The Downtown Make It! Fest
Make It! Fest is a three-day celebration of creativity, community, and Albuquerque’s MAKER culture and expertise - bringing together local and regional artists, makers, and small businesses. Held as part of the ABQ Mosaic & Glass Festival, the event invites visitors to PARTICIPATE and actually jump in and try new activities and MAKE THINGS, to shop local/handmade work, meet the makers, and experience Albuquerque’s vibrant creative community.
*Events to be added, soon!
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ABQ Make It! Fest
April 2–4 2027
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First Friday Artwalk/ARTScrawl
Friday, April 2 | 5–9PM
Location: The Groove Artspace & Downtown Albuquerque
309 Gold Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Kick off the Downtown Maker It! Fest during Albuquerque’s First Friday ArtWalk/ARTScrawl! Enjoy live glassblowing demonstrations at The Groove Artspace and celebrate the opening of our “Through the Looking Glass” exhibition.
Free & open to the public
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Make It! Gold Ave. Street Fair
Saturday, April 3 | 11AM–4PM
Location: Gold Ave.
Spend the day making, creating, and exploring on Gold Avenue! Enjoy hands-on art activities, artist demonstrations and participate in creative experiences designed for everyone - all ages and abilities.
Free & open to the public
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Make It! After Dark
Saturday, April 3 | 5:30–9PM
Location: FUSION
708 1st St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Keep the celebration going into the evening! Experience live mosaic and great food, artist performanced (including glassblowing, painting, printing, weaving and much more!), at FUSION. Artwork created during the evening will be given away as part of the Make It! Passport Activity!
Purchase your ticket here!
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Makers' Market
Sunday, April 4 | 11AM–4PM
Location: FUSION
708 1st St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Shop local and meet the makers! Browse original artwork and handmade goods while connecting with the artists and makers behind them.
Free & open to the public
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Submit your mosaic art for the BROKEN: Mosaic Show Exhibition at The Groove Artspace!
Deadline: February 22, 2027 (Midnight)
Artist Image Credit: Erica Hoverter
Call For Artists
Submit your glass art for the The Looking Glass: Glass Arts Exhibition at The Groove Artspace!
Deadline: March 22, 2027 (Midnight)
Artist Image Credit: Carol Lujan
Call For Artists
Anabella Wewer
Guest Artist and Speaker with numerous international awards, exhibited and collected world-wide, joining us in Albuquerque to teach multiple workshops focused on andamento, language and story-telling, and traditional mosaic tools and materials.
Contemporary Mosaic Arts Conference
Mosaic artists from around the world gathering for a 4 day conference.
Featuring (coming soon!)
Kelley Knickerbocker
Guest artist/instructor with an innovative and award-winning body of work, regularly exhibited and collected in the USA and abroad, joins us from Seattle to teach a hands-on workshop on the essential stages of mosaic building and speak about finding your own mosaic learning path.
Rachel Davies
Guest Artist and Author speaking about nature-inspired style of mosaic making and her One Hundred Days of Nature Project.
Book talk & signing.
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Coordinated by The Community Groove
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Apply: Make It! Gold Ave. Street Fair
Make It! Gold Avenue Street Fair (deadline to apply is March 1, 2027)
We are seeking to create a participatory experience for ABQ community members and visitors, where folks can join in and make something (or many things!), for free. We want to build on and celebrate Albuquerque’s MAKERS culture and offer something special and engaging.
If you are an arts organization, business, school, group or individual artist interested in sharing your activity and talent – this is for YOU! We will provide participating booth artists/groups with a small ($200) stipend to help cover materials cost. If we get corporate sponsors, our stipends will grow. Stipends will be paid immediately AFTER the event, once we receive your tally of people served.
Booth spaces are 10x10, and you will need to provide your own tent and tables.
Participants will be provided with a passport to fill as they visit booths/stations. Every station will need to stamp the passport booklets of visitors as they come see you.
Selling of artwork or merchandise is prohibited, but promoting your group/organization/business is allowed and encouraged.
(link coming soon)Make It! After Dark (deadline to apply is March 8, 2027)
This will be an art performance experience, with professional artists of all stripes doing their work in public as entertainment. We seek skilled artists and makers to do this public artmaking.
We will be able to pay a small stipend ($300) for the evening, and you must be able to complete at least one finished piece during the evening (*a few exceptions will be made). One finished piece per artist will be collected and used as prizes for the passport activity of the weekend.
Selling of artwork or merchandise is prohibited, but promoting yourself/your business or organization is encouraged.
(link coming soon)Maker’s Market (deadline to apply is March 15, 2027)
We are seeking between 50-100 high-quality, diverse artists and makers who want to sell their hand-made work. Booths will be 10x10, with indoor ($150) and outdoor ($100) spaces available. The market will be held at FUSION from 11-5 on Sunday, April 4. Vendors will need to provide their own table, chairs and tents.
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