About 516 ARTS
Our Mission
Our mission is to forge connections between art and audiences, and our vision is to be an active partner in developing the cultural landscape of Albuquerque and New Mexico. Our values are inquiry, diversity, collaboration and accessibility. 516 ARTS offers programs that inspire curiosity, dialogue, risk-taking and creative experimentation, showcasing a mix of established, emerging, local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Programs include openings, gallery talks, workshops, panel discussions, the 516 WORDS literary arts series, special events and performances. Education programs include exhibition tours for schools and community groups with curriculum packets, youth activities and events. Winner of the 2009 Bravos Award.
516 ARTS Staff:
- Suzanne Sbarge
Executive Director - Rhiannon Mercer
Assistant Director - Francesca Searer
Program Coordinator - Barbara Geary
Education Coordinator
516 ARTS Board of Directors:
- Arturo Sandoval, Chair
President, Vice President, VOCES, Inc./Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. - Suzanne Sbarge, President
Executive Director/Founder, 516 ARTS - Kathryn Kaminsky, Vice President
Psychiatric Nurse & Art Supporter - Joni Thompson, Treasurer/Secretary
Chief Operating Officer, Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau - Dr. Marta Weber
Fundraising Chair, Applied Behavior Sciences - David Vogel
Researcher/Teacher
516 ARTS Advisory Board:
- Frieda Arth
New Mexico Women’s Foundation - Sherri Brueggemann
Public Art Program Manager, City of Albuquerque - Christopher Burmeister
Administrator, Presbyterian Medical Service - Andrew Connors
Chair, Art Department, Albuquerque Academy - Miguel Gandert
Artist, Professor, University of New Mexico - Idris Goodwin
Cross-disciplinary performer & educator - Arif Khan
Gallery Director, Tamarind Institute - Norty Kalishman
Program Director, McCune Foundation - John Lewinger
Founding Board Chair, 516 ARTS; Founder, Grubb & Ellis/NM - Wendy Lewis
Associate Director, McCune Foundation - Danny Lopez
Marketing Director, National Hispanic Cultural Center - Christopher Mead
Dean of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico - Elsa Menéndez
Education Coordinator, National Hispanic Cultural Center
Executive Artistic Core, Tricklock Company - Melody Mock
Independent Arts Consultant - Henry Rael
Connecting Community Voices - Mary Anne Redding
Curator of Photography, Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum - Augustine Romero
Artist, City of Albuquerque, KiMo Theatre & South Broadway Cultural Center - Nancy Salem
Publisher, New Mexico Business Weekly - Rob Strell
Strell Design - Clint Wells
Director of Resource Development, United Way of Central New Mexico
Consultants:
- Janice Fowler, Bookkeeper
- Kathy Garrett, Accountant
- Lisa Gill, Literary Arts Coordinator
- Jane Kennedy, Development Associate
- Matthew Taylor, Web Master - Bulletproof Studios
Current Interns:
- Nevarez Encinias
- Benjamin J. Tobias
- Justin Camilli
