Tuesday, February 12 at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum
February’s Brown Bag Lecture will feature Cameron Saffell, who will speak on the railroad’s impact on the agriculture of Las Cruces and the region. The event will be held at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Light refreshments will be provided. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Saffell has been Curator of History at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum since 1999. A native of Lubbock, TX, his personal research specialties include cotton agriculture in the American West, subject of his recent Ph.D. dissertation from Iowa State University, and the history of Texas and the American Southwest in the 19th & 20th centuries.
The Railroad Museum is accessible and located at the intersection of Las Cruces Avenue and N. Mesilla Street. For more information, call 575-647-4480 or visit the website http://museums.las-cruces.org//rrmuseum.shtm.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Feb 5 Business on the Border Luncheon
The February meeting of the MVEDA Business on the Border Forum will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn Columbus Conference Center. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet followed by an update from MVEDA staff.
This month’s featured speaker will be Charles R. Garcia, President and CEO of NewTec. NewTec is a prime contractor at Whites Sands Missile Range.
Luncheon cost is $10.00 per person, payable by cash, check or major credit card. The meeting is open to the public and reservations are not required.
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
505 S. Main, Ste. 134 – PO Box 1299
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
Tel: (575) 525-2852 – Fax: (575) 523-5707
www.mveda.com
Monday, January 7, 2008
“After China,” at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Feb 1 – April 5; American Ceramics Artists Exhibit Work Following Residency in China
“After China,” showing at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Friday, Feb. 1 through Saturday, April 5 features works of ceramic artists Marie Weichman, Ian Thomas and Dryden Wells produced during and after their two-month artists’ residency in Jingezhen, China. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday, Feb. 1 from 5 – 7 pm.
Mixed-media artworks in ceramic porcelain with additions of wood, fiber, and metal make up the “After China” exhibit. By working closely with craftsmen during a residency in China, the three American artists were able to create works that focus on the relationship between art and society. Their investigation into current cultural, social and artistic issues through the methodology of Process Art was a primary goal of the project, they explain.
Marie Weichman, a Houston, TX resident, received her MFA degree from Texas Tech University in 2000. Her ceramic work has been exhibited in numerous venues in Texas and in Lima, Peru; and was included in the 2007 “From the Ground Up” Regional juried exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Her artwork is based in the social commentary of individual identity as part of a greater whole, a theme she says was able to pursue during her residency through visits with professional mold makers, casters and other Chinese craftsmen.
Ian Thomas of Butler, PA works in mediums of both drawing and ceramic sculpture. An Instructor of Ceramics at the Carnegie Museum of Fine Art, he holds an MFA degree from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; a BFA from Slippery Rock University, PA and participated in an international exchange program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia. In addition to this exhibit, Thomas’ work will be shown in two exhibitions this year in Pittsburgh, PA. Other recent venues include Kentucky, South Carolina and Nebraska. He explains that this body of work is a departure from previous work, choosing to focus on form and surface rather than heavy-handed drawing techniques. The high luster surface of the artworks will attract the viewer, as well as reflect their own image back as they interact and respond to the pieces.
Dryden Wells will complete his MFA degree at Texas Tech University this year. His works have been exhibited in Texas, Louisiana and Florida. Using animal forms as a subject and vehicle, he addresses interior and exterior spaces literally and metaphorically. He says he began drawing on clay during the China residency. In this exhibit, Wells presents forms created through the use of multiples, segments of animals made with both hand-built and molded forms. Through fragmenting and stacking them, the initial subjects are obscured, making the work more provoking and engaging for the viewer.
Showing at the Museum concurrently with “After China” through Saturday, March 1 are “Art to Heart,” works by students from the Tresco Therapeutics art class held at the Museum; and “Love & Chocolate,” works by Dona Ana County, NM residents inspired by or created from chocolate, celebrating “For the Love of Art” 2008. All Museum of Art exhibits and receptions are accessible and free of charge. For information about exhibits, programs or Museum Studio classes, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website: museums.las-cruces.org.
Mixed-media artworks in ceramic porcelain with additions of wood, fiber, and metal make up the “After China” exhibit. By working closely with craftsmen during a residency in China, the three American artists were able to create works that focus on the relationship between art and society. Their investigation into current cultural, social and artistic issues through the methodology of Process Art was a primary goal of the project, they explain.
