Although Just Imagine Gallery has been in Tijeras since 1989, I added the Tijeras Open-Air Arts Market in 2006 on our two acres along Route 66. Each Saturday and Sunday, we provide artists with a regular outlet for their work. The TOAAM runs weekly, May – October.

Our booths are beautiful, set-up among a grove of shady trees, and the artists simply move their work in and out. The booth rental is inexpensive, and the artwork is juried, so that we keep the quality high.

Being a free spirit, I took off traveling in my late teens and ended up in Europe where I sold my artwork in open-markets to earn money as I traveled. In 1985 I started my business as an artist, and found it was really hard to create my art, and then go sell it.

My father had always told me while I was growing up, “Find a need and fill it”, and I made it my goal to create an artist friendly atmosphere, elegant, peaceful, and easy for artists to come to, where they have a regular place (like their own gallery) to show their work, and be able to sell directly to the public.

I think we’re on our way to creating a great space not only for artists, but also for tourists so that they can enjoy the treasure New Mexico offers in it’s artistic, and spiritual people, and beautiful landscape.

We currently have a wonderful coffeehouse, and are in the process of adding a cafe with full food service,. So if you bring your picnic, you can enjoy the space if you also somehow add financial support to our efforts here.

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