MERGE
Newly opened art space in Silver City
302 N. Bullard St.
Open Thursday through Saturday noon-5 p.m.
Informal arts institution located in a historic storefront space. MERGE aims to function as a storefront and venue for art and cultural projects.
The MERGE space is open for collaborations with artists and creatives of every type to produce non-commercial and commercial projects and foster new ideas for creative engagement. With the goal of creating a sustainable diverse and uplifting community together.
Upcoming shows will include art installations, social practice, readings, talks, gatherings, experimental music etc. see website for upcoming events.
Artists and other visual creatives are encouraged to contact MERGE with ideas for collaborations and concepts; of special interest are ideas focused on the environment, partnerships with local organizations, bringing to light unique aspects of this community and surrounding lands.
Animal Commodification reception and show
A collaborative installation between Linda L Chappel and Franky De Angelis. Reception Friday, June 5, 4-8 p.m. Showing June 6-July 25
Show will feature an interactive installation combining 3D media utilizing the nature photography of Franky DeAngelis. Linda L Chappel and Franky De Angelis are functioning as a team creating a number of large scale 3D and 2D artworks to install specifically within the MERGE space.
Branigan Cultural Center
501 N. Main St., Las Cruces
Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
There is no admission charge.
Land of the People: Ndende bì Ke'ya
From April 4-June 27, we are featuring the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
Within the Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada - Ndende bì Ke’ya - Naf'ole atsihem - Nde benah - Ndee Biyááh exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, a special, changing gallery space allows each Indigenous group to go deeper into their unique stories. From April 4 through June 27, we are featuring the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
The Mescalero Apache have long resided in southern New Mexico, moving seasonally across the desert, grasslands, mountains, and river valleys. Their movements were grounded by their four sacred mountains: Sierra Blanca, Guadalupe, Oscura/Selinas, and the Three Sisters. The Mescalero Apache Reservation is the southernmost Federal reservation in the state. It was formally established through an Executive Order by President Ulysses S. Grant on May 29, 1873.
Today, the Mescalero Apache Tribe consists of three sub-tribes, the Mescalero, and incorporated Lipan Apache, and Chiricahua Apache, with over 5,000 Tribal members from each band residing on the reservation. Throughout the year, the Mescalero continue to celebrate many ceremonies, including the Coming-of-Age Ceremony every Fourth of July.
For more information on up-to-date events visit LasCruces.gov/Museums or Las Cruces Museums’ social media platforms @LCMuseums.
Into the Great White Sands: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian at the Branigan Cultural Center
Experience the ever-changing gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park with a new photography exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center, featuring the work of noted New Mexico photographer Craig Varjabedian. Into the Great White Sands: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian opens with a special reception from 5-7 p.m. on May 1, which includes a gallery talk from 5:30-6 p.m. from NMSU Archives Director Dennis Daily. The exhibition runs through Saturday, September 5.
Craig Varjabedian is an award-winning photographer based in New Mexico who uses photography to share stories of the land and the people who live on it. Through this intimate relationship he offers viewers a new way of seeing – one that transcends everyday perception and expands our awareness of the potential of every moment. His photographs have been exhibited in state and national museums and have been made into several books, including Into the Great White Sands, published by University of New Mexico Press in 2018. It was the 2018 recipient of a New Mexico/Arizona Book Award.
The Into the Great White Sands photographic collection is owned by the NMSU Library, Archives, and Special Collections.
Deming Art Center
100 S. Gold St., Deming
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
June 2026 Art Exhibition. The art class of Dorothy Waddell. Meet the artists art opening Sunday, June 7.
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.
Little Toad Creek
June Events
Thursday, June 4
Karaoke
7-10 p.m.
Friday, June 5
Metropolis Man
8-11 p.m.
Folk Soul Roots Rock n' Roll from Phoenix Arizona.
Saturday, June 6
Illusion Band
8-11 p.m.
A versatile and well-loved local group, playing a variety of music including Tejano, Country, and Oldies.
Sunday, June 7
Joe Baker
1-4 p.m.
Guitarist and singer performing 1920s jazz, western swing, blues, and early country throughout the Southwest.
Thursday, June 11
Singo
7-10 p.m.
