Welcome to Patio Escondido, 404 San Felipe NW, Old Town Albuquerque, NM.
Patio Escondido Mall in Old Town, Albuquerque was once home to the Sagrada, a sacred arts school founded by Dominican Sister Giotto Moots in 1969. Sister Giotto, a Graduate and Dean of Villa Schifanoia in Florence Italy, received permission to open the self-sustaining program with a mission of nurturing artists in the growth and development of their creative expression. Doing this in New Mexico was of particular interest to Sister Giotto due to the spirit of the Native American and Hispanic cultural influences that are present here. She believed those influences were congruent with those of the artist. Within the campus was Joseph’s Table, an income producing, student-staffed dining hall, an Art Gallery which displayed the work of the students, two story residential studios, accommodating up to 12 students at a time, and the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe, dedicated to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Within the Chapel, a shrine is built in her honor. While Catholic in concept, the Sagrada was intended to welcome all non-Catholic and non-Christian artists.
In 2008 Patio Escondido was redeveloped into six townhouses and several commercial spaces. The Chapel is open to the public, and is visited by many locals and guests. The Chapel and patio may be rented for private functions such as weddings. At the rear of Patio Escondido, a gate opens to the Albuquerque Museum.
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