Axle Contemporary would like to thank Suzanne Sbarge at 516 ARTS for the invitation to participate in Heart of the City, and her generous support as well as all the staff at 516 ARTS.  Our location partners: La Montañita Co-Op, Gold Street Caffe, OFFCenter Community Arts Project, The Grove Café & Market, 516 ARTS, Warehouse 508, Amy Biehl High School, ACE Barbershop, ArtStreet, The Harwood Art Center, Winnings Coffee Co, The Guild Cinema, and The Albuquerque Museum.  Also, thanks to Bevin Owens at Compass Realty, Louie at Rock-n-Reels, and Zoya LoPata / Downtown Action Team.  Thanks to our three great assistants: Alice Moir, Orianna  Pavlik, and Julie Chase-Daniel.  Funding for the project comes in part from The City Of Albuquerque Public Art and Urban Enhancement Program, The FUNd of Albuquerque Community Foundation, and 516 ARTS.  This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Also, our greatest thanks goes to the more than 600 people who came by, were photographed, and participated to make the project possible.

 

 

 

 

an Axle Contemporary project in Heart of the City at 516 ARTS  516 Central Ave, SW,ABQ

During our recent week on the streets of downtown Albuquerque, we took more than 600 photographic portraits.  One copy was given to the subject, one was pasted to the side of our mobile studio/gallery, and one is now hanging at 516 ARTS for the Heart of the City Exhibition.  You can also see our blended image of everyone together, at 516 or on one of the many posters around Albuquerque.

 

We've also published a beautiful book with all the portraits, all of the writings about "e pluribus unum", and a bunch of shots of the studio on the streets of Albuquerque.  The cover is our blended image, incorporating all of the portraits as one face.  The book will be available at the opening, or can be purchased online here.