{"id":6589,"date":"2026-09-10T12:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:31:23","slug":"transforming-images-new-mexican-santos-in-between-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2026\/09\/10\/transforming-images-new-mexican-santos-in-between-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Images: New Mexican Santos in-between Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"nl-container\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;vertical-align:top;width:100%\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div style=\"max-width:640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20260909\/18\/1f\/c8\/63\/c539413a3e12f8b408b93199.png\" style=\"height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff;background-size:auto;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;vertical-align:top;width:100%\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:20px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20260909\/3f\/ac\/bb\/27\/5458d6824aea9f1785b68f7a.png\" style=\"height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">  Explore the Sacred Images of New Mexican S<em>anteros<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:288px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20260909\/13\/83\/6d\/4f\/0ccd13a9a340eb1400adeaa1.jpg\" style=\"height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"288\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left\">\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><em>A photo of San Buenaventura. Photo provided by the FAC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-5\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">The campus community is invited to a special two-day program centered on  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/bqwppk\/nr5ib5j\/3745ix\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #4764af\">  <em>Transforming Images: New Mexican Santos in-between Worlds<\/em><\/a>. The program will bring together artists, scholars, spiritual leaders, and community voices to explore the sacred images of New Mexican  <em>santeros<\/em> that form the heart of the collection cared for by the Fine Arts Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">On <strong>Thursday, Sept. 24, from 5-6:30 p.m.,<\/strong> in the Agents of Care Gallery at the FAC,  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/bqwppk\/nr5ib5j\/j055ix\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #4764af\" target=\"_blank\">  a panel discussion<\/a> will explore the spiritual, artistic, and cultural dimensions of these works and their enduring place in the devotional life of the American Southwest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Panelists include: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"list_block block-6\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:30px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:-20px\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:revert\">\n<li>Charlie Carrillo, independent scholar and santero from Santa Fe<\/li>\n<li>James C\u00f3rdova, Colorado College Innovator-in-Residence and Gathering Place co-curator, as moderator<\/li>\n<li>Claire Farago, Professor Emerita of Art History at the University of Colorado Boulder<\/li>\n<li>Fr. Juan Romero, retired Catholic priest and author <\/li>\n<li>Doreen Dur\u00e1n, descendant of the historic caretakers of the Dur\u00e1n Family Chapel in Talpa, New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Printmaking at the University of Colorado Boulder<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-7\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:left\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">The program continues <strong>Friday, Sept. 25, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.,  <\/strong>also in the Agents of Care Gallery, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/bqwppk\/nr5ib5j\/zs65ix\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #4764af\" target=\"_blank\">  keynote by Claire Farago<\/a>, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado Boulder. Using historical New Mexican Christian religious images as a case study, Farago will consider what is at stake in the contested interpretation of sacred objects, including questions   of cultural identity, power, and interpretative privilege. Her talk will also explore how people manipulate the material culture available in their environment to negotiate their relationship with the world.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">A reception will follow in Smith Family Gallery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">This event is sponsored by the Paul Frederick Sheffer Memorial Fund for Roman Catholic Studies at Colorado College.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-3\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:100%\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:620px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20260909\/3f\/ac\/bb\/27\/5458d6824aea9f1785b68f7a.png\" style=\"height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"620\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-4\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#000;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#000;vertical-align:top;width:58.333333333333336%\" width=\"58.333333333333336%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:123.667px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20260909\/f4\/52\/80\/99\/f895b8aac0c3045fffcd1b24.png\" style=\"height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"123.667\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#9d9e9f;line-height:1.2\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:9px\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px\">View this email  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/bqwppk\/nr5ib5j\" style=\"color: #4764ae\">  online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:9px\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px\">14 E. 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