OLD TOWN & SAWMILL
AMAPOLA GALLERY
205 Romero St - 505.242.4311
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th (2-5pm)
Open 10 to 5 daily
Amapola’s October Featured Artist Exhibition is "Creativity Run Amok”, with carvings and paintings by Kristin Parrott. Reception October 7th from 2 to 5 pm. The show will run through the month!
Photo Credits: K Gauntt
BLUE PORTAL
2107 Church St NW - 505.243.6005
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Blue Portal is flying high already with expanded hours for Balloon Fiesta! Oct 1-9, 10 AM to 4PM (7PM on Fri/Sat) Lots of handmade mementos of a Fabulous 50th Balloon Fiesta. Featuring the work of over 400 creative seniors: packable and full of color and celebrations. Artist demonstrations almost daily during Fiesta.
BROWN BEAR GALLERY
303 Romero St Ste N209 (upstairs) - 505.269.0105
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th (5-8 pm)
BROWN BEAR GALLERY in Old Town welcomes Ross A Brown and his beautiful landscape photography! Meet Ross & many other local artists represented in the gallery on Friday 10/7 from 5 to 8 PM.
Photo: Ross A Brown
CARLA FORREST FINE ART STUDIO & GALLERY
404 San Felipe St NW, Unit C-5, Albuquerque, NM 87104
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The Business of Art Basics, Thursday October 20, 2-4 pm: This atelier focuses on business practices and marketing approaches for fine artists. Topics include pricing artwork realistically and managing artwork inventory, sales, and commissions sensibly. Learn how to prepare artwork for shows and exhibits and deploy key marketing tactics without fuss. More Info/Registration: tinyurl.com/ABQatelier
GHOSTWOLF GALLERY
206-1/2 San Felipe St. NW STE 3 - 505.246.9653
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th (5-8 pm)
Open 11-6 daily
Ghostwolf artists bring you "Flights of Fancy". The theme is being interpreted broadly... Will there be balloons? You might find some in the gallery... there will also be ravens, fantastical creatures, and conjurings of the essence of air and wind. Head down to the gallery to see the show and find out what we've come up with! You can take a sneak-peak this week!
Image: Roe LiBretto "Aftermath of the Muse"
YUCCA ART GALLERY
206 1/2 San Felipe NW STE 1 (Patio Market) - 505.247.8931
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7, 2022 (5-8pm)
Happy Balloon Fiesta! We’re looking forward to a great ARTScrawl with jazz vocalist Hilda Kirschner accompanied by Kim Stone on electric bass guitar and Rowan McLimsey on keyboard. Our October featured artists are Barb Fajardo, (polymer clay jewelry), D.L. Horton (fused glass), and Jason Phillips (watercolor and oils). Join us for a fun evening!
NORTH VALLEY
NTH 4TH
4904 Fourth Street NW - 345.2872
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First Friday ARTScrawl, Friday, Oct 7 (5-7pm)
10am-4pm Monday – Friday
On view through October 25
Art Stories: It’s Personal is about artists sharing stories through their work. The center’s lobby-gallery known as N4th Gallery, features works by sculptor Joe Forrest Sackett and photographer Sterling Van Deren Coke. The exhibition extends into the new Gallery X with works by multiple artists connected to North Fourth Art Center. As private as it is universal, the exhibit is a celebration of lives lived and journeys taken, conveyed through a wide range of media and a few choice words.
SUNSHINE ALCHEMISTS & SOAP Co.SUNSHINE ALCHEMISTS & SOAP Co.
7205 Fourth St NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107
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Sunshine Alchemists & Soap Co features abstract expressionist paintings by Maaike Fettah and a variety of work by other local artists. Originals and prints available. Greeting cards, post cards, origami art and other local artisanal gifts to explore. View www.SunshineAlchemistsAndSoapCo.com or FB/IG for additional info. Open Wed-Sat 11:30a-5p.
CORRALES
CORRALES MAINSTREET
First Sunday ARTScrawl: Sunday in the Village
Sunday, October 2nd (10-4pm)
Every first Sunday, Corrales features local galleries and guest vendors! Look for signs, balloons, and pop-up tents showcasing artists, makers, and creators throughout the district. Don’t forget the Corrales Growers' Market will run from 9am-12 noon.
GLIMMER GLASS ART
First Sunday ARTScrawl: Sunday in the Village
Sunday, October 2nd (10-4pm)
Glimmerglass Art will be having our 3rd Anniversary Celebration and First Sunday on October 2 from 10 am- 4pm. We will be discounting works in the entire Gallery 30% on October 2, 2022 only.
