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
Tori Lucero Lead Apprentice
Throughout my life, I've always been passionate about art. Starting from a young age I began...
Shundiin Nakai 4th Year Apprentice
Art has been a consistent passion in my life for as long as I can remember. My first encounter...
Tomas Lopez Second Year Apprentice
My name is Tomas Lopez this is now my second summer as an apprentice for ALMA. Since I began...
Atom Vigil- 2nd Year Apprentice
I first started doing ceramics back in first grade. I didn't think much of it then, it didn't...
Jilleen Salazar – 1.5 Year Apprentice
This new year at ALMA is fascinating, and for this past month I got the opportunity not only to...
Jacquelyn Yepa Apprentice- 4th year
My name is Jacquelyn Yepa, I am a nineteen-year-old Native American from the Navajo(Diné) and...