Exhibiting Venues
Hobbs
Center for the Arts, 122 W. Broadway St
Western Heritage Museum, 1 Thunderbird Circle
Agnes Kastner Community Center, 200 E Park St
Lea Regional Medical Center, 5419 N Lovington Hwy
J.P Stone Bank, 1101 Joe Harvey Blvd
Lovington
Lovington Public Library, 115 S Main Ave
Lea County Museum, 103 N Love St
Eunice
Eunice Public Library, 1003 Avenue N
Tatum
Tatum Community Library, 216 E Broadway St
Tatum History Museum, S. Ave. A
Tatum Municipal Hall, 120 W Broadway St
Artesia
Museum Art Center, 505 W. Richardson Ave
Artesia Chamber of Commerce, 107 N 1st St
Carlsbad
North Mesa Senior Center, 1112 N Mesa St
Carlsbad Municipal Library, 101 S Halagueno St
San Jose Senior Center, 2814 San Jose Blvd
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center, 418 W Fox St
The Southeast New Mexico Textile Arts Trails will feature at least seventeen different venues in SE New Mexico, not limited to quilt shops, museums, hospitals, banks, hotels, city hall buildings and libraries that will showcase local textile artwork.
SE New Mexico is filled with numerous fiber artists as well as quilting organizations. The Southeast New Mexico Textile Arts Trail brings exposure, promotes and spotlights the artwork of our local fiber artists as well as their studios. We currently have six different nonprofit textile artist organizations that are represented and will benefit from the creation of this trail. These groups include Nimbles Thimbles and the Piecemakers Quilting Association from Hobbs, the Artful Hands Homemaking Club from Lovington, the Zia Quilting and Stitchery Guild and Carlsbad Fiber Arts Guild from Carlsbad and Artesia Quilters Guild from Artesia.
Aside from Carlsbad caverns, SE New Mexico, heavily known for its oil and gas industries has lacked tourism. SE New Mexico needs more attractions to bring travelers to our side of the state. Artesia was recently designated as an arts and cultural district and is working to keep that momentum going. The arts in Lea County and Carlsbad are steadily progressing. The Textile Arts Trail could be the beginning of finding new and innovative ways to make visitors stop and see what is going on in the arts community on our side of the state.
The Southeast New Mexico Textile Arts Trail brings exposure, promotes and spotlights the artwork of our local fiber artists as well as their studios. We currently have six different nonprofit textile artist organizations that are represented and will benefit from the creation of this trail. These groups include Nimbles Thimbles and the Piecemakers Quilting Association from Hobbs, the Artful Hands Homemaking Club from Lovington, the Zia Quilting and Stitchery Guild and Carlsbad Fiber Arts Guild from Carlsbad and Artesia Quilters Guild from Artesia.
We will also have five different for-profit artist businesses represented in our community trail. The businesses include Got 2 Sew in Hobbs, the Country Store Quilt Shop in Lovington, Martha’s Fabrics in Artesia, Jill’s Fabric & Design and Granny’s Quilt Barn both in Carlsbad. In all, the trail will serve two hundred twenty-six different textile artists and artisans.
Organizations
Nimble Thimbles
Piecemakers Quilting Association
Artful Hands Homemaking Club
Zia Quilting & Stitchery Guild
Fiber Arts Guild
Artesia Quilters Guild
For-profit businesses
Got 2 Sew
209 W Broadway St. Hobbs, NM, 88240
Quilts Etc.
1601 Dal Paso St. Hobbs NM 88240
The Country Store Quilt Shop
115 North Main Ave Lovington NM 88260
Martha’s Fabrics
316 West Main St. Artesia NM 88210
Granny’s Quilt Barn
1811 Jewel St. Carlsbad NM 88220
Jill’s Fabric & Design
121 South Canyon Carlsbad NM 88220
Cotton Patch Quilting
223 South Canyon Carlsbad NM 88220
SE New Mexico Textile Art Trail
Center for the Arts, 122 W Broadway Street Hobbs, New Mexico 88240 US 575-397-ARTS (2787)
director.lcca@gmail.com Hours of Operation: Tues-Fri. 11-7pm, Sat. 10-4pm
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Art Forms/Media
Weaving
Spinning
Various fabric dyeing
Various fiber dyeing
Knitting
Crocheting
Tatting
Bobbin lacemaking
Quilting
Embroidery
Sweaters
Bags
Socks
Scarves (woven and knit)
Woven clothing