Santa Fe Encaustic / Wax Art Scene
You may think that Manhattan , San Francisco , or perhaps Chicago has more art galleries than Santa Fe , New Mexico – but you would be wrong . Santa Fe has over 250 galleries ; Manhattan has 180 , San Francisco 95 . There are over 90 on Canyon Road alone , the “ Rodeo Drive ” of Art . It depends on who you ask , but Santa Fe is by most standards the # 1 art city in America . Being a tourist town , art is the # 1 industry .
This 2nd oldest city in America , New Mexico ’ s capitol city Santa Fe enjoys a manageable population of 78,000 . However , at given times of the year , it seems the tourists outnumber the locals . Within a relatively small area to cruise , the sight seeing includes a newly completed Railyard park and art district , the historic town plaza and Canyon Road . Just 5 minutes north of Santa Fe is the village of Tesuque . You ’ ll find a wonderful “ hot shop ” glass studio and gift shop called Tesuque Glass , as well as a large bronze foundry and gift shop and a large art gallery included in a 2-acre sculpture park . This area is called Shidoni , and is worth the stop if you have a vehicle to get you there .
As important for encaustic / wax artists , there are by far more galleries representing our art form than any other city in the nation . Listed are the galleries and artists that are currently in Santa Fe . ( I may have missed some in my earlier research for this article , as well as newly represented artists since I ’ ve compiled this information ).