Curator Talk + Artist Panel: Once Within a Time
PAST
28 JUN 2025, 2–3:30 PM
Marlene Nathan Meyerson Auditorium at SITE SANTA FE
Curatorial Presentation
Join us for an inspiring keynote presentation featuring 12th SITE SANTA FE International curator Cecilia Alemani as she engages with Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez, an anthropologist and historian, writer, and community strategist.
Together, they will explore artistic and curatorial reflections on place-making in New Mexico and the role of storytelling in transforming lived experiences into cultural narratives that shape future generations. Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez will introduce the program, providing insights on New Mexico's dynamic cultural history, followed by Cecilia Alemani's presentation of her curatorial vision for Once Within a Time.
Narratives/ Counter-Narratives Artist Panel
A panel of exhibiting artists will directly follow, focusing on tensions between historical narratives and counter-narratives. Moderated by Cecilia Alemani, the conversation will examine how contemporary art can provide an alternative to dominant sociopolitical narratives, reveal underrepresented histories, and steward ancestral knowledge.
Max Hooper Schneider
Max Hooper Schneider’s polymathic practice brings together the fields of biology, philosophy, and landscape architecture to create objects and environ...
David Horvitz
David Horvitz is an American Los Angeles based conceptual artist known for his diverse practice spanning media and subject matter, attuning himself to...
Amol K. Patil
Amol K. Patil is a multidisciplinary conceptual and performance artist whose work explores the lived experiences of working-class communities, caste i...
Daisy Quezada Ureña
Daisy Quezada Ureña is multidisciplinary artist, faculty and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Institution of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexi...
Cecilia Alemani
Cecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York City. Since 2011, she has been the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line...