CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN ALBUQUERQUE NM 516 ARTS is a non-collecting, contemporary art museum celebrating art in the here and now. 516 ARTS is currently closed for installation. We will reopen Saturday, June 19 for the exhibition "Dust Specks on the Sea" and will resume regular hours, Tue–Sat, 12–5pm. Apply for Development and Communications Coordinator. Visit the exhibitions. EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibitions at 516 ARTS showcase a mix of established, emerging, local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They address current issues in world culture, presenting innovative and interdisciplinary work that inspires curiosity,

dialogue, risk

ABOUT - 516 ARTS

516 ARTS is a non-collecting contemporary art museum in the center of Downtown Albuquerque that celebrates thought-provoking art in the here and now. Our mission is to connect contemporary artists and diverse audiences. 516 ARTS presents relevant exhibitions and public programs, which feature a mix of local, national, and international artists COLLAGE IN MOTION & CUT UP OR SHUT UP! May 9, 2020 – August 31, 2020 Online exhibition May 9 – Summer 2020 WATCH THE MOVIES. As part of its Museum From Home initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic, 516 ARTS presents concurrent digital exhibitions, Collage in Motion curated by Lisa Barcy and Cut Up or Shut Up! curated by Bryan Konefsky, along with a series of online collage-related programs opening on May 9, in conjunction with ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART 516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

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ALBUQUERQUE MURALS AND PUBLIC ART 516 ARTS has become known as a leader of collaborations, from public art projects in the community to international, multi-site exhibitions and symposia. We bring together diverse organizations and artists across multiple disciplines around our common concerns to create collaborations that range from local and regional to national and international projects.

FULCRUM FUND

The Fulcrum Fund is an annual grant program created and administered by 516 ARTS as a partner in the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Since its inception in 2016, the Fulcrum Fund has awarded a total of $552,000 to 300 artists, artspaces and organizations statewide and is one of 32 re-granting THE US-MEXICO BORDER: PLACE, IMAGINATION, AND January 27 – April 14, 2018. 516 ARTS and the Albuquerque Museum present The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility co-curated by Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet. The exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who explore the border as a physical reality (place), as a subject (imagination), and

as a site

AFTON LOVE - 516 ARTS Sublime Formations: The Beauty and the Horror of Afton Love’s Desertscapes ABOVE: Far Range (Peñasco), 2017, graphite on vellum dipped in beeswax, 48 x 252 inches Rebecca Ora/rora is a California-based artist, performer, filmmaker and scholar. ELIZABETH KOLBERT’S “THE SIXTH EXTINCTION” by Michael Abatemarco Sep 27, 2019 At the end of the Ordovician period, approximately 444 million years ago, the world lost an estimated 86 percent of all living species. CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN ALBUQUERQUE NM 516 ARTS is a non-collecting, contemporary art museum celebrating art in the here and now. 516 ARTS is currently closed for installation. We will reopen Saturday, June 19 for the exhibition "Dust Specks on the Sea" and will resume regular hours, Tue–Sat, 12–5pm. Apply for Development and Communications Coordinator. Visit the exhibitions. EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibitions at 516 ARTS showcase a mix of established, emerging, local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They address current issues in world culture, presenting innovative and interdisciplinary work that inspires curiosity,

dialogue, risk

ABOUT - 516 ARTS

516 ARTS is a non-collecting contemporary art museum in the center of Downtown Albuquerque that celebrates thought-provoking art in the here and now. Our mission is to connect contemporary artists and diverse audiences. 516 ARTS presents relevant exhibitions and public programs, which feature a mix of local, national, and international artists COLLAGE IN MOTION & CUT UP OR SHUT UP! May 9, 2020 – August 31, 2020 Online exhibition May 9 – Summer 2020 WATCH THE MOVIES. As part of its Museum From Home initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic, 516 ARTS presents concurrent digital exhibitions, Collage in Motion curated by Lisa Barcy and Cut Up or Shut Up! curated by Bryan Konefsky, along with a series of online collage-related programs opening on May 9, in conjunction with ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART 516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

info@516arts.org

ALBUQUERQUE MURALS AND PUBLIC ART 516 ARTS has become known as a leader of collaborations, from public art projects in the community to international, multi-site exhibitions and symposia. We bring together diverse organizations and artists across multiple disciplines around our common concerns to create collaborations that range from local and regional to national and international projects.

