A gallery in the middle of nowhere obsessed with understanding optimal ways to use art in the transmission of lived emotions from one human being to another.
Exhibitions
First Exit
May 9th - May 21st
NMSU BFA & MFA Student Show
Allie Hale, Andrew Williams, Angelina Lopez, Asa Lambert, Celeste Croteaux, Chantay Herrera, Chung-Fang Chang, Danny Joe Rose lI, Ezekiel Martey, Gracie Kyle, Ivan Esparza, Jacob Gyamfi, Lei Maslian, Melise Butler, Meredith Rose, Trevor
P. Jackson, Yvette Michalak, Zoe Char
What Hands Do
April 11th - May 6th 2026
A show by Jeannie Ortiz
Spring Sale
The winds have arrived in the desert - bringing new life to this old place. Trees sprout. Flowers bloom. The bees frolic and the butterflies work.
Kyle looks through his archives and makes a pile of works for sale.
We started a publishing company entitled "Agile Meteor Press" which focuses on telling unlikely stories from our community.
These books and booklike objects support our art exhibitions and allow for a durable take home way to continue to experience the art we have on view.
Available Titles:
Agile Meteor Press reimagines book publishing in the 21st century by combining cutting printing technology to provide accessible art books to all while crafting books using age old wisdom for the discerning collector.
upcoming titles:
Olin: Drawings || A.M.P #5
Mud Mountain || A.M.P #6
Hieronymous Bogs || A.M.P #7
A Book of Spores || A.M.P #9
Winter 2026
The birds were gone briefly and now they are back. The sun is warming and the winds are beginning to be found.
We are deep into the cycle of creation which is the introspection of the cold season, bundled up with tea in hand.
Long shadows becoming short again we know the sun is warming and the spring will return. With it the gallery unfolds and blossoms into worlds imaginable and real.
Past
June 9th, 2025: Smithsonian Magazine picks Truth or Consequences, New Mexico as one of the 15 best small towns in the USA. TorC Contemporary is highlighted in the article for the art we have on view and our community etching press.
July 12th: Mainstreet Truth or Consequences Second Saturday Art Hop - we will have the inaugural illumination of our new art signage installation at 8:45pm.
July 20th: Launch of Agile Meteor Press
November 7th, 2025: Pasatiempo article on Women of Consequences and Agile Meteor Press released.
November 8th, 2025: Art Hop
November 14th, 2025: Women of Consequences release Party 6-8pm at the gallery main space 312 Main Ave, TorC NM.
December 13th, 2025: Art Hop
present
February 14th, 2025: Art Hop - Tatsuya Nakatani Bow Show - a special one night event showcasing the stunning bows of the great percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani.
future
February 20, 21, & 22nd 2026: MeTeORiC 2026 festival has been postponed until 2027. I'm very sorry.
March 14th, 2026: Opening reception of Jeannie Ortiz's new show featuring a body of new works in new mediums.
March 20th, 2026: Nakatani Gong Orchestra - at 16 gong orchestra conducted by Tatsuya Nakatani. More information, Tickets and how to play in the orchestra here.
Art on view
Truth or Consequences Contemporary exhibits a wide variety of art from a diverse range of local, regional and national artists.
Below you will find a large selection of varied artworks from the wearable to the cerebral.
Handloom
Handloom
Sculpture
Sculpture
Intaglio
Intaglio
Painting
Painting
Printmaking
Printmaking
Art Clothing
Art Clothing
Adornment
Adornment
Agile Meteor Press
Agile Meteor Press
Jeannie Ortiz
Jeannie Ortiz
Kyle Parker Cunningham
Kyle Parker Cunningham
Knives
Knives
Thomas Phillip Laidig
Thomas Phillip Laidig
A moment in creation.
Community
Etching
Press
Our community etching press makes the equipment of printmaking and bookbinding available to artists of the southwest and beyond.
In celebration of the monsoon season which brings the desert to life and sustains it throughout the year we have installed this new art signage.
Historically our building is known as the Luchini Electric Building so we pay homage to this lineage.
Kyle was struck by lightning while Jeannie belayed him rock climbing - that dramatic and life changing moment is now memorialized on our facade.
This piece is a gift to our historic Main Street district - a welcome reminder that rebuilding our old buildings is the lighting helping to catalyze the formation of a strong and robust community.
This installation was made possible through funding from the National Main Street Backing Small Business Grant.