Polaroid Workshop • A New Mexican Burial by JC Gonzo
Schedule
Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
1570 Pacheco St. B-1, Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87505 | Santa Fe, NM
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Join CENTER for a polaroid workshop with JC Gonzo, in conjunction with his exhibition A New Mexican Burial, on Saturday, June 20, at 1 PM.Learn about the experimental Polaroid emulsion lift process in this hands-on guided workshop. Participants provide their digital images to be printed as a Polaroid print. Brief writing prompts will be given covering topics of tradition and memory resulting in a printed zine.
[A NEW MEXICAN BURIAL]
A New Mexican Burial, by JC Gonzo, is an ongoing multi-media project exploring the interconnections between the state’s cemeteries and its cultures, ecologies, and history. The integration of adobe, native plantlife, and metalwork that uniquely defines these cemeteries are entwined with surrounding resources, local customs, and their complex histories. They are a testament to ingenuity, cultural exchange, and tradition—and ultimately, are a constantly evolving reflection of the living. Ranging from abandoned to utilized, many New Mexican cemeteries stand as one of the only markers of a relatively recent past. Shaped by the world around them, cemeteries are also changing and evolving as divestment, shifting cultural attitudes, and displacement impact them over generations. Spurred by Gonzo’s personal inquiries on place, identity, and culture, the project contemplates how New Mexican cemeteries unite these themes. Additionally, A New Mexican Burial serves as a visual record of these ephemeral sites as they presently stand, using analog instant photography to mirror their unique materiality and fragility.
This exhibition and its newly generated works is supported in part by The City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department’s ‘Art is the Solution: Cultural Futures’ grant.
[ABOUT JC GONZO]
JC Gonzo (b. Juan Carlos Gonzalez, 1989, USA) is an artist, writer, and filmmaker currently based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is originally from Anthony, New Mexico, located along the US/Mexican border—a region that continues to influence and inform his practice. Gonzo studied filmmaking, photography, and studio arts at the College of Santa Fe from 2008-11, ultimately crafting a self-designed BA. He has reviewed exhibitions, books, and interviewed artists for the Santa Fe Reporter, Sensitive Skin, and other independent publications. From 2020 through 2023, Gonzo produced the Southwest artist-showcase zine, Cuidado, for which he received a Fulcrum Fund Award in 2022. His work has been exhibited at the New Mexico Museum of Art, No Name Cinema, the Sanitary Tortilla Factory, and Modified/Arts. In 2024, he was an artist in residence at The Ranch Residency in La Madera, New Mexico. • jcgonzo.com
[DETAILS]
EXHIBITION DATES • May 29 – June 29, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION • Friday, May 29, 5–7 PM
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Thursday, June 18, 6 PM
POLAROID WORKSHOP • Saturday, June 20, 1 PM
GALLERY HOURS • Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM–5 PM
WHERE • CENTER, 1570 Pacheco St, B-1, Santa Fe, NM 87505
HOW • Free & Public
LEARN MORE • centersantafe.org/a-new-mexican-burial
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