Win PRIZES! Bingo Singo is the best new party game! Based off the timeless game of bingo, Bingo Singo features the same card-based setup with the exciting twist of awesome music playlists. Filled with genre-based classics, players will have the time of their lives singing along, dancing along, and playing to win.
Friday, June 12
Rhythm Mystic
8-11p.m.
Come and enjoy a wide variety of dance and original music including world, Latin, pop, reggae, funk, Motown and more.
Saturday, June 13
Gus Miller and the Buz Killers
8-11p.m.
Frontman Gus Miller, named a 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour, has steadily carved out a place in the Texas and national roots scenes. He’s played alongside and opened for artists such as The Wood Brothers, Lukas Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jason Boland, Bob Livingston, Wood & Wire, Magoo, Mountain Grass Unit, and a long list of Texas-based artists and Grammy-nominated songwriters.
Sunday, June 14
Karma Splice
1-4 p.m.
Karma Splice is a guitar and keys extravaganza whose infectious rhythms and clever wordplay move both body and soul. Composed of country singer and award-winning author, Tom Andes, and Emmy nominated soundtracking artist and jazz pianist, Keith Burnstein, this power duo plays original roots, funk, and soul with a healthy dose of New Orleans R&B thrown in for good measure.
Thursday, June 18
Karaoke
7-10 p.m.
Friday, June 19
Ray & the Sunshines
8-11 p.m.
Ray and the Sunshines are a tuneful trio of keyboards/guitar (Ray), drums (Ethan), and bass (Roger) formed in Silver City. Our music spans many decades and riffs on jazz, blues, Americana, indie rock, British Invasion, and more, all put in the blender and whirled around for a fun time.
Saturday, June 20
Stoney Blue Fish
8-11 p.m.
Stoney Blue Fish is a band based out of Southern New Mexico specializing in a heavy funk rock sound. We write our own original music as well as incorporating a variety of covers from the 60’s to modern day.
Sunday, June 21
Sugar Lime Blue
1-4 p.m.
Sugar Lime Blue is the Cosmic Cowgirl sound — a little bit stardust, a little bit dirt, a sound for the dreamers, a voice for the wide-open hearts and wandering spirits who never quite fit the mold because they were born to ride the edge of it. We’re not chasing trends. We’re riding a rhythm older than radio — a groove made of vintage soul, spacey psychedelia, and truth that cuts like vinyl.
Thursday, June 25
Singo!
7-10 p.m.
Friday. June 26
Flicker
8-11 p.m.
Dick Van Dyke from Mary Poppins meets the corpse of Elvis Presley. You never knew you could bang your head to one accordion and 13 limbs of fury! Flicker is real!
Saturday, June 27
Francis Blume
8-11 p.m.
Listen to Francis Blume and you might just be transported to another world. A place cast in technicolor (but with a touch of faint film grain) where men have an ironed crease in their slacks and women button their sweaters up almost all the way up to their neck. Blume's interpretation of love and longing on his album “Lado De Loma” sit somewhere between Roy Orbison and Eddie Cochran (with a touch of Elvis) circa 1955 to 1965.
Sunday, June 28
Calista
1-4 p.m.
High energy one-woman rock and blues band.
Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society
To help celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society is presenting a weekly film series that will run from May 14 through June 25.
The series, entitled “Crucible of Liberty: The American Revolution in Film,” will be shown on Thursday evenings at the Santa Clara Armory Building, located across US Highway 180 from the Village of Santa Clara. (Next to Dollar General, and in the same building as Open Space Brewery).
Doors open at 6 p.m. with programs starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, donations are accepted.
The series is highlighted by the showing of the critically acclaimed PBS Miniseries “John Adams”, which is based on historian David McCulloch’s prize winning book of the same name. Other titles in the series are: “Johnny Tremain,” “1776,” “The Patriot,” “The Man Who Would Not Be King,” and “A More Perfect Union.”
Each showing will be introduced by Dr. Doug Dinwiddie, President of the FBHPS, and Professor Emeritus of New Mexico State University. The Jacob Bennett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution join the FBHPS in urging members of the community to attend the series as we reflect on the meaning and significance of the founding period of our country’s history.
Gallery 925
925 N. Mesquite Street in the Mesquite Historical District near the corner of Spruce St.
Fridays, 1-5 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m.
