Art Exhibit

Sigmund Freud said it best. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” Accordingly, the Placitas Community Library Art Committee is excited to offer an opportunity to observe a host of fascinating felines at rest and at play. Beginning July 7 and continuing through August 27, this PCL exhibit will be available for the first time […]

Think of this exhibition as lemonade. You know, like when life gives you lemons and you make something delicious out of them. In the “before-times,” Placitans frequently gathered at the library en masse to hear marvelous lectures on myriad topics, chairs set up front to back and side to side in the Collin Meeting Room […]

When life gives you lemons.... As you are no doubt aware, the 2020 Placitas Studio Tour was canceled due to the pandemic. What was to be the first exhibit in Placitas Community Library’s new Gracie Lee Community room featuring 2020 PST artists’ work became a virtual exhibition because of delayed completion of that space. So […]

Mellow Yellow? Yellow Submarine? Yellow Bird, Yellow Moon?   Yellow Rose of Texas? Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree? Musicians have an extensive history of celebrating the color yellow.  And now, artists, it’s your turn. The focus for the August/September exhibit is the color yellow.  Whether your take is positive (think sunshine and sunflowers!) […]

Gardens and artwork are similar in that they are composed in harmony with a series of shapes, forms, colors, and textures. The Placitas Garden Tour has invited a select group of local artists to showcase their work at Garden Tour Exhibit held in the Gracie Lee Community Room. The following artists will join us:  Barbara […]

Assembled by members of the Jardineros  Photography Club, the exhibit entitled “Life in Focus” reflects a broad spectrum of photographic intent and technique. This manifests in the effort of these dedicated local photographers to push the medium beyond making a record of personal history and toward “an interpretation of reality, not a documentation of reality,” […]

This retrospective exhibition was mounted in celebration of the 90th birthday of Roger Evans, one of Placitas’s most cherished and colorful long-time residents. Assembled by the PCL Art Committee, the exhibit includes examples of the architectural illustrations that helped support Evans’s early life in Placitas and models for a unique forward looking community envisioned by […]

Lost loves, lost opportunities, lost in space! New found knowledge, new found friends or found objects! Artists are encouraged to define and explore the experience of loss and the joy of new discoveries. Whether your focus is on a personal or communal experience, consider employing repurposed, rescued and reclaimed materials to enhance your narrative with […]

In the digital age of "Kindle" reading and "Audible" listening, many of us yearn for the days of picking up a book and "Turning the Pages." There is something about the feeling and artfulness of holding a book, browsing through the beautifully illustrated art, and beginning the journey of reading. Literature is the inspiration for […]

Twenty-four years ago a small group of artists in Placitas, New Mexico organized the first Placitas Studio Tour. Celebrating its 25th year, this event has become one of the most highly anticipated studio tours in New Mexico on Mother’s Day weekend. The PCL is honored to present work by the 76 artists of this year’s […]

COLLABORATION The action of working with someone to produce or create something. Making art is, for the most part, a solitary process. Artists toil alone in the studio and, if they’re lucky, find fellow “makers” with whom to share ideas and from whom they occasionally solicit feedback. The Surrealists overcame their solitude by playing “Exquisite […]

"Life's Fabric Holds Many Stories" ~Evey Jones and Donna Dowell

The color RED has the potential to touch all our  senses: the taste of a tart cherry, the brilliance of a flaming sunset,  the sound of an explosion, the smell of a rose, the tingle of passion and seduction or perhaps the sensation of a slap across the face!    For our July/August exhibition, artists […]

Image by:  Lani Hitchens - "Pomegranates"

"The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart."  Judy Garland Life’s Hidden Treasures can be found in the friends and family that surround us every day; those wonderful destinations that provide solace and renewal or surprise us with the unexpected. There are the life changing moments that illuminate and elevate our […]

Explore the Art of Fiber  Fiber or textile art is considered the oldest form of art. The first fiber was plain and created only to solve a utilitarian need.  But a plain “canvas” sparked artist to embellish and decorate it.  Artist have been using fibers obtained from plants, animals, and insects to create since prehistoric […]

