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.
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.
We started a publishing company entitled "Agile Meteor Press" which focuses on telling unlikely stories from our community.
These books and booklike objects support are 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
Summer 2025
The monsoon is in full force here in Southern NM. Each afternoon the storms build tall above the Gila and the Virga marches all over the Horizon.
We are here making and showing art - please do come see what we have seen.
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.
present
July 20th: Launch of Agile Meteor Press
future
Early September: Release party for Hiraeth
Mid September: Release party for TorC No. 75
Early October: Release party for Women of Consequences
November 1st: Jeannie and Kyle unveil their newest show.
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.