In September 2023 we had the honor of hosting Jeanie Finlay, a world-renowned artist and documentary filmmaker, here at ARTSLab.
Jeanie spent a week in New Mexico, funded by her recent Chicken and Egg award, to further her visual research for her upcoming project that spotlight the marine pollution caused by dredging along the northern English coastline.
ARTSLab Associate Director Stewart Copeland, ARTSLab Manager Valery Estabrook, UNM ART and Ecology MFA Candidate Nancy Dewhurst, and UNM Film student Tyler Sovelove turned the studio into a mad science lab. Armed with a camera, fish tanks, a few lights, and a plethora of common kitchen items, they helped Jeanie explore and invent new ways of and visualizing and capturing this specific kind of water pollution.
Read an interview of Jeanie talking about her last film release “Your Fat Friend,” on which ARTSLab Associate Director also acted as cinematographer!
Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women and non-binary nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change.
Join organizers Madrone Matishak and Sarah Bennett Davidson for an overview of the New Mexico Dance Hackathon, an initiative bringing together dance and new media artists to experiment and create innovative work across performance, installation, and film. This info session offers a look at past projects, insights into the creative process, and details on how to apply for this year’s program, culminating in final presentations at UNM ARTSLab this July.
ARTSLab is excited to continue its partnership with Unity in Spring 2026 with two free webinars and two free 10-hour courses, open to anyone in the state of New Mexico.
ARTSLab was recently featured in two articles highlighting its work at the intersection of art, technology, and innovation, including student-led projects and a NASA-funded VR initiative.