Back to ProgramELLEN ADELE WILDER BRADBURY
DIRECTOR/FOUNDER, RECURSOS DE SANTA FE
SANTA FE , NEW MEXICO
In 1984, Dr. Bradbury founded Recursos de Santa Fe, a catalytic non-profit corporation designed to stimulate an active intellectual and artistic exchange of ideas and to bridge the gap between academe and popular audiences. Its major aim is to increase understanding of the relationships between diverse cultures and environments through art, research and contact.
This educational program development and research focuses on contemporary issues, the arts, literature, culture and natural history of the Southwest and the Americas. Cross disciplinary and inter-disciplinary conferences have opened new areas for discussion. Many conference programs have resulted in books, ongoing exchanges and subsequent conferences. Established series are:
Smithsonian Institution Seminars,
Santa Fe Literary Center,
Arts of the Americas, and
Natural History Study Tours.
Prior to Dr. Bradbury founding Recursos de Santa Fe, she was the Director of the Santa Fe Festival of the Arts. Her expertise in art involves previous work as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts; Consultant to Regis Collection in Minneapolis; Guest Curator at Manos de Mexico in St. Paul; Curator of Primitive Arts and Registrar and Curator of Pre-Columbian Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Dr. Bradbury is originally from Los Alamos graduating from Yale University with a degree in Art History. She has extensive knowledge of the history of Los Alamos and the early evolution of Los Alamos National Laboratory.