FUSION
700-708 1st St. NW
www.fusionnm.org - map
FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-7:30pm)
The 4A presents the FORAY Exhibition Opening
The ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE is inviting you to the opening of their inaugural exhibition, FORAY, at FUSION | 708 on Friday, October 3, from 5–7:30 PM. Featuring music by the Duke City Clarinets—Kasey Cote, Tyler Roberts, and Mike Roach. Presenting works from each member of the Alliance, FORAY will demonstrate the wide range of abstract aesthetics currently available to the viewing public and is not to be missed!
HARWOOD ART CENTER
1114 Seventh Street NW - map
harwoodartcenter.org
October 11 & October 18, 12p - 3:30p, $110
Harwood Art Center is pleased to present Encountering Masculinity by 2025 Artist in Residence, Jocelyn Salaz. Encountering Masculinity explores masculinity through the lens of the performative theory of gender. The companion exhibition, Paper Dolls & Identity Play, features works made by youth and adult artists in workshops Jocelyn led across her residency. Exhibitions are on view October 2nd - November 1st.
Photo Credit: Jocelyn Salaz
Creatures with Features Adult Art School Workshop with Elana Gonzales. Explore the art of making creature faces using air-dry clay in this two-Saturday workshop! Register and learn more www.harwoodartcenter.org/workshops
Photo Credit: Elana Gonzales
GALLERY 806
806 Mountain Road NW - 505.270.2777
angusmacpherson.com - map
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (4-6pm)
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Saturday, October 4th, (1-3 pm)
Join us to see the art of Angus Macpherson!
THE GROOVE ARTSPACE
309 Gold Ave SW - 503.750.1713
thegrooveartspace.com - map
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-9pm)
First Friday ARTScrawl at The Groove features the opening reception for our new show: SMALLish, Amazing Artwork on the Smaller Side! This show includes work from 28 New Mexico artists: Alison Robbenhaar, Eliza Schmidt, Esperanza Dodge, Colin Birney, Grace Kyle, Deiter Hanbicki, Marker Allen Williams, Lara Christensen, Denise Elyrum, Olly Carrita, Mikaela Guggino, Leslie Pino Durant, C. Hitoshi Nakagawa, Beca Kulinovich, Erika Harding, Hinata Yakabu, Tori Solomon, Rose Marie Prins, Saba Presley, Anthony Rodriguez, Meredith Gould, Rebecca Montoya, Dina Afek, Emily Bharatiya, Kurt Munz-Raper, Tina Wolverton, Patricia Cream and Rebecca Levine Quigley.
Our October ARTScrawl event will include live music from As Is (picture attached), a Groove Vendor market and a pop-up cafe.
AMY MICHELLE DITTO | GHOSTWOLF DESIGN
505.933.9698 - amymditto.art - map
RIO GRANDE ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR
October 3-5 & 10-12 (9am-5pm)
BOOTH E-12
Join artist Amy Michelle Ditto in the big white tent at the Sandia Casino for the 35th Annual Balloon Fiesta Show! Amy will have new work in all categories and even a couple of new limited edition pieces on canvas! In celebration of the 10th anniversary of her first Rio Grande show and her debut as an award-winning poster artist for it, she will have a limited supply of Dia de los Moo-uertos tees! Get 'em while they're hot off the presses!
THE GALLERY ABQ
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-8pm)
Regular hours: 11:00am-4:00 pm Tuesday-Saturday
The Gallery ABQ presents ‘From Surface to Soul: A new exhibit of transcendent paintings by New Mexico artist, Carla Forrest.’ Carla (oil and acrylic) creates a dynamic, tactical quality that appeals to the viewer’s sense of touch and feel. The reception will be on October 3, 2025, and the Featured Artists will be Amelia Myer (oil) and Linda Weiss (fused glass). For more information, see the gallery website at: www.thegalleryabq.com or Facebook@TheGalleryAbq. 505-292-9333
NEW MEXICO ART LEAGUE
3409 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE - 505.293.5034
newmexicoartleague.org - map
MEET THE ARTISTS
Exhibition open: October 23 - November 26, 2025 - Tuesday - Saturday (10 AM - 4 PM)
Reception: November 1, (4 - 6pm)
"Body and Soul" A celebration of the human form and spirit, expressed through diverse interpretations of portrait and figure. Exhibition in the gallery and online.
