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Tom Lea (b. 1907, El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. Following his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lea painted numerous public murals throughout the United States. He served as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine during World War II and later illustrated and wrote the best-selling novel The King Ranch, about the legendary South Texas ranch. Lea devoted his career to documenting the landscape, history, and people of his native Southwest.
Tom Lea and Contemporaries features landscapes, portraits, and mural studies. The exhibition uniquely highlights artists that tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange. Artists include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Russell Rutledge Waterhouse, Lewis Teel, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Berla Emeree, Gladys Hinkle, Lois Denton, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
To learn more about the Tom Lea Trail click here!
Join EPMA for Design Your Year-Calendar Making at the Main Library during Storytime on Tuesday, December 2, from 4:30–5:30 PM. Activity is FREE while supplies last. No registration required.
Address: 501 N. Oregon St., El Paso, TX 79901
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join EPMA for Family Day: Fabric Collage at the Galatzan Recreation Center on Saturday, January 10, from 10:00 AM–1:30 PM. Activity is FREE while supplies last. No registration required.
Address: 650 Wallenberg Dr, El Paso, TX 79912
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join EPMA for Bach’s Lunch at the Mexican American Cultural Center on Thursday, January 15, from 12:00–1:00 PM. Event is FREE. No registration required.
Address: 201 W Franklin Ave. El Paso, TX 79901
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join us for a shadow box activity at the Dorris Van Doren Library during Storytime on January 21, from 10:00-11:00 AM. FREE while supplies last. No registration required.
Location Address: 551 Redd Rd, El Paso, TX 79912
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join EPMA for Bach’s Lunch at the Main Library on Thursday, January 22, from 12:00–1:00 PM. Event is FREE. No registration required.
Address: 501 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79901
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join EPMA for Bach’s Lunch at the Main Library on Thursday, January 29, from 12:00–1:00 PM. Event is FREE. No registration required.
The Quartet, called “the most important American Quartet in History,” is the Quartet in Residence at the Juilliard School. The members include violinists Areta Zhulla and Leonard Fu, violist Molly Carr and cellist Astrid Schween. The new young dynamic members of the Quartet are performing all over the world to extraordinary acclaim.
Address: 501 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79901
Support for EPMA Offsite activities is provided by the Marian Aptekar Foundation and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Tom Lea (b. 1907, El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. Following his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lea painted numerous public murals throughout the United States. He served as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine during World War II and later illustrated and wrote the best-selling novel The King Ranch, about the legendary South Texas ranch. Lea devoted his career to documenting the landscape, history, and people of his native Southwest.
Tom Lea and Contemporaries features landscapes, portraits, and mural studies. The exhibition uniquely highlights artists that tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange. Artists include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Russell Rutledge Waterhouse, Lewis Teel, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Berla Emeree, Gladys Hinkle, Lois Denton, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
To learn more about the Tom Lea Trail click here!
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) carefully and meticulously accumulated a vast collection of photographs over the course of her life. This exhibition presents 241 unpublished photographs that represent diverse periods and people in the artist’s life explored in six central themes: Origins; The Blue House; Politics, Revolutions and Diego; Her Broken Body; Frida’s Loves; and Photography. Photographers featured in the exhibition include her father Guillermo Kahlo, as well as Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Edward Weston, Brassaï, Tina Modotti, Pierre Verger and Lola & Manuel Álvarez Bravo.
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera donated their house – Casa Azul in Mexico City – to the Mexican people, so that it could become a museum about her life and work. The home is now the site of Museo Frida Kahlo, one of the most visited museums in the world. Upon donating her artworks and objects to the museum, Rivera asked to lock part of them away from public view; this personal archive included more than six thousand photographs, drawings, letters, medicine and clothes. These items were kept in a Casa Azul bathroom for five decades, until they were revealed in 2003. A selection of prints from this discovery forms the basis of this exhibition, curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mexican photographer and historian of photography.
An exhibition by
Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust
Worldwide tour managed by
The exhibition is presented by the El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration with El Consulado General de México en El Paso and el Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, the Wilma Moleen Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
EPMA exhibitions and programs are supported by the City of El Paso’s Museums & Cultural Affairs Department.
