Photo taken in Snakestone Studios, 324 N. Broadway, during November 2024 SSAH
Second Saturday Art Hop
Every second Saturday of the month, MainStreet Truth or Consequences, in collaboration with Sierra County Arts Council, invites you to join us downtown to experience all the art, culture and energy Truth or Consequences has to offer!
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Downtown T or C has over a dozen art galleries, as well as boutique/antique/gift stores, restaurants, a brewery, a wine bar, and more!
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Artwork by Lindsay Williams, on display at The Center Gallery Fine Art, 201 S. Foch​
Next Event:
Join us downtown for the next Second Saturday Art Hop and discover the hidden gems that make this town so special:​
April 11, 2026
6 - 9 pm
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Here are some of the things happening during April's Art Hop. Check back regularly - we add more events as they are scheduled!​
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RioBravoFineArt: 110 N. Broadway
RioBravoFineArt will be hosting two special events during regular Art Hop hours.
The first event is the opening for the Recycled Art Show sponsored by Sustainable T or C. This opening is a prelude to other events to celebrate Earth Day 2026. On April 22, the official date for Earth Day, there will be a special reception from 5 to 7 pm at RioBravoFineArt. May Art Hop will also be a part of Sustainable T or C events as the Recycled Art Show runs through May 17. For the April 22 reception and both the April and May Art Hops at RioBravoFineArt, there will be representatives from Sustainable T or C to discuss recycling and sustainability. This year, the events of Earth Day in T or C will honor Jeff Barbour, a local artist who was a visionary and craftsperson who made most of his art from upcycled found objects.
The second event is the release of RioBravoFineArt’s poster for World Art Day 2026. This day is observed annually on April 15, Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, to honor the universal language of art and its power to inspire, unite and transform societies across borders. Special promotional material for World Art Day will be available to all attending Art Hop.
The art community in Carrizozo has been a long-time promoter of World Art Day via their organization World Art Day Carrizozo. They have recently launched World Art Day New Mexico. RioBravoFineArt along with its friends at La Galeria in Mountainair are a part of the beginning phase of World Art Day New Mexico. This organization promises to be a vibrant promoter of the arts in New Mexico.
Truth or Consequences Contemporary: 312 Main
Subject: What Hands Do - A show of new works by Jeannie Ortiz at Truth or Consequences Contemporary
What Hands Do is a body of work that Jeannie Ortiz has been working on for the past year. It is a deeply personal journey brought to life through watercolor paintings, printmaking and pit-fired ceramic sculpture.
Most of the 150+ watercolor paintings that she created have been bound into two handmade books. (That can be explored, with clean hands)
The intaglio prints are 16 botanical studies of plants from northern New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. One set of these prints was also bound into a large format book entitled ‘What are The Colors of the Place You Love Most in This World.’ There will also be a body of these prints - many of which have also benefited from watercolored - on view on the walls.
There is also a sculpture component to this installation. Ceramics was Jeannie’s first love. She began pit-firing clay pieces in high school and studied it more deeply in college. With great joy, in the last year she has been drawn back into this form of creating. This installation is a meditation on deep time, lineage and loss.
All of these works come together in a study of what it means to be a floating body in this world, to be both deeply connected to and completely severed from our past. A deep meditation on new connections to understand ones body through the act of creating and connecting to the non-human world.
@j.ortiz.art
The Off-Center Art Space: 516 N. Broadway
FEATURED ARTIST: MARY WALKER
If you’ve spent anytime Downtown you’ve already seen plenty
of Mary’s work, including the famous Mural on the La Luz
building and on one of the cutest trash receptacles in town.
We’re honored to announce that Mary has at long last agreed to
unlock her studio and bring us some of her newest work.
STUDENT SHOW FUNDRAISER
10% of proceeds from sales at our April Art Hop will be
contributed to the 5 th Annual Student Art Show, April 17-18 at
the Civic Center Ralph Edwards Auditorium
OPEN MIKE MUSIC AND OUTDOOR DANCING
(weather permitting)
SPECIAL MOVING SALE
As many already know we are losing our lease at our temporary
location on Broadway at the end of this month, just days after
the Student Show. Rather than having to move it all back to the
Center Gallery at Foch & Main we’ve decided to offer a once-in-
a-lifetime chance to get your favorite piece at a 20% discount
off the list price, from Saturday, April 1th until Friday, April 24 th .
The Wild Side Gallery: 417 N. Broadway
Open for Art Hop, with cookies all weekend and a free gift with purchase!
Fuzzy Logic: 404 N. Broadway
Parallel Portraits, featuring the work of Dimid Hayes and Andrew Williams
Angel Remnants: 405 1/2 N. Broadway
My Featured Artist for April Second Saturday Art Hop is Ester Moor
Ester was born in Hawaii but moved stateside when she was 5.
She grew up in Big Timber Montana, then raised a family in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She drew all her life, but started painting 6 years ago.
Her main medium is acrylic but occasionally she works with mixed media.
She is self-taught and her Whimsical Art is Inspirational!
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Rebel Roadrunner: 415 N. Broadway
DIY craft bar!
A Touch of Yesterday: 409 N. Broadway
Open for Art Hop with pick your discount!
SUNDAY EVENT:
Sunday, April 12, from 1-6 pm at the T or C Brewery Grotto
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9th Community Clothing Swap!
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If you are a business owner/artist and you would like your event added, please email director@torcmainstreet.org