Western Skies Lantern Walk - Robert M. Allen
Lantern Walk event featuring lanterns created during the workshops at OffCenter Community Arts Project.
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Western Skies Lantern Walk
Artist: Robert M. Allen
Lantern Walk Information:
- 6:00 pm: Artists with lanterns will gather at Robinson Park triangle between Park and Central Avenues.
- 6:30 pm: Begin walking east on the south sidewalk at 8th Street toward 4th Street. If there is time, the group will walk all the way to 1st Street, depending on crowds during ArtWalk.
- 7:30 pm: The group will return on the north side sidewalk of Central back to the 8th Street triangle by this time.
Location: Lantern procession down Central Avenue from the Robinson Park triangle between Park and Central Avenues at 8th Street east to 4th Street and back. Lantern making workshops took place at OffCenter Community Arts Project at 808 Park Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Description: Robert M. Allen led a community project series offering lantern making workshops. There will also be a presentation on the history of lighted paper lanterns and lantern celebrations from around the world. Workshop participants, along with family, friends and the public are invited to walk with their lantern creations in a procession down Central Avenue during the December 2025 ArtWalk. The Lantern Walk celebrates the night sky, and artworks include depictions of stars, galaxies, planets, comets, moons, satellites, along with nocturnal animals and other creatures. The title of the procession references the historic Route 66 roadside hotel, Western Skies, which was once considered one of Albuquerque's most glamorous hotels, welcoming many travelers along the historic highway. The project also reminds all who visit to look up and take in New Mexico's wondrous immense skies and wide-open horizons.
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Instagram: @rallenabqart
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