The Annual Printmaking & Photography Invitational
Fire & Fiber
Gallery 925, along with The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces, presents The Fire & Fiber Show. This is a biennial exhibition showing collaborative works of art by ceramic and fiber artists. Also, for the first time, Potters’ Guild members and participating artists, both ceramic and fiber will have small works available for sale.
This show, offered to the community since 2000, will open with a reception with artists in attendance, on Friday, June 5, 4–8 p.m. and run through June 28. During the reception for this juried exhibition, awards will be given out at 6:30 p.m.
Fire & Fiber participants:
Rick Adkisson, Kathy Baker, Katherine Barit, Chiung Fang Chang, Vanessa Zavala Clark, Kathryn Gelinas, Taylor Grassie, Pam Homa, Ryan Major, Vickie Morrow, Polly Perez, Svea Peterson, Amber Ransom, Anna Ransom, Linda Sanchez, Diane Springer, Cate Thomassen.
Sunday, June 14, Vickie Morrow will give an artist talk about creating assemblage work from 1– 2 p.m.
Back Room Gallery
Showing photographs and limited-edition photogravures by Diane Alire, beautiful affordable gift items from silversmith jewelry maker Lauren Goldstein, pottery by Native American Albert Alvidrez, and whimsical laser cut earrings by Colleen Gino. We also have colorful treasure boxes created by Diane Sperling.
WNMU Cultural Affairs
Tickets at www.wnmu.edu
For event info go to www.wnmu.edu
Light Art Space
209 West Broadway. Silver City
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. and by appointment.
Lightartspace.com, 575-574-8444
Convergence is a juried exhibition of clay work from across the country. It celebrates the moment when diverse perspectives, forms, and materials converge in a single shared space. Rather than centering on a single aesthetic or narrative, the exhibition welcomes a broad range of work, allowing unexpected relationships and quiet dialogues to emerge between objects. Jurors Bradley Klem, Stephanie Seguin, and Penelope VanGrinsven chose a variety of exciting works. The jurors will be present when awards are announced at the closing reception on Saturday, June 20 from 5-7 p.m.
In the Flash Gallery, we present Divergence, a three-person exhibition of work by the jurors that traces a shared origin point. Having studied together in graduate school, each artist now moves in a different direction with their own distinct voice.
The opening reception for both exhibitions is on June 5 the first Friday of the month, from 5–7 p.m. Both exhibitions continue through June 20.
Light Art Space is pleased to welcome Mata Ortiz potter Anna Trillo to our garden space. Friday, July 19, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday, July 20,, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Anna will demonstrate the traditional pottery painting technique using human hair. Her pottery will be available for purchase.
The 2026 Silver City CLAY Festival takes place June 15-20.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East, Arenas Valley, NM
575-388-1266
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
June 2026
Thursday, June 4
Acoustic Jam
5:30 p.m. in ‘the Lodge’
This is a reoccurring event hosted the first Thursday of every month by the Mittelstadts. All acoustic styles welcome. We’ll be playing by ear and swapping tunes and songs.
Saturday, June 6
Voodoo Glow Skulls and Nekromantix
Legendary Punk Ska and Punk Psychobilly Bands
Doors: 6 p.m., $20/Adv, $25/Door
Voodoo Glow Skulls meshes hardcore punk, traditional ska, tough guitar riffs and the Mexican music of their roots to create the prototype for the West Coast ska-core sound.
Nekromantix employ a lethal blend of punk rock and rockabilly with a horror-themed twist.
Sunday, June 7
Bats in the Lodge
Thursday, June 11
Performer’s Showcase/Open Mic
Sign Up: 6 p.m.
Musicians and performers of all kinds welcome.
Step into the spotlight and showcase your talent!
From music comedy to spoken word, and performance art —this open mic is your stage. Bring your voice, your story, and your energy.
All talents welcome. All voices heard.
15-minute spots. Must sign up in person.
Sunday, June 14
Hana Fluer
Folk/ Americana
1 p.m., Free/by donation
Hana Fleur is an emerging folk/Americana artist known for her honest storytelling and emotionally grounded songwriting. Blending rustic acoustic textures with a classic country spirit, she captures vivid moments — love, loss, and the spaces in between.
Her work has most recently been recognized by NPR, highlighting her as a voice to watch in contemporary Americana.
