Register Now for Spring Art Classes at Las Cruces Museum of Art

Registration has already begun for the spring session of art classes at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Class schedules and registration forms are available at the Museum and on the website http://museums.las-cruces.org. Classes will begin the week of March 9 and end the week of April 27. Classes will not meet the week of March 23-28.

For adults and teens, the Museum offers several painting classes: Acrylic, Classical Oil Painting, and Beginning Oil Painting. Weaving, with the use of floor looms, and Triangular Shawl Weaving are also offered. A new class, Drawing and Design Fundamentals, explores the basics of perspective, proportion, and composition for those beginning to explore their artistic side or looking to reinforce the fundamentals.

Classes for young artists include ceramics, with classes to accommodate ages 6 – 8 and 9-12. Art-o-Rific Art Class, for ages 6-8, features drawing, painting, and block printing projects inspired by famous painters. Students will work with watercolors, oil pastels, chalk pastels, tissue touch painting, and acrylic splatter work.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St., on the north end of the Downtown Mall. For more information, please call 575-541-2137.