Join us for our Grand Reopening Celebration on Saturday, February 14, here at the El Paso Museum of Art. We can’t wait to welcome you all back into the galleries!
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Presented in partnership with El Consulado General de México en El Paso and el Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte
2:00-3:00 PM
The Grand Reopening of EPMA’s galleries is made possible through the generous support of the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, the Estate of Lineaus Hooper Lorette, the Mellon Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Wilma Moleen Foundation.
We also extend our sincere appreciation to the community members whose contributions supported this milestone, with special acknowledgment to Jon and Lory Rogers, Nancy and Steve Fox, Charles and Ann Horak, Judy Robison, Galo Rodarte, Ann Morgan Lilly, Rebecca and Alan Krasne, Kim and Terri Bauer, David and Judi Pierce, Sarah R. Baldwin, Sandra Hoover, Robert McConnell, Shannon Connelly, Armando Jimarez, Nancy Trevizo, Juana Jamison, and our anonymous donors.
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) is proud to collaborate with the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) for their annual student exhibition at the museum, SISD: Bold Beginnings. This group exhibition showcases the creativity and vision of high school artists representing Montwood, El Dorado, Eastlake, Americas, Pebble Hills, and Socorro High Schools.
49 students were selected by their respective instructors to participate in this exhibition. As part of the program, students gathered at EPMA to learn about the museum, curatorial practices, tour the Museum’s collection and learn about various careers within the arts from staff. The works on view reflect the diverse perspectives, creativity, and personal and cultural experiences of the artists.
This exhibition is part of an ongoing series of community spotlights celebrating creative youth in the Borderland.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
Join EPMA at the El Paso Museum of History for our “Create Your Own Norigae (노리개)” activity in celebration of Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 28, from 12:00–5:00 PM. We’re excited to celebrate this culturally significant festival with our sister site, El Paso Museum of History, and the El Paso community!
Tom Lea (b. 1907, El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. Following his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lea painted numerous public murals throughout the United States. He served as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine during World War II and later illustrated and wrote the best-selling novel The King Ranch, about the legendary South Texas ranch. Lea devoted his career to documenting the landscape, history, and people of his native Southwest.
Tom Lea and Contemporaries features landscapes, portraits, and mural studies. The exhibition uniquely highlights artists that tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange. Artists include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Russell Rutledge Waterhouse, Lewis Teel, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Berla Emeree, Gladys Hinkle, Lois Denton, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
To learn more about the Tom Lea Trail click here!
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) carefully and meticulously accumulated a vast collection of photographs over the course of her life. This exhibition presents 241 unpublished photographs that represent diverse periods and people in the artist’s life explored in six central themes: Origins; The Blue House; Politics, Revolutions and Diego; Her Broken Body; Frida’s Loves; and Photography. Photographers featured in the exhibition include her father Guillermo Kahlo, as well as Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Edward Weston, Brassaï, Tina Modotti, Pierre Verger and Lola & Manuel Álvarez Bravo.
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera donated their house – Casa Azul in Mexico City – to the Mexican people, so that it could become a museum about her life and work. The home is now the site of Museo Frida Kahlo, one of the most visited museums in the world. Upon donating her artworks and objects to the museum, Rivera asked to lock part of them away from public view; this personal archive included more than six thousand photographs, drawings, letters, medicine and clothes. These items were kept in a Casa Azul bathroom for five decades, until they were revealed in 2003. A selection of prints from this discovery forms the basis of this exhibition, curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mexican photographer and historian of photography.
An exhibition by
Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust
Worldwide tour managed by
The exhibition is presented by the El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration with El Consulado General de México en El Paso and el Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, the Wilma Moleen Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
EPMA exhibitions and programs are supported by the City of El Paso’s Museums & Cultural Affairs Department.
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) is proud to collaborate with the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) for their annual student exhibition at the museum, SISD: Bold Beginnings. This group exhibition showcases the creativity and vision of high school artists representing Montwood, El Dorado, Eastlake, Americas, Pebble Hills, and Socorro High Schools.
49 students were selected by their respective instructors to participate in this exhibition. As part of the program, students gathered at EPMA to learn about the museum, curatorial practices, tour the Museum’s collection and learn about various careers within the arts from staff. The works on view reflect the diverse perspectives, creativity, and personal and cultural experiences of the artists.
