December
2006
Art News
Grant County
Leyba & Ingalls ARTS will have an opening reception Dec. 8 for an exhibit of works by Wil Hanson ("Dreams and Sandwiches") and woodcuts by Phillip Parotti, 5-8 p.m. 315 Bullard St., 388-5725, LeybaIngallsART@zianet.com, www.LeybaIngallsARTS.com.
JW Art Gallery in Hurley is featuring the oil paintings of Narrie Toole, Valdeen C. Wooten's pastel landscapes and Renee Setaro's colorful wicker baskets. Sign up online for monotype workshops. There also are tours of the historic 1910 company store of the Chino/Kennecott Mining Company, which houses the gallery. 537–0300, www.thetown.com.
Luna County
CC:HD Gallery, featuring fine art photography, is celebrating its grand opening in Deming. Photographers are invited to apply to show and sell their art through the gallery. 206 S. Gold Ave., 544-8567 or 877-775-1350, gr8god4u@aol.com www.CCHDGallery.com.
The Western Edge Gallery at Windwalker Guest Ranch B&B, north of Columbus, will celebrate its grand opening Dec. 9. Call for details and directions, 642-3641.
Dona Ana County
"Running on Full," an exhibit of work by Santa Fe artist Christy Hengst, will be shown at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Dec. 1-30, with an opening reception for the artist Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. Hengst has a studio and teaches workshops in Santa Fe, where she has lived for 15 years.
The Museum of Art also will have Mata Ortiz pottery on exhibit Dec. 1-Jan. 20, with an opening reception and sale Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. in the museum's Main Gallery. A display of pre-Columbian pottery on loan from the NMSU Kent Hall collection will also be featured. Anthropologist and Mata Ortiz scholar Spencer MacCallum will give a lecture, "The Legacy of Juan Quezada," Dec. 2, and archeologist Ben Brown will lecture on "Paquime: Archaeology and Inspiration," Jan. 20. Both lectures are at 11 a.m. 490 N. Water St. in the downtown mall, 541-2137, museums.las-cruces.org.
The Museum of Art is calling for Rocky Mountain region ceramic artists to submit their work for a juried exhibit, "From the Ground Up," May 4-June 30, 2007. Artists may submit up to four pieces for cash awards and museum purchase awards. Submission fee is $30. Mail entries to 490 N. Water St., Las Cruces, NM 88001, postmarked no later than Feb. 16, 2007. For entry details, call 541–2221, email jmiller@las-cruces.org or visit museums.las-cruces.org.
The Dona Ana Arts Council presents Ouida Touchón at the Rio Grand Theatre Galleries, showing her recent woodcut prints as well as a special group of new images, "Suite for Kitty," dedicated to the memory of Kitty Phillips-Schaefer, Dec. 1-30, with an opening reception for the artist Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. 635-7899 or 523-6403.
The Las Cruces Arts Association will participate in the Dec. 1 Downtown Ramble with its December show "Miniatures" on display at the Terrace Gallery on the second floor of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. Work in this exhibit will be for sale at under $200. Downtown Ramble hours are 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the Terrace Gallery opening at 4 p.m. and closing 5:45 p.m., in compliance with the Branigan Library hours.
The Potters' Guild of Las Cruces will hold its Annual Holiday Sale Dec. 9 and 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Las Cruces Association of Realtors Building, 150 E. Idaho Ave. Members of The Bead Society of Las Cruces will also participate.
"Remembering the Forgotten River," the newest exhibit at the Southwest Environmental Center's Cottonwood Gallery, looks at how the Rio Grande in the Paso del Norte area has changed over the past century and a half, as evidenced by three sources: historic maps of the river; beautifully detailed wildlife illustrations from the US-Mexico Boundary Survey of the early 1850s; and SWEC's Remembering the Forgotten River oral history project, in which 20 long-time residents of El Paso, Juarez and southern New Mexico share their memories of growing up with the river and the changes they witnessed. Some of the oral history participants will be in attendance at the opening, 5-7 p.m. Southwest Environmental Center, Downtown Mall at Las Cruces Ave., 522-5552.
"Art, the Enduring Gift," opens with an afternoon reception Dec. 2, 1-4 p.m., at the Patio Art Gallery, at University and El Paseo in Las Cruces. Included is a special selection from the "Collectors' Sale," the gallery's November show.