Thursday, June 18
Performer’s Showcase/Open Mic
Sign Up: 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24
Richard Gans
Country Americana
6 p.m., Free/by donation
Richard Gans brings new life to the old folk tradition. With wailing harmonica, rhythmic guitar and mystifying lyrics. Richard's soulful voice speaks to your depths and rattles your bones.
Thursday, June 25
Songwriter’s Showcase
Songwriters Night hosted by Peter Dahl-Bredine
Sign Up: 6 p.m.
Last Thursday of the Month. Limited spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Come showcase songs you’ve been working on.
Experience talented songwriters performing their own material in a relaxed, up-close setting — where lyrics matter and every note has a story.
Each participating writer will get the chance to play three original songs.
Friday, June 26
Emo Kids
LIVE! Full Band
Doors: 6 p.m., $18/adv, $22/door
DANCE PARTY! Many people in our lives may have been hoping emo was just a phase, but even if it went dormant for some, it never left us. Now, it feels as if emo is getting stronger than ever and the Emo Kids is committed to keeping it alive for coming generations.
Friday, June 26
Poetic Outlaws Open Mic
5:30 p.m., In ‘the Lodge’
Sunday, June 28
Jazz Brunch with Gene Wang and Friends
1 p.m., by donation
Gene Wang and Friends is a genre-blending ensemble featuring saxophone, flute, and vocals alongside a cast of outstanding musicians. Expect a rich mix of jazz standards, soul classics, Latin favorites, and beautiful ballads—delivered with style, groove, and plenty of musical surprises.
Sunday, June 28
Turnover w/ Shes Gone and Narrow head
Americana Indie-Rock Legends
Doors: 6 p.m., $30/adv, $36/door
Introspective sounds that incorporated the lushness of dream pop. Traversing the depths of massive, churning riffs, often lock-grooved rhythms, and crystalline, gorgeously constructed hooks – traversed with the tender melodies of indie pop – these musicians put on a masterclass in the art of writing songs that match the pain, pleasure, and confusion of modern living.
Mesilla Valley Film Society
Fountain Theatre
mvfs.office@gmail.com
For tickets and showtimes, visit the Mesilla Valley Film Society website http://mesillavalleyfilm.org
The Fountain Theatre is proud to present a dynamic June lineup featuring new dramatic releases, acclaimed documentaries with live director appearances, Cult Classic screenings, and a range of international and independent films. The month’s programming reflects the theatre’s ongoing commitment to independent cinema, global storytelling, and meaningful community engagement.
June 5–11
Carolina Caroline
The month opens with Adam Rehmeier’s crime-tinged road romance. Desperate to escape her small West Texas town, Caroline Daniels runs away with a charismatic con man who takes her on a romantic crime spree through the American South.
Dir: Adam Rehmeier, 105 min, Not Rated, Crime/Drama/Mystery & Thriller/Romance
Special Screenings: Director Appearances
June features two special documentary screenings with directors in attendance:
The Cosmic Trigger
Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, June 13, 2 p.m.
Dir: Trent Di Gulio & Larry Sheffield. Not Rated. 75 min. Documentary.
Set against the backdrop of the atomic age, the film examines reports of unexplained aerial phenomena near some of the nation’s most sensitive military and scientific sites, including Los Alamos, White Sands, and Holloman AFB. Director Larry Sheffield will be present at both screenings.
25 Cats from Qatar
Saturday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, June 14, 2 p.m.
Dir: Mye Hoang. Not Rated. 95 min. Documentary.
The nation of Qatar has a street cat population equal to the population of the entire country. Disease is rampant. When an American cat café owner becomes aware of the crisis, she flies 25 cats to Milwaukee, where her cat café provides a pipeline for adoption. Director Mye Hoang will be present at both screenings. Cat Adoption organizations will be in attendance as well.
New Releases & Repertory
NEW RELEASES & REPERTORY
Mid-month brings a range of new and classic titles:
Granite Rapids Moon
Wednesday, June 17 & Thursday, June 18, both at 7:30 p.m.
Dir: Kenneth Cran. Not Rated. 93 min. Drama.
