ADOBE SPACE provides a venue for artists to develop and present new work. We prioritize supporting artists who explore political, psychological, and personal narratives, and we are especially interested in projects that reflect the region’s diverse cultures.

 

ABOUT OUR FOUNDER:
In 2010, Maria Abeyta—a member of the family that owns the property and a long-time advocate for adobe home preservation—opposed the Colorado Department of Transportation’s plan to demolish the structure to expand Highway 285.

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Maria successfully prevented the demolition, preserving the site and contributing to the distinctive traffic patterns now found in the town.

 

She founded Adobe Space in 2011.

 

A BRIEF HISTORY of the SPACE:
In early spring of 1915, Maria’s grandmother, Genoveva Garcia de Luna, left her father’s home in northern New Mexico under difficult circumstances. Traveling alone by horse and carriage, she brought what belongings she could and journeyed 80 miles north from her village of Los Brazos to the small railroad town of Alamosa, Colorado.

 

There, Genoveva found work as a laundress for a local doctor and later assisted in caregiving at his small hospital. With the money she saved, she purchased a property and built an adobe home—now known as Adobe Space.

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Life continued.