On Sunday, October 9, 2022 from X to X, Ballroom Marfa invites the public to join us and the Land Arts program for coffee and conversation with Dr. C.J. Alvarez. In this special expanded classroom session at Ballroom Marfa, Dr. Alvarez will guide students and public participants in thoughtful discourse in response to The Blessings […]
Exhibition Laura Aguilar, Genesis Báez, Teresa Baker, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Christie Blizard, The Frank Duncan Archive, Nancy Holt, Katherine Hubbard, Isuma, Benny Merris, Alan Michelson, Laura Ortman, Elle Pérez, Sondra Perry, David Benjamin Sherry Ecstatic Land is an exhibition and screening series that brings together a multigenerational group of artists whose works explore the intersecting […]
Exhibition Kenneth Tam OPENING CELEBRATIONS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022, 4–7PM Kenneth Tam’s solo exhibition Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory features a series of commissioned sculptures alongside a two-channel video installation. In his exhibition, Tam unearths forgotten histories in order to reimagine our own identities and to question dominant myths […]
Ecstatic Land Film Schedule October 26, 2022 –May 2023 Ballroom Courtyard Sundown until 10pm Join us from sundown until 10pm for the Ecstatic Land film series in the Ballroom Courtyard and the Marfa Public Library. October 26– 29: Alan Michelson, Wolf Nation, 2018. 9:59 minutes. November 2– 5: Genesis Báez, Nubes (Clouds), 2019. […]
Opening Celebration Ecstatic Land & Kenneth Tam: Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory November 12, 4-7 pm Join us for the Opening Celebration of Ecstatic Land and Kenneth Tam: Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory on Saturday, November 12 from 4–7pm. The special evening will include film […]
Isuma, One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (2019), Directed by Zacharias Kunuk As a part of the Ecstatic Land screening series, Ballroom Marfa presents Isuma's One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (2019), 112 minutes, directed by Zacharias Kunuk. Join us for this special screening at Marfa Public Library on March 16th from 6–8 pm. This […]
Closing Celebrations of Ecstatic Land & Kenneth Tam You're invited May 5–6, 2023 as we celebrate the closing of two exhibitions Ecstatic Land and Kenneth Tam: Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory. Ecstatic Land is an exhibition and screening series that brings together a multigenerational group of artists whose works explore […]
EXHIBITION Li(sa E.) Harris Ballroom Marfa presents unlit: sof landin, a solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist, musician, and filmmaker Li(sa E.) Harris. Through an intuitive and experimental process, the artist explores sound as a medium for liberation and resistance. The artist creates an immersive dream space with newly commissioned works: a nine-hour composition, a non-linear […]
Tongues of Fire Jorge Méndez Blake, Jesse Chun, Adriana Corral, JJJJJerome Ellis, Nakai Flotte “Write with your eyes like painters, with your ears like musicians, with your feet like dancers. You are the truthsayer with quill and torch. Write with your tongues of fire.” – Gloria Anzaldúa Tongues of Fire is a group exhibition of […]
Opening Celebrations unlit: sof landin & Tongues of Fire Public Opening Friday, May 26 from 6–9pm Artist & Curator-Led Walkthrough Saturday, May 27 from 12–1:30pm Join us for the Opening Celebrations of unlit: sof landin and Tongues of Fire on Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 2023. Opening Celebrations for the Spring 2023 exhibitions […]
Saturday, June 3, 4 PM Panel Discussion Sunday, June 4, 9 AM Architect Walk-Through Join Ballroom Marfa and Big Bend Conservation Alliance for Decolonizing the Fence at Cementerio del Barrio de Los Lipanes held during the Agave Festival Marfa. On Saturday, June 3rd at 4 pm, a panel discussion will be held at The Crowley […]
Summer Shake Up DJ Camp with the Chulita Vinyl Club 🪩 🪩 🪩 🪩 Ballroom joined forces with Summer Shake Up for DJ Camp 2023, offered by Marfa ISD in collaboration with several community partner organizations. The 2023 DJ Camp was a vinyl-only workshop led by members of the Chulita Vinyl Club ATX for Marfa […]
Saturday, August 12, 2023 7-11 PM Bridgehampton, NY We hosted our Summer Party in Bridgehampton on August 12, bringing the magic of Ballroom from Marfa to New York, and kicking off our 20th Anniversary year. Creative Direction Carla Fernández Food by Yann Nury Tequila by Casa Dragones Music by Sofía Zumbado DJ Rupture […]
Performance Saturday, September 2 at Wrong Marfa’s Do Right Hall, 110 Dallas St. Doors: 7:30pm Join us for a special musical performance by Li(sa E.) Harris and bass player Burniss Earl Travis II on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Wrong Marfa’s Do Right Hall (110 W Dallas). Li and Travis will perform an improvised set […]
Opening Weekend Schedule FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 7–10 pm: Opening of Perhaps the Truth 8:30 pm Doors: Dos Santos in the Ballroom Marfa Courtyard 10pm: Afterparty with DJ set from Daniel Villareal at The Capri SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 12–1:30pm: Curator-led walkthrough of Perhaps the Truth with Fairfax Dorn and Daisy Nam with poetry readings from Arden Wohl […]
concert Friday, October 6 in the Ballroom Marfa Courtyard Doors: 8:30pm Ballroom Marfa welcomes Dos Santos to Marfa for a performance in the Ballroom Marfa courtyard on Friday, October 6, 2023, in celebration of Ballroom's 20th year anniversary and the opening of Perhaps the Truth. Doors open at 8:30 and the show is free and […]
EXHIBITION Guadalupe Maravilla Mariposa Relámpago opened in Ballroom Marfa’s courtyard on Saturday, November 4, 2023 with a sound ceremony led by the artist Guadalupe Maravilla. Maravilla (b. 1976 in San Salvador, El Salvador) grounds his sculpture, painting, performance, and large-scale installation in activism and healing, informed by his personal story of migration, illness, and recovery. […]
Silent Spikes November 9, 2023, 6–7:30 PM Cantor Auditorium Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University Join the Cantor Arts Center and Ballroom Marfa for a special screening of Kenneth Tam's Silent Spikes at Cantor Auditorium. The screening will be introduced by Veronica Roberts, John and Jill Freidenrich Director, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, and will […]
Sound Bath Ceremony led by Guadalupe Maravilla Saturday, March 16 4pm Free and open to all. Join us for a healing sound bath ceremony led by Guadalupe Maravilla and other sound healers on Saturday, March 16 at 4pm in Ballroom Marfa's courtyard. For this immersive experience, Maravilla will activate the installation Mariposa Relámpago (Lightning Butterfly), […]
Film Screening + Q&A Mariposa Relámpago, 2023 Friday, March 15 8pm Join Ballroom Marfa and Guadalupe Maravilla for a film screening of Mariposa Relámpago on Friday, March 15, 2024. The film will begin at 8pm in Ballroom’s courtyard, followed by a brief Q&A with Daisy Nam and Maravilla. This event is free and open […]