A father suddenly departs for the Grand Canyon after reading his daughter’s birthday card. His week-long solo hike stirs memories of a previous canyon journey with another woman. Filmed with permission and oversight from the National Park Service using only equipment that cast and crew could carry through 82 miles of hiking.
Miroirs No. 3
June 19–25
Dir: Christian Petzold. Not Rated. 86 min. German w/subtitles. Drama/Mystery & Thriller.
After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident. Living with Betty’s family brings comfort, but Laura starts questioning their intentions as time passes.
Pillion
June 26–July 3
Dir: Harry Lighton. Rated R. 106 min. Romance / Drama / LGBTQ+.
Based on the 2020 novel “Box Hill” by Adam Mars-Jones, Lighton’s feature debut unabashedly explores the contours of the dominant-submissive relationship between Colin (Harry Melling) and motorcycle club leader Ray (Alexander Skarsgård).
Cult Classics
Two Cult Classic screenings round out the month:
Cape Fear (1991)
Tuesday, June 16, 7:30 p.m.
Dir: Martin Scorsese. Rated R. 128 min. Mystery & Thriller/Crime/Drama.
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Starring Nick Nolte and Robert De Niro.
The Grey Fox (1982)
Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m.
Dir: Phillip Borsos. Rated PG. 92 min. Drama/Western.
American Bill Miner — the real-life bandit known as the “Gentleman Outlaw” and the “Grey Fox” — comes out of retirement after a 30-year prison sentence to rob trains in Canada. Starring Oscar-nominee Richard Farnsworth.
Made in Silver City Gallery
206 W. Broadway St., Fort Bayard
Made In Silver City presents the art exhibition, “Finding Flow: Impressions and Silhouettes,” featuring earthenware and stoneware works by local artist Mare Clare Wilkinson. June 5-27
Soft opening: Friday, June 5, 5-7 p.m.
Clay Fest. Reception: Friday, June 19, 5-7 p.m.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre
Gallery hours: Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information call 575-522-2933 or visit the website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com
Featured artists for June 2026
Naida Zucker and Jane Peacock.
Naida, a mixed media artist, combines gelatin monoprinting (hectography) with digital photography. She produces one-of-a-kind pieces. She is a retired NMSU biology professor. She has taken several Photoshop-related workshops at the Mesilla Digital Imaging Center.
Jane, a native of El Paso, studied art at UTEP and a lifelong painter. She has been a painter of portraits of people of the Borderland, and landscapes of New Mexico. She has created paintings of the people working in the chile fields around Las Cruces, New Mexico.
In addition, the 30 artists of the Gallery offer art in various media, which include original paintings of: oil, acrylics, pastels, watercolor, fused glass art jewelry, unique one-of-a-kind woodturnings, stained glass, photography, ceramics, mixed media, unusual decorated gourds, handmade textile weavings, art tile, fiber art, affordable lampwork glass beads and ceramic components also antique African trade beads, gemstones, recycled components, felt and Czech glass, colored pencil, charcoal, pen and ink drawings, prints, cards, and miniature paintings.
Silver City Museum
Opening Reception, 2–4 p.m.
Everyone’s invited to join this special gathering at the Silver City Museum, celebrating the grand opening of a unique exhibit! Come explore two decades of learning in community as the Western Institute of Lifelong Learning marks its 20th anniversary.
Silver City and Bayard Lions Club
Bayard Community Center
209 Hurley Ave, Bayard
Bingo
2nd Sunday Every month
1:30 p.m.: food by the Divas
3 p.m.: Bingo sales start at 1:30 p.m.
Shark Season opens in Las Cruces!
Shark Thrash Special Screening
June 6, 6 p.m.
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N Main St. Las Cruces
Free
Film Las Cruces, The Rio Grande Theatre, and The Asylum, an independent film company famous for its cult classic “Sharknado” and shark film franchise, will host a special screening of their latest film, “Shark Thrash.”
When a tropical storm unexpectedly intensifies over a small town in “Shark Thrash” the resulting storm surge floods the community and brings with it an unprecedented phenomenon: massive numbers of great white sharks driven inland by the turbulent waters. As buildings collapse, power fails, and the floodwater rises higher than anyone anticipated, a family vacation becomes a desperate fight for survival. The Peterson family and the locals they encounter must navigate a flooded urban landscape now inhabited by apex predators, all while racing against time, hypothermia, and the unpredictable power of nature. It's a harrowing tale of human resilience, family bonds tested to their breaking point, and the primal terror of being hunted while trapped in an increasingly deadly environment.
