Second Saturday Art Hop: July 2025

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Here are some of the events that took place at July's Second Saturday Art Hop:

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T or C Contemporary: 312 Main

Please join us at 8:45 PM on Art Hop night, July 12 for the Inaugural Illumination of our sculptural signs on the front of Truth or Consequences Contemporary, 312 Main Ave.

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ZIA Gallery: 415 N. Broadway

COME CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF SECOND SATURDAY ART HOP

SATURDAY JULY 12th marks the 20th anniversary of SECOND SATURDAY ART HOP. It’s a great time to make the rounds and visit downtown galleries and shops. And when you do, be sure to stop by ZIA Gallery offering musical entertainment by Mario Portillo and featuring works by regular artists Don Hallock, Terri Durham, Bill Jacka, Edna Harper, Phil Norton, John & Durrae Johanek, Jack Glynn, Will Quinn and Andria Olinger. I plan to be there and hope to see you.

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RioBravoFineArt: 110 N. Broadway

Delmas Howe: The Lithographs, a show of the complete inventory of Howe’s lithographs plus a limited number of some never-before exhibited sketches, opens at RioBravoFineArt.

Although Howe’s lithographs are a lesser-known part of his oeuvre, which is almost exclusively painted canvas, his lithographs include some of his most iconic images. As Howe was learning to paint in the nineteen fifties in New York, he developed a love for the style of the École des Beaux Arts. His friend and art historian Edward Lucie-Smith encouraged Howe to paint what he knew. What Howe knew was the cowboy culture of Southern New Mexico as he was raised in Hot Springs, now Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The paintings of the École have a strong emphasis on the classic myth stories of the Greeks and Romans. The cowboy is a mythic America figure and the American Southwest, of which New Mexico is a defining part, is the myth machine for this nation. Howe brilliantly combined these two myth strains into the major paintings of his Rodeo Pantheon series. The Rodeo Pantheon series established Howe’s career as an important artist.

Many of Howe’s lithographs very much reflect his mastery of combining the classic myth stories with the mythic aspects of the cowboy and the American West. And the mythic elements that Howe explores are a part of what has shaped the American psyche.

Howe is approaching his ninetieth birthday, and RioBravoFineArt is proud to present this unique show of his work. 

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The Wild Side Gallery: 417 N. Broadway

Open all day, including for Art Hop!

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Bikewyrks: 304 S. Pershing

Bikewyrks will be open featuring a few new pieces in our gallery from both Rhonda Dass and Damion Rembert. We will also be continuing with our summer of Travolta! Starting at 8pm we will be showing Saturday Night Fever. Bring a chair as seats are limited, but we have plenty of popcorn and lots of beverages! 

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Rebel Roadrunner: 413 N. Broadway

Rebel Roadrunner will be open til 9 pm.

We will have an event - "Design your own claw clip". It will cost $4-$12 depending on which clip you choose. The event will be from 5-9, but store hours that day will be 10-9. 

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        A Touch of Yesterday: 409 N. Broadway

PICK YOUR DISCOUNT always during ART HOP!

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Angel Remnants: 405 1/2 N. Broadway

Heat of the Summer ~

Get the Art off the Floor SALE ~

Deep Discounts m

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Lunaticus Galerie: 424 N. Broadway

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**If you are a downtown T or C business owner or artist and would like your event included in this post, please email us at director@torcmainstreet.org and we will add you! **