Each spring, Silver City becomes the center of one of the most demanding cycling races in North America. The Tour of the Gila brings riders from across the United States and from around the world to compete on the roads of Grant County in southwest New Mexico, where mountains, high desert, and winding canyons create […]
Silver City’s Youth Mural Program had a full and inspiring year, continuing its mission to engage young people in public art while strengthening community connections. From restoring long-standing murals to creating new works across Grant County, youth crews, local artists, and community partners came together to make a lasting impact. Ongoing restoration took place at […]
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness in 2024, the Gila River Festival will not only celebrate this important milestone in protecting America’s first Wilderness River, but will also look to the Gila’s future. By exploring themes of long-term protection, climate resilience, cultural exchange, and stewardship, we will envision together the Gila […]
Do you have a knack for crafting suspenseful plots and intriguing mysteries? The Arizona Mystery Writers are calling on storytellers from the Southwest to put their detective hats on and pen down their best mystery, suspense, or thriller story. This contest is a fantastic opportunity for writers of all levels from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, […]
There must be a dozen reasons why people write books. George Orwell wrote an essay in 1946 “Why I Write” and gave us four: [1] sheer egoism, a desire to seem clever and be talked about, [2] aesthetic enthusiasm, an interest in the perception of beauty in the natural world, [3] historic impulse, a desire […]
In celebration of the Gila Wilderness 100 anniversary, this call asks photographers to submit images about wilderness (does not have to be images from the Gila). All types of photography are welcome including Black and white, color, alternative processes, 3 dimensional, etc. Open to all photographers living in Grant County, New Mexico Each Photographer can display up […]
We respectfully acknowledge that the entirety of southwestern New Mexico is the traditional territory, since time immemorial, of the Chis-Nde, also known as the people of the Chiricahua Apache Nation. The Chiricahua Apache Nation is recognized as a sovereign Native Nation by the United States in the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Friendship of 1 July 1852 (10 Stat. 979) (Treaty of Santa Fe ratified 23 March 1853 and proclaimed by President Franklin Pierce 25 March 1853).
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