June 2025 | Programs for Zoe Leonard’s ‘Al río / To the River’

Join us for four free events presented in conjunction with Zoe Leonard’s Al río / To the River, on view through July 6. 

Open Viewing
June 7 and 14, 9–11 a.m.
Chinati Foundation, 1 Cavalry Row
The Chinati Foundation invites you to two Open Viewings of Al río / To the River. View the exhibition for free and at your own pace on Saturday, June 7, from 9–11 a.m. during Agave Festival Marfa, and on Saturday, June 14, 9–11 a.m. during Pride Marfa.

Photography in Context: Al río / To the River
June 7, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
The Crowley Theater, 98 South Austin Street
The Chinati Foundation and Americas Society present a conversation with José Esparza Chong Cuy, Katherine Hubbard, Roberto Tejada, and Zoe Leonard in partnership with Agave Festival Marfa. This conversation, moderated by Aimé Iglesias Lukin (Director and Chief Curator, Americas Society), will address Leonard’s exhibition, Al río / To the River, and discuss the various ways the exhibition engages formally with its contexts.

A Brief History of the San Esteban Rockshelter
June 8, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
The Crowley Theater, 98 South Austin Street
The Chinati Foundation and Agave Festival Marfa present a talk by Erika Blecha, an archeologist at the Center for Big Bend Studies. Blecha will examine 16,000 years of dynamic human, animal, and environmental interactions at the San Esteban Rockshelter, situated along the Alamito Creek—a tributary of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo— located just south of Marfa.

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These programs are generously supported by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), The City of Marfa, Hauser & Wirth, Kathleen Irvin Loughlin and Christopher Loughlin, Celeste and Anthony Meier, Lisa and John Runyon, Rod and Nancy Sanders, and Texas Commission on the Arts. Additional support has been provided by Chinati’s Director’s Circle.