"Window" Pat Gould

Welcome to Dianna's art world. We invite you to view and become acquainted with her work and what it means to her, and further your appreciation for the abstract art that has evolved in tandem with her life.   Not all of her work is abstract, as is also true of other artists. Dianna is an […]

"Serious Sweet Peas" - Dianna Shomaker

Escribiente, Albuquerque’s Calligraphy Society, celebrates its 45th anniversary with a member exhibition of calligraphic art. “The Love of Calligraphy” showcases a diversity of styles and techniques from delicate ornate flourishing to abstract mixed media art. Drop by the library on Saturday, February 25, 2–4 pm and take home a personalized bookmark created by Escribiente calligraphers. […]

Magical, enchanted, complex and at times tragic....New Mexico's history and environment is as diverse as its inhabitants. Inviting artists to contribute their interpretation and sense of place in their chosen medium. Exhibit submissions CLOSED. Coordinator:  Margaret Bruch Image:  John DeSpain "Saint's Preserve Us!" Pastel $400

"Juniper Rock" - Colleen Gregoire

The Annual Placitas Studio Tour Preview Exhibit will be on display in the Gracie Lee Community Room prior to and during the annual studio tour May 13-14, 2023, traditionally held over Mother’s Day weekend. The exhibit will feature artwork by each artist on the tour, and will be organized by neighborhoods to allow visitors to easily locate the […]

While you might never do a "Thelma and Louise" but secretly envy that unrestrained streak of adventure they followed. Do you fantasize about getting a bike and joining a club to head out on the highway in a fearless leather motorcycle jacket - decked out and ready to rumble? We all have a bit of […]

"Gone with the Wind" - Tatiana Klimov  

"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." --Ecclesiastes How do artists come up with ideas, conjure images and produce something new? Where does inspiration originate? Often it comes from other artists, contemporaries or historical figures, artists from similar cultural backgrounds or […]

Artists on Display: Meg Leonard:  Oil, Pastels Mary Lou Skelton: Gourds Jude Rudder:  Watercolor, Oil Sabina Turner:  Watercolor, Oil PK Williams:  Mixed Media Erica Wendell-Oglesby:  Mosaic, Jewelry, Photography Coordinator:  Sue Ortiz “Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as the paint and the soil and sky as canvas” -Elizabeth Murray

“We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.” —Shirley Chisholm Mother, daughter, wife, partner, friend, dreamer, dancer, scientist, sportswoman, artist, performer, leader, legislator, litigator, adventurer, goddess, warrior, mystic, and muse. Over time women have embodied all of these roles and more, either […]

Image:  "Georgia" by Mike Kimball

The New Mexico Gourd Society is thrilled to display our decorated gourds and showcase the remarkable talents of our members. Many techniques have been used such as wood burning, carving, painting and adding embellishments to enhance the natural characteristics of this unique Cucurbitaceae family of fruits. Art forms include decorative bowls, ornaments, spirit dolls, teapots, […]

Gourd Artist:  Ginger Larkin

A retrospective featuring works by longtime Placitas residents Mary and Karl Hofmann will begin the Placitas Community Library’s 2024 exhibition series in the Gracie Lee Community Room. The couple is being celebrated for their collaborative efforts throughout the nearly fifty years they’ve lived and worked together in New Mexico producing ceramics and sculpture, paintings, pastels, […]

As displaced persons of the African Diaspora, upon birth we are inundated with tainted notions of other’s perceptions of who we are, can be, will be, and won’t be.  Because we are born of Spirit-power, from a soul level we continuously, actively, no matter how arduous the journey, identify and embrace our true individual and […]

“Our America” is a tapestry of cultural diversity  bound together by the unique weft and warp of stories and experiences of all people representing various backgrounds and origins of the American landscape.  Through the lens of art, we can explore and celebrate the richness and complexity of our collective identity.  Artists are invited to reflect […]

