Studio Sale in the Gallery

Studio Sale in the Gallery

Opening Reception & Auction Finale: Saturday, May 2

Friends of 516 ARTS Preview: 5-6pm

Public Reception: 6-8pm

Bidding for Auction ends: 7:30pm

During the opening, visit Axle Contemporary Mobile Gallery in front of 516 ARTS, featuring Lea Anderson's newest installation Holocene Garden.

 A new kind of fundraiser!

516 ARTS presents a fundraising event featuring Albuquerque-based, contemporary artists who, using the popular studio sale format, are selling discounted works from their inventories and making new work on the spot. Meet the artists and buy work off the wall to take home. Artists will present during weekend hours. Build your collection and connect with exceptional artists! Featured artists are Bret Aaker, Lea Anderson, Travis Black, Jessica Chao, Sally Condon, Evan Dent, Jessica Kennedy, Cheryl Dietz, Valerie Roybal, Brooke Steiger and Joshua Willis.

Vintage Tamarind prints 

This event includes a selection of vintage Tamarind lithographs and prints by renowned artists at very special sale prices to benefit 516 ARTS. Artists include Travis Whitfield, Suzanne Klotz Riley, Andrew Dasburg, Leonard Lehrer and Roy De Forest. These Tamarind works and additional prints are courtesy of the collection of Holly Roberts. 

Contemporary Art Auction: Starting online April 18 – May 1

To bid visit www.516arts.org/auction

One piece by each artist in the Studio Sale as well as all of the prints described above are being auctioned to benefit both 516 ARTS and the artists. After 5:00pm on Friday, May 1, the highest bids will be transferred to the live silent auction at the opening reception on May 2, live bidding ends at 7:30pm. 

What is 516 ARTS and why support it?

516 ARTS is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)3 charitable organization. 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. We value inquiry, diversity, collaboration and accessibility. 516 ARTS offers participants unique opportunities to experience and engage in new, challenging and thought-provoking work in the context of our particular place and time in world culture. Our programs inspire curiosity, engagement, dialogue, risk-taking and creative experimentation, showcasing established and emerging local, national and international artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds. 

516 ARTS is important to support because it is a one-of-a-kind, grassroots organization, serving as a vital engine for the arts and the creative economy through the following efforts: providing contemporary arts programs in an accessible learning context, reaching a wide audience of residents, visitors, families, schools and the community; being a thriving hub for the arts in the Downtown revitalization process, attracting crowds for arts and culture activities; playing a key role for the arts and culture in New Mexico and the Southwest by leading expansive collaborations that bring together artists, businesses, and public, private and civic organizations around our common concerns to make a bigger impact than any of us could have alone; and offering world-class arts experiences that showcase Albuquerque as a true arts destination.

516 ARTS is a small organization with a big reach. But we can’t do it without community support. So, come out and show your support for 516 ARTS and the artists in our community by buying work at great prices from the 516 ARTS’ Studio Sale in the Gallery + Contemporary Art Auction!