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THE GROOVE ARTSPACE

309 Gold Ave SW - 503.750.1713
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FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, January 3rd (5-9pm)

Come in from the cold, kick the New Year into high gear and join us for ArtsCrawl January 3 to see what's Groovin' at The Groove Artspace, 309 Gold SW! All Groove artists and teachers will be present, and we will be featuring the art of Cindy Strosser (pictured here with her painting on glass titled Blue on Red). We will also be enjoying the contemporary folk rock of Jacques Dorier Musical Roller Coaster (photo below). Great food, as always, will be provided by Alison Robbenhaar. Get your Groove on!!

AMAPOLA GALLERY

205 Romero St - 505.242.4311
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, January 3rd (4:30-6pm)
Regular hours 10-5 daily

January begins a new year. For Amapola Gallery 2025 marks the start of our 45th year in business! That’s right—our artists’ co-op has been in Old Town for 45 years, bringing you an enormous variety of art and fine crafts from award-winning New Mexico artists. Be a part of our success. Experience for yourselves New Mexico creativity at its finest. Come and help us celebrate! Amapola Gallery, Open 10 to 5 daily upstairs in historic Romero House, 205 Romero, NW, on Old Town Plaza. (505) 242-4311 Amapola-gallery.com

GHOSTWOLF GALLERY

206-1/2 San Felipe St. NW STE 3 - 505.246.9653
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, January 3rd (5-8pm)

Ghostwolf presents sublime and surreal landscapes by Denise Kunz! Denise has made New Mexico her home since 1991 and has explored it extensively. Having sidelined art for career she found it took the pandemic to bring her back to her beloved open spaces. She says “During lock-down I would pack my car with gessoed paper, paints, and food, and head out on the road back to the quietness, the comfort of soft sounds, and the sweetness of the air and lying flat on my back in the dirt.” Her love of these spaces shines through in her work. Meet her Friday, January 3rd from 5-8pm!

CORRALES BOSQUE GALLERY

4685 Corrales Road - 505.898.7203
corralesbosquegallery.com - map
(regular hours 11-5 W-M (closed Tuesdays)

SUNDAY IN THE VILLAGES
Sunday, January 5th (10-4)

This month the gallery is partnering with the Shades of Gray Photo Show to display this year's winning entries. Shades of Gray brings the best photographers in New Mexico together for an exhibit that focuses on black and white photography across a myriad of genres. The top photos will be on display through the month of January. All are invited for a special artists reception on First Sunday (1/5) from 2-4pm.

Photo credit: Julie Hamlin, The Soloist

WILD HEARTS GALLERY

221-B State Highway 165, Placitas - 505.361.2710
wildheartsgallery.com- map

First Sunday in the Villages
Sunday, January 5th (12-2)

Special Artists Presentation of Jewelry: A Medium of Symbolic Communication, featuring the work of Geri Verble and Sandy Johnson, on display through February 2. For this gallery talk, Geri Verble will share her collection of African beads and speak about its cultural significance and symbolism. Sandy Johnson will help identify your stones while demonstrating how a stone, in its raw form, becomes the centerpiece of one of her designs.

Photo credit: Wild Hearts Gallery. Left: Sandy Johnson, Malachite necklace; Right: Geri Verble, Afghan Blues necklace.