The Las Cruces Museum of Art is proud to present “Innovation and Change: Great Ceramics from the Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University Art Museum Collection.” The exhibition will open December 12, 2008 and run through January 24, 2009.
“Innovation and Change: Great Ceramics from the Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University Art Museum Collection” highlights seventy-nine masterworks by many of the leading international artists of our time, offering a panoramic survey of the potential of clay as an expressive art form. The objects on view range from functional ware for everyday use to more expressive art forms. The exhibition features works by such prominent artists as Peter Voulkos, Stephen DeStaebler, Jun Kaneko, Tanya Batura, and Eddie Dominguez, to name just a few. Influenced by European modernist design, as well as Asian pottery traditions, these ceramic pioneers created a new American aesthetic.
The showing here in Las Cruces is part of a ten city national tour over a three year period. The exhibition was curated by Peter Held, Curator of Ceramics and was developed and managed by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, as exhibition tour development company in Kansas City, Missouri.
All exhibits at the Museum of Art, located at 491 N. Main St. in the downtown mall, are accessible and free to the public. For more information about exhibits and Studio Programs art classes, please call 575-541-2137 or visit the website http://museums.las-cruces.org
Friday, November 14, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Las Cruces Museum of Art Call for Artists
The Las Cruces Museum of Art is currently accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions by artists living and working in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas to exhibit work in 2010. The prospectus is available online at the Museum of Art website http://museums.las-cruces.org and includes more information on proposal requirements. The deadline for submissions is June 19, 2009.
Artist proposals must include a brief statement on the proposed exhibit including mediums, general content of the show, and proposed use of floor space. The proposal package should also include artist resume, artist statement, and 10-20 thumbnail images of works for each of the artists included in the proposal.
Prominent members of the New Mexico artist community have been selected as the jurors including Cyndi Conn the Visual Arts Director/Curator of the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, Arif Khan the Gallery Director of the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, and Preston Thayer the Director of the University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. This is a wonderful opportunity for regional artists to show their highest quality work and receive museum level exposure. Past exhibitions have included installations, sculpture, large scale drawings, and a variety of other media.
For more information, call 575-541-2221 or e-mail jmiller@las-cruces.org.
Artist proposals must include a brief statement on the proposed exhibit including mediums, general content of the show, and proposed use of floor space. The proposal package should also include artist resume, artist statement, and 10-20 thumbnail images of works for each of the artists included in the proposal.
Prominent members of the New Mexico artist community have been selected as the jurors including Cyndi Conn the Visual Arts Director/Curator of the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, Arif Khan the Gallery Director of the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, and Preston Thayer the Director of the University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. This is a wonderful opportunity for regional artists to show their highest quality work and receive museum level exposure. Past exhibitions have included installations, sculpture, large scale drawings, and a variety of other media.
For more information, call 575-541-2221 or e-mail jmiller@las-cruces.org.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Art Historian Matthew Palczynski to Speak at Rio Grande Theatre
In conjunction with the exhibit “Rodin: In His Own Words; Selections for the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation,” currently showing at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, art historian Matthew Palczynski will be presenting his lecture “Rodin in Context” on Saturday, November 15 at 12:30 pm. The lecture will take place at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 North Main Street, in Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Matthew Palczynski is the full-time Staff Lecturer for Western Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, internationally known for its Rodin collection. He has taught art history at the university level since 2000, including advanced courses in 19th and 20th century art at Temple University this academic year. Upcoming lectures by Palczynski will occur at such institutions as the Rodin Museum, the Fleisher Art Memorial, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
The gallery hours for “Rodin: In His Own Words” are as follows: Monday through Thursday 10 am to 5 pm, Friday 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St., on the north end of the Downtown Mall. For more information on exhibits or our Studio Programs art classes, please call (575) 541-2137 or visit http://museums.las-cruces.org
Matthew Palczynski is the full-time Staff Lecturer for Western Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, internationally known for its Rodin collection. He has taught art history at the university level since 2000, including advanced courses in 19th and 20th century art at Temple University this academic year. Upcoming lectures by Palczynski will occur at such institutions as the Rodin Museum, the Fleisher Art Memorial, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
The gallery hours for “Rodin: In His Own Words” are as follows: Monday through Thursday 10 am to 5 pm, Friday 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St., on the north end of the Downtown Mall. For more information on exhibits or our Studio Programs art classes, please call (575) 541-2137 or visit http://museums.las-cruces.org
Friends of Chamber Music to Perform at Las Cruces Museum of Art
In celebration of the exhibition “Rodin: In His Own Words; Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation,” the Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music will be performing “Musical Reflections on the Life and Times of Rodin” at the Las Cruces Museum of Art on Saturday, November 8 at 1 pm. Admission to the exhibit and this performance is free.
The Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music, founded by John Pleasant, Joseph Sylvan and Barbara Toth, is a local not-for-profit organization. Committed to sharing the joy of music across Southern New Mexico, the group combines skilled musicians with an intimate setting. “We are delighted to have the Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music performing music inspired by Rodin as part of this historic exhibit,” said Exhibitions Curator Joy Miller.
The gallery hours for “Rodin: In His Own Words” are as follows: Monday through Thursday 10 am to 5 pm, Friday 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St., on the north end of the Downtown Mall. For more information on exhibits or our Studio Program art classes, please call (575) 541-2137 or visit http://museums.las-cruces.org
The Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music, founded by John Pleasant, Joseph Sylvan and Barbara Toth, is a local not-for-profit organization. Committed to sharing the joy of music across Southern New Mexico, the group combines skilled musicians with an intimate setting. “We are delighted to have the Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music performing music inspired by Rodin as part of this historic exhibit,” said Exhibitions Curator Joy Miller.
The gallery hours for “Rodin: In His Own Words” are as follows: Monday through Thursday 10 am to 5 pm, Friday 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St., on the north end of the Downtown Mall. For more information on exhibits or our Studio Program art classes, please call (575) 541-2137 or visit http://museums.las-cruces.org
La Charreada: Fotos de ¡Los Charros Magnificos! opens at Branigan Cultural Center
Photographer David Shaw happened on a procession of pick-up trucks and horse trailers traveling down a dusty road in Encinitas, California, and on impulse followed them. This lead to Shaw’s discovery of the world of La Charreada, the Mexican Horse Rodeo. An exhibit of silver gelatin prints celebrating the people, Los Charros, and the event, La Charreada, is the culmination of three years of travel into this centuries old competition and exhibition of horsemanship. The exhibit opens on Friday, November 7, 2008 with an artist reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces. “La Charreada: Fotos de ¡Los Charros Magnificos!” remains on display through December 27, 2008.
Supplementing the photography will be information panels providing the history of La Charreada and describing the various events and feats. The panels will be presented in both English and Spanish.
David Shaw has been involved in photography for over forty years. Inspired by Edward Weston’s Daybooks, he began working in black and white using a 4x5 view camera. For the Charreada series, Shaw used a twin lens Mamiya camera. Now settled in Las Cruces, he has established Estudio Azul and continues exploring new subjects with his camera.
The Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main Street, is located at the north end of the downtown mall in Las Cruces. The exhibit and reception is free and open to the public. Galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about exhibits, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s web site at http://museums.las-cruces.org.
Supplementing the photography will be information panels providing the history of La Charreada and describing the various events and feats. The panels will be presented in both English and Spanish.
David Shaw has been involved in photography for over forty years. Inspired by Edward Weston’s Daybooks, he began working in black and white using a 4x5 view camera. For the Charreada series, Shaw used a twin lens Mamiya camera. Now settled in Las Cruces, he has established Estudio Azul and continues exploring new subjects with his camera.
The Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main Street, is located at the north end of the downtown mall in Las Cruces. The exhibit and reception is free and open to the public. Galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about exhibits, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s web site at http://museums.las-cruces.org.
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