Programs include gallery talks, exhibit tours, live music, and poetry events. 516 ARTS presents exhibitions in partnership with museums and organizations of the region, such as SITE Santa Fe, UNM Department of Art and Art History, and the Fine Arts Museum/Santa Fe. Exhibitions feature a mix of local, national, and international artists working in all visual media, including film. Visit our website for more information and the downloadable Downtown Arts guide.

Unique, handmade, fine jewelry, art, pottery and gifts.

Desert Intarsia at 317 Gold Ave. Suite A(corner of 4th and Gold)Desert Intarsia Gallery displays works of local New Mexican artists consisting of unique, handcrafted Pottery, Metal Art, Furniture, Paintings, Masks, Woodwork and Jewelry. Gemstone Intarsia is a lost 16th-century Italian art form of cutting semi-precious stones into tiny pieces that are assembled into pictures or patterns like miniature mosaics. Many of the Intarsia pictures are made from stones found locally, like carnelian, agate, petrified wood and jasper. For unique, local art as well as traditional gifts come see us at Desert Intarsia!

This season: Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus (in English—Oct 4, 5, 10, 12); an original opera for children (Feb. 2009); Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (in Italian with English supertitles—Mar 28, 31, Apr 3, 5). Tickets: $20-$65. Call OSW 505-243-0591 or the KiMo Box Office 505-768-3524 or TicketMaster 505-883-7800. Complete information at www.operasouthwest.org.

ORO FINE ART GALLERY reaching its sixth year in the heart of downtown Albuquerque, NM just north of the famous old Route 66, has been dubbed a "hidden treasure" by those that walk through the door! Come in & see the impressive display by talented fine artists & craftspeople in the area, featuring "The Dali of the Desert", Ricardo Chávez-Méndez.

We think art, jewelry & furniture is mean't to be fun. We represent more than 75 NM & International artisans including abstract paintings by Kate Ashton, figurative mixed media by Heather Ramsey & enamels by David Snow. Normand Couture's sofas can be a bed, a chaise lounge or a traditional sofa. For 22 years we have represented Walker-Moore, a husband & wife team that paint on the same canvas. Dozens of artisans create jewelry for every taste & pocketbook. Make a smile at www.sumnerdene.com.

Providing over 250 nights of performance each year, The Cell is home to: New Mexico's only professional Equity theatre company-- FUSION Theatre Company, http://www.FUSIONabq.org, the Screen Actors Guild "Conversations" series, the "One Night Stand Cabaret", and 150 nights of live all-ages music yearly. Please call or visit our website for up-to-date schedule information. Only one block north of the Convention Center, The Cell is also a rental facility and can be utilized for sales meetings, late-night lounges, or any other custom gathering. Catering and full event production support is available. Call for group ticketing rates.>/p>