FULCRUM FUND

The Fulcrum Fund is an annual grant program created and administered by 516 ARTS as a partner in the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Since its inception in 2016, the Fulcrum Fund has awarded a total of $552,000 to 300 artists, artspaces and organizations statewide and is one of 32 re-granting THE US-MEXICO BORDER: PLACE, IMAGINATION, AND January 27 – April 14, 2018. 516 ARTS and the Albuquerque Museum present The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility co-curated by Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet. The exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who explore the border as a physical reality (place), as a subject (imagination), and

as a site

AFTON LOVE - 516 ARTS Sublime Formations: The Beauty and the Horror of Afton Love’s Desertscapes ABOVE: Far Range (Peñasco), 2017, graphite on vellum dipped in beeswax, 48 x 252 inches Rebecca Ora/rora is a California-based artist, performer, filmmaker and scholar. ELIZABETH KOLBERT’S “THE SIXTH EXTINCTION” by Michael Abatemarco Sep 27, 2019 At the end of the Ordovician period, approximately 444 million years ago, the world lost an estimated 86 percent of all living species.

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516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

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ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART 516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

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ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART Artist Lab: Art Meets History in New Mexico is an educational program that 516 ARTS is doing behind the scenes. Presented as a collaboration between 516 ARTS, Kolaj Institute, and Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, the Artist Lab looks at how our divergent histories of race, conflict, and colonialism inform how we imagine our futures.The program equips artists with tools and strategies for ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART INTERNSHIPS. 516 ARTS is offering internship opportunities for hands-on experience working in a non-profit, non-collecting contemporary art museum. We are seeking motivated individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. Interns will be required to work 150 hours over the semester, for a minimum of 10 hours/week. SPRING 2021 NEWSLETTER 516 Central SW, Albuquerque, NM • 505-242-1445 • 516arts.org Contemporary Art Museum ONLINE • OUTDOORS • IN-PERSON SPRING 2021

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TANIA CANDIANI: CROMÁTICA Extended through August 15. Curated by Blanca de la Torre . 516 ARTS is pleased to present Cromática, a solo exhibition by Mexican artist Tania Candiani.Making its debut in the United States after originating in Oaxaca then traveling to Guadalajara, Hermosillo and Ciudad Juárez, the exhibition explores color, sound, and synesthesia—a condition in which one sense is simultaneously AFTON LOVE - 516 ARTS Sublime Formations: The Beauty and the Horror of Afton Love’s Desertscapes ABOVE: Far Range (Peñasco), 2017, graphite on vellum dipped in beeswax, 48 x 252 inches Rebecca Ora/rora is a California-based artist, performer, filmmaker and scholar. NEAL AMBROSE-SMITH NEAL AMBROSE-SMITH Neal Ambrose-Smith: The (Tense) Present LEFT: Romance is where you find it, it’s just the matter of wearing it all the time, 2019, graphite on paper, 30 x 22 inches MIDDLE Coyote whispers in Italian, 2019, oil, acrylic, collage, 36 x 36 inches ABOVE: Providence is only looking up, 2017, oil, acrylic, collage, 84 x 96 inches Suzanne Newman Fricke earned her doctorate in Native American art CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN ALBUQUERQUE NM 516 ARTS is a non-collecting, contemporary art museum celebrating art in the here and now. 516 ARTS is currently closed for installation. We will reopen Saturday, June 19 for the exhibition "Dust Specks on the Sea" and will resume regular hours, Tue–Sat, 12–5pm. ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART 516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

info@516arts.org

COLLAGE IN MOTION & CUT UP OR SHUT UP! May 9, 2020 – August 31, 2020 Online exhibition May 9 – Summer 2020 WATCH THE MOVIES. As part of its Museum From Home initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic, 516 ARTS presents concurrent digital exhibitions, Collage in Motion curated by Lisa Barcy and Cut Up or Shut Up! curated by Bryan Konefsky, along with a series of online collage-related programs opening on May 9, in conjunction with EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibitions at 516 ARTS showcase a mix of established, emerging, local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They address current issues in world culture, presenting innovative and interdisciplinary work that inspires curiosity,

dialogue, risk

ALBUQUERQUE MURALS AND PUBLIC ART 516 ARTS has become known as a leader of collaborations, from public art projects in the community to international, multi-site exhibitions and symposia. We bring together diverse organizations and artists across multiple disciplines around our common concerns to create collaborations that range from local and regional to national and international projects.