This exhibition is part of an ongoing series of community spotlights celebrating creative youth in the Borderland.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) and the Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) jointly announce the 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 Call for Entries.
Throughout its editions, the Border Biennial has established itself as a space to explore, recognize, and highlight artistic production from the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 call for entries encourages artists to address the theme “Imagining the Border.”
Applicants must live and work within a radius of 300 miles (482 km) of the cities of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. From the open call, 30 artists will be selected to present one work in El Paso, and the other in Juárez. For artists collectives, at least one member must live or work in this geographic area and must be the applicant and point of contact for the collective.
Artists selected for the Biennial may be asked to exhibit submitted artworks, other existing artworks, or newly commissioned works.
A virtual information session open to the public will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Biennial organizers will be available to answer questions about the call for entries submission process. Information session registration details will be posted via social media.
For the 2026 Border Biennial, each organizing institution will select a Guest Curator with international curatorial experience and roots in the Borderlands.
The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 is organized by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL). Biennial organizers invite artists, collectives to apply at the website: Click here to apply.
For complete Application Guidelines and Information:
Notice to applicants from Mexico:
Visit https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html for additional required forms.
Application deadline is May 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm MST.
Support for the 2026 Border Biennial is provided by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
Haga clic aquí para obtener la información en español: https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html
For questions: EPMACuratorial@elpasotexas.gov
Join us on March 19, from 5:30–7:30 PM at the El Paso Museum of Art for the Exhibition Reception of “Desert Rinpa” by local artist Mitsumasa Overstreet.
Inspired by the 17th-century Rinpa school founded in Kyoto, Overstreet’s work pays tribute to the desert Southwest while reflecting the cultural influence of his Japanese ancestry. Through traditional Rinpa techniques and imagery of Chihuahuan Desert flora, the exhibition creates a hybrid installation exploring cross-cultural connection, ancestry, and lived experience.
“Desert Rinpa” is presented in partnership with MCAD’s Artist Incubator Program. Support for the project is provided by the Mellon Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation.
Join us for Bach’s Lunch, back in the El Paso Energy Auditorium at EPMA, featuring Biriba Union on Friday, March 20, from 12:00–1:00 PM. The Trio features Grammy winner, Cellist Mike Block, and Christylez Bacon and Patricia Ligia . The musicians are all part of the Silk Road Project Global Musicians and will feature the Cello, Guitars and Beatbox. They perform every genre of music from Latin, Jazz, Hip-Hop and American Roots.
Event is FREE. No registration required.
Join us at the El Paso Museum of Art in the El Paso Energy Auditorium for a TTU Huckabee College of Architecture lecture, “Light on Wood,” presented by architect Susan Jones of atelierjones on Wednesday, March 26, from 4:00–5:00 PM. Admission is FREE.
Susan H. Jones is the founder of atelierjones, a Seattle-based architecture practice established over 20 years ago and internationally recognized for its leadership in mass timber design and research. Her work has advanced the decarbonization of the built environment through life-cycle analysis, fire-performance research, and building code advocacy—helping to reestablish timber as a viable structural material worldwide.
In this talk, Susan reflects on the personal and professional journey behind designing and building with mass timber.
Join us for a FREE film screening of Frida (2002), at the El Paso Museum of Art’s Energy Auditorium on Saturday, March 28 starting at 2:00 PM. Let’s celebrate and remember Frida’s legacy together.
DISCLAIMER: Movie is rated R
Join us for “Community Voices,” a poster making workshop on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM.
This FREE activity is part of the City of El Paso’s Community & Labor Heritage Month series of events celebrating the people, cultures, and contributions that have shaped the Borderland. Events focus on community connection, cultural expression, and the shared history of labor and service in El Paso. For more information, visit www.ElPasoTexas.gov/CommunityEvents.
Posters for a cause, alongside art, have historically been used as tools to celebrate resilience and promote healing in times of struggle. Activists and members of society have utilized poster-making in ongoing social movements, including those led by the United Farm Workers, to uplift and amplify voices of historically marginalized individuals.
EPMA acknowledges the sacrifices and contributions of farmworkers, laborers, and working families. We invite the community to participate in poster making, a creative avenue for self-expression, reflection, and healing.