AMAPOLA GALLERY
205 Romero St - 505.242.4311
Amapola-gallery.com - map
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (3-6pm)
Regular hours 10-5 daily
Wood carver Ray Upson and painter Sally Rugala share the spotlight as Amapola Gallery’s Featured Artists for October. Transform your Friday by meeting the artists and enjoying their works at their reception, October 3 from 3 to 6 pm. Runs the entire month of October.
GALLERY HÓZHÓ
2000 Bellamah Ave NW - map
galleryhozho.com
Balloon Fiesta Pop-ups at Gallery Hózhó
Join us at Gallery Hózhó inside Hotel Chaco at Sawmill District for special Balloon Fiesta pop-ups: Kelsey Norris on Friday, October 3 (1–3 PM) with gifts and samples from Global Apothecary; Duhon James & Chelsea A. Benally on Saturday, October 4 (1–3 PM) with a printmaking demo and live painting; Donna Martinez & Angie Rehnberg on Friday, October 10 (1–3 PM) with live art demonstrations; and Chelsea A. Benally returns on Saturday, October 11 (1–3 PM) for another live painting session. Learn more at www.galleryhozho.com
Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco presents Figuring It Out: Life in Figures, a group exhibition featuring contemporary figurative works by George Alexander, Matthew Bahe, Chelsea Benally, Heidi Brandow, Omar Ganzo, Bob Haozous, Duhon James, and Julia Lambright. The exhibit explores the complexities, humor, and beauty of life today through painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, October 18, from 4:00–7:00 PM, featuring live flamenco performances by Jessica Herrera, along with light bites and beverages. Learn more at www.galleryhozho.com
MOONSHADOWS ART
328-C San Felipe St NW (Poca a Poca Patio) - 505.492.2936
facebook.com/MoonShadows Art- map
FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-8pm)
On Oct 3, First Friday, MoonShadows Art celebrates with a Fall Extravaganza. Turning leaves, crisp mornings, chiles!, harvests, cranes, and, of course, Balloons. We love it all and our artists have created new art celebrating our favorites. Citrine jewelry, hand-painted silk balloons, encaustic balloons, chile photographs, fall photographs and more. Join us! 5-8 pm. Poco a Poco Patio in the heart of Old Town.
BLUE PORTAL
2107 Church St Albuquerque- 505.243-6005
www.assistanceleague.org/albuquerque/blue-portal - map
Blue Portal is open October 2-12 from 11 to 4 to welcome Balloon Fiesta enthusiasts. Over 3,000 unique items by community seniors many celebrating this annual event in fabric, glass, wood, fiber, jewelry and more. Artist demos on our patio throughout Fiesta!
GHOSTWOLF GALLERY
206-1/2 San Felipe St. NW STE 3 - 505.246.9653
ghostwolf.gallery - map
FIRST FRIDAY ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-8pm)
MINIATURE MADNESS!
Ghostwolf presents Miniature Madness, a selection of small works from our in-house artists just in time for the Fiasco. Join our artists on First Friday, October 3rd for light refreshments and a refreshing point of view! Show on view through October 27th.
YUCCA ART GALLERY
206 1/2 San Felipe NW STE 1 (Patio Market) - 505.247.8931
yuccaartgallery.com - map
First Friday ARTScrawl
Friday, October 3rd (5-8pm)
October brings new tricks and treats as our artists collectively unveil their latest work for the next season. Unexpected delights from our many new guests include wood carvings, upcycled Catrina dolls, stunning photography, hand-painted pottery, and exquisite silver jewelry set with locally-collected stones. Featured works include intricate gourd vessels by Marta Burckley, stunning wire-wrapped pendants by Steve Luekenhoff, and award-winning watercolors by Fran Krukar. See you soon!