ABOUT - 516 ARTS

516 ARTS is a non-collecting contemporary art museum in the center of Downtown Albuquerque that celebrates thought-provoking art in the here and now. Our mission is to connect contemporary artists and diverse audiences. 516 ARTS presents relevant exhibitions and public programs, which feature a mix of local, national, and international artists

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Buy Now Add to Cart View Cart. NOW AVAILABLE. This catalog comes free as a benefit to 516 ARTS members at $250 & up levels. Learn about other benefits and join. Curated by Suzanne Sbarge & Ric Kasini Kadour. Essay by Ric Kasini Kadour. 89 pages. ISBN 978-1-927587-35-5.

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You can also contribute by: • Mail a check to: 516 ARTS, P.O Box 4570, Albuquerque, NM 87196 • Call 516 ARTS at (505) 242-1445 to make a gift by credit card. Leave a message and we will call you back. • Email Mackensie Lewis, Development Coordinator at mackensie@516arts.org • Direct a gift through the United Way (505) 247-3671 For questions regarding membership and giving at any level THE US-MEXICO BORDER: PLACE, IMAGINATION, AND January 27 – April 14, 2018. 516 ARTS and the Albuquerque Museum present The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility co-curated by Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet. The exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who explore the border as a physical reality (place), as a subject (imagination), and

as a site

PAULA WILSON PAULA WILSON The Naturalist Paula Wilson, Yucca (interlocking), 2018, woodblock print on muslin, 87 x 161 inches Paula Wilson, Salty & Fresh (video still), 2014, video, 8 mins 30 secs Paula Wilson, Spread Wild: Pleasures of the Yucca (video still), 2018, video, 2:04 minutes Alicia Inez Guzmán grew up in the northern New Mexico village of Truchas where she first began hearing CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN ALBUQUERQUE NM 516 ARTS is a non-collecting, contemporary art museum celebrating art in the here and now. 516 ARTS is currently closed for installation. We will reopen Saturday, June 19 for the exhibition "Dust Specks on the Sea" and will resume regular hours, Tue–Sat, 12–5pm. EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART Exhibitions at 516 ARTS showcase a mix of established, emerging, local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They address current issues in world culture, presenting innovative and interdisciplinary work that inspires curiosity,

dialogue, risk

ABOUT - 516 ARTS

516 ARTS is a non-collecting contemporary art museum in the center of Downtown Albuquerque that celebrates thought-provoking art in the here and now. Our mission is to connect contemporary artists and diverse audiences. 516 ARTS presents relevant exhibitions and public programs, which feature a mix of local, national, and international artists COLLAGE IN MOTION & CUT UP OR SHUT UP! May 9, 2020 – August 31, 2020 Online exhibition May 9 – Summer 2020 WATCH THE MOVIES. As part of its Museum From Home initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic, 516 ARTS presents concurrent digital exhibitions, Collage in Motion curated by Lisa Barcy and Cut Up or Shut Up! curated by Bryan Konefsky, along with a series of online collage-related programs opening on May 9, in conjunction with

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Buy Now Add to Cart View Cart. NOW AVAILABLE. This catalog comes free as a benefit to 516 ARTS members at $250 & up levels. Learn about other benefits and join. Curated by Suzanne Sbarge & Ric Kasini Kadour. Essay by Ric Kasini Kadour. 89 pages. ISBN 978-1-927587-35-5. ALBUQUERQUE MURALS AND PUBLIC ART 516 ARTS has become known as a leader of collaborations, from public art projects in the community to international, multi-site exhibitions and symposia. We bring together diverse organizations and artists across multiple disciplines around our common concerns to create collaborations that range from local and regional to national and international projects. ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART 516 ARTS . Physical address: 516 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4570 Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 242-1445.

