Village Arts debuts Liquid Courage exhibit with public voting

Village Arts put Liquid Courage on display at 216 DP Road with work from two dozen artists and a Viewer’s Choice vote, turning the gallery into a stop for anyone looking for an in-town art outing. A public special event ran Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., and the show was billed as free and drop-in, giving residents an easy way to walk in without a ticket or advance plan.

The title gave the exhibition a playful edge, but the clearest community angle was how Village Arts framed it. A Los Alamos Reporter post described the show as “all about neighbors,” and the Daily Post preview said visitors could “vote on your favorite pieces for the Viewer’s Choice.” That made Liquid Courage more than a wall show. It became a place where neighbors could look, linger and take part in the selection.

Village Arts has become a familiar part of Los Alamos’ cultural circuit because it keeps turning over its space. The gallery has been listed at 216 DP Road and open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with staff reachable at 505.661.2526. Those regular hours give the town a dependable arts stop tucked into the same corridor residents already use for errands and quick trips across town.

The exhibit also fit a broader pattern of rotating shows that keep local art visible. Los Alamos Reporter previously ran an About Face exhibit story on Oct. 4, 2024, and later Daily Post coverage highlighted Just Deserts through June 13, showing that Village Arts keeps bringing new work into the same storefront. Liquid Courage extended that run of changing displays and gave local artists another public stage at a centrally located venue.

For Los Alamos, that kind of steady programming matters because it gives residents a reason to stop in now, not sometime later. Liquid Courage offered a quick, walk-in exhibition with a voting element, a named location and set hours, and a community-centered theme that matched the gallery’s ongoing role at 216 DP Road.