BROWN BEAR GALLERY
413 Romero St - 505.269.0105 - map
Welcoming Taos artist Elaine Graves and her beautiful colchas art! Open 9am to 8pm on Friday October 3rd!
LAPIS ROOM
FOUND + FORAGED: Lapis Room's Fall Group Show
An artist’s mind has the unique ability to make something out of nothing. To recognize potential in the discarded or outdated. To see beauty in the mundane. To imagine possibilities everywhere! Come experience the creations of 12 local artists as they reinvent, reorganize, repurpose the everyday and help us see the world as a creative scavenger. Thomas Christopher Haag / David Kappy / Lana Scholtz / Rebecca Elise Cook / Chad Cleveland / Michael Lakoff / Mark Sullivan Kristin Diener / Marcelle Bowman / Dave Stein / Kevin Pierce / Joel Davis
CORRALES BOSQUE GALLERY
4685 Corrales Road - 505.898.7203
corralesbosquegallery.com - map
SUNDAY IN THE VILLAGES
Sunday, October 5th (1-4pm)
The Corrales Bosque Gallery invites you to join them October 5th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m for First Sunday in the Villages!
37th ANNUAL OLD CHURCH FINE ARTS SHOW
WILD HEARTS GALLERY
221-B State Highway 165, Placitas - 505.361.2710
wildheartsgallery.com- map
FIRST SUNDAY IN THE VILLAGES
Sunday, October 5th (12-2)
Laura Robbins: Healing Dreams
Long-time Placitas resident Laura Robbins is a founding member of Mosaic New Mexico, and has permanent mosaic installations at the Albuquerque Zoo, the Botanic Garden’s Dragonfly Sanctuary and the Open Space Visitor Center on Coors Blvd. For this exhibition, Laura uses mosaic as illustration, and reimagines her childhood stories through a lens of personal wisdom. Dreams, insights and teachings take on a storybook form honoring mystery, the unknown cosmos, nature and heart. During First Sunday ARTScrawl, October 5 between 11 am and 2 pm Robbins will demonstrate her mosaic process.
Photo Credit: Laura Robbins, Sailing into Silence, mosaic/mixed media
MEET THE ARTIST
Saturday, October 11th (1-3pm)
Laura Robbins: Healing Dreams
September 30 – October 26, 2025
Using mosaic as illustration, Laura retells and reimagines her childhood stories through a lens of personal wisdom. Dreams, insights and teachings take on a storybook form honoring mystery, the unknown cosmos, nature and heart. Pieces of uniquely formed clay join with cut, fused and slumped glass to create mosaic images. Dreams, insights and teachings take on a storybook form honoring mystery, the unknown cosmos, nature and heart. Hear more stories at the Artist reception Saturday, October 4, 1-3 pm.
Photo Credit: Laura Robbins, The Stories ReMember, mosaic/mixed media
BETH WALDRON STUDIOS
(505) 633-5740
bethwaldronstudios.com
Six local artists are exploring their individual visions in an exciting new documentary. Follow along with Renee Sarasvati, Kim Amati, Debi Smith (all three from Yucca Gallery), Beth Waldron Yuhas (Ghostwolf Gallery), Eden Alvernaz (Yucca Gallery and Corrales Bosque Gallery) and Joan Findley-Perls (Corrales Bosque Gallery) as they create their pieces, sharing and collaborating in turn. rensarasvati.com/artdocumentary Facebook page: Art Spark, The Artists' Journey
CONGRATULATIONS LOCAL TREASURES!
GALLERY HÓZHÓ
WINNER, BEST OF THE CITY 2024!
GHOSTWOLF GALLERY
TOP 5!
THE GALLERY ABQ
TOP 5!
YUCCA ART GALLERY
TOP 5!
JANET BOTHNE
WINNER, BEST OF THE CITY 2024!
AMY MICHELLE DITTO
TOP 5!
CARLA FORREST
TOP 5!