The screening will be free to the public and will include a Q&A afterward with members of the cast and crew.
Directed by Marcel Walz and stars Adam Huss and Gina Vitori.
Otero Artspace
Southwest Writers meet at Otero Arts in Alamogordo June 3
12th and Indiana, Alamogordo
Like Otero Arts, the Southwest Writers group received funding for the past several years from New Mexico Arts to encourage military-connected expressive writing and dissemination. They have now published two anthologies of short works by 100 veterans and family members, at least one quarter of whom had never been published before.
Join us on June 3rd to hear readings and discussion with several of the published Southwest Writers.
Pablo Vesey is exhibiting his beautiful, Southwestern paintings for the month of June. The opening reception will be held on Friday, June 5 from 5-7 p.m.
Pablo has been a professional artist for over 50 years. As a self-taught artist he has tried many mediums but works mainly in acrylics. He was part of the art community in Taos and was awarded first place in the annual Taos Art Invitational.
CLAY Festival
First Friday Opening Receptions
Friday, June 5, 5-7 p.m.
Join us for opening receptions across downtown Silver City during First Friday, including:
Convergence - juried exhibition at Light Art Space
Divergence – featuring work by this year’s headlining artists in the Flash Gallery at Light Art Space.
Finding Flow – soft opening reception
Kids + Community Events
Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Bayard Public Library
Create and decorate a clay mask in this hands-on activity for kids and families. Finished masks will be fired and available for pickup during CLAY Market June 20-21
WNMU Museum Tours
June 19, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Guided tours of the WNMU Museum’s Mimbres collection.
RSVP required; limited capacity.
Register for Workshops
Clay in Three Dimensions with Bradley Klem, Stephanie Sequin, and Penelope Van Grinsven.
Creating Quiet Spaces with Patty Countryman.
Natural Plasters: Clay, Lime, and Tadelakt with Benito Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer.
Pigment Hunting with Scott Sutton.
Clay as Art with Janet Burner.
Volunteer Call
Interested in helping during CLAY Festival this year? We’re currently looking for a few volunteers to assist with community events, kids’ activities, and CLAY Market support.
University Art Museum NMSU
UAM is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces.
Admission to all programming is free and open to the public. For more information and a detailed calendar with associated programs and dates please visit uam.nmsu.edu.
This summer, the NMSU Art Museum welcomes the return of Louis Ocepek, local artist, former Department Head, and Professor Emeritus of the NMSU Department of Art for his solo exhibition: Homage to Then/Small Worlds.
This exhibition opens June 11 and will be on display in the museum’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery through September 12.
A two-part exhibition of direct gravure prints, gouache paintings, and digital prints that pay tribute to a history of artistic influences and explore the abstracted physical world. Homage to Then comprises 16 gravure prints and four gouache paintings, while Small Worlds features an array of acrylic and gouache paintings on paper and chromogenic prints. The detailed selection in Homage to Then/Small Worlds reflects on the aesthetics of time, space, and the perceptions of our physical and metaphysical worlds.
Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU.
This exhibition will showcase selections from the generous gift of 63 works of art from the Lannan Art Collection to the NMSU Permanent Art Collection in 2024. Opens in the Contemporary Gallery Thursday, June 11, and runs until Sept. 5.
After almost 65 years, with 27 of those spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lannan Foundation closed in 2024. As part of Lannan’s closure, the Foundation gifted its remaining collection of more than 1,600 objects to 55 institutions, including the NMSU Art Museum. This gift deepens the significance of the works by placing them into an academic context, where teaching, research, and public engagement further activate each of them.
Featuring artists such as Claudia Andujar, Subhankar Banerjee, Max Cole, Pard Morrison, Victoria Sambunaris, and James Turrell, Mapping Spaces brings together a dynamic range of artists whose works explore landscapes and the environment, documentary photography, abstraction, and traditional art historical references. Together, this exhibition features artists at the center of the UAM’s mission, emphasizing the importance of continued support for art, research, and community-engaged practices in cultivating a creative ecosystem across New Mexico.
Join us for the opening reception on June 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
