OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Spring and Summer Events at the Visitor Center: (See our full calendar of events for more information) May 1st and May 2nd; 9:00 AM – 1:00PM. Volunteers Needed for Traditional Demonstration Garden. Mark Chavez Chainsaw Sculpture Exhibit. April 22nd through June 28th , 2008. May 4th: Opening Reception for Mark Chavez exhibit. 3PM - 5PM. May 24: Nature Journaling for Beginners with Margy O’Brien. 9:30AM - Noon. $10.00 fee. RSVP required. May 25th: Chain Saw Carving Demonstration by Mark Chavez. 9:00AM – 4:00PM. June 14:  Two Decades of Protection, 700 Years of History, Celebrating the Anniversary of the Acquisition of the Piedras Marcadas Pueblo Ruin. More details to come. June 21, 10:00am - 11:00am, Sharing Southwest Stories for Children. FREE. Children must be accompanied by an adult. June 28: Papermaking Workshop with Kent Swanson. 10:00AM - 12:00PM. RSVP required. Free. July 12: Advanced Nature Journaling with Margy O’Brien. 9:30AM - 12:30PM. $15.00 fee. RSVP required. Land/Art in Open Space: In 2009 the Open Space Visitor Center will participate in LAND/ART, an exciting series of exhibitions, site-specific art works, and lectures exploring the relationships between land, art, and community. Read more about the LAND/ART project .   LOCATION AND HOURS: The Open Space Visitor Center is located at 6500 Coors Blvd. A map is provided at the bottom of this page. Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Call the Open Space Visitor Center at 897-8831 for more information.

 

ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER

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This facility offers the public information and resources on the Open Space program. Renovations of the facility were completed in September 2006. The Visitor Center has exhibits interpreting the amazing natural and cultural resources Open Space protects. It also features an art gallery, agricultural fields that draw a variety of wildlife and stunning views of the Sandia Mountains.

The Open Space Visitor Center also offers comfortable indoor and outdoor viewing areas where you can watch Sandhill cranes and other migratory birds during their fall and winter migratory season.

Check out our new "Crane webpage" and see for yourself!

 

Volunteer opportunities available. Call the Facility Manager at 897-8831 for more information on how you can be involved in the development of this exciting facility!

 

ATTENTION ARTISTS: If you are interested in submitting your work to the gallery, please review our Gallery Submission Form. If you are having any trouble opening the attachment, please click here for another version of the Gallery Submission Form.

 

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Access

The Open Space Visitor Center is located east of Coors Blvd. at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd. which is between Montano Blvd. and Paseo del Norte.

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Click Here to see a photo log of this exciting renovation!

 

Southwest Contractor Magazine recently awarded the Open Space Visitor Center a prestigious design award for Best Public Project Under $10 million. You can read a PDF version of the article here.