Tom Lea (b. 1907, El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. Following his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lea painted numerous public murals throughout the United States. He served as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine during World War II and later illustrated and wrote the best-selling novel The King Ranch, about the legendary South Texas ranch. Lea devoted his career to documenting the landscape, history, and people of his native Southwest.
Tom Lea and Contemporaries features landscapes, portraits, and mural studies. The exhibition uniquely highlights artists that tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange. Artists include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Russell Rutledge Waterhouse, Lewis Teel, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Berla Emeree, Gladys Hinkle, Lois Denton, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
To learn more about the Tom Lea Trail click here!
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) carefully and meticulously accumulated a vast collection of photographs over the course of her life. This exhibition presents 241 unpublished photographs that represent diverse periods and people in the artist’s life explored in six central themes: Origins; The Blue House; Politics, Revolutions and Diego; Her Broken Body; Frida’s Loves; and Photography. Photographers featured in the exhibition include her father Guillermo Kahlo, as well as Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Edward Weston, Brassaï, Tina Modotti, Pierre Verger and Lola & Manuel Álvarez Bravo.
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera donated their house – Casa Azul in Mexico City – to the Mexican people, so that it could become a museum about her life and work. The home is now the site of Museo Frida Kahlo, one of the most visited museums in the world. Upon donating her artworks and objects to the museum, Rivera asked to lock part of them away from public view; this personal archive included more than six thousand photographs, drawings, letters, medicine and clothes. These items were kept in a Casa Azul bathroom for five decades, until they were revealed in 2003. A selection of prints from this discovery forms the basis of this exhibition, curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mexican photographer and historian of photography.
An exhibition by
Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust
Worldwide tour managed by
The exhibition is presented by the El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration with El Consulado General de México en El Paso and el Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, the Wilma Moleen Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
EPMA exhibitions and programs are supported by the City of El Paso’s Museums & Cultural Affairs Department.
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) is proud to collaborate with the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) for their annual student exhibition at the museum, SISD: Bold Beginnings. This group exhibition showcases the creativity and vision of high school artists representing Montwood, El Dorado, Eastlake, Americas, Pebble Hills, and Socorro High Schools.
49 students were selected by their respective instructors to participate in this exhibition. As part of the program, students gathered at EPMA to learn about the museum, curatorial practices, tour the Museum’s collection and learn about various careers within the arts from staff. The works on view reflect the diverse perspectives, creativity, and personal and cultural experiences of the artists.
This exhibition is part of an ongoing series of community spotlights celebrating creative youth in the Borderland.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) and the Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) jointly announce the 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 Call for Entries.
Throughout its editions, the Border Biennial has established itself as a space to explore, recognize, and highlight artistic production from the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 call for entries encourages artists to address the theme “Imagining the Border.”
Applicants must live and work within a radius of 300 miles (482 km) of the cities of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. From the open call, 30 artists will be selected to present one work in El Paso, and the other in Juárez. For artists collectives, at least one member must live or work in this geographic area and must be the applicant and point of contact for the collective.
Artists selected for the Biennial may be asked to exhibit submitted artworks, other existing artworks, or newly commissioned works.
A virtual information session open to the public will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Biennial organizers will be available to answer questions about the call for entries submission process. Information session registration details will be posted via social media.
For the 2026 Border Biennial, each organizing institution will select a Guest Curator with international curatorial experience and roots in the Borderlands.
The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 is organized by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL). Biennial organizers invite artists, collectives to apply at the website: Click here to apply.
For complete Application Guidelines and Information:
Notice to applicants from Mexico:
Visit https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html for additional required forms.
Application deadline is May 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm MST.
Support for the 2026 Border Biennial is provided by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
Haga clic aquí para obtener la información en español: https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html
For questions: EPMACuratorial@elpasotexas.gov
EPMA presents UTEP Focus Talks! Join us on Thursdays, April 2 and 9, from 5:30–6:30 pm for UTEP Art History student presentations on select artworks currently on view at the Museum.
These informal yet engaging talks offer personal insights into each artwork’s significance, style, historical context, and creator.
The public is welcome to attend and enjoy these insightful discussions!
EPMA presents UTEP Focus Talks! Join us on Thursdays, April 2 and 9, from 5:30–6:30 pm for UTEP Art History student presentations on select artworks currently on view at the Museum.
