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ever I need an idea, help with a project or a class, it's available." But Santa Fe is not a city stuck in
Q SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Founded in 1607, New Mexico's cap-
ital city has long served as its creative capital as well and, to a large degree, that of the American Southwest. Its mix of one-of-a-kind vistas and cultural diversity have made the city a mecca for generations of artists, including Geor- gia O'Keeff e and Alfred Stieglitz in the early part of the 20th century. "In addition to the amazing beauty
that is Santa Fe, it is an amazing cre- ative community," says abstract artist and gallery owner Aleta Pippin (www. aletapippin.com). "T at means when-
its past. "Since moving here in 1991, the art that is now presented in Santa Fe has grown to encompass contem- porary, abstract, cutting-edge [and] avant-garde, which blends well with the Native American, Southwesten and cowboy," adds Pippin. You can't take more than a few steps
in this immensely walkable City Dif- ferent without stumbling upon one of its more than 250 art museums or galleries. Off Santa Fe Plaza, a main gathering place for more than 400 years, are the New Mexico Museum of Art (www.nmartmuseum.org) and the Georgia O'Keeff e Museum (www.okeef- femuseum.org). Fiſt een minutes away is Museum Hill (www.museumhill.org), a collection of four world-class muse- ums, including the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, the Museum of Inter- national Folk Art and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. But back near the Plaza is where
you'll fi nd the art afi cionados, among the cluster of Native American and folk art galleries in the area surrounding the Palace of the Governors, the country's oldest public building. Toward Canyon Road—an easy walk from downtown— you'll fi nd dozens of more contempo- rary and unique off erings, including the
animated Chuck Jones Gallery (www. chuckjones.com), the material-based Jane Sauer Gallery (www.jsauergallery. com) and Axle Contemporary (www. axleart.com), a mobile gallery based out of an aluminum stepvan. "Santa Fe is a city fi lled with chance
surprises waiting to be discovered throughout its many intersections of nature and culture," say Axle Contem- porary co-founders Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel.
Q CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Forget sweeping mountain vistas—
Chicago's artists love their city for all of its metropolitan charms. T e clean lines and shapes of its architecture and skyline inspire the area's vast number of artists. "For me, the great variety of ar-
chitectural styles is vastly inspiring," says Brooke Dinda, senior project manager at Chicago Art Source (www. chicagoartsource.com), a corporate and residential art services company. "T e juxtaposition of traditional and modern architecture work in perfect harmony and fuel my creative energy. T e diff ering styles fi nd their way into the artwork I create and how I furnish my home; it truly is a constant source of inspiration in my everyday life." Like New York City, it's the fast-
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moving pace of city life that fuels Windy City artists. It's probably no coincidence that the area is home to some of the world's most competitive art schools, including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Or that its River North neighborhood houses the country's largest concentration of con- temporary art galleries outside of New York City. "Chicago is a supportive environ- ment for artists because it balances its
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