• March 2025: “Abstract Expressions” Art Exhibition

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

    Dive into a realm where boundaries blur and colors, lines, and shapes speak louder than words. Experience the raw, unfiltered thoughts and emotions captured by local artistic visionaries working in […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]