June 13 & 14, 2026
Albuquerque Museum
Legacy Lab New Mexico supports legacy building and planning for the local arts community through practical education, accessible resources, and inspirational models.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
Day 1 includes an inspirational Keynote Address and four panel discussions with esteemed local and national artists, curators, archivists, legal professionals, and more.
FREE and open to the public; registration required (and donations encouraged). Click below to learn more and register!
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
Day 2 features three workshops, led by Legacy Lab panelists, that provide in-depth learning and advising for selected New Mexico artists who are ready to take action concerning their legacy.
By application only; workshop participation requires a fee (sliding scale). Click below to learn more and apply!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
RUBY LERNER
Founding Executive Director of Creative Capital
Ruby Lerner is the founding Executive Director of Creative Capital, an innovative arts foundation that adapts venture capital concepts to support individual artists. Under her leadership, Creative Capital designed a comprehensive support system for artists that combined money with advisory support.
Read more.
PANELISTS AND WORKSHOP LEADERS
Panelist & Workshop Leader
NEAL AMBROSE-SMITH
(Confederate Salish & Kootenai Nation)
Artist and Research Consultant/Program Developer for Joan Mitchell Foundation’s CALL program
Panelist
SHERRI L. BURR
Author and Dickason Chair and Regents Professor Emerita at the University of New Mexico School of Law
Panelist
VALENTINA DI LISCIA
Senior Editor, Hyperallergic
Panelist
JORDAN EDDY
Editorial Director, Southwest Contemporary
Panelist
JOSH FRANCO
Collector at Large, Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art
Panelist
WILLIAM GASSAWAY
Assistant Curator, Albuquerque Museum
Panelist
AMANDA ROSS-HO
Artist
Panelist
DELILAH MONTOYA
Artist
Panelist & Workshop Leader
JEFFREY D. MYERS, M.S., J.D.
Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
Panelist & Workshop Leader
YANN NOVAK
Artist, Composer, Technologist
Panelist
JONNA C. PADEN
(Acoma Pueblo)
Archivist, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Panelist
KATHLEEN SHIELDS
Advisor, Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation
Panelist & Workshop Leader
VICKIE R. WILCOX, J.D., LL.M.
Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
Panelist
PAULA WILSON
Artist and Co-founder of MoMAZoZo
Moderator
NANCY ZASTUDIL
Legacy Strategist and Publications Editor
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