September 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, September 5th (5-8pm)

The AABA is proud to present our first Artist Member Showcase. The exhibition presents work by AABA Artist Members: local, independent, professional creators who make up the artistic community in Albuquerque. Each year, we present a group show featuring the work of participating members, choosing the work that best represents them and their creative spark. The AABA is committed to promoting and supporting working artists who have made art their business and to promoting a diverse creative economy. Each artist is featured on the ARTScrawl website with many included in the AABA's annual ART Guide which is distributed all over Albuquerque and includes a directory of local arts businesses. Join us and meet the artists!

HARWOOD ART CENTER

1114 Seventh Street NW - map
harwoodartcenter.org

Sept 6-7, $110
Paper Dolls & Identity Play
Learn and collaborate with Jocelyn Salaz, Harwood’s 2025 Resident Artist. Participants will create paper dolls through the process of figure study and collage, and be asked to think about how they dress themselves for functional and aesthetic purposes and explore different facets of their own identities. Workshop participants have the unique opportunity to include their work in her culminating exhibition in September 2025. Register at www.harwoodartcenter.org

Practice // Portal
On view through Sept 13
A group exhibition showcasing a selection of Harwood Studio Artists, past and present, with installations that investigate memory, explore elemental nature, and offer meditation. Featuring Aziza Murray, MB Ramos, Natalie Voelker and Chelsea Wrightson.

Windows into the Future
On view through Sept 13
Featuring work by Shared.Futures, Curated by Marisol Meyer-Driovínto
Shared.Futures is an ArtScience collaborative, bringing together local scientists and artists to co-create work that imagines possible futures based on ongoing scientific research. This exhibition showcases the final work that has emerged from the Shared.Futures program and celebrates the hard work from the organizing team.

THE GROOVE ARTSPACE

309 Gold Ave SW - 503.750.1713
thegrooveartspace.com - map

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, September 5th (5-9pm)

We are excited to welcome everyone to The Groove Artspace for the September 5 opening reception of FACES: Portrait Gallery. This new show features portrait painter Leo Neufeld and photographer Kevin Black and the diverse and fabulous work of 22 additional New Mexico artists: Hitoshi Nakagawa, Erika Munz, Sandra Grasdock, Andrew Hanenberg, Beca Kulinovich, Pablo Tello, Barbara Shwenack, Rob STanley, Sandi Ludescher, Anastasia Andersen, Diana Gourlay, Natalia Kalugina, Victoria Murata, Sydney Amin, Cindy Ritzman, Tatulli Komogorova, Bradley Pearson, Lewis Casey, Mitch Berg, Laura Salamy, Maria Lozano and Caitlin Padilla. The Groove will host SwingGrass playing their phenomenal American Folk, a Groovy Vendor market and an international pop-up cafe. We will also offer a pop-up tintype booth from photographer Andy Hanenberg.

THE GALLERY ABQ

Hoffmantown, 8210 Menaul Blvd. NE - 505.292.9333
thegalleryabq.com - map

Meet the Artists
Friday, September 5th (5-8pm)
Regular hours: 11:00am-4:00 pm Tuesday-Saturday

The Gallery ABQ presents ‘Dreamlands,’ with George ‘Hauie’ Hayes III and Leo Gonzales. ‘Dreamlands’ is an art collection that transcends the boundaries of reality and familiarity, showcasing an array of captivating oil paintings that delve into the realm of the imagination, revealing mystical spells, wondrous creatures, and mesmerizing places. The reception will be on September 5, 2025, and the Featured Artist will be Marcella Boushelle. For more information, see the gallery website at www.thegalleryabq.com or Facebook@TheGalleryAbq

GALLERY WITH A CAUSE

4901 Lang Ave NE (inside the NM Cancer Center)- 505.828.3791
gallerywithacause.org- map

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, September 5th (6-8:30pm)

The Architecture of Beauty – Works by Prominent NM Artists
Food truck, door prizes, snacks, and live music by Lady Fingers and Cassie and Randy of The Kipsies in collaboration with the Albuquerque Folk Festival. Forty-percent of each art sale goes to our patients in need. Participating artists: Travis Bruce Black, Judy Boyd, Tal Burdine, Donna Loraine Contractor, Colleen Z. Gregoire, Katherine Irish, Lynn Kearny, Carol Lutz, Bruce Myers, Maria Randolph Baca, Angie Rehnberg, Holly Roberts, Bill Sabatini, Catalina Salinas, Bruce Shortz, and Doug Webb.

