting burn scars and post-fire landscapes across Northern New Mexico while engaging in conversations around fire history, climate change, land stewardship, adaptation, and ecological transformation. Over the coming months, participating artists will develop new works responding to these experiences, culminating in the opening of DISTURBANCE on August 28–30, 2026 at The Gallery @ Hotel Willa and additional locations across Taos County. 2026 Artist Cohort: Rachel Briggs Cori Champagne Avi Farber Yhoshua Gutierrez Alexis Hagestad Juanita Lavadie Mandy Lee Pola Lopez Erika Osborne Cedar Rose Silverado Jonathan Warm Day Coming Participating Scientists: Ellis Q. Margolis Jose M. Iniguez Matthew Hurteau Camille Stevens-Rumann Andrea E. Thode Serra Hoagland DISTURBANCE continues through January 2027 with exhibitions, public programs, workshops, youth engagement, artist + scientist talks, guided field experiences, and community activations throughout Taos County. Opening Weekend: August 28–30, 2026 The Disturbance Program is generously supported by The Paseo Project & Del Fuego, The Town of Taos, Taos County, Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Forest Stewards Guild, The LOR Foundation, Taos Soil & Water Conservation District, Twirl, and LEAP. @del_fuego_project @hotel_willa @foreststewardsguild #disturbance2026

MovementLab Activates The Gallery @ Hotel Willa with Undercurrent An evening of movement, sound, and conversation responding to The Drawing Show On March 26 the The Paseo Project presented, Undercurrent, a site-responsive movement performance by MovementLab, activating The Gallery @ Hotel Willa for one night. The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by Amber Vasquez. Performed by dancers Nadine Lollino and Elizabeth Gomez, with original music by Trey Donovan, Undercurrent responded to The Drawing Show currently on view at the Gallery. Inspired by the exhibition’s color, form, and visual energy, the performance explores how connections between people and place persist beneath the surface—much like the intertwined roots of trees and fungi. Following the performance, attendees were invited to join a post-performance conversation with the artists, moderated by Amber Vasquez. Amber serves as the Education Manager for The Paseo Project and works with Twirl, where she leads early-childhood play, literacy, and arts integration programs. A seasoned dancer and arts educator, Amber brings over two decades of experience in movement and community arts engagement, from professional performance to arts-based learning in schools and community spaces. MovementLab is a contemporary dance collective dedicated to experimentation, collaboration, and site-responsive performance, creating works that engage architecture, landscape, and community. More information can be found at movementlab.dance. Black and white photos courtesy of @evanyee1 Learn more about movement lab @nadinelollino The Paseo Project brings community to @hotel_willa

Welcomes Dust Wave Opening Reception | April 23, 4 - 6pm | TCA’s Encore Gallery. Artist Talk | April 26, 2:30 pm | The Gallery @ Hotel Willa The Paseo Project is proud to host Dust Wave, an Albuquerque-based film and arts collective, in conjunction with the 2026 Taos Film Festival. Dust Wave will present “Life After Dead Air,” the featured exhibition in Encore Gallery at the Taos Center for the Arts during the Taos Film Festival. The Paseo Project is also hosting an Artist Talk on Sunday, April 26th at 2:30 pm at the Gallery at Hotel Willa, offering insight into their collaborative practice and current exhibition. Dust Wave is an Albuquerque-based film and arts collective practicing positive, empathetic, and supportive collaboration. Since 2020 they have produced an array of creative projects including award winning films, festivals, and arts exhibitions and experiences. In celebration and partnership with the inaugural Taos Film Festival, The Paseo Project brings Dust Wave back for a curated installation in the Encore Gallery. “Life After Dead Air” will be on during the Taos Film Festival from April 23–26, 2026, with an opening reception planned for Thursday evening, April 23rd, 4 - 6pm in the Encore Gallery. This exhibition brings together artists working with moving images to explore corporeal reality in a digital age. Though their practices differ, each artist centers the tensions of living in an age of uncertainty. With common themes of nostalgia and novelty, the works in the show approach these tensions with curiosity and joy. Together, they show how culture continues in the ruins of media infrastructure. The Artist Talk, scheduled for Sunday, April 26th, 2:30 pm at Hotel Willa’s Gallery, offers audiences an opportunity to engage directly with the collective, learn more about their process, and gain deeper insight into the ideas shaping the exhibition. This project is in collaboration with the Taos Center for the Arts, in support of the inaugural Taos Film Festival @taosff @taoscenterforthearts @waveofdust