CORRALES FINE ARTS
4685 Corrales Rd, STE 4, Corrales, NM
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Corrales Fine Arts starts off October with Barb Clark’s new show “What I did on my Summer Vacation”. Known for happy and colorful oil paintings, in a style that is unmistakably her own, this collection includes a large selection Plein Air works, along with an impressive collection of larger studio pieces. The gallery also carries her popular giclee prints on canvas. Open 11-4 weekdays during Balloon Fiesta, and open weekends thereafter.
HEIGHTS
THE GALLERY ABQ
Hoffmantown, 8210 Menaul Blvd. NE - 505.292.9333
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th (5-8pm)
Regular hours: 11:00am-4:00 pm Tuesday-Saturday
The Gallery ABQ presents the October 2022 Salon Show “Rise and Shine” with Mark Serafin. In the main gallery, the Featured Artists are Meg Munro (Watercolor) and Marcos O. Reyna (acrylic). The reception is October 7, 2022, from 5:00-8:00 pm at The Gallery ABQ, 8210 Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque. Sponsored by Tractor Brewing Westside. For more information, see the gallery website at www.thegalleryabq.com or Facebook@TheGalleryAbq.
DOWNTOWN & MOUNTAIN ROAD
HOTEL ANDALUZ
125 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 - 505.242.9090
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In cooperation with the AABA, the Hotel Andaluz hosts quarterly exhibitions that showcase work from local galleries. The gallery is on the mezzanine alongside the Ibiza Lounge, one of three hotel dining experiences. The current exhibition features Amapola Gallery, Dragon Matthew Books, Arts, and Gifts, Ghostwolf Gallery, and Yucca Gallery.
THE GARDEN
521 Central Ave NE - 503.432.3065
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Group Show and Art Party
Saturday, Oct. 15th 7:00 until 10:00ish
The Garden presents an evening of the occult. In collaboration with local artists, a symbol reader, tarot, poetry, and more. We hosted an open call for artists to submit two pieces, one representing their interpretation of The Fool and one of The Devil as opposite archetypes in the cannon of Tarot. This art party is the result of Albuquerque's community of talented artists coming together. Join us by attending this version of The Garden, a creative space transformed into something just beyond this realm. Don your best masquerade mask of anonymity to enjoy the festivities and a donation of $5.00.
HARWOOD ART CENTER
1114 Seventh St. NW
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Harwood Art Center presents their annual capstone program Bridge: Art & Social Justice, featuring exhibitions by program Artists In Residence, Min Che & Yoon Jin. Their exhibition WE ARE HERE // HERE, WE ARE combines historic symbolism with contemporary interdisciplinary works in an intergenerational conversation at the intersection of race, health/disability, and aging/elder rights. Exhibition Runs: September 28 - November 3, Reception: October 15th 4:30p - 6:30p
Photo Credit: Min Che & Yoon Jin, Moon, Sun :: Two Epochs (detail), multimedia, 2022
LITTLE BIRD DE PAPEL
1222 Mountain Rd NW - 505.710.7524 - littlebirddepapel.com - map
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th, 2022 (5-8pm)
Louise Coleman is a collector of broken memories, an anthropologist of cultures long gone. Louise’s art boxes are a sanctuary for a collection of broken copper hearts, lost photos, aged wire, iridescent mosaics, vintage keys, feathers, and bottle caps from sodas of past decades.
THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE
1315 Mountain Rd NW - 505.433.3204
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th, 2022 (5-8pm)
We are excited to have the first show for two artists this Friday. Nancy Whalen and Richard Macpherson are both lifelong Albuquerque residents. Nancy has always enthusiastically embraced art and recently found her expression through ceramics. Richard has always enjoyed working in watercolors and is now sharing his works. Please stop by and enjoy their art! Show will be up until October 30.
RICOCHET GALLERY
1102 Mountain Road NW - 704.345.5029
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First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 7th, 2022 (5-8pm)
Ricochet Gallery presents a "Ricochet Collective" of 18 artists previously seen, or not, at the gallery. Additionally, Rosalba Breazeale, MFA/UNM Thesis show, "Poems From Kay Pacha". Shows open FRI, OCT 7, 5p - 8p, in conjunction with ABQ ARTScrawl. Great art, music, beverages and BIG fun. Shows run through OCT 28.