Artist Reception: August 2, 5:00 -6:30 pm Chaco Culture National Historical Park is considered to be the sacred ancestral homelands of the Hopi and Pueblo people. Las Placitas Association sponsored an artists’ adventure in Chaco Canyon in late 2023.  Sacred Places will feature works inspired by that trip, and is open to any artists similarly […]

Photography by David Haigh

The Placitas Community Library exhibit - "Native Visions" celebrates Native American artists. This art exhibit showcases Native American artistic talents in painting, pottery, basketry, jewelry and other art forms. Coordinators: Geri Verble & Margaret Bruch

Coordinators:  Geri Verble and Margaret Bruch

Inspired by the beauty in which we live, from the grand scale to the minute, through seasonal and temporal changes, we create “From Our Hearts.” — Bunny and Leland Bowen For well over fifty years, Bunny and Leland Bowen have been collaborating to create art. It began in 1970 as they learned basic metal smithing, […]

In collaboration with Mosaic New Mexico, Placitas Library will display work of approximately twenty local mosaic artists. Imagery fanciful, realistic or design oriented - all will have wild spirit!! Coordinators: Geri Verble & Laura Robbins

This unique, vibrant exhibit offers a journey into the depths of abstraction. Expect the unexpected, and let art awaken your imagination. Come and meet the artists! Janine Wilson PK Williams Phillip Timper Dianna Shomaker Karen Melody Shatar Alfons Schuster Alison Schmitt Jonn Salovaara Gail Sacharczuk Bill Sabatini Dave Newman Kate Miller Bobby Middendorf Lavon Maestas […]

A select art collection from Placitas Studio Tour artists will be on display. Coordinator: Colleen Gregoire

Operation Art highlights inspirational works by active-duty service members, Veterans, National Guard and Reserves, their spouses, and Gold Star Families. The collection spans a variety of mediums, reflecting a broad spectrum of themes and artistic expressions - shaped by the artist's unique life experiences. All 30 featured artists are members of New Mexico Veteran Art, […]

All 33 featured artists are members of New Mexico Veteran Art, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting and showcasing the creative talents of military personnel, past and present, and their families. The artist reception will begin with a Presentation of Colors by the Women Warriors Color Guard of Albuquerque. Guests can enjoy refreshments and browse […]

Assemblage is a technique used by artists to contribute to the overall texture and visual interest of their art and to give it a new context and aesthetic value. Unlike collage, a two-dimensional art form that combines flat images to suggest depth and explore spatial relationships, assemblage combines actual multidimensional objects into an artistic whole, […]

Parcels become a parcel.

This exhibit of children's art was created by the students of the Placitas Elementary School from September through May, 2024 under the guidance of Joanne Collier, Art Teacher. Ms. Collier along with the Placitas Library's Collection Coordinator, Nancy Guist, chose a selection of books with colorful, vivid, and dynamic illustrations. The students read the books […]

The Mixed Media Textile Artists of New Mexico create in the diverse and magical realm of mixed media. A little bit of everything imaginable. Coordinator: Linda Hughes

Shakespeare suggested that the eyes are a window to the soul. No words are needed when eyes convey feelings and emotions. Whether intentionally or inadvertently, we all tend to intuit a direct link between a friend or stranger’s eyes and their inner feelings. Think back to the pandemic and how reliant we were to understand […]

For the “Art of the Word” exhibition, artists are invited to combine text with visual imagery, whether to convey a message or emotion or simply as a graphic component of the work. This is your chance to channel your inner Jenny Holzer, Ed Ruscha, Barbara Kruger, Glen Ligon, or Robert Indiana all of whom incorporate terse […]

Join us for a special preview of the 29th Annual Placitas Studio Tour Preview Exhibit, featuring the work of 62 Placitas artists who create right here in our own community. The Preview Exhibit opens on April 14th and runs through May 10th, organized by studio number and neighborhood - the perfect way to plan your […]