Upcoming events.
EXHIBIT DEADLINE: In/Motion
This is the deadline to apply for our first exhibit of 2025, titled In/Motion!
Link to the application: https://www.cognitoforms.com/LosAlamosArtsCouncil/CALLFORARTInMotion
Winterfest at Fuller Lodge Art Center
We will be open winterfest weekend! We close for the brief time during the annual winter Lights Parade, and then reopen until 9PM for late night shopping and cocoa!
Black Friday
We are open on Black Friday from 10AM-2PM. Shop early and save on your holiday gifts. Specials on gift cards available all day!
Affordable Arts Member Reception
An Evening reception for our members. Shop early and get a sneak peek of all of our new artists, arts and crafts!
Daytime Performance Series: Robi Mulford, Max Light, and Alicia Solomon
Daytime performance Wednesday, 11/6 from 12-1 PM in Fuller Lodge
Pumpkin Glow 2024
Our most beloved fall program returns to the Fuller Lodge lawn on October 26th
Pumpkin Carving starts at 10 AM. We will have 100 pumpkins free to carve and decorate for the glow starting at 5PM. You will leave your pumpkin with us and it will go on display at dusk!
Pumpkin Toddle: For those who need a less sensory experience, we will have our second annual Pumpkin Toddle from 4PM-5PM. If the dark and big crowds (and late bedtimes) are not your thing, join us for this afternoon walk around the pumpkins.
All Pumpkins most be delivered no later than 3PM to be on display during the glow.
After Dusk, the lights go out and the pumpkins glow! Check back soon for information on our annual carving party, contest, and more details on our pumpkin glow for 2024.
Scarecrow Contest 2024
Los Alamos Arts Council presents our Annual Scarecrow Contest. This year's theme is Decades!
DECADES:
From the free-spirited 1960s to the historical 1940s to the technological revolution of the 2000s, every decade is different! Since the Arts Council was established as a non-profit in 1967, we have seen it all. Choose a decade (or two) to bring to life with your scarecrow!
Applications are open until October 1st, 2024. Link to apply here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/LosAlamosArtsCouncil/ScarecrowContest2024
Book Debut: 'The Sound of a Thousand Stars'
In collaboration with Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse, Los Alamos Arts Council is proud to present a literary event in Fuller Lodge. Author Rachel Robbins will be presenting her debut novel, "The Sound of a Thousand Stars." Published by Penguin Random House, the book is a fictional account of two Jewish physicists working on the Manhattan Project, and is inspired by the experiences of Robbins' grandparents.
Missoula Children's Theater 2024: Hercules!
HERCULES! Audition
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre original adaptation of HERCULES! Oct 7 from 4 PM to 6 PM.
This production is part of the Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project and is presented locally by Los Alamos Arts Council. All students from 1st-8th Grade are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary.
Audition: Monday, October 7th from 4-6 PM
Performance: Saturday, October 12th at 6 PM
Tickets available online, at the Fuller Lodge Art Center, and at the door on 10/12
For more information: https://www.losalamosartscouncil.org/mct
To sign-up for auditions: https://www.hisawyer.com/los-alamos-art-council/schedules/activity-set/983586
Art Opening: Janet Montoya & Gloria Sharp
Join us for the opening of our final Portal show of 2024! Local artists Gloria Sharp and Janet Montoya will have work on display. 5-7 PM in the Fuller Lodge Art Center Portal gallery, show will hang until 10/25. More information to follow!
Daytime Performance Series: Black Mesa Brass Quintet
Come watch local favorite Black Mesa Brass Quintet play in the Betty Ehart Senior Center! October 2nd from 12-2 PM
ART OPENING: Interlacements
Come out to Fuller Lodge Art Center on a Friday night to experience the Interlacements show! A description from the artists:
"interlace: to unite by passing over and under each other; weave together
A collaboration between High Desert Tapestry Alliance and Tapestry Artists of Las Arañas exhibiting 2 and 3 dimensional tapestry weaving and mixed media."
Light refreshments will be served, and the show will be in our gallery until October 4th. Come down and support New Mexican artists!
Summer Arts and Crafts Fair
Our Annual Arts and Crafts Fair at the Fuller Lodge Lawn! Free to the public and welcoming vendors from around New Mexico. You can find a full list of participating vendors at https://my.boothcentral.com/v/events/summer-arts-and-craft-fair-2024
Richland: A Documentary Film by Irene Lustzig, Los Alamos Public Premier
“Moving between archival past and observational present, and across encounters with nuclear workers, community members, archeologists, local tribes, and a Japanese granddaughter of atomic bomb survivors, the film blooms into an expansive and lyrical meditation on home, safety, whiteness, land, and deep time.”
Richland: A Documentary Film by Irene Lusztig
“Moving between archival past and observational present, and across encounters with nuclear workers, community members, archeologists, local tribes, and a Japanese granddaughter of atomic bomb survivors, the film blooms into an expansive and lyrical meditation on home, safety, whiteness, land, and deep time.”
Art Opening: Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Join us for the opening of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico show! Light refreshments served in the Fuller Lodge Art Center. The show will be in our gallery the entire month of August.
Into the Realms of Possibility: SciArt Santa Fe Exhibition in Los Alamos New Mexico
Art and Science collide during Science Fest 2024
Come as You Are Opening Reception
Our 2nd Annual Come as You Are gallery exhibit, featuring the artists of Los Alamos and northern New Mexico. See our call for art linked here!
When: June 7th, 2024
Time: 5PM-7PM
What: Opening Reception for 2nd Annual Come as You Are exhibit
Where: Fuller Lodge Art Center, Main Gallery
Cost: Free
Light refreshments served
Spring Evening Concert Featuring: Mariee Sioux
An Evening Musical event by the Los Alamos Arts Council
Spring Craft Fair
Our Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair featuring over 100 vendors from around New Mexico and beyond. This event is an annual favorite for over 45 years and is free to the public. Vendors will be open at 9AM for shoppers! We will have indoor and outdoor booths for this event, as well as several of our favorite food vendors, crafters, photographers, jewelers and more! For more details, please go to our fairs page.
Pondering Plateaus: Opening Reception
Artists Rachel Pearson and Leslie Bucklin present their unique perspectives on the Pajarito Plateau
Daytime Performance Series: Featuring Haewong Yang
Our monthly Daytime Performance series continues for May featuring artist Haewong Yang.
Kite Festival
Kite Festival 2024 starts with our annual volunteer and member appreciation dinner at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Join us Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-4PM at Overlook Park for Kites galore! Presented with generous funding from Enterprise Bank and our local sponsors, this annual festival delights all ages.
Comics and the American: An evening with jeff Benham
An evening with Jeff Benham featuring a light dinner and interactive art projects. Sponsored in part by funds from the New Mexico Humanities Council and Samizdat Bookstore and brought you by the Los Alamos Arts Council
Stories From Home Los Alamos: A Storytelling Workshop
Storytelling workshop with Safos Dance Theatre.