UPCOMING EVENTS

Events take place at 516 ARTS and are free unless otherwise noted.

EXHIBITION OPENING:

Time Pieces:
Wendover Landing, Common Language, & Friends of the Orphan Signs
Saturday, May 26, 6-8pm (Members-Only private preview 4-5:30pm)

Join 516 ARTS for the opening reception celebration of this collaborative series of exhibitions, meet many of the artists and enjoy live music with Dan Lambert & JD Davis.   Read more

516 WORDS POETRY READING:

Inch by Inch
Thursday, June 14, 7pm

516 ARTS welcomes three poetry legends of New Mexico for an evening of poetry and saxophone: Miriam Sagan, JB Bryan and John Brandi. This event is part of the SAVOR Albuquerque Festival (June 6-17).  Read More

PANEL DISCUSSION:

100 Years of Albuquerque Signs
Saturday, June 30, 4pm

Join some of New Mexico's most passionate architectural and cultural historians, sign gurus and creatives to learn about 100 years of signs and the "art of roadside advertising" in Albuquerque. Led by Sherri Brueggemann, Ed Boles, Ellen Babcock, Sandy Moran, Russell Brito and Ben Adams.   Read more

TOUR:

Route 66 Neon Tour with ABQ Trolley Co.
Friday, July 27, 8pm

Join neon and Route 66 aficionados and trolley tour guides for a historical and anecdotal tour of one of Albuquerque's most unique collections of cultural assets as part of the Friends of Orphan Signs exhibition. This special ABQ Trolley tour is by reservation only and tickets can be purchased online.  Read more.