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Now in our fourteenth year, RGAA was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of New Mexico artists working in oil, acrylic, and mixed media. Membership is open to anyone interested in art and/or the use of a variety of media.

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Welcome to the Rio Grande Art Association!

Tom Blazier

When Less Is More - The Art of Simplifying the Landscape

May 13 - 15, 2013 at the New Mexico Art League

Click here for a workshop description.

Guest Presenter for May 18 - Charlie Aldrich

Charlie Aldrich's acrylic still lifes and portraits have been a unique presence in the last few Encantada shows, with their oblique narrative quality and sense of nostalgia. He says: “While teaching first and second grade for 25 years in Arizona, I engaged

my art by doing murals, theater backdrops, teaching private art lessons, and doing liturgical work. More recently I have been revisiting and consolidating a variety of interests such as collage, portraits and abstraction into my work. I hope to demonstrate some techniques I've found useful in approaching creative problems I've run into.”

RGAA’s ¡Encantada! 2013 is already in the planning stages. We’re planning an exhibition in the African American Performing Arts Center at Expo NM from November 1 thru 27. It promises to be another exciting show this year!

We still have openings for volunteers on several committees--this is a great time to get involved in the publicity, reception, and gallery sitters committees! Send an e-mail to Reebie Nolda at encantada.rgaanm@gmail.com if you can help. And watch for the Prospectus (call to artists) in early June.

2013

The next RGAA meeting will be on May 18, 2013, from 10 am to noon at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located on the southeast corner of Academy and Moon in northeast Albuquerque (see map).

Charlie Aldrich (one of RGAA’s own) will be our guest presenter.

Premonitions Past