These informal yet engaging talks offer personal insights into each artwork’s significance, style, historical context, and creator.
The public is welcome to attend and enjoy these insightful discussions!
Experience Frida Kahlo — Sus fotos with us! Enjoy FREE docent-led tours all April and May. No registration needed—just stop by at the scheduled tour times and join the tour.
This program is in the context of the exhibition Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. An exhibition by: Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
Join us for “What is an Archive? Photographs That Persist: A Workshop with Ingrid Leyva” on April 16 from 4:30-7:45 PM. In this workshop, Leyva explores the power of images that accompany us daily. She examines archival photographic material not as a fixed object but as a dynamic tool that shapes our understanding of identity through the collection of Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. Participants will also have the opportunity to dig into their own photographic archives to uncover new meanings across both analog and digital formats.
This workshop will be offered in two sessions, one from 4:30-6:00 PM in Spanish and the other from 6:15-7:45 PM in English. Ages 15 and up. Registration is required. Use the links below to sign up.
This program is in the context of the exhibition Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. An exhibition by: Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
Español Click here to register
English Click here to register
Celebrate Earth Day with us at The Market! Join EPMA for Grow Your Garden Family Day and pot your own desert seedlings inspired by Suzi Davidoff: Wander on Saturday, April 18 from 9 AM–1 PM. Bring the whole family for hands-on fun!
Experience Frida Kahlo — Sus fotos with us! Enjoy FREE docent-led tours all April and May. No registration needed—just stop by at the scheduled tour times and join the tour.
This program is in the context of the exhibition Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. An exhibition by: Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
Experience Frida Kahlo — Sus fotos with us! Enjoy FREE docent-led tours all April and May. No registration needed—just stop by at the scheduled tour times and join the tour.
This program is in the context of the exhibition Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. An exhibition by: Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
Join us on April 25 from 2:00-3:00 PM for a musical performance by El Paso Barroco: Angels, Demons and Nymphs Rameau’s Thétis, with guest artists Dr. John Daughtery (Baritone) and Lilith Ransburg (Harpsichord). This is a FREE concert, no registration necessary.
Tom Lea (b. 1907, El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. Following his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lea painted numerous public murals throughout the United States. He served as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine during World War II and later illustrated and wrote the best-selling novel The King Ranch, about the legendary South Texas ranch. Lea devoted his career to documenting the landscape, history, and people of his native Southwest.
Tom Lea and Contemporaries features landscapes, portraits, and mural studies. The exhibition uniquely highlights artists that tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange. Artists include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Russell Rutledge Waterhouse, Lewis Teel, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Berla Emeree, Gladys Hinkle, Lois Denton, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
To learn more about the Tom Lea Trail click here!
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) carefully and meticulously accumulated a vast collection of photographs over the course of her life. This exhibition presents 241 unpublished photographs that represent diverse periods and people in the artist’s life explored in six central themes: Origins; The Blue House; Politics, Revolutions and Diego; Her Broken Body; Frida’s Loves; and Photography. Photographers featured in the exhibition include her father Guillermo Kahlo, as well as Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Edward Weston, Brassaï, Tina Modotti, Pierre Verger and Lola & Manuel Álvarez Bravo.
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her husband Diego Rivera donated their house – Casa Azul in Mexico City – to the Mexican people, so that it could become a museum about her life and work. The home is now the site of Museo Frida Kahlo, one of the most visited museums in the world. Upon donating her artworks and objects to the museum, Rivera asked to lock part of them away from public view; this personal archive included more than six thousand photographs, drawings, letters, medicine and clothes. These items were kept in a Casa Azul bathroom for five decades, until they were revealed in 2003. A selection of prints from this discovery forms the basis of this exhibition, curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mexican photographer and historian of photography.
An exhibition by
Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust
Worldwide tour managed by
The exhibition is presented by the El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration with El Consulado General de México en El Paso and el Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, the Wilma Moleen Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
EPMA exhibitions and programs are supported by the City of El Paso’s Museums & Cultural Affairs Department.
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) and the Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) jointly announce the 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 Call for Entries.
Throughout its editions, the Border Biennial has established itself as a space to explore, recognize, and highlight artistic production from the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 call for entries encourages artists to address the theme “Imagining the Border.”
