History

New Grounds, one of the first completely non-toxic print workshops in the country, was established by its director Regina Held in 1996 after she received her MFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. The award-winning print workshop was first operated out of a small, private building in Albuquerque's rural South Valley. In March 2000, New Grounds moved to its current location in historic Nob Hill, one of Albuquerque's premier shopping and dining areas. During another expansion  in 2002, a separate gallery and classroom were added to complete the 4000 square foot facility. With six hand-operated etching presses, New Grounds matches, and even surpasses, the number of printing presses available in many university printmaking departments.

New Grounds Print Workshop

New Grounds is a safer and alternative printmaking facility fully equipped for the creation of prints in etching, photogravure, monotype and relief printing. Regularly scheduled classes are offered in all of these printmaking mediums.

The core of our facility is the membership program, which provides experienced artists with affordable access and flexible hours. In addition, we offer press rental at hourly rates to non-members. Both members and non-members can take advantage of our expertise in custom printing, printing assistance, and plate exposure for photogravure plates.

The interested public can learn about prints through studio tours or printmaking lectures. New Grounds encourages the highest standards of quality in all aspects of printmaking.

New Grounds Gallery

New Grounds features a large selection of original works on paper such as etchings and mezzotints by its studio members and a selected group of well-known international printmakers from Europe, Japan and Latin America. Subject matters and styles range from contemporary to traditional with hundreds of framed and unframed works to choose from. Exhibitions rotate every four weeks with a First Friday Artscrawl reception.

We offer framing at reasonable rates!

Rachel Allen Memorial Fellowship

Once a year, New Grounds provides a scholarship for women to participate in a class and a 3 month membership. Please click here for more information and application guidelines.