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We believe in artmaking as central to community building. Shared creative expression leads to shared visions and the emergence of a compassionate collective life. OFFCenter is a community artspace located in downtown Albuquerque. Home to a studio, gallery and sales shop, anyone in the community is welcome to come to OFFCenter to make and buy art. Artists of low income are especially encouraged to use the studio. Individuals, families and groups participate in a wide variety of both casual open studios and organized activities. Artists at OFFCenter are self-described. They determine the meaning and value of their own work. As members of the community of artists, they help envision and decide the direction of the program. They support and inspire each other through informal contact and involvement in the Emerging Artists Network. Mission Vision Values OFFCenter is: a safe place to make art a therapeutic, positive space for healing and choice-making a sensory-rich, open access environment a place of diversity of participants, in age, gender, identity a community studio built on long-term relationships