March 2024

March 25, 2024

Gallery One

2024 Employee Art Exhibit

Gallery One is proud to present the 3rd Employee Art Exhibit curated by Augustine Romero. The Employee Art Exhibit creates an opportunity to get to know your co-worker from a different point of view. The ability to share the creative spirit is a welcomed departure from the serious task of our City employment. This is an exciting show to watch blossom into an exhibit that feels very welcoming and spontaneous.

The exhibition has artwork by 71 City employees representing every City department, including original music compositions by employees that will be sonically curated for the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on view through April 19. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday. Learn more about Gallery One.

South Broadway Cultural Center

20 Year Dialogue

Stephanie Lerma, Her Bishop's Mantle, 2019, knitted copper wire, pate de verre glass

20 Year Dialogue circles around friendship, conversation, and art. Artists Stephanie Lerma, Linda Tratechaud, and Katrina Lasko are anchored in their friendship and art. They have been supportive of each other through critiques, exhibits, and conversations of art and life. The exhibit highlights the different approaches of art making but share a conversation about art and friendship.

The opening reception is Thursday, April 4 from 5 - 7 p.m.

The exhibition is free and open to the public. 20 Year Dialogue is on view through May 31. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Learn more about the South Broadway Cultural Center Gallery Exhibitions.

Artist Opportunities

Albuquerque Poet Laureate Program (APLP) Applications Open

Apply to be the Next ABQ Poet Laureate

The Albuquerque Poet Laureate Organizing Committee invites applications for the 2024-2026 Albuquerque Poet Laureate.

Nominations will be accepted through April 24, 2024. A nomination is not required for a poet to apply.

Any poet who currently lives in the Albuquerque Metro Area, has been a resident for 5 or more years, and is 21 years of age or older is eligible. The 2024-2026 laureate will be announced in late June/early July.

Deadline: May 1, 2024

Learn More and Apply

Apply to be on the ABQ Poet Laureate Selection Committee

The Albuquerque Poet Laureate Organizing Committee is accepting applications for the Selection Committee.

This 7-person committee volunteers its time to review applications for the next Poet Laureate and then participate in a group consensus process to identify the next Poet Laureate.

The Selection Committee requires a one day commitment in May/early June (decided once the committee is chosen) to pick the laureate.

Deadline: April 21, 2024

Learn More and Apply

2024 Multicultural Arts Festival: Call to Local Artists

The Singing Arrow Community Center is seeking artists and artists teams to display diverse cultures of the world in the 2nd Annual Multicultural Arts Festival on May 11th, 2024.

We are looking for artists to display or sell (not required) various types of artwork that encompass a richness of culture and shows the diversity Albuquerque has to offer. The purpose of this event is to educate the community with a variety of local artists whose art represents their culture and background while encompassing the theme of "Your Culture, Your Community."

The cost per one table and 2 chairs is $20. This is not a juried event.

Deadline: May 3, 2024

Learn More and Submit

Artist Workshops and Residency

Artist INC Express In-Person Workshop -

Las Cruces

Artist INC Express helps artists, of any discipline, develop the building blocks for a thriving and enduring arts practice.

Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this ten-hour, hands-on workshop helps artists like you address specific needs and challenges that you'll face throughout your career. Through discussions, activities, and hands-on exercises, your artist-facilitators, and new network of peer artists, will help you set goals for your practice, write about your work, and build a personal brand.

Artist INC Express workshops are divided into two 5-hour sessions:

Session 1 - Saturday, April 6, 2024, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. MST

What Works, Success Inventory, Eulogy, ADEP Analysis, SMART Goal Setting,

and Funding a Practice

Session 2 - Sunday, April 7, 2024, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. MST

Marketing, Branding, Elevator Speech, Formal Tool Kit (biography, artist

statement, resume/CV), Building Long-Term Relationships

Registration Deadline: April 4, 2024 at 5 p.m. MST

Learn More and RSVP

Risolana: Artist-in-Residence Program

Risolana is looking for its 2024 Artist-in-Residence to develop their current body of work into a limited edition artist book. The application is open to all artists or artist group residing in the state of New Mexico.

The application is open to artists working in all mediums. No prior experience with risography, bookmaking, or design necessary. The residency will culminate in a final exhibition in Fall 2024, which will include the sale of the selected artist's books. The residency comes with a $1,000 honorarium, and revenue from the sale of artist books will be split with Risolana.

Deadline: April 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Learn More and Apply Here

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