Category: Art
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Snow Reveals True Color of the Sands at “White” Sands
In direct sunlight, the dunes of White Sands National Park are a sparkling crystal white, but what color is the sand really?
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18 Photos Win Industrial Technologies Contest
To help visualize cutting edge technologies powering the industrial transformation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) launched the Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies Photo Contest.
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Japanese Woodblock Prints Convey the Serenity of Snow
Snowy days like today bring to mind the lovely and peaceful wintry scenes featured in many of these images.
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Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Offers Paint Night Classes Periodically Through April 17 (Registration begins Jan. 13, 2025, until classes are full.)
The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting painting classes that offer a fun and interesting format using step-by-step tutorials.
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Explore AI through “Reading Art” at Branigan Cultural Center on January 8
Explore the connections between art and literature by reading and discussing art-related books.
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Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra Presents a Student’s Journey through Brahms and Barber with Evening and Matinee Performances (January 18-19)
The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra looks forward to welcoming audiences back in 2025 with its “Brahms” concert, featuring a local high school violin soloist.
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Azúcar Jazz Combo kicks off monthly Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues meetings in 2025
New and returning society members and guests have the opportunity to enjoy a full set of Latin jazz performed by the area ensemble. Azúcar’s performances run the gamut of musical repertoire, from salsa and jazz to pop ballads and international music.
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New Mexico’s Film Crew Advancement Program highlighted as global best practice in workforce development
“The NMFO skills and workforce development initiatives focus on developing technical, industry-relevant skills among the sector workforces.”
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Mariachi Orgullo brings cultural flair to NMSU’s Pride of New Mexico Marching Band
From left, Lindsey Magallanes, Luis Saldaña and Ashley de la Rosa are members of the Mariachi Orgullo. The group was formed in 2021 and performs with the Pride of New Mexico Marching Band, adding the rich culture of Mexican mariachi to the traditional marching band sound. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
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25 Films Named to National Film Registry for Preservation
The new selections date back nearly 130 years and include a diverse group of films, filmmakers and Hollywood landmarks.
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New Mexico Film Office Announces Production of “Love is in the Air” in Albuquerque
“Love is in the Air” is a romantic comedy that follows the unlikely romance between a free-spirited hot air balloon pilot and a grounded, by-the-book television reporter.
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Pecans in Watercolor by the USDA Division of Pomology
Despite the lingering warm weather, it remains pecan harvest season in our broader community. [Cover Photo inverted example of USDA lithograph.]
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“Athena” short film begins production in New Mexico
The New Mexico landscape sets the stage with windswept mesas and ancient ruins in “Athena,” where a young woman grappling with a devastating family tragedy is confronted by a force beyond comprehension: a goddess driven by a thirst for retribution.
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How Johnny Marks, King of Christmas Hits, Made “Rudolph” a Classic
Cover Image: The first edition of “Rudolph” sheet music. Image: St. Nicholas Music. Prints and Photographs Division. Courtesy
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Six Artists Share Their Visions over 2 Days: Public Invited to La Buena Vida Park Public Art Presentations December 10th and 11th
Each presentation is allocated 30 minutes per artist
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Las Cruces Libraries Announce Winter Reading Lotería Starting December 4
Enjoy winter break with family as you play a Bingo game of LoterÍa to win prizes!
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Las Cruces Libraries Present Family-friendly Movie Marathon on Dec. 7
The marathon begins at 11 a.m. with a 2002 movie about an alien discovering family in Hawaii.
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Pan Am Events Announces Black Friday Deals
The Harlem Globetrotters 2025 World Tour Presented by Jersey Mike’s Subs is coming to the Pan American Center on February 25th, 2025.
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NMSU Shares What “Aggie Nation” is Thankful For: A Fall Photo Montage
These photos (with grateful messages) were posted on their Facebook page.
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Groundbreaking NMSU film partnership, ‘Santa’s Cousin’ premiers Dec. 4
Well-known New Mexico film company Inspirado Films, with NMSU and Heartstrings Media, will release the Christmas romantic comedy “Santa’s Cousin”
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Krampus Recommends Movie Marathon November 30
In honor of Santa’s scarier and more violent partner, from central European folklore, the marathon feature a series of violent and dark comedy holiday movies.
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Scott Joplin & the Magical “Maple Leaf Rag”
Tucked inside were two copies of sheet music for a highly syncopated, upbeat piano piece with intense flurries of notes — more than 2,000 in a song that took less than three minutes to perform.
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New Mexico Media Arts Collective kicks off lecture series with FREE webinar November 23
New Mexico is known for its groundbreaking technological advancements and iconic film, television, and media productions like “Oppenheimer” and “Breaking Bad,” and has long served as a hub for both creative and technological innovation.
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Fall Student Art Show Reception November 21
The newest exhibit from elementary school students in the LCPS district is set to be on display beginning Thursday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m.
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Mural Project Ribbon Cutting on Friday, November 15, 2024
The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024.
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Veterans Day: Remembering World War I
“WE WERE YOUNG, THEY SAY. WE HAVE DIED. REMEMBER US.”
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Zoom Into Exhibit Walkthrough: “Dinner Party: Multicultural Crossroads in Clay” Today (11/7/24) at Noon.
Join us Thursday, November 7, from noon to 1pm to learn about the exhibit.
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Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovering of America”
“We’re kind of living through this literary and cultural — and one might even say media — renaissance.”
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NASA and the Library of Congress Send Poetry into Space
The mission to explore Jupiter’s moon, Europa, was in the making for decades and imagined for far longer.
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Paint Night Classes Offered November 13 and December 11–Registration Open
The instructor-led classes provide a fun and interesting format using a step-by-step tutorial while painting.
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First Saturday Movie Marathon Features Madea Films
Three Tyler Perry “Madea” films will be shown on Saturday, Nov 2, 2024, in the Kiva Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
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Call for Artists for La Buena Vida Park Project
The park is a popular neighborhood area for walking along the trails that wind through the natural landscape of the park.
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‘The Dinner Party: Multicultural Crossroads in Clay’ opens at Branigan Cultural Center November 1
An opening reception and awards ceremony, featuring artists and juror John Rawlings, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St.
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Halloween Heartthrob: The “Chicken Heart” that Gobbled Up the Globe
Living on for decades through rebroadcasts, remakes, in syndication and on records, it snaked its way into the childhood memories of everyone from horror master Stephen King to comedian Bill Cosby, becoming a campy horror cult favorite.
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New documentary honors the exemplary military service of Native Americans
The New Mexico Film Office announced today the upcoming release of “Honor Song,” a powerful documentary highlighting the extraordinary contributions and sacrifices of Native American veterans throughout U.S. history.
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After-hours Movie at Branigan Offers a Few Scares on October 26–But Don’t Say the Name!
The movie will show at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1.