History of the Jemez Artisans Co-op Gallery

 

Jemez Artisans Co-op Gallery is a collective of twelve local Jemez Mountains artists. The gallery was the brainchild of Tom & Joann Vandenberg. Tom made wooden birdhouses as a hobby. He showed at several fairs in the valley and finally set up a stand next to the old post office. Tom visited with members of the Jemez Fine Arts Gallery across the street and he and Joann thought it would be a good idea to form a similar co-op with other artisans in the area.

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Tom rented the post office building from Emmett Cart in the fall of 2009. He met others who liked the idea and helped work on the building plans and ideas. Renovations were made and the gallery opened on March 17, 2011. There were eight original members of the Jemez Artisans Co-op Gallery.

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Today there are twelve members, and the faces have changed. The current members share the responsibilities of keeping the gallery running. The items on display include fabric arts, jewelry, photography, paintings, fine woodwork, laser cut art, ceramics, whimsical illustrations, mandalas, recycled media art, stained glass & fused glass, magnets, and greeting cards.

 

The gallery is located at 17375 Highway 4 in the old post office building at the south end of the village of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. We are open Friday–Monday 11–4 January–February, daily 11–5 March–October, and daily 11–4 November–December. Hope to see you soon!