After the reception, gallery visits are by appointment only: Regina Held, 505-803-3345, regina@gallerywithacause.org

AMAPOLA GALLERY

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

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, September 5th (4-6pm)
Regular hours 10-5 daily

“Moths to Flame,” Amapola Gallery’s Featured Artists show for September, features the ink drawings of Kelly McIntyre and the lamp work bead jewelry of glass artist Fran Hahn. Learn all about pen points, inks, stringers, and murrini from these two gifted artists at their reception, Friday, September 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. Their exhibit is open the entire month of September.

GHOSTWOLF GALLERY

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

FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, September 5th (5-8pm)

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SECOND SATURDAY IN OLD TOWN
Saturday, September 13th (5-8pm)

SUPERFUNKADELIC!

Woot woot! SUPERFUNKADELIC! opens First Friday September 5th (5-8pm). SUPERFUNKADELIC!, a “visual dance party” is in its 5th year and is always a not-to-be-missed exhibition of local talent. This year, we feature 39 local artists in all stages of their careers working in all sorts of different media! Participating artists include: Emily Acheson-Adams, Allan Armenta, Virginia Baich, Lisa Casaus, Joe Coventry, Jessie Dean, Terri Durham, Gina Falcone, Connie Falk, Ariel Lynn, Jim Fritzler, Shelby Langley, Mark Frossard, Christian Michael Gallegos, Jeff Gonzales, Diana Gourlay, Arelis Haskamp, Tara Hoyer, Richard Irwin, Kaley Johnson, Nancy LaTurner, Ingrid Lindberg, Sarah Lovell, Sandi J Ludescher, Erin Plew Lyles, Susan Matthews, Carol Mell, Kylee Moore, Kili Murray, C. Hitoshi Nakagawa, Virginia Primozic, Angie Rehnberg, Dakota Roberts, Micaela Seidel, Patricia Smith, Linda Storm, Denise Weaver Ross, Kristine Werth, & Lorena Wolf! Please join us in celebrating local art and artists this First Friday ARTScrawl -AND- Second Saturday in Old Town!

GALLERY HÓZHÓ

2000 Bellamah Ave NW - map
galleryhozho.com

Second Saturday in Old Town
Saturday, September 13th ( (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.

YUCCA ART GALLERY

206 1/2 San Felipe NW STE 1 (Patio Market) - 505.247.8931
yuccaartgallery.com - map

First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, September 5th (5-8pm)

September makes us want to linger outside in the evenings with friendly faces, a plate of snacks, and some good music. On First Friday, we have all that in store for you, as well as brand new artwork from our three featured artists. Kevin Dooley presents scenes from the American West in oil. Jennifer Bryan weaves wondrous wearables and decorative items to soften your home. Ric LaBan dreams in silver and invites you into his jeweled visions. And local musician Don Curry welcomes you through our doors with familiar tunes that will have you smiling and tapping your feet.

WILD HEARTS GALLERY

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

FIRST SUNDAY IN THE VILLAGES
Sunday, September 7th (12-2)

Dana Patterson Roth: The Language of Trees (September 2 - 28, 2025)
Dana Patterson Roth presents a body of work that interprets the visual world through her distinctive encaustic process. Each photograph is mounted on a panel and transformed with layers of hot wax, pigments, and hand-worked markings. During First Sunday ARTScrawl, September 7 between 11 am and 2 pm Roth will demonstrate her process of layering hot wax over an image, selectively scraping to reveal or emphasize details; enhancing the surface with dry pigments, oil sticks and mark-making techniques.

MEET THE ARTIST
Saturday, September 13 (1-3pm)

Roth finds endless inspiration in trees and the stories they tell. She is moved by their resilience, beauty and quiet presence. Through encaustic photography, she captures evergreens—steadfast through the seasons—deciduous trees as they shift from hopeful spring buds to vibrant summer greens, fiery fall hues and the stark elegance of winter’s bare branches. Hear more stories at the Artist reception Saturday, September 13, 1-3 pm.