STEP UP GALLERY NEWS RELEASE

Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, is 100 years old this year! Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library invited regional artists to create art to celebrate the centennial.

Artists responded to the call with over 60 art pieces. The art on display will include plein air paintings of scenes along what is now known as Historic Route 66, studio paintings imagining the past, and fabric quilts designed to honor the Mother Road.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 2–3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 20. This celebratory exhibit will run through July 23.

The following artists have generously used their creativity to honor the very first interstate road:

Wendy Ahlm (Tijeras)
Michael Andryc (Albuquerque)
Janet Avery (Santa Fe)
Kathryn Bauer (Albuquerque),
Robbie Berg (Ojo Caliente)
Fran Bergstein (Los Alamos)
Michele Byrne (Santa Fe)
Jill Carlson (Santa Fe)
Cynthia Fowler (Santa Fe)
Jane Frederick (Santa Fe)
Phyllis Gunderson (Pecos)
Allen Hopkins (White Rock)
Frederick Jones (White Rock)
Mary Jordan (Santa Fe)
Katy Korkos (Española)
Joan Lynch (Cerrillos)
Marjorie Madsen (Los Alamos)
Margaret Mugnier (Santa Fe)
Rachel Pearson (Los Alamos)
Ralph Sanders (Albuquerque)
Diane Stoffel (Española)
Adrienne Weber (Salida CO)
Marcia Williams (Santa Fe)
Dick Wimberly (Cedar Crest)

Many works of art can be purchased during the show by contacting the artist directly. Step Up Gallery (https://stepupgallery.org) is on the top level of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave., Los Alamos NM. The gallery is open the same hours as the library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.