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First Friday Artscrawl, Citywide, July 3, 5-8:30pm)
for a printable map, click here.
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Our newest member, Frame City at 3810-A Central SE, didn’t make it onto the map for July, but invites you to come by July 3rd. In the spirit of photography month they will be displaying the landscape photos of Don Padilla. They would also love to help you with your favorite photo - bring a 4x6 or 5x7 photo and they will cut a custom mat for you to fit a standard frame.
Frame City
3810-A Central SE
(505) 296-4648
www.framecityandgallery.com
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The Wooden Cow Gallery
7400 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 20 (in the Mossman Center) - 999-1280
Wed-Sat 11-7, Sun 11 to 5 , First Fridays until 8pm
www.woodencowgallery.wordpress.com
The Cow presents a special exhibition by Raine Klover, Familia de Burque, blending old and new Albuquerque by combining images from antique glass photographic plates with her own digital photography. At the turn of the 20th century there were many portrait studios in Albuquerque. A few hundred of their glass negatives ended up in the hands of Raine Klover. She believes these negatives were taken at Cobb Studios and most of the photos were probably taken by Eddie Ross Cobb-the daughter of NM Territorial Governor-Edmund Gibson Ross. She has identified many of the people in the photos and has spoken with some of their descendants. Exhibit dates are July 1 through August 1 with an opening reception First Friday. Meet the artists and enjoy live music by the award-winning local folk duo, Charmed.
Weyrich Gallery
2935-D Louisiana NE - 883-7410
Tue-Fri 10:30-5:30, Sat 11-5:30, Mondays by appointment
First Fridays until 9pm
www.weyrichgallery.com
Weyrich opens Parts of the Whole, new ceramic work by Betsy Williams First Friday. Williams was introduced to a small Japanese pottery studio in Manhattan in 1992 , she immediately wanted to know more about digging clay and firing with wood. She left New York and sought out an apprenticeship in Japan in 1994. Upon completion of her apprenticeship, she moved to NM, near Dixon, to establish a studio and built a wood-fired kiln in 2001. She hopes to build a bigger wood-fired kiln within the next two years. With tradition as her foundation, she experiments with glazes and is currently working with stamped designs inlaid with white slip.
J.Wayne Art Gallery
621 Amherst NE – 903-3656
Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 9-12, First Fridays 8:30pm
www.jwayneart.com
See new work by owner J Wayne Lewis. Come meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. Exhibit runs through July.
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Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central SE, 100-A - 268-8952
Tue 10-4, Wed-Sun 9-4, First Fridays until 8:00pm
www.matrixfineart.com
Photo New Mexico – A Juried Show (Juror: Katherine Ware, Curator of Photography, New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe) opens First Friday and closes August 1. Now in its second year, this juried show will feature the pinnacle of New Mexico photographic talent in this first-ever collaboration between an Albuquerque gallery and the New Mexico Museum in Santa Fe. The public is invited to select the People’s Choice
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Award during the reception with the winner to be announced at 7:45. There will be a gallery talk with juror Katherine Ware Curator of Photography, New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe July 11, 1-2pm.
(Image: The Distant Mountains, Bruce Shortz)
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New Grounds Gallery
3812 Central SE, 100-B - 268-8952
Tue 10-4, Wed-Sun 9-6, First Friday until 8:00pm
www.newgroundsprintshop.com
Gravure – the New Medium in Printmaking opens First Friday and continues through August 1. It’s a photograph! It’s a lithograph! It’s digital art! Actually, the new gravure prints can look very much like either. This group show demonstrates the incredible versatility of this rediscovered medium which precedes photography. New work by Adabel Allen, Diane Alire, Suzanne Marshall, Karl Koenig, Jorge Tristani and others. Jessica Weybright will demonstrate the gravure process from 6:30-7.
(Image: Gateway to the Sun, Jorge Tristani)
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Inpost Artspace at the Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale Blvd. SE - 268-0044
Open 2-5:30pm, at performances and by appointment – First Fridays 8pm
www.outpostspace.org
New Work by Joshua Willis continues at the Inpost through July 31. Willis is a mixed media artist and native of NM who received his BFA in photography from UNM. He also studied photography at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. He switched to a more hands-on tactile art form and began using materials such as scrap metal, wood and paint.
(Image: Alley Heiroglyph)
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Fisher Gallery
1620 Central SE - 247-1529
Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-noon, Sat noon-3
First Fridays until 8:30pm
The Greater Albuquerque Roller and Print show continues at Fisher Gallery through July 25 with a First Friday reception.
Special Collections Library
423 Central NE - 848-1377
Tue-Sat 10-6, First Friday until 6pm
www.cabq.gov/library
Water Conservation in a High Desert Environment is a hands-on display by Albuquerque’s new hydrology pumping station at the Alameda Bridge. Learn about conserving water and still having your property aesthetically pleasing.
Chroma Studios
600 1st Street, NE corner of 1st & Roma – 554-3805
Wed-Sat noon-6pm, First Fridays until 10pm
www.chromabq.com
Chroma hosts an exhibition and artists’ reception for 2nd Annual Invitational New Mexico Photography exhibit. The entire gallery will be hung with nothing but photography from nothing but New Mexico photographers. Raine Klover, Justin Simenson, Susan See, Jean Casson O'Neill, Julie Rybachek, Joan Fenicle, Bill Skees, Tim Anderson, Pat Barrett are just a few of the photographers they will be showcasing. The show opens July 3 and closes July 31.