info@516arts.org

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You can also contribute by: • Mail a check to: 516 ARTS, P.O Box 4570, Albuquerque, NM 87196 • Call 516 ARTS at (505) 242-1445 to make a gift by credit card. Leave a message and we will call you back. • Email Mackensie Lewis, Development Coordinator at mackensie@516arts.org • Direct a gift through the United Way (505) 247-3671 For questions regarding membership and giving at any level PAULA WILSON PAULA WILSON The Naturalist Paula Wilson, Yucca (interlocking), 2018, woodblock print on muslin, 87 x 161 inches Paula Wilson, Salty & Fresh (video still), 2014, video, 8 mins 30 secs Paula Wilson, Spread Wild: Pleasures of the Yucca (video still), 2018, video, 2:04 minutes Alicia Inez Guzmán grew up in the northern New Mexico village of Truchas where she first began hearing THE US-MEXICO BORDER: PLACE, IMAGINATION, AND January 27 – April 14, 2018. 516 ARTS and the Albuquerque Museum present The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility co-curated by Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims and Ana Elena Mallet. The exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who explore the border as a physical reality (place), as a subject (imagination), and

as a site

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Buy Now Add to Cart View Cart. NOW AVAILABLE. This catalog comes free as a benefit to 516 ARTS members at $250 & up levels. Learn about other benefits and join. Curated by Suzanne Sbarge & Ric Kasini Kadour. Essay by Ric Kasini Kadour. 89 pages. ISBN 978-1-927587-35-5. EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, OPENING RECEPTIONS, PANEL 516 ARTS hosts special events in the gallery including opening receptions with live music, the 516 WORDS poetry series, panel discussions, gallery talks with artists and performances, as well as off-site events, concerts and celebrations.

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516 ARTS reviews submissions for artists and proposals from curators on an ongoing basis. Artwork may be of any medium or discipline, including 2D, 3D, video, performance or other undefined types of art or inter-disciplinary work. 516 ARTS presents mostly group exhibitions often in collaboration with museums, other arts organizations and

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ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART INTERNSHIPS. 516 ARTS is offering internship opportunities for hands-on experience working in a non-profit, non-collecting contemporary art museum. We are seeking motivated individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. Interns will be required to work 150 hours over the semester, for a minimum of 10 hours/week. SPRING 2021 NEWSLETTER 516 Central SW, Albuquerque, NM • 505-242-1445 • 516arts.org Contemporary Art Museum ONLINE • OUTDOORS • IN-PERSON SPRING 2021

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ALBUQUERQUE CONTEMPORARY ART DEADLINE MAY 17, MIDNIGHT . Artists, creatives, and art groups are invited to submit proposals for window showcase installations based on the theme Windows on the Future.Open to your creative interpretation, your installation might be realistic or fantastic, it might imagine a future close at hand or one a few millennia out, it can be representational, abstract, or somewhere in between. TANIA CANDIANI: CROMÁTICA Extended through August 15. Curated by Blanca de la Torre . 516 ARTS is pleased to present Cromática, a solo exhibition by Mexican artist Tania Candiani.Making its debut in the United States after originating in Oaxaca then traveling to Guadalajara, Hermosillo and Ciudad Juárez, the exhibition explores color, sound, and synesthesia—a condition in which one sense is simultaneously SPECIES IN PERIL ALONG THE RIO GRANDE 516 ARTS and partners presented Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande, an exhibition and series of regional public programs responding to the global biological crisis described in the new UN Report that officially state that nature’s dangerous decline is “unprecedented,” and species extinction rates are accelerating at

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Photograph documenting the eruption of the volcano Mount Pelée in Martinique, 1902, photo courtesy of The Caribbean Photo Archive Jean-Marc Hunt, _Bananas Deluxe_ Kira Tippenhauer, _Dambala_, 2020 Ronald Cyrille aka B Bird, _Key Escape_ Marielle Plaisir, _Oh What a mirage_ Photograph documenting the eruption of the volcano Mount Pelée in Martinique, 1902, photo courtesy of The Caribbean Photo Archive 516 ARTS IS A NON-COLLECTING, CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM CELEBRATING ART IN THE HERE AND NOW. 516 ARTS IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION. WE WILL REOPEN SATURDAY, JUNE 19 FOR THE EXHIBITION "DUST SPECKS ON THE SEA" AND WILL RESUME REGULAR HOURS, TUE–SAT, 12–5PM. -------------------------

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