Marie Weichman, a Houston, TX resident, received her MFA degree from Texas Tech University in 2000. Her ceramic work has been exhibited in numerous venues in Texas and in Lima, Peru; and was included in the 2007 “From the Ground Up” Regional juried exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Her artwork is based in the social commentary of individual identity as part of a greater whole, a theme she says was able to pursue during her residency through visits with professional mold makers, casters and other Chinese craftsmen.
Ian Thomas of Butler, PA works in mediums of both drawing and ceramic sculpture. An Instructor of Ceramics at the Carnegie Museum of Fine Art, he holds an MFA degree from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; a BFA from Slippery Rock University, PA and participated in an international exchange program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia. In addition to this exhibit, Thomas’ work will be shown in two exhibitions this year in Pittsburgh, PA. Other recent venues include Kentucky, South Carolina and Nebraska. He explains that this body of work is a departure from previous work, choosing to focus on form and surface rather than heavy-handed drawing techniques. The high luster surface of the artworks will attract the viewer, as well as reflect their own image back as they interact and respond to the pieces.
Dryden Wells will complete his MFA degree at Texas Tech University this year. His works have been exhibited in Texas, Louisiana and Florida. Using animal forms as a subject and vehicle, he addresses interior and exterior spaces literally and metaphorically. He says he began drawing on clay during the China residency. In this exhibit, Wells presents forms created through the use of multiples, segments of animals made with both hand-built and molded forms. Through fragmenting and stacking them, the initial subjects are obscured, making the work more provoking and engaging for the viewer.
Showing at the Museum concurrently with “After China” through Saturday, March 1 are “Art to Heart,” works by students from the Tresco Therapeutics art class held at the Museum; and “Love & Chocolate,” works by Dona Ana County, NM residents inspired by or created from chocolate, celebrating “For the Love of Art” 2008. All Museum of Art exhibits and receptions are accessible and free of charge. For information about exhibits, programs or Museum Studio classes, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website: museums.las-cruces.org.
“Heart to Art” Tresco Students Exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, Opening Feb 1
"Heart to Art,” artworks by clients of the Tresco art class under the direction of Laurie Shade-Neff, will be on exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Friday, Feb 1 through Saturday, March 1. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday, Feb 1 from 5 – 7 p.m.
The exhibit features works by participants in a weekly class at the Museum of Art. The class provides experiences with a variety of projects in a wide choice of media. Participants also visit art museums and galleries. Tresco is a non-profit company organized, governed and staffed for the sole purpose of making a positive impact on the lives of children with learning delays and people with disabilities in our community. Shade-Neff explains, “In an inclusive creative atmosphere, individuals are encouraged to express themselves, communicate and find independent ways of enjoying the creative process. The emphasis is on the process more than the product. Shade-Neff, who grew up with a brother with Downs Syndrome, says she enjoys helping people with disabilities discover the wonderful world of art. For more information about this program, call 525-3225.
Exhibitions opening concurrently at the Museum of Art on Feb.1 are “After China,” works of American ceramics artists Marie Weichman, Dryden Wells and Ian Thomas created during and following their artists residency in Jingezhen, China; and the “Love & Chocolate” exhibit for 2008’s “Love of Art” month in Las Cruces, works by Dona Ana County, NM artists about chocolate or made of chocolate. All Museum of Art exhibits and receptions are accessible and free of charge. For information, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website: museums.las-cruces.org.
The exhibit features works by participants in a weekly class at the Museum of Art. The class provides experiences with a variety of projects in a wide choice of media. Participants also visit art museums and galleries. Tresco is a non-profit company organized, governed and staffed for the sole purpose of making a positive impact on the lives of children with learning delays and people with disabilities in our community. Shade-Neff explains, “In an inclusive creative atmosphere, individuals are encouraged to express themselves, communicate and find independent ways of enjoying the creative process. The emphasis is on the process more than the product. Shade-Neff, who grew up with a brother with Downs Syndrome, says she enjoys helping people with disabilities discover the wonderful world of art. For more information about this program, call 525-3225.
Exhibitions opening concurrently at the Museum of Art on Feb.1 are “After China,” works of American ceramics artists Marie Weichman, Dryden Wells and Ian Thomas created during and following their artists residency in Jingezhen, China; and the “Love & Chocolate” exhibit for 2008’s “Love of Art” month in Las Cruces, works by Dona Ana County, NM artists about chocolate or made of chocolate. All Museum of Art exhibits and receptions are accessible and free of charge. For information, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website: museums.las-cruces.org.
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