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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El Paso native and New York Times journalist Jazmine Ulloa, has a new book titled El Paso: A Borderland History Through Five Families. The book traces the region’s story through migration and memory. -
The Falstaff is an artist-driven arts and community space housed within a historic former brewery in Central El Paso. It combines art galleries, artist studios, and community-centered programming. -
Art has been the throughline of Hal Marcus’ life. For more than fifty years, he’s painted the Borderland with clarity and heart. As he now faces significant health challenges, he continues to create. -
El Paso based mixed-media artist Cynthia Gutierrez-Krapp is known for her evocative installations and hand-crafted objects that speak to cultural memory and personal lineage. -
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.
