August 2025 FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl, SUNDAY IN THE VILLAGES, MEET THE ARTIST EVENTS, & UPDATES!

FUSION

700-708 1st St. NW
www.fusionnm.org - map

FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, August 1st (5-9pm)

Lapis Room presents "The Frog's Leap" Exhibition at FUSION. The sneak peek is on Friday, August 1, from 5–9 PM! The Frog’s Leap is a show about the artist’s process—rituals, revelations, and disturbances that lead to breakthroughs. It features the work of 18 local artists, including raw sketches, unfinished pieces, explorations in alternative mediums, and works demonstrating frog leaps and seismic turning points before, during, after, around, over, and in between each series or artwork.

Friday, August 8th (7pm)

Lör: An All-New Immersive Musical Event
Friday, August 8, at 7 PM, is the opening of the musical Lör by Brandon Scott Jensen. This re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen brings characters from The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and Beauty and the Beast, plus a superhero from Earth! The Snow Queen Sonja, has gone through much and frozen the Land of Lör in her grief. Now it's up to a rag-tag group to find and help or stop Sonja before it's too late. Presented by Jensen Entertainment

THE GROOVE ARTSPACE

309 Gold Ave SW - 503.750.1713
thegrooveartspace.com - map

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, August 1st (5-8pm)

The Groove ArtSpace will celebrate First Friday ARTScrawl with a celebratory art show and fundraiser for Christina Kent Early Childhood Education Center on August 1 from 5-8pm. We will celebrate the young artists (ages 2-5) at Christina Kent and their FABULOUS artwork. Please come and make these children feel special, and consider donating to support their exciting expansion to a new building - currently under construction - across the street from their current location on 2nd street. These children make art twice a month at The Groove ArtSpace! Join us for cake and balloons!!

AMAPOLA GALLERY

205 Romero St - 505.242.4311
Amapola-gallery.com - map

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, August 1st (1-4pm)
Regular hours 10-5 daily

Amapola Gallery presents Delfie Martinez and Vera Russell as our Featured Artists in August. In “Serendipity and Sharing,” their works include kiln glass and paintings. Using vastly different art forms, both artists benefit from the serendipity of process, and proceed with a desire to share their visions of the world with others. Meet the artists at their reception on Friday, August first, from 1 to 4pm. The exhibition will be up for the entire month of August.

GHOSTWOLF GALLERY

206-1/2 San Felipe St. NW STE 3 - 505.246.9653
ghostwolf.gallery - map

FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, August 1st (5-8pm)

MAEWYN PADILLA

Ghostwolf welcomes artist Maewyn Padilla! Born and raised in Burque, Maewyn's work is inspired by the video games and cartoons of her childhood. In addition to being a mixed-media painter, the artist is also a chalk artist, creating ephemeral creations in random locations that deliver unexpected bits of wisdom and laughter. Maewyn says: "I really love the idea of creating beauty and happiness in this world that can't be bought. It's not a commodity, it's just out there for people to enjoy and nothing else." Meet the Artist this First Friday from 5-8pm!

MOONSHADOWS ART

328-C San Felipe St NW (Poca a Poca Patio) - 505.492.2936
facebook.com/MoonShadows Art- map

FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, August 1st (5-8pm)

MoonShadows Art ~ a still newish gallery ~ happily shows new work by our crew of artists. New fused glass, new photos, new gourd lamps, all kinds of new! Plus: some nibbles, new friends to meet, good conversation. We’d love to have you join us! 5-8 pm. Poco a Poco Patio.

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MEET THE ARTISTS
Saturday, August 16th (1-5pm)

How DO they think of their art? Visualize it? How DO they create it? On Aug 16th, 1-5:00, come meet Linda Boyes, Fused Glass Artist and Ross J. Cocks, Mathematical Artist. They’ll talk about their passion for their art, how they turn their visions into unique artistic reality. Poco a Poco Patio.

GALLERY HÓZHÓ

2000 Bellamah Ave NW - map
galleryhozho.com

Second Saturday in Old Town
Saturday, August 9th ( (5-7pm)

New Night, Same Great Vibe

Gallery Hózhó is officially shifting from First Fridays to Second Saturdays — and we’re staying up late with Old Town. Join us Saturday Sept. 13th from 5–7 PM for art, connection, and community. Stroll through inspiring exhibitions! Shop local artists! Grab a rooftop cocktail at Hotel Chaco’s Level 5! Make it an evening in Old Town you won’t forget.

WILD HEARTS GALLERY

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

First Sunday in the Villages
Sunday, July 6th (12-2)

Karl and Mary Hofmann: A Magical Space

Painter/printmaker Karl Hofmann explores the division of space, the brilliant light and the vibrant colors that emerge at that moment. Mary continues the tradition of Hofmann pottery in Placitas, a journey they began in 1976 and have collaborated on for almost 50 years.
During First Sunday Artscrawl in the Villages, July 6, the coffee will be on and the Hofmanns will be present to share stories with you from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Meet the Artist
Saturday, August 16th (1-3pm)

Judith Roderick: Bowerbirds

August 5– 31

Bowerbirds is an exhibition of Judith Roderick’s colorful, hand-painted, embellished, silk art quilts in various sizes. These quilts are a reflection of her joy in collecting and arranging objects and in embellishing – a joy she shares with the bowerbirds. In creating these paintings, she is not just an artist, but a participant in the bowerbirds’ world, helping them choose how to create their bowers and decorate them. Hear more stories at the Artist reception Saturday, August 16, 1-3 pm.

FEATURED ARTIST: KELLI COOPER

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kelli comes from a long line of teachers and creatives. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of New Mexico and lives and works in Albuquerque. Her mixed media artwork has always been process oriented and experimental. Her work uses a broad spectrum of mediums- anything from collage, old books, and ink to house paint.

Kelli’s work typically could be categorized as Figurative Expressionism and has been described as unselfconscious, relatable, and delightfully dark and twisted. Kelli’s art has a whimsical style and poignant voice; she brings the viewer in by connecting through relatable characters and shared emotional experience. She has numerous collectors all over the United States and abroad.