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  • 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 essence of trees in their work. May it be a poetic rendering of a favorite tree or a visual expression of concern for the future […]

  • November Exhibit: Children’s Art Inspired by Books

    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 […]

  • January 2026 – “Judith Roderick: A Retrospective”

    Judith Roderick began her creative journey as a Painting and Design major at Carnegie Tech in the 1960s and has been joyfully immersed in art ever since. This retrospective exhibition showcases the breadth of her work — from early paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and on silk, to linocuts, woodblocks, and lithographs from the 1960s […]

  • February 2026 – “The Eyes Have It”

    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 […]

  • Artist Reception – “The Eyes Have It”

    Artists: Lisa Avila, Corky Baron, Rex Barron, Jill Bartel, Indira Boswell, Allen Bourne, Bunny Bowen, Jeri Burzin, Patricia Earle-Baron, Linda Heath, Catherine Kelly, Tatiana Klimov, Claire Lissance, MarkLavon Maestas, Barbara Morrow, Rachel O'Connor, Nicholas Tesluk, Katie Thomas, Pam Troutman, Geri Verble, Kathryn Weil

  • March 2026 – “Art of the Word”

    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 […]