Na(rra)tive – A new exhibition featuring 23 legendary Indigenous artists will open at City Hall’s Gallery One on Thursday, October 10 with a soft opening from 3 to 5 p.m. NA(RRA)TIVE is the first exhibit that examines the city’s Indigenous public art collection and challenges it from a moral and artistic perspective. Both the opening and exhibition are open and free to the public.
Every collection tells a story. Is the collection of indigenous artists seen from a skewed lens? The Public Art Urban Enhancement Division takes an introspective look at 45 years of public art in Albuquerque to see how far we’ve moved from the “settler’s gaze,” if at all, to better understand the historic and cultural impact these works have on the New Mexico Arts experience.
Artists include: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Lonnie Vigil; Caroline Carpio; Kathleen Wall; Lorraine Gala Lewis; Marilyn Ray; Del Curfman; Roderick Kaskalla; Dinah & Peter Gasper; Cippy CrazyHorse; Phil Hughte; C. Maurus Chino; Mateo Romero; Roderick Tenorio; Deborah Jojola; Neal Ambrose Smith; George Rivera; Jonathan Warm Day; Nora Naranjo Morse; and Daniel Walters.
A special artist celebration will be held on November 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. NA(RRA)TIVE will be on view through December 6. Gallery One hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Gallery One is located on the first floor of City Hall at 1 Civic Plaza NW.
Gallery One ● 1 Civic Plaza NW, Suite 1400, Albuquerque, NM 87102 ● galleryone@cabq.gov
Gallery One is a light and bright art gallery space. The goals and mission of Gallery One is to foster an intersection between Albuquerque artists, the community and City government that engages and draws new, diverse audiences and provides more exhibition opportunities to local emerging artists. The space will serve as an educational resource with exhibitions that complement and support existing Public Art Urban Enhancement Division programming.
The Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Team brings the best in local art and artists to showcase Albuquerque’s position as a true art mecca. The Division’s professional arts management team members have decades of combined experience in gallery curation and management, museum exhibitions, education and outreach, artists professional development and arts programming.
Regular hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery is free and open to the public during regular hours of operation. Gallery One will be closed for holidays observed by the City.
For more information, email galleryone@cabq.gov.