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
THANK YOU – Bill Armstrong Grant!
ALMA is honored to be the recipient of the 2017 Bill Armstrong Grant! Lead artist Margarita...
Video of ALMA Summer 2016!
Thank you to our board secretary, Kate Smith, for putting together this wonderful video...
Support Mascarenas Memorial Project
The featured image to the left is a sketch of the bench designed to honor Olivia. ALMA is honored...
2017 Project Updates!
We have been collaborating with a few organizations to create new murals in the community! Stay...
ABQ Journals article about the Mayor’s Art Institute
the symbolism of the mosaic is conceptualized, researched, and drawn collaboratively by the...
ALIBI Article About The Mayor’s Art Institute
We do a lot of one-on-one and a lot of group teaching and example work—really hands-on teaching....