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Misty Hills by Tom Blazier

First Place, Standard Works, ¡Encantada! 2024

Celebrating our 26th anniversary, the Rio Grande Art Association (RGAA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of New Mexico artists. Membership is open to everyone. Traditional, classic, contemporary, or avant-garde artists in all media at all levels are welcome!  Our focus is on creativity, originality, and the development of personal expression!  RGAA Bylaws (updated July 2019)

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Our monthly educational programs are on the third Saturday of each month (except July and December) at UNM Continuing Education Conference Center, North Building, Classroom D, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131. Guests are welcome!

Next Members' Meeting


Saturday, February 15, 2025
, 9 am - Noon

UNM Continuing Education, North Building, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Parking/ADA Access: Park in east lot behind building; enter through north door

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 am: Check-in at greeting table
10:00 – 10:30 am: Business meeting and announcements
10:30 –  Noon: Educational program
Noon: Door prize drawing and adjournment

10:30 – Noon: Presentation by Michelle Tisdale, 
Floral Paintings

      

Michele grew up in a rural area of Michigan where wildlife was abundant. Her family grew their own vegetables and each child was assigned both a flower garden and care of the vegetables. She spent many hours exploring the swamps, forest and fields of butterflies in the countryside. Later as a teenager she studied sculpture with master artists from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her artistic path continued and she turned to painting, first in watercolors which laid a strong foundation in principals and fundamentals of art vs techniques. Today Michele works in oils with a concentration on classical indirect method. She owes a debt of gratitude to the Dutch and Venetian masters of the 1700’s. She employs a harmonic armature in her compositions. Her paintings are layered with transparent paint applied layer over layer. The effect yields great depth and luminescent colors that sparkle and develop over time.

Rio Grande Art Association Workshop

  Barbara Coleman:  Drawing Fundamentals for Painters

Barbara holds Signature Memberships in Oil Painters of America, Pastel Society of America, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico - Associate, and Women Artists of the West. www.barbaracoleman.com 


Drawing is a skill that can take years to master. Drawing is a foundational skill in good painting. Truly great drawing, beautiful in and of itself, uses refined and sensitive line and stands exquisitely on its own merits. Drawing for painting has a different purpose. Proportion, perspective, massing, and value shapes all take precedence over beautiful line quality. The brush, loaded with paint, will obscure the drawing underneath. The drawing needs to be good, and accurate, before laying in the paint, however. The purpose of this three-day workshop is to give you tools, strategies, and drawing fundamentals, to improve your drawing skills and to better design your paintings. 


Supply list and syllabus will be available and emailed to registrants several weeks before the workshop begins in April 2025.

  • Members: $275 for RGAA, PSNM, & NMWS Members; 1/2 down deposit, balance due 1 week prior
    • RGAA Members: Log on before registering to receive the member workshop fee of $275
    • PSNM and NMWS Members: Contact Dierdre Stoneking for the discount code before registering in order to pay the member pricing.
  • Non-members: $310; Consider joining RGAA for $35 per year and save

WORKSHOP CONTACTDierdre Stoneking, dierdre@stonekingfineart.com


REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 1, 2025


Register Here

RGAA Members Show


March 2025

Weems Gallery
5935 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109


Opening Reception: Friday March 7, 2025 from 5 to 7 pm
Exhibition Open to the Public: Friday March 7 through Saturday March 29, 2025

Hours: Monday though Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm

Click the link below to download the prospectus

Weems Prospectus 2025

Click to pay for Weems Show Fees

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What We Do

  • Sponsor an annual Fall exhibition ¡Encantada! (more info ¡Encantada! 2024).
  • Co-sponsor MasterWorks of New Mexico each spring (more info MasterWorks of New Mexico ).
  • Provide workshops and additional exhibition venues for our members. 
  • Publish The Palette, our monthly newsletter (current and archived copies: The Palette).
  • Present ten educational programs at member meetings per year, featuring professional demonstrations and lectures (more info Monthly Programs).

 

Membership Benefits

  • Qualifying for entry into MasterWorks, Encantada, and other RGAA-sponsored exhibitions
  • Ten inspiring educational meetings per year (no meetings July or December)
  • RGAA-sponsored educational programs and workshops
  • The Palette newsletter published ten times per year (no issues July or December)
  • Member website listing on the RGAA website
  • Virtual membership card access on the RGAA website