Category: Visual Art
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Mothership Alumni Low-Rez Art Exhibit VIII
Mothership Alumni invites you to the opening of the Eighth Annual Low Resolutions Art Exhibit, celebrating manageable resolutions for the New Year and the “small, consistent actions that build momentum over time.”
Check it out and celebrate persistence over flash during the December ABQ Artwalk. Artist applications are open now.
Get more info and RSVP at Mothership Alumni.
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ArtStreet Community Art Studio at the Library
Use ArtStreet’s supplies or bring your own! Let your imagination take the lead at monthly community art studios at the downtown public library.
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Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa Exhibit Opening
View the spectacular, colorful art made in South Africa from telephone wire! Join the Folk Art Museum for an immersive opening and celebration. FREE admission all day!
Opening celebration schedule:
1:00 – 1:30 pm Musical performance by Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi, South African composer and cellist from the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal.
1:30 – 3:00 pm Opening remarks by Charlie Lockwood, MOIFA’s executive director, and collector David Arment, followed by curatorial roundtable with Dr. Elizabeth Perrill and Muziwandile Gigaba, community curator and lead Indigenous knowledge expert.
3:30 – 4:00 pm Encore performance by Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi.
Delight in refreshments from Jambo Cafe and hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico.
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AAPAC Gallery Opening
The African American Performing Arts Center is re-opening its gallery! Come to the celebration to view and learn about more than 200 items from countries around Africa, as well as enjoy refreshments, meet the staff, and browse the gift shop.
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Learn to Photograph Wildlife at Erna Fergusson Library
Join Open Space staff to learn about wildlife photography, from the ethical guidelines of taking pictures of wildlife to how to best tweak your camera’s settings to take advantage of the best lighting.
Free, but registration required HERE. (Place free tickets in cart by clicking “Get Tickets,” then “Add to Selection List,” and signing into/up for web account.)
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Learn to Photograph Wildlife at South Broadway Library
Join Open Space staff to learn about wildlife photography, from the ethical guidelines of taking pictures of wildlife to how to best tweak your camera’s settings to take advantage of the best lighting.
Free, but registration required HERE. (Place free tickets in cart by clicking “Get Tickets,” then “Add to Selection List,” and signing into/up for web account.)
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True NM 2024 Exhibition Artist Showcase
Did you miss the True NM Sawubona exhibit in May, or wish you’d had more time to explore it? Now’s your chance! The 2024 cohort of Black and AAPINH youth artists is gathering again to show their art at Explora, with a showcase from 4:00 to 5:00 pm and works on display from October 12 through 20.
Attendees coming to view the exhibit on the 19th need not pay admission – just need to tell the front desk you are there for the True NM exhibit.
A collaboration between NMAFC and NMBLC, working to combat New Mexico’s tricultural myth. More information HERE.
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Virtual Art Workshop: NMAAHC Design Trinket Dish
Create your own trinket dish inspired by the iron lattice work on the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Your $20 ticket includes a packet of materials mailed to you – you just provide a home oven, baking sheet, and parchment paper!
Sign up for the workshop (and pay) HERE BY SEPTEMBER 18. Learn more about the NMAAHC building HERE.
