Transformations is open May 6-28, 2022

Open hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon until 5pm. Also open for events. Look under the events tab for more details.

Added to the list of recycled artists are students from Montessori of the Rio Grande Charter school presenting “MRGC Recycled Menagerie” with art teacher Emily Bennet.

A last look at the work of Julie Brokken, friend and artist who found beauty in all things. Her art included objects found in nature and found items.

Featured artists include:

Artists:

Allyson Holmes Carol P. Chamberland, Cheryl A Baker, Chris Newbill, Donna Loraine Contractor, Dawn Schichtel, Erika Harding, Jane Westbrook, Janet Shagam, Jesse J. Davis, Jill K Cooper, John Bumkens, Karen Stauch, K. M. White, Linda Rael, Lisa Zawadzki, Margery Barol, Meghan Newbill, Meredith Gould, Mikaela Guggino, Paula Steinberg, Pea Garr, Sharon Blazier, Samantha Torres, Shelly Schucker, Tomas R. Wolff, Vicki Daigneau

& featuring the works of Julie Brokken, recycled artist extraordinaire.

Transformations, A Show of Recycled Art opens in May 2022

The creative works of 27 local artists will be on display at Tortuga from May 6 through 28, 2022.

This show is a platform for artists who create beauty from objects that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

Featuring:

Allyson Holmes Carol P. Chamberland, Cheryl A Baker, Chris Newbill, Donna Loraine Contractor, Dawn Schichtel, Erika Harding, Jane Westbrook, Janet Shagam, Jesse J. Davis, Jill K Cooper, John Bumkens, Karen Stauch, K. M. White, Linda Rael, Lisa Zawadzki, Margery Barol, Meghan Newbill, Meredith Gould, Mikaela Guggino, Paula Steinberg, Pea Garr, Sharon Blazier, Samantha Torres, Shelly Schucker, Tomas R. Wolff, Vicki Daigneau

& including the works of Julie Brokken, recycled artist extraordinaire.

Next up at Tortuga: "Soulscapes" by Susan Allison-Hatch followed by "Water is Life" in March

Starting this Friday February 18, 2022 from 5-8pm, Susan Allison-Hatch will present her work, “Soulscapes”. This is a body of work in fiber and mixed media exploring our inner selves.

…Exploring the thin spaces in our lives and in our world—those moments and places in which we step beyond ourselves into what William Couuntryman calls “the borderlands of the holy.”

The show will be at Tortuga until Saturday February 26, 2022. See events tab for hours.

“Water is Life/ Agua es Vida” comes to Tortuga March 4-27, 2022 featuring these local artists:

Alexandra Dell’Amore, Anastasia Andersen, Angela Storch, Anne Gordon Fritz, Beth Kassay, Bobby Jones, Chris Newbill, Dawn E Schichtel, Denise Weaver Ross, Eliza M Schmid, Erika Harding,  Gigi Yu,  Hilary Heyl, Ilene Lena Weiss, Irma Garcia Villalaz, Jan Beck, Jane Westbrook, Jennifer Schoenholzer, jesse cihouski, John Bumkens, Judy Seigel, K.M. White, Kaatje Gaarden, Karen Cunningham, Kelli Judkins-Cooper, Larry Schulte, Laurie McCann, Lesley Long, Leslie Kryder, Liz Paterson, Maggie Casias-Goodmon, Meghan Newbill, Meredith Gould, Meredith McPherson, Mikaela Guggino, Patricia Oakley, Pi Luna, Pietrro Angel Palladini, Robin Renner Miller, Ruth Carraway, Samantha Torres, Sarah McCord, Stephanie Galloway, Susan Allison-Hatch, Suzanna Gurulé.

February Events + "Water is Life" Reminder

Happy February!

“All Mixed Up”, a pop-up show of the Mixed Media Textile Artists of New Mexico, opened on Friday February 4, 2022. The show will be open each day from 11am until 7pm until Saturday February 12, 2022. Plenty of opportunities to come and see this great, diverse show featuring Susan Allison-Hatch, Arley Berryhill, Jean Borman, Neida Courtney, Nancy Ellis-Hines, Adele Frances, Corky Harrell, Annie Hooten, Marion Ingalls, Debbie Jones, Catherine M Kelly, Syd Lord, Laurie McCann, Georgia Roybal, Larry Schulte, Cassandra Shaw, Karen Stauch, Beverly Tones, Susan Wright.

All are welcome.

“A Teabag Primer” by Adele Frances

REMINDER:

Applications for the “Water is Life/ Agua es Vida” show are due on Saturday February 12, 2022. Artists can apply through the website. Apply Here

“Watershed” by Jan Beck

December & January @ Tortuga

Tortuga is taking a rest for these two months. We will be doing some repair and maintenance in January, as well as preparing for the next community show, “Water is Life” which will happen in March 2022.

Check on the website for event info as there could be a small music performance during this time.

Take good care of each other and enjoy this beautiful land and sky.

See you soon!

Announcing: Chachalacas premiere performance @ Tortuga Friday November 19, 2021!

We are excited to announce that the Chachalacas will be performing for the first time at Tortuga Gallery on Friday November 19. Doors open at 7, with music at 7:30pm.

Suggested donation $10

The Chachalacas are an instrumental trio from Albuquerque, NM. They play an eclectic blend of festive music fusing the sounds of surf, exotica, cumbia, polka, choro, and more. The band consists of Javier Saume Mazzei on drums, Jared Putnam on bass, and John Eichleay on the pedal steel. Learn more at www.thechachalacas.com

"Two Worlds of Larry Schulte"

The distinctive and classic works of Larry Schulte are at Tortuga for the next two weekends.

Sunday November 14, come to Tortuga to meet the artist from 2-4pm.

Open hours are Fridays and Satrudays from 12-5pm.

Closing celebration is Saturday November 20 from 5-8pm.

Added musical event is Friday November 19 with the Chachalacas starting at 7:30pm. Suggested donation $10.

Ready or not, here comes the Flying Circus!!!

Santiago’s Flying Circus presents the Big Head Show and you are not going to want to miss this!

Tortuga is filled with heads and mural size art work. It’s like stepping into Alice’s wonderland on steroids.

You just have to see it!

Grand opening is Friday October 1, 2021 from 2-8pm.

Open hours all month Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 12-4pm.

Friday & Saturday from 12-5pm.

Meet the Artist Sunday October 10 from 2-3pm.

Closing Celebration on Sunday October 31 from 4-6, Concert at 7pm, Costumes encouraged!

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Special Concert: Wendy Rule this Friday

WENDY RULE: THE GRIEVING GODDESS 

A NIGHT OF MUSIC AND MYTHOLOGY 

ONE NIGHT ONLY! 

Australian Visionary Songstress Wendy Rule leads us on a sacred musical journey through the landscape of grief. Drawing on ancient mythology, and her personal experiences of navigating the emotional Underworld, Wendy will share a selection of songs from her extensive back catalogue and her most recent album ‘Persephone’. Interspersed with storytelling and guided meditation to help us honor our own sacred journeys of grief and loss, this special event is a unique opportunity to experience Wendy’s transformational combination of mythological research and enigmatically beautiful acoustic music . 

For more information on Wendy Rule, visit www.wendyrule.com 

Doors at 7:30pm

Concert at 8:00pm
$25

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