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Sumner & Dene Creations in Art
517 Central NW - 842-1400
Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5, First Fridays until 9pm
www.SumnerDene.com
Sumner & Dene is honored to present Marjie Bassler: Animal Art to Humor People July 3-31 with a reception for the artist First Friday July 3. Bassler, known for her fun-loving four-legged friends, creates animal characters in human situations. A portion of the proceeds from the opening reception sales will benefit Walkin N Circles Ranch.
(Image: Catatonic)
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Desert Corn Gallery
Church Street off Romero NW, #2 - 244-9044
First Fridays until 9pm
www.desertcorngallerynm.com
Viva Mestengo and The Sacred White Buffalo, a benefit art show continues First Friday. Featured artists are John Abernathy, The Man Who Loves Horses, and actor Red Ryder, on hand to do a book signing of Cowboy Poetry for the White Sands Wild Mustangs along with International artist Marianne Gendron (Huron-Wendat/African American) known for her historic interpretations in oils and gold leaf on behalf of the Sacred White Buffalo. The work of Sally Evans, award-winning international mixed media artist continues to be on display on behalf of the Wild Mustangs. Come down for refreshments, meet the featured guest/artist. For a $20 donation or more, get a collectable signed and numbered 26"x20" print of either The Run Aways horse print or The Sacred Sentinel White Buffalo. (Image: Arabian Sparkler, Sally Evans)
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Image: Arrangement in Pink and Grey
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Bright Rain Gallery
206-1/2 San Felipe NW #122 in the Patio Market - 843-9176
Open daily 11-6; First Fridays 6-9pm
www.BrightRainGallery.com
First Friday is the opening of Beau Carey’s West Side with an artist’s reception for the Old Town Artscrawl on July 17. West Side is the beautiful and haunting mirror up to Albuquerque's west side halted housing developments. What he calls "new ruins" are abandoned and naked spaces on the brink of inhabitation. His work has often explored how humans relate with the land; his new work takes a turn in the tendency towards huge spatial openness and bigger passages of color. Beau will be offering large, medium and small scale oils paintings and lithographs produced with the esteemed Tamarind institute.
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The Easel Place
206-1/2 San Felipe NW, #7 Patio Market - 717-1872
Daily 11-6
www.easelplace.com
Founder Rafael Gonzales visualizes a lively and ever-changing art scene once artists learn of the availability of a place where they can rent daily space and show and sell their work to the public. Their grand opening is not until July 17, the Old Town Artscrawl, but while you are in Old Town tonight stop by and meet the owners. Many of you know Rafael through his work with the NM Veterans’ Art organization. After graduating from Rio Grande High in 1967, he served 12 years in the US Army. Rafael suffered an injury during his combat tour in Viet Nam that has resulted in a progressive loss of eye sight, but he continues to paint and displays his own work in the space as well.
Weems Gallery
303 Romero NW, Plaza Don Luis in Old Town - 764-0302
Mon Sat 10-8, Sun noon-5, First Fridays until 8:30pm
www.weemsgallery.com
Jack Atkins (painter) and Karl and Mary Hofmann (potters) open a show at Weems First Friday, continuing through July 31. Atkins paints the southwest – the vistas, people and things that create its sense of place. You will enjoy his contemporary realist style. The Hofmanns bring many influences to their pottery – from the Meissen porcelain and folk pottery of Carl’s native Germany to the wedging and throwing techniques he observed in Japan.They met while working on MA degrees in art at Michigan State and now make their home in Placitas. Both beautiful and functional, the pieces are lead-free and dishwasher safe. Bowls, casseroles and cookware are microwave and oven safe.
N4th Gallery
4904 Fourth St. NW - 344-4542
During N4th Theater performances and VSA Day Arts events or by appointment
First Fridays 5-7pm
www.vsartsm.org
N4th Gallery is a part of the North Fourth Art Center including a 150-seat black box theater and colorful lobby gallery. They bring cutting-edge theater, dance, multi-media productions, poetry readings, musical performances and art exhibitions from around the world to Albuquerque. The gallery serves as multipurpose space (Monday-Friday for the Day Arts Classroom program). North Fourth Art Center is committed to offering educational opportunities and cultural access through the arts to people with disabilities and other under-served populations in the community. a
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Because First Friday falls on the 3rd, just before the Holiday, a couple of our galleries have opted for openings later in the month.
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Arts Alliance Gallery
In the Courtyard – upper level
1100 San Mateo NE at Lomas - 268-1920
Mon-Fri 10-5, First Friday until 8:00 pm
www.abqarts.org/gallery
Thermal Dynamics, an exhibition by the encaustic artists of New Mexico Wax, opens First Friday, July 3 at the Arts Alliance Gallery and continues through July 27. Albuquerque artists featured include: Virginia Baich, Marilyn Christenson, Sally Condon, Debi Dodge, Eleanor Trabaudo, Harriette Tsosie, Kevin Van Wicklin, Allen and Nancy Young and Susan Zimmerman. A reception and release of the just-published New Mexico Wax catalog are scheduled for Friday, July 10, 5-8:00. Artists will be on hand to sign copies of the book, which retails for $25. Encaustic painting is an ancient process developed by the Greeks and is experiencing a revival due to the availability of better tools and paint. Contemporary artists love encaustic because of the wonderful colors and illusion of depth they can achieve with it. New Mexico Wax is a state wide organization for resident artists working in encaustic or other wax media. Visit www.newmexicowax.blogspot.com for more information.
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