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About Us
Laughing Crow Artisans is a new art gallery that opened April 15, 2022. It is situated in a 100-year-old hotel building (formerly known as The Brown Hotel & Cafe) in Springer, New Mexico. The building is a registered cultural property with the State of New Mexico. It is currently being renovated by the owner and artist, Jane Mortimore. It is also the home of Jane's art studio.
We have approximately 16 artists exhibiting here. They specialize in a variety of mediums. The gallery is also proud to include antique furnishings from various places along the Santa Fe Trail including a circa 1888 hotel desk from Hotel Everest, Osage City, Kansas (hotel was torn down in 1936); and an L-shaped antique glass display case in our main gallery room (circa 1880) that came from Weaver's Department Store, Lawrence, Kansas.
The gallery features approximately 2000 square feet of gallery space including the lobby area of the former hotel, the main gallery and studio (which used to house the cafe and main dining room), the west gallery and east gallery rooms (which used to be private dining rooms).
Renovations continue on the upstairs guest rooms, main kitchen, dining room, and butler's pantry in preparation for the artist retreat portion of the business in order to host guests attending artist workshops which we plan to have several times a year. We are hoping to have the first artist workshop in spring 2024. To help us make that goal, we are holding several online art competitions to raise funds to complete renovations. See the Events menu to access the competitions and see the schedule of exhibits and receptions for the winners of the competitions.
Check out the Renovation Progress page to see photos and videos of the plans and changes that are being made to the building.
