ALMA is a nonprofit art organization that supports and nurtures artists of all ages in creating artworks of exceptional quality while building entrepreneurial skills. Our paid mosaic arts apprenticeship model develops leaders through a diverse and inclusive program.
ALMA was honored to win the Legacy Award for 2020! See video to hear about our program!


We chose ALMA as our name because, besides being an acronym, it means soul in Spanish. We genuinely pour our heart and soul into our designs and our relationships with all the artists we work with. We are a creative community that supports and empowers artists of all ages and creates world-class artwork through an apprenticeship model that develops leaders in a diverse and inclusive way.






We chose ALMA as our name because, besides being an acronym, it means soul in Spanish. We genuinely pour our heart and soul into our designs and our relationships with all the artists we work with. We are a creative community that supports and empowers artists of all ages and creates world-class artwork through an apprenticeship model that develops leaders in a diverse and inclusive way.
ALMA Summer Institute is an Albuquerque nonprofit art organization in NM that creates large-scale handmade ceramic tile mosaics using the apprenticeship model. We believe the murals we create have an extra layer of beauty because of the value of the relationships and skills learned through this process. Throughout the years, we have recruited people from diverse backgrounds who have benefited and contributed to the amazing work done.









ALMA Summer Institute in Albuquerque, NM creates large scale handmade ceramic tile mosaics using the apprenticeship model. We believe the murals we create have an extra layer of beauty because of the value of the relationships and skills learned through this process. Throughout the years, we have recruited people from diverse backgrounds who have benefited and contributed to the amazing work done.









News & Blogs
Atom Vigil | 4th-year Apprentice
Art and an Artist. I have always been an artist in some form, ever since I was little. It is only...
Vanessa Alvarado | Lead Artist / Outreach Director
For those of you who do not know me, I am Vanessa Alvarado. I would like to introduce myself so...
February 22, 2021
ALMA February Newsletter ALMA is starting a blog! We would like you to get to know us better. This...
January 18, 2021 newsletter
Happy 2021 Farewell to Our Fearless Leader Cassandra Reid has been an ALMA Lead Artist with the...
December 1, 2020 Newsletter
Giving Tuesday ALMA Raffle & Fundraiser Please think of us on Giving Tuesday! We are a...
November 23, 2020 Fall Newsletter
Thankful for you all!! November is flying by! We are thankful every month, but something...







