D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
April
2008
ART SHORTS
Grant County Arts Scene
Western Bank in Silver City will host "The Heart Gallery," a special show featuring portraits of children in the state of New Mexico that are available for adoption. The exhibit, held in conjunction with the Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD) program, will run April 10-25, with a reception April 23, 5-7 p.m. A Heart Gallery program coordinator will give a presentation and answer questions at the reception. 330 W. Hwy. 180, 388-3521, www.nmheartgallery.com
The Mimbres Region Arts Council is sponsoring a workshop with Jan Gunlock, "Drawing Nature with Pen, Pencil & Paint," April 11 and 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Leyba & Ingalls Arts Studio, 315 N. Bullard. Fee is $50. Call 388-5725 for more information. The arts council is also sponsoring "An Evening with the Artist," featuring sculptor Michael Metcalf (see the September 2007 Desert Exposure), April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Seedboat Gallery, 214-B N. Yankie. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Call for artists! The Grant County Art Guild invites artists who are residents of the state of New Mexico to enter the 23rd Annual Purchase Prize Award Exhibit. Realistic paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel are eligible for awards totaling $2,400. Entries due August 1, 2008. To obtain a prospectus, call Barbara Kejr at 575-538-8216 or grantcountyartguild@yahoo.com
The San Vicente Artists of Silver City also are calling for artists. The group will hold their second annual Judged Student Art Show, April 25-26 at the Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St., with an opening reception for the artists April 25, 5-8 p.m. The show is open to all junior high and high school art students. Students can contact their school's art teachers or Lee McCune, chairperson for the show, at 538-0465. Also, the group's new exhibit in the Teleperformance lobby, Hwy. 180 E. (next to Ace Hardware), will be installed May 1.
Gallery 400 will exhibit the Asian-inspired acrylic and mixed-media paintings of Beverly Widener, with an opening reception for the artist April 26, 4-6 p.m. 400 N. Arizona St., 313-7015, www.gilahouse.com
Weele Arts will be holding a special show at the Twisted Vine. Call for details, 534-3147.
Seedboat Gallery will host a reception for participants of the Literacy Alive event, April 5, 4-6 p.m. 214 W. Yankie St., 534-1136, seedboat@zianet.com
The Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective has announced upcoming workshops, to be offered in their new Fiber Arts Center at 211-D N. Texas St. Charmeine Wait will teach Beginning Inkle Loom weaving, April 20, 12-4 p.m. Anaia Song will teach a Beginning Basket class where students will make a market basket, April 26. Tina Salmon will teach an Introduction to Weaving on a rigid heddle loom, May 3. Sandy Hopper will teach an Introduction to Silk Painting, May 10. Class fees vary, with SWFAC members receiving a discount, and some classes have a material fee also. For details or to register, call or visit The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway. 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org, jeanh@fiberartscollective.org
Silver City artist Ariel Cody, aka RAL, has launched an online art gallery, AlienEyesArts. www.zazzle.com/AlienEyesArts
Las Cruces and Mesilla Arts Scene
The Tombaugh Gallery will present nonobjective art by Joan Talty and Ruth Abrams Drayer through May 2, with an artists' reception April 6, 12-2 p.m., with an artists' talk at 1:15. Talty composes her images like music, working with triads and the circle of fifths. New to the Tombaugh show will be several small format marker drawings as well as her signature large acrylics. Drayer, a painter, writer and intuitive numerologist, has an eclectic, spiritual approach to life and a strong love of color and design. After working in various arts related fields, traveling widely and living in India, Drayer began painting the luminous, mystical, colorful abstract paintings that are now known as "Dreamscapes." 2000 S. Solano. 522-7281.
Tomi LaPierre, an accomplished sculptor and artist with 25 years of technical and drafting experience, will delve into the art of forensic facial reconstruction at the Las Cruces Arts Association meeting, April 20, 1:30 p.m. in the Dresp Room of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
The Las Cruces Arts Association hosts "Fantasy: The Sublime Escape," an exhibit of works by Toni Graywolf and Carol Kennedy at the Terrace Gallery in the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, in April. A reception for the artists will be held April 4, 4-4:45 p.m. during the Downtown Ramble. 200 E. Picacho.
The Unsettled Gallery & Studio will host "Print It," an exhibit featuring the work of local and regional printmakers and photographers including Ann Adams, Sylvia Bowers, Richard Krieger, Miriam Lozada-Jarvis, JD Jarvis, Lois Smith, Ouida Touchon and Laurel Weathersbee. There will be an artists' reception April 11, 5 p.m. The gallery also will host a series of hands-on art workshops in April. 905 N. Mesquite, 635-2285.
Laughing at the Sun gallery's featured artist for April will be Gabriel Perez, with an opening reception for the artist April 5, 5-7 p.m. 1910 Calle De Parian, Mesilla. 523-1890.
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery this month will feature works by Joyce Ann Key, a versatile artist who likes to work in watercolor, oil, acrylics and pastels, and Sally Quillin, who paints in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media The gallery also will hold a "Cinco de Mayo" celebration and reception May 3. 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933, mesillavalleyfineartgallery.blogspot.com
Works of art by seniors from Las Cruces area high schools will be on display at the Las Cruces Museum of Art for the annual "All-City High School Seniors' Exhibition," April 18-26, with an opening reception and awards presentation April 18, 5-7 p.m. 491 N. Main St. 541-2137, museums.las-cruces.org
The New Mexico Watercolor Society South_ern Chapter's Spring Show will be on exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, April 4-26, with an opening reception April 4, 5-7 p.m. The Branigan will also exhibit over 40 works of art by members of the Black Range Artists, April 4-26, 2008. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 4, 5-7 p.m. 501 N. Main St. 541-2154, museums.las-cruces.org
Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery is exhibiting "Canyons, Vistas and the Mesilla Valley," works by well-known Las Cruces watercolorist Robert Highsmith, February's Desert Exposure cover artist. Subject matter for this show will be Picacho Peak, Organs seen from the river, Rio Grande, Robledos and hikes at Baylor Canyon among others. 2640 El Paseo Rd. 524-4300.
"Landmarks of New Mexico," works by Annetta J. Hoover, will be exhibited in May at the Patio Art Gallery. With oil pastels and acrylics, Hoover gives a glimpse of New Mexico's recent past, and records the beauty of the fast-changing landscapes. 655 E. University Avenue at El Paseo. 541-7401, www.patioartgallery.com
Luna County Arts Scene
Learn how to make "Mabel's Famous Toilet Paper Cards" at a workshop at Art on the Western Edge," April 12, 1:30. $20 includes refreshments and materials. 531-1018, www.awe88029.com
Works by the Watercolor Society will be on display at the Deming Arts Council through April 25, with a reception for the artists April 6, 2-4 p.m. 546-3663.