Artscrawl and First Friday are Albuquerque's monthly self-guided gallery tours - a project of the Albuquerque Art Business Association. Each month a different area of the city hosts Artscrawl with special events such as exhibition openings, artist receptions and demonstrations, benefits and open houses. The Artscrawl areas are the Northeast Heights, Historic Nob Hill, Downtown, and Old Town. You are directed through  each Artscrawl with a map and information on the events at each gallery. First Friday is a citywide event happening the first Friday of each month, also featuring exhibition openings, artist receptions, demonstrations, benefits and open houses.

The goal of Artscrawl and First Friday is to encourage casual gallery hopping and acquaint you with Albuquerque's art and artists. With no pressure to buy (although that is always appreciated), you can observe and enjoy the fine art, ask gallery owners questions about your own collection (existing or planned), meet the artists and learn about their techniques. It helps dispel the myth that art is for the elite ... Art is for all of us!

Member galleries represent a cross-section of Albuquerque's dynamic and diverse art scene with American Indian art, southwestern, ethnic and contemporary art, sculpture, fine art prints, classic  work by internationally collected artists, eclectic exhibits and installations - in short, something for everyone from the casual gallery visitor to the most serious collector.

Member galleries subscribe to a "code of ethics" you may wish to read. You may also view the Artscrawl schedule for 2008..

Above and right - Unidentified "crawlers" at a recent
Nob Hill exhibition

Albuquerque Art Business Association
P.O. Box 36588
Albuquerque, NM 87176
(505) 244-0362
Fax (505) 404-8117