State Of The Arts
Saturday 11:30am
State of the Arts is a weekly 30-minute program focusing on the arts community of El Paso. Hosted by dedicated art enthusiast Marina Monsisvais, State of the Arts provides listeners with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how creativity is shaping our community.
Marina interviews local visual artists, writers, dancers, singers, actors and directors, as well as regional talent exhibiting or performing in El Paso. The show gets to the heart of what inspires and drives artists to do what they love best.
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Slow Emergences dance performance embodies practices to rediscover and value what speed and global crises so often destroy. It asks how healthcare, climate, social welfare, and pedagogy might be re-imagined to support long-term livability. -
After undergoing building improvements that began in October of last year, the El Paso Museum of Art is reopening their galleries. Opening Saturday February 14, 2026 are Frida Khalo - Sus Fotos and Suzi Davidoff: Wander. -
Benito Greene Arte Público announces the open call for art submissions for the 7th edition of Arte en Escala Urbana, a public art project that transforms city billboards in Ciudad Juárez into large-scale art installations. -
Artist and curator Miguel Bendaña grew up between upstate New York and Nicaragua and is now living in El Paso. He is guest curating a series of exhibitions at The Falstaff Project in Central El Paso. -
Today, we’re celebrating 25 years of Zuill Bailey as Artistic Director of El Paso Pro-Musica. Since arriving in El Paso in 2001, Zuill has transformed the musical landscape of our region. -
La Bohème captures the raw beauty of youth, love, and loss in artistic Paris. El Paso Opera returns to St. Rogers Depot for five performances of the classic Puccini opera. -
Teatro Neplanta presents Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley from January 21 - 25 at Studio 1929. Doubt is a story of suspicion cast on a priest’s behavior that questions moral certainty. -
Unexpected Pedestrians features the work of Citlali Delgado who implements an understanding of regional complexity in the borderlands, making it a continuous orbit between both Juárez and El Paso. -
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, in partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance will host free workshops for local creative professionals. -
El Paso Pro-Musica is planning another amazing Chamber Music Festival for January and is also celebrating Artistic Director Zuill Bailey and his 25th year as Artistic Director of EPPM.
