31. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 246-2261
Description: The NHCC’s History and Literary Arts programs include poetry and other readings, author lectures, and book signings. The National Latino Writers Conference has been held here since 2003 and is one of the center’s most exciting initiatives, with a superb faculty and a record of successes ensuing for attending writers. Writers such as Rudolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Jimmy Santiago Baca have presented at the NHCC. The center sponsors events for several days each year around Dia del Libro or World Book Day (April 23). It also mounts literary exhibits and holds a permanent collection of more than 14,000 books and other archives focusing on Hispanic history worldwide, especially in the American Southwest.
32. Southwest Writers
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 265-9485
Description: Southwest Writers is an organization with over 600 members writing in all forms and genres. Despite the name, the group is based in Albuquerque, and all events are held here. Southwest Writers hosts an annual writers’ contest and conference and a twice-monthly program of workshops and seminars on the craft and business of writing, plus other subjects relevant to aspiring or published writers.
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Address: 2000 Mountain Road NW
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
36. ALBUQUERQUE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 244-9195
Description: Albuquerque Photographers Gallery was founded in 2003 as a cooperative venture for local photographers to exhibit and sell contemporary fine art photography. Membership in the cooperative is juried and limited to 10 photographers, including founding photographer Marilyn Hunter, Robert Medina Cook, Urey Lemen, Tom Spross, and Pat O’Brien. The gallery aims to promote fine art photography as a major participant in the visual arts, and it hosts themed exhibitions three times a year. This charming Old Town adobe gallery is located on Poco Apoco Patio off San Felipe Street. Closed Tuesdays.
37. ANDREWS PUEBLO POTTERY AND ART GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 243-0414, (877) 606-0543
Address: 303 Romero Street NW
Description: Andrews is a family-owned Old Town business selling authentic Native American pottery since 1974. You’ll find both contemporary and historic pueblo pottery here, plus Native American basketry, fetish carvings, katsina dolls, beadwork, and jewelry. The gallery offers Doug West’s serigraph landscapes and oil paintings and wood sculptures from the award-winning Navajo artist Sheldon Harvey. There is also Mexican pottery from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua. Open seven days.
38. ARTS ALLIANCE GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 268-1920
Address: 1100 San Mateo Boulevard NE
Description: The Arts Alliance organization advocates for the performing, visual, and literary arts in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Their 1,500-square-foot bright and airy gallery presents monthly shows by regional art groups. Examples include the New Mexico Bead Society, the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists, New Mexico Gourd Society, New Mexico Wood Turners, Pastel Society of New Mexico, and Rio Rancho Art Association. The gallery is right next to the offices of the Arts Alliance, at the north end of the Courtyard Shopping Complex at San Mateo and Lomas. Closed Sunday and most Saturdays.
39. BRIGHT RAIN GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 843-9176
Description: Expect strong contemporary work at this relatively young gallery in Old Town. Owner Travis Bruce Black’s art is displayed, along with a pleasing variety of about thirty other artists working in disciplines that include painting, printmaking, photography, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, and woodworking.
40. CORRALES BOSQUE GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 898-7203
Address: 4685 Corrales Road
Description: Located in Corrales village, this artist-owned gallery represents more than 20 artists working in a mix of fine arts and crafts. The gallery aims to present an eclectic mix of work at reasonable prices. In addition to promoting the work of gallery members, which includes paintings, ceramics, and jewelry, Corrales Bosque Gallery contributes to the development of Corrales as a cultural arts center. A focal point for the local arts community, the gallery hosts receptions four times a year. Open seven days.
41. DSG FINE ART
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 266-7751, (800) 474-7751
Description: In business since 1982, and formerly the Dartmouth Street Gallery, DSG Fine Art is an elegant gallery owned by John Cacciatore. It presents work by major local artists such as Frank McCulloch, former recipient of the Governors Award in the Arts and recognized by the Albuquerque Arts Alliance as Albuquerque Artist of the Year. Artists include Larry Bell, Kevin Zuckerman, Martin Facey, and Victoria Martinez Rodgers, whose work has been acquired for the permanent collection at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. DSG Fine Art also shows the tapestries of Nancy Kozikowski, vice president and artist in residence.
42. 516 ARTS
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 242-1445
Address: 516 Central Avenue SW
Description: It’s hard to miss this museum-style gallery on Downtown Central Avenue with its graphically stylish glass facade. The innovative exhibits cover the gamut of media and disciplines, in styles from traditional through contemporary, with curated shows and collaborative projects from regional, national, and overseas artists. Work from both established and emerging artists can be seen here. Exhibits sometimes feature a combination of installation, video, and performance art. 516 ARTS is an independent nonprofit organization, and the gallery also hosts readings, literary events, and educational programs. Open Tuesday through Saturday.
43. GOWEN ARTS
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 242-6831, (800) 350-6099
Address: 303 Romero Street NW
Description: An Old Town gallery specializing in the vivid metal work and sculptures of Greg Gowen. Gowen’s work is influenced by desert, Native American, and New Mexico themes, and his creations include copper plate work and copper canvases “created with fire.” Besides Gowen’s work, the gallery shows Native American and southwestern jewelry, stone sculpture, watercolors, acrylics, and oil paintings from regional and out-of-state artists. Gowen also owns and exhibits at Copper Tree Gallery in Corrales (4514 Corrales Road, 505-922-8899). Open seven days.
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
45. MARIPOSA GALLERY
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (505) 268-6828
Address: 3500 Central Avenue SE
Description: A Nob Hill gallery that’s grown a great reputation over more than 30 years, Mariposa focuses on fine contemporary craft by New Mexico artists, including jewelry; functional and decorative clay; ceramics; fiber art; and work in glass, metal, and wood; plus paintings and mixed media. Also known for promoting emerging artists. Open seven days.