Balloon Museum Foundation Announces Inaugural Fine Art Exhibition

Laurie Magovern, Executive Director of the Balloon Museum Foundation explained, “2020 is a memorable year for many reasons including missing Balloon Fiesta which is usually our largest fundraising season and attendance for the Balloon Museum. This exhibition is in honor of missing Balloon Fiesta, but is also a way to encourage people to visit the museum to see the beauty of ballooning in NM. Ballooning is celebrating in so many ways here, but this is the first art exhibition of its kind about ballooning. The fine art pieces are for sale with proceeds benefiting the Balloon Museum Foundation and the artists.”

The featured international artists include Barbara McGuir, Nicholas Tesluk, Doug Miller, Paula Heffner, Marilyn Wightman, Steven Pierce, Victoria Mauldin, Woody Duncan, Ruth Vreeland, Marie Siegrist, Lesley Pritchard, Carla Forest, Joy Brinkley-Hill, Bradley Gard, Betsy Pierce, Tricia George, Gloria Grace Blinn.

Recently, the Balloon Museum Foundation also selected three local artists, Gloria Blinn, Zahra Marwan and Amy Baca Lopez, for its NM Artists Seriesin which their art featuring hot air balloons was used to create exclusive merchandise such as balloon art mugs now available at the Balloon Museum Shoppe. The NM Artist Series is also a fundraiser for the Balloon Museum Foundation.

During Covid-19 restrictions, the Balloon Museum is open Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm. Admission tickets to the museum must be purchased in advance for a reserved time. Admission tickets may be found www.cabq.gov/balloon.

To view the online art exhibition, visit www.balloonexhibition.com.

To view the Balloon Museum Shoppe online store visitwww.balloonmuseum.com.

About the Balloon Museum

Named in honor of Albuquerque’s pioneering aeronauts Maxie Anderson and Ben Abruzzo, the museum opened in 2005, and has since welcomed over one million visitors from across New Mexico, the United States, and around the world. The mission of the museum is to inspire a spirit of exploration, discovery, and achievement through experiences that engage our visitors in the history, science, sport, and art of ballooning and other innovative forms of flight.

About the Balloon Museum Foundation

The Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization established to raise funds, foster public recognition, and promote and build membership for the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is a collaborative project of the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation and the City of Albuquerque, Cultural Services Division.