May 2025: “Operation Art: A Salute to Veteran Artists” Exhibition

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

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 […]

May 2025 Artist Reception: “Operation Art: A Salute to Veteran Artists”

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

All 30 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 a selection […]

June 2025: “Assemblage” Art Exhibition

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

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, […]

July 2025: “Raining Cats & Dogs” Art Exhibition

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

Ancient Egyptians idealized cats and captured them in art to decorate their Pharaoh's tombs. Old European Masters painting royalty included their favorite hounds and terriers. We thought it fun to repeat that ancient practice of honoring  cats and dogs in art during the 2025 summer monsoon season while it might be raining dogs and cats. […]

August 2025: Placitas Garden Tour Artist Exhibition

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

The artists in the gardens bring their work into the library creating a collection of color and calm. Coordinators: Sue Ortiz and Sandy Johnson

September 2025: “Poetrees” Art Exhibition

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” — Kahlil Gibran Artists were asked to create a portrait of a tree or trees or to explore the abstract […]