On August 24, 2023, 516 ARTS presented rapid-fire artist talks, aka PechaKucha-style, with artists featured in Southwest Contemporary's 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now.
The artists they selected are: Kirsten Angerbauer, Kaitlin Bryson, Apolo Gomez, Hernan Gomez Chavez, Lynnette Haozous (Chiricahua Apache, Diné, Taos Pueblo), Karma Henry (Paiute, Italian, Portuguese), Ahní Rocheleau, Zuyva Sevilla, Jennifer Thoreson, Kate Turner, Cougar Ndoi Vigil (Jicarilla Apache), and Benjamin Winans.