Gaucho Blue

08/31/2025

If you've ever visited the Mountain and Valley Wool Festival, here's an opportunity to help shape how the Festival will evolve in the future. It only takes a minute or so to answer the survey questions, and your input is greatly appreciated.

Please click the link to complete this form.

09/08/2024

A great line-up of workshops, and at amazing prices! Sign up soon...

Just about two weeks left to register for the 2024 Mountain and Valley Wool Festival workshops.
Workshops for a variety of fiber arts, October 3rd & 4th - Thursday & Friday prior to the festival weekend.
Then stay for the festival, Saturday and Sunday October 5th and 6th - at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds - Santa Fe, NM.
Celebrating our 41st Year!

Schedule with links at:
https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/workshopsinfo/

#2024

09/06/2024

The annual High Road art tour is just around the corner - two weekends: Sept 21-22 and Sept 28-29.
The trees are beginning to wear their autumn colours, the weather is beautiful, and the artists are bursting with creativity!
Gaucho Blue Gallery in Penasco is stop number 27, be sure to visit us and see the wide range of new work we're showing this year.

09/06/2024

Here's a new opportunity to participate in the Wool Festival. We are now offering table space for fiber-related organizations, and for fiber vendors who want to dip a toe into selling at festivals
Visit our website for details, where you can also apply for space. But hurry, spaces are limited!.

The 2024 Mountain and Valley Wool Festival List of Vendors is up!

Enjoy a wide variety of quality, regional vendors of wool and other mammal fiber products ranging from fleeces to roving to finished items, fiber-related equipment and supplies; and of course lots of yarn!
Corrected link (apologies):
https://mavwawoolfest.org/vendors/fiber-vendors/

Celebrating our 41st Year!
#2024

09/06/2024

Knitter? Weaver? Felter? Fiber artist? Bring your latest work to the Mountain & Valley Wool Festival in Santa Fe, October 5th and 6th and enter one of our popular Shows. Entry to the Festival is free, as is the parking at the Santa Fe Fairgrounds on Rodeo Road. See you there!

Be a part of the 41st Mountain and Valley Wool Festival

Enter your fiber project in a 2024 Mountain and Valley Wool Festival Fiber Arts Competition

We have competitions for:

Fleeces - https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/index.php/participate/fleece-competition

Dyeing - https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/index.php/participate/hand-dyed-competition

Mill and Hand Spun Yarn - https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/index.php/participate/mill-and-handspun-competitions

Garment & Home Accessories - https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/index.php/participate/garment-and-home-accessory

All competitions are open to all ages.

We look forward to showcasing your wonderful, original creations!
The MAVWA Wool Festival is October 5th and 6th at the County of Santa Fe Fairgrounds in beautiful Santa Fe New Mexico.

Workshops are October 3rd and 4th - https://www.mavwawoolfest.org/index.php/workshopsinfo

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12/21/2023

The merchandise this year was wonderful - just as our 40th anniversary was. Go get some before it sells out!

MAVWA Wool Festival Merchandise is now available on our web site:

https://mavwawoolfest.org/merch/

Supplies are limited so order soon.

The Mountain and Valley Wool Festival Wishes All a Happy & Safe Holiday Season!

#2023

12/14/2023

How lovely to be featured in the fabulous New Mexico Artist Directory! Thank you Bill Brown, you are such a great supporter of us and all artists living and working in NM.
Please do visit the NMAD page and their website - you'll be inspired by what you see!
Lise and Nick😊

A Fine Art Gallery in Northern ​New Mexico View Gaucho Blue Fine Art Gallery www.gauchoblue.com Enjoy Our Vimeo Video: The Gaucho Blue Art Review .