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
ALMA Open House & Fundraiser!
Joslyne Martinez ALMA Apprentice- 1st year
I am a recent high school graduate with a love for ceramics. I am also an artist that is trying...
Jack Brooks ALMA Apprentice-1st year
For my first week at ALMA I have learned so much about working on large art projects in a group...
Jordan Caldwell ALMA Apprentice – 5th Year
I have been with ALMA for 5 years now and without it I wouldn’t be who I am now. I’ve learned to...
Vanessa Alvarado – ALMA Artist & Outreach Director
“One Piece at a Time” Each of our murals are made up of about 10,000 tiles. Each tile is...
Cassandra Reid- ALMA Artist & Executive Director
1999-2019 It’s exciting to be in our 20th year, with a commemorative exhibition at the National...