Applicants must live and work within a radius of 300 miles (482 km) of the cities of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. From the open call, 30 artists will be selected to present one work in El Paso, and the other in Juárez. For artists collectives, at least one member must live or work in this geographic area and must be the applicant and point of contact for the collective.
Artists selected for the Biennial may be asked to exhibit submitted artworks, other existing artworks, or newly commissioned works.
A virtual information session open to the public will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Biennial organizers will be available to answer questions about the call for entries submission process. Information session registration details will be posted via social media.
For the 2026 Border Biennial, each organizing institution will select a Guest Curator with international curatorial experience and roots in the Borderlands.
The 2026 Border Biennial / Bienal Fronteriza 2026 is organized by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL). Biennial organizers invite artists, collectives to apply at the website: Click here to apply.
For complete Application Guidelines and Information:
Notice to applicants from Mexico:
Visit https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html for additional required forms.
Application deadline is May 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm MST.
Support for the 2026 Border Biennial is provided by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
Haga clic aquí para obtener la información en español: https://museodeartejuarez.inba.gob.mx/bienal-fronteriza-2026.html
For questions: EPMACuratorial@elpasotexas.gov
Experience Frida Kahlo — Sus fotos with us! Enjoy FREE docent-led tours all April and May. No registration needed—just stop by at the scheduled tour times and join the tour.
This program is in the context of the exhibition Frida Kahlo – Sus fotos. An exhibition by: Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
Join us for an evening with artists RAchelle Thiewes and suZI Davidoff as part of RAZI Projects, featuring a special moderated conversation and a celebratory reception on Thursday, May 14 from 5:45 - 8:00 PM.
The program begins with “RAZI Projects Collaborates,” a moderated artist interview led by Michael Reyes, EPMA Senior Curator, offering insight into the artists’ creative processes, inspirations, and shared collaborations.
Following the conversation, guests are invited to a reception with drinks, lite bites, and a special RAZI Projects pop-up, providing an opportunity to meet the artists and explore their work in a more intimate setting.
Event Details Artist Talk at 5:45 PM Reception at 6:45 PM
Join us for FREE Sound Bath meditation at EPMA on Sunday, May 17 at 12:00-1:00 PM. As always, no registration is required. Make sure to bring a yoga mat and a blanket for maximum relaxation. The theme of this sound bath is “Returning to Self.”
In a world that often pulls our attention outward, this session invites participants to gently reconnect with their internal experience. We will explore what it means to notice the body, the breath, and the present moment without judgment or expectation. Rather than trying to “fix” anything, participants are encouraged to simply observe what is already here. This approach supports a sense of grounding and can help individuals begin to rebuild a relationship with themselves at their own pace. The sound bath will focus on creating a steady, supportive environment where participants can settle into stillness and reconnect with a felt sense of presence.
Start your Sunday with a thoughtfully curated experience celebrating art, flavor, and culture. Join us on May 17 at 11:00 AM at the DoubleTree Downtown El Paso for a morning inspired by Frida Kahlo.
Your experience includes:
$45 per person Limited seating available. Reserve your seat.
Below is the link to purchase tickets for the event:
Join us for Third Thursday at EPMA on May 21 from 5:00–7:30 PM for a special Sun Health Awareness Day in collaboration with Public Health. Stop by for a fun glasses workshop and learn more about sun safety and wellness while enjoying an evening at the museum.
FREE while supplies last
Join us for a Wellness Family Day “Every Piece Matters” on May 23, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM focusing on Mental Health, led by Theron Nicholson. In this workshop, participants will create a puzzle piece for our community artwork and design one to take home.
Theron Nicholson is a father, local artist, and mentor who encourages others to use art to improve their outlook and reduce anxiety and depression. Through mentoring, he has learned that words alone often cannot express the weight of mental illness. He is drawn to exploring the connection between creativity and mental health, and how vulnerability through art can strengthen human connection.. His process is rooted in observation and reflection—he sees stories in faces, eyes, and moments, translating those observations into his work. He believes that when people create, they can enter a deep state of flow where they are fully present. In that space, there is healing, restoration, and a sense of personal fulfillment. Art offers a flexible and powerful way for individuals to express themselves in ways they may not be able to elsewhere.
Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
