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Rael’s Market

The original family-run business was first a general merchandise store that carried everything from coffins to clothing. Now a coffee shop, museum and art gallery. Come explore!

Gallery

Ruth Archuleta
Berlinda Trujillo
Armando Vigil
Elizabeth Huddle
Dolores Tafoya
Marcus Herrera
Coffee Treats
Cynthia Rael
Clarence LaCome
Marcus Herrera
Cynthia Rael
Since 1927!
Local Seasonal Produce
Jam Session
Michael Rael
Questa Products
The old sign.
Armindo Vigil

About the Art

In the store, Cynthia represents over 12 local artists. The artwork includes traditional woodworking, carving, and quilting as well as jewelry, painting, and pottery.

Bio

Rael’s Market, which has been around since 1927, has become the “new” traditional artist gallery as well as a little local museum and coffee shop. The original family-run business was first a general merchandise store that carried everything from coffins to clothing. It was the place to get anything you needed in Questa. It even held one of the first phone booths in the area.

It is a place to step back in time, to slow down, to visit and to reflect on today and also the past. Cynthia and her family try to keep Rael’s Market going. She says it is a place to “Live Our History.” It is the arts, the history, and the culture of the area that her family has focused on and Cynthia wants to keep it that way.

Contact

Cynthia Rael
Rael’s Market
Questa
cynthiaraelvigil@yahoo.com
575-779-9249
Website

Other Local Artists

BJ Konior

Her art is an expression of how she sees the world, in bright colors, thick lines and full of texture.
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Shera Maher

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Mario Sauceda

Inspired by the great Impressionists
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Virsylvia Farm

We use native plants to dye our yarns, sell through local shops, and support local businesses and artists to continue healthy land use.
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This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs,
and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Questa Creative Council
PO Box 1025
Questa, NM 87556

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Our Mission

Questa Creative Council seeks to strengthen and sustain community enrichment and economic opportunities through arts, culture, history, and education.

Our Vision

We will enhance opportunities to build cooperation among artists, artisans, cultural creatives and community members. We will help build a beneficial future while nurturing, sustaining or reviving traditional and contemporary creative pursuits.

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This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.