With the generous support of the @paseoproject , the @taoscenterforthearts and in partnership with the @taosff , "Life After Dead Air" is showing at the Taos Center for the Arts from April 23-26, 2026. Life After Dead Air brings together artists working with moving images to explore corporeal reality in a digital age. Though their practices differ, each artist centers the tensions of living in an age of uncertainty. With common themes of nostalgia and novelty, the works in the show approach these tensions with curiosity and joy. Together, they show how culture continues in the ruins of media infrastructure. Featuring the works of: @le_snacky Helen Atkins @willinandchillinarts @juliannes.website @adrian_pijoan @r._barela @dustydeen @becomingfilms_ @alonso_in More info here: https://dustwave.xyz/project/life-after-dead-air.html Opening reception is April 23 at 2:30 PM. Come join us!

Artist Talk & Book Signing with Sandra Jackson-Opoku March 19 | 5 PM The Gallery @ Hotel Willa | Taos The Paseo Project and Hotel Willa are excited to welcome Sandra Jackson-Opoku, our March Writer-in-Residence, for a public artist talk and book signing. Jackson-Opoku is an award-winning novelist, poet, and journalist whose work explores history, travel, culture, and the lived experiences of the African diaspora. During her residency in Taos this March, she is spending time writing, researching, and connecting with the community. Join us on March 19th at 5 PM for a conversation with the author and a signing of her newest book, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes — a lively mystery praised for its unforgettable characters, humor, and rich cultural storytelling. The Gallery @ Hotel Willa 233 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos Free and open to the public Books available for purchase and signing Come meet the author, hear about her work, and celebrate storytelling in Taos. @sjacksonopoku @hotel_willa #TaosisArt #AuthorTalk #SandraJacksonOpoku #TaosNM #HotelWilla

“…homing in on the hidden circuitry working below the surface; gauging the way nourishment is distributed incrementally through many collaborative interconnections; seeing the synergy between seemingly separate sources. “ Rob Brezsny Mark your calendar for our performance and discussion through the PASEO Project at The Gallery @hotel_willa Thursday March 26 6:30pm With @notionpollution @yokoxka @taosdanceworx @paseoproject #rootlanguage #musicanddance #taosdance #movementlabtaos #synergy

Listen in to some of the artists in the exhibition, The Drawing Show, at the hotel Willa.

The PASEO Festival is evolving — and will return to the streets of Taos in 2027 in a new biennial format. For the past twelve years, The PASEO Festival has brought bold and experimental public art to Taos, activating streets and plazas, fostering moments of connection, curiosity, and shared imagination. As the festival has grown, so has our commitment to artists, community partners, and the long-term sustainability of this work — in Taos and beyond. That work continues in 2026. This year, The Paseo Project remains active across Taos County through a full slate of public art, youth programs, and partnerships, including Disturbance: The Art & Ecology of Change; a new public mural project in Questa; pop-up programs and collaborations with the Taos Film Festival and the Taos Center for the Arts; continued youth internships; and year-round workshops, artist talks, residencies, and exhibitions through the Gallery @ Hotel Willa. To support deeper collaboration with our community, extended artist development time, and thoughtful production planning, The Paseo Project will transition The PASEO Festival to a biennial model, with the next full edition returning to the streets of Taos in September 2027. This planning cycle strengthens our capacity to meaningfully support artists and staff, while preserving and enhancing the festival’s commitment to site-responsive, community-engaged public art. An Open Call for PASEO 2027 artists is planned for Fall 2026. We're excited to continue to bring art to the streets of Taos — and to investing in artists, youth, and community partnerships year-round. More information about PASEO 2027 and upcoming programs will be shared later this year. Stay connected by joining our newsletter, following along here, or reaching out at [email protected].

Artist Talk with Michael Krondl January 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm The Gallery @ Hotel Willa 233 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM Free and open to the public. RSVP - link in bio. or visit : /6pw29b8x?utm_source=embed Join The Paseo Project and Hotel Willa for a public artist talk with Michael Krondl, (@mkrondl ) January 2026 Artist-in-Residence. Krondl is a Czech-born, New York–based installation artist known internationally for large-scale photographic installations, immersive drawings, and site-responsive works that examine humanity’s uneasy relationship with the natural world and the climate emergency. During his month-long residency in Taos, Krondl is developing a new body of large-scale drawings inspired by the region’s ecological pressures and the human footprint on its landscapes. Michael will be in residence throughout the month of January. Learn more: link in bio or visit: /hotelwillaair @hotel_willa