Welcoming a New Director of Curatorial Affairs!

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Facebook icon Instagram icon Twitter icon Meet the O’Keeffe’s New Director of Curatorial Affairs! Portrait of a person with curly blond long hair and a dark shirt. They smile directly at the camera. Behind them is green foliage. Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph has been named Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Joseph, who was born and raised in Albuquerque, most recently served as the Curator and Director of Exhibitions at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Join us in welcoming Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph and read more below! Read More Upcoming Events with the Museum Left: Much of this work is filled by a flat, white cloud. A band of yellow rests atop the cloud, and a band of blue rises above the yellow. Right: A person with long wavy red hair smiling directly at the camera. Green foliage fills the frame behind them. Free Online Talk | Georgia O’Keeffe’s Clouds & Skies Wednesday, October 2 | 9–10 AM MDT 🎟 Online. Free to attend. Please register in advance. Georgia O’Keeffe often explored the theme of clouds and skies in her work. Join Grace Almanza, School and Tour Programs Manager at the Museum, for a deep dive into the Museum’s collections and a look at O’Keeffe’s paintings featuring clouds and skies. Register Can’t make the event? This program will be recorded and posted on our website and YouTube channel. Photograph of the Art to G.O. truck with illustrations of clouds and a desert landscape on it. The awning of the truck is open. The truck is surrounded by green foliage. First Friday | Enjoy Extended Hours Friday, October 4 | 5–7 PM MDT 📍 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Free to attend. Join us for extended hours at the Museum on First Friday! Just in time for spooky season, meet creepy crawlers on the patio with the Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum. Learn More On First Fridays, admission is free all day for New Mexico residents and free for everyone from 5 to 7 PM. Close-up photograph of a child's hands as they mold clay on a table covered in paints and art supplies. Family Day | Above the Clouds Sunday, October 13 | 10:30 AM–2:30 PM MDT 📍 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Free to attend, RSVP encouraged. In celebration of New Mexico’s Balloon Fiesta, this month’s Family Day will celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe’s lifelong fascination with the big, blue New Mexico sky. RSVP Admission is free for Family Day participants and New Mexico Residents all day! While registration is not mandatory to attend Family Day, registering ahead of time helps us prepare.  A person with a brimmed hat holds a photograph of O'Keeffe and presents it to two young students in a studio. Looking Closer | A Multi-Sensory Tour for Kids 📍 Tours begin at the O’Keeffe Welcome Center in Abiquiú, NM 🎟 $5 Children Ages 12 and Under | $15 Accompanying Adult Join an exciting, hands-on adventure through Georgia O’Keeffe’s O’Keeffe’s garden, patio, and studio in Abiquiú, designed especially for young explorers grades K–5! Learn More Photograph of old pamphlets and papers with at the center two notecards with hand-written notes and pressed leaves on them. Celebrate American Archive’s Month with the Library & Archive 📍 Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library and Archive, 135 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe, NM. Visit the Library & Archive to see Modernist Circle, a new exhibition featuring writings and photographs from a circle of modernists connected to Georgia O’Keeffe, such as Arthur Dove and Florine Stettheimer. Learn More Open to the public by appointment Tuesday to Friday, 9 AM to 12 PM. Learn more or schedule an appointment online. Art Classes Every week, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum offers classes in partnership with experienced teaching artists. Join a class today for lessons in watercolor, oil, pastel, mixed media, and more!  Online Class: Earth Tones and Bones in Watercolor. Wednesday, October 2. 6-8 PM. A painting of a pelvic bone depicted against a contrasting black and beige background. Earth Tones and Bones in Watercolor Wednesday, October 2 6—-8 PM MDT Register Online Class: Watercolor Glazing & Brushwork for Silhouetted Trees. Friday, October 4. 10 AM - 12:30 PM . Red tree trunk strong central branch forms a diagonal curved shape, leaves are predominantly green and yellow. ‘ I Watercolor Glazing & Brushwork for Silhouetted Trees Friday, October 4 10 AM-12:30 PM MDT Register Online Class: Landscapes of the Mind. Wednesday, October 9. 6-8 PM. Vertical watercolor with a dominant blackish snake shape that traverses down the page forming from a dark cloudy area in the upper left corner and flowing downward to the bottom of the page ending in red. This is placed within an area of bleeding blue, yellow, and transparent ground that fills to the edges of the page. Landscapes of the Mind Wednesday, October 9 6—-8 PM MDT Register Vibrant Color Mixing for Painting Leaves in Watercolor. Saturday, October 12. 10 AM - 1 PM. A round pink dish is presented from a birds-eye view, and as a result, the viewer is looking down into the dish. Its base is only slightly visible. Several green geranium leaves rest inside the dish and along its rim. Vibrant Color Mixing for Painting Leaves in Watercolor Saturday, October 12 10 AM-1 PM MDT Register Check out more art classes and sign up on the Museum website. Museum Store Photograph of a blue couch against a wall with small chairs on each side. Above the couch are printed reproductions of O'Keeffe's paintings of trees. Autumn Prints For Your Home Browse through a collection of Georgia O’Keeffe’s studies of trees and in the Museum Custom Print Shop’s Rooted in Place collection. Shop Membership Photograph of a person with long curly blond hair and a dark dress speaking to two people in the Museum Galleries. Meet Our Curators at Member Exclusives Interested in learning more about collections and exhibitions? Our members-only events feature talks and tours given by our exceptional curatorial team.  Join or Renew Today! Have questions or want to become a member? Contact our Membership Office at 505-946-1022 or [email protected] Images: 1. Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph, Director of Curatorial Affairs. 2024 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 2. Left: Georgia O'Keeffe. Sky Above the Flat White Cloud II, 1960–1964. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.364]. Right: Grace Almanza, School and Tour Programs Manager. 2024. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 3. Art to G.O. Truck, 2023 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 4. Family Day Art Activity, 2023 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 5. A&L Student Field Trip to the O’Keeffe Home & Studio in Abiquiú, 2023. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 6. Modernist Circle Exhibition, Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library and Archive. 2024 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. 7. Georgia O'Keeffe. Thigh Bone on Black Stripe, 1930. Oil on canvas, 30 x 15 3/4 x 1 inches. Private Collection. Loan, Private Collection. [L.2015.1.1]. 8. Georgia O'Keeffe. Old Tree, 1918. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 18 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.84]. 9. Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Abstraction/Portrait of Paul Strand), 1917. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 8 7/8 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2007.1.4]. 10. Georgia O'Keeffe. Geranium Leaves in Pink Dish, 1938. Oil on wood panel, 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.156]. 11. Art Prints from the Custom Print Shop featuring Georgia O'Keeffe. Old Tree, 1918. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 18 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.84] and Georgia O'Keeffe. Trees in Autumn, 1920–1921. Oil on canvas, 25 3/16 x 20 3/16 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [1997.6.12]. 12. Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph, Director of Curatorial Affairs at Member Event, September, 2024 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.  The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is supported by: