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Artist Talk – Eric Garcia & Threads Colectivo – The Armor We Wear Artist Talk – Eric Garcia & Threads Colectivo
February 3, 2026
In imagining a world free from overfunding and the militarization of ICE, what might that world look like? Eric J. Garcia engaged twenty young adult artists from the Albuquerque community, who organized themselves as the Loose Threads Colectivo, to respond collaboratively, with each commentary visually connected by the thread that unfurls from the top-right […]
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516 Book Club: February 2026
December 18, 2025
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 5:30 pm | 516 Arts | RSVP Recommended We’re excited to feature From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant: A Novel by Alex Gilvarry for our 516 ARTS Book Club. Boyet Hernandez is a small man with a big American dream when he arrives in New York in 2002, fresh […]
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November 8 – Opening Reception: The Armor We Wear and SPIRIT HOUSE
October 25, 2025
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | Public: 6 pm | Free | Member Preview: 5 pm | RSVP Required Join us for the opening of two powerful new exhibitions—The Armor We Wear and SPIRIT HOUSE—that explore resilience, identity, and creative defiance through the lens of contemporary art. The evening will include music by Burque Sol and […]
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City of Albuquerque and 516 ARTS Announce New Creative Venue
April 1, 2025
Collaboration to bring innovative arts programming to 1st Street The City’s Department of Arts & Culture and 516 ARTS have announced a new arts collaboration in Downtown, based in the former location of Warehouse 508. This partnership intends to bring vibrant and innovative arts programming to 1st Street, contributing to the area that is becoming […]
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