Next Members' Meeting
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9 am - Noon
UNM Continuing Education, North Building, Classroom D, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Parking/ADA Access: Park in east lot behind building; enter through north door
Meetings are free, and no registration is required. We welcome artists in all media at all levels and guests!
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 am: Check-in at greeting table
9:30 –10:00 am: Business meeting and announcements
10:00 –
10:30 am: Show-n-tell and door prize drawing
10:30 – Noon: Educational Program
Educational Program Presenter
john jason phillips
Art Is Where You Do It
What does it take to build—and sustain—a professional life in the arts? Throughout his career, john jason phillips has embraced an extraordinary range of opportunities to express his creativity across multiple artistic disciplines. In this presentation, he will take the audience behind the scenes of his evolving career, sharing the work, choices, challenges, and unexpected opportunities that have shaped his journey as a professional artist. Through a dynamic survey of his career, phillips will demonstrate that artistic success does not require staying within a single medium, discipline, or creative identity. Instead, flexibility, curiosity, and adaptability can become powerful tools for artistic growth and professional longevity. His experiences offer practical insights into navigating change, recognizing opportunity, expanding creative practice, and building a sustainable career in the fine arts—while remaining true to the impulse that drives the work in the first place. WEBSITE