2025 Poetry Ourselves New Mexico awardees at the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state finals event. NMA Executive Director, Michelle Laflamme-Childs and Poetry Ourselves Guest Juror, Poetry Foundation Award winner, Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras. More info: www.nmarts.org/all-programs/poetry-out-loud/

We're brewing up something for our members with Open Space Brewing. Go check out the site and join. We have free memberships to get you started and be included in our exciting plans. southwestarttowns.com #SouthwestArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration #OpenSpaceBrewing

Here's a link to our guidelines: blueskyfeedcreator.com/p/blueskyart... Please don't forget to add ALT text to your entries to help out our visually impaired friends.

‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 3, 2026 The theme is #NewYear Let's see those fireworks, the party food, the year end retrospectives, the resolutions. Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #makeart #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching

#BlueSkyArtShow #Holiday

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow. This is one of my favorite winter #holiday memories courtesy of @jcbrandon.bsky.social. 📸 Somewhere in the northern Nevada desert (2018) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

The seasons often collide on Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado, famed for its dramatic San Juan Mountain scenery, steep cliffs, tight turns, and lack of guardrails! #Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado

It was a busy day at the Grant County Art Guild gallery with last-minute shoppers. But not *too* busy to have fun with Gay Scheibl's hysterical stand-in painting. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #VisitSilverCity

‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 27, 2025 The theme is #Holiday With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate! Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #supportartists #makeart

Did you know today's the shortest day of the year? Happy Winter Solstice! Embrace the cozy vibes, sip on some hot cocoa, and enjoy the magic of winter.  #WinterSolstice

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE, New Mexico🌞💕 Got up pre-dawn to see the Sun rise. Looking West towards Albuquerque from the Sandia foothills.

#BlueSkyArtShow theme is #OpenHouse all day Saturday. Come celebrate a year of sharing art by posting your favorite stuff! Link to the feed in comments. #HumansOfBkuesky #photography #streetphotography

This week is #openhouse for #blueskyartshow. My grandnephew Ethan. Born musician.

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! This week's #OpenHouse theme opened the door to memory lane and how I ended up in #NewMexico. 📸 Gila National Forest, New Mexico (2022) The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

Apply for T‑Mobile's Hometown grant program before Dec. 31! Apply for funding to support a community project, create a downtown asset or destination, or improve a space where friends and neighbors gather. Learn more: mainstreet.org/about/partne...

Hi, Sierra lovers! The window has closed to order our merch in time for Christmas delivery. But you can still order digital gift cards! Available in all 10 badge designs. sierramountainpasses.com/product/gift... #SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards

👋 Hi friends, join me on my groovy, new platform @southwestarttowns! 🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts. 💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out. 👀 See you there! 🔗 southwestarttowns.com #SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration

💯We didn't take nearly enough photos of all the festivities. The Art Hop was most definitely hoppin'! Thank you for the hospitality T or C friends! 🥰

🤯Wowza, what a crazy fun weekend in T or C! 🎉Some friends surprised us with an unexpected birthday trip for Val and they picked the perfect weekend for it. #SouthwestArtTowns #TruthOrConsequences #ArtHop

#stairs at #Lincoln #castle, which was constructed (11th century) by #WilliamTheConqueror & displays an original #MagnaCarta, a charter (1215) that established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law. #PalacesAndGardens #BlueskyPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin

‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 20, 2025 The theme is #OpenHouse IT'S DIFFERENT THIS WEEK! To celebrate one year of the show it's an open call for art. Show anything you made. Just still use both tags to be included in the feed. #art #artists #supportartists #makeart #create #creative

Well if I'm going to post a #FavoriteThings for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, I suppose it could be this snag at a local beach. The tide was out leaving it exposed. It is an interesting photographic subject. At anytime of day. Or night. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #fullspectrum #bnw

Long exposure of clouds moving over Colpoy's Bay shortly before sunrise. One of my #FavoriteThings for the #BlueSkyArtShow. An ongoing project I started during the Covid lockdown photographing the clouds moving over the yard. #EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #longexposure #sunrise

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig. The rest of the story 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr... #ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife

Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years. valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u... #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns

Wow, it's the last newsletter of the year—my most important one to date. We've finally launched @southwestarttowns.bsky.social. We've been living and breathing this project practically non-stop for months & we need your help getting into the next phases. mailchi.mp/valinreallif...

I've just restocked my display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery. The card racks are full and I've got lots of giftable bundles of cards and postcards. Pop into that gallery at 316 N Bullard in Silver City. Or DM me to order. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #PhotographicArt

Me after trimming, trimming, and trimming a grant application only to still be *one* character over and finally finding an elusive extra space to delete.

Answering the burning question many have had! Who is Southwest ArtTowns for? It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to! southwestarttowns.com #SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration

“Land of Ancient Rocks and Dreams” Three Rivers Petroglyph Site/NM #RockinTuesday

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 13, 2025 The theme is #FavoriteThings Wide open: Anything at all that you love. Any art, any interpretation Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome More details in the comments #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky @imagesbyjonevan.bsky.social

Nov 12 2025 Marquette County Mi #blueskyartshow #sky #906life

Paris #photography #blackandwhite #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky

After a storm in the Adirondacks 2014 #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #Painting #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #Adirondacks #ArtChallenge

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! This hill, tree, and #Sky have become one of my iconic memories of #NorthDakota. 📸Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit (2012) The rest of the story👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

When it's your bday & your pal is a soap maker, you get soap. And I am *here* for it. Big love to Brenda at #ZiryabsBodyBrew for being a good friend *and* keeping me fresh. (If you've ever bumped into me while I'm wearing my sweaty motorcycling gear, you know the struggle. 😅)

Small business spotlight... Weaving in Beauty is a shop in Gallup, specializing in #Navajo weaving. In addition to rugs, looms, supplies, and all sorts of fun gifts, they offer classes, including online classes. youtu.be/Maxzq5UWnRs?... mercantile.weavinginbeauty.com #Diné #weaving #churro #yarn

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Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday December 6, 2025 The theme is #Sky Any art, any interpretation Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome More details in the comments #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry

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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores? We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.

✨Need a triple win for your Small Business Saturday gift-giving? We've got it for you! You know what to do 👇 🔗https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/help-build-southwest-art-towns Thank you! 🙏 #SouthwestArtTowns #WhyIFundWomen #Crowdfunding #SupportSmallBusiness

I am resurrecting this Storm Shelter Daylily for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #warmth. The glowing center looks like a fire, and since we're expecting a winter storm today & tomorrow, this image hits just right. 🔥🧡💛 #EastCoastKin #Photography

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Today's entry brought to you by the #Warmth of the sun in winter (AKA #Apricity) 📸 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2013) More thoughts 👇 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

OK, hear me out lol💡... Seriously, replacing Cyber Monday with Micro Biz Monday is such a great idea! What do you say, all? Can we do it 👀?? Y'all know the drill: shop, repost with your own info, and SHARE! It's way past time for the little guys to take back our economy ✊! #shopsmall #supportsmall

City of Gallup Arts & Crafts Fair | 400 Marguerite Franco December 6-7, 2025 Saturday from 9 am-5 pm Sunday from 11 am- 5 pm #VisitGallup #artisans #handmade #uniquegifts #holidayshopping #shoplocal #Gallup #NewMexico

🤗 I'm giving all my digital babies a virtual hug for National Brand Day. 😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it. 😁 Happy National Brand Day! #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday November 29, 2025 The theme is #Warmth Any art, any interpretation Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome More details in the comments #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry