Category: Art

The New Mexico Film Office announced today that the feature film, “Protector,” is filming in Las Cruces through February.

The artwork will be installed in one of six pre-selected bus shelters in each City Council district by early February. The artwork will remain in place for approximately 12 months.

Continue your holiday celebration with the society during a special themed meeting.

No experience is necessary. The program is for ages 11 and older.

Season four of “The Cleaning Lady” will continue the emotionally driven character drama about Thony (Élodie Yung), a Cambodian-Filipino former surgeon who is currently living in Las Vegas on an expired visa with her son Luca.

Instructors will guide participants in creating their own macramé charm.

In February we will be painting love; how participants interpret that is entirely up to them.

At times humorous, other times contemplative, this engaging exhibit features over thirty contemporary artists who reinterpret the artwork or artistic styles of a wide range of master artists including Johannes Vermeer, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Keith Harring.

The Branigan Cultural Center is opening a new exhibit, “Wildlife of the Mesilla Valley,” which will showcase a diverse collection of sculptures and nature journaling pages created by 14 local artists, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Art by various artists will be highlighted including “Evening with Sunset Clouds” by Frank Watson, “Hollyhocks” by Vera Neel, “Worry” by Zoe Zimmerman, “Protected” Shana Levenson and “Desert Forms” by Thomas Tomlinson.

The City of Las Cruces Quality of Life Department /Public Art, Las Cruces Museums, and the City Art Board are looking for artists to participate in the 2025 Chalk Walk sidewalk art exhibition.

Las Cruces, New Mexico’s rising star in the film world, made the list for the third year in a row, landing the #8 spot in the “Small Cities and Towns” category.

The exhibit is on display from Friday, February 7 through Saturday, May 3.

In direct sunlight, the dunes of White Sands National Park are a sparkling crystal white, but what color is the sand really?

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.

Snowy days like today bring to mind the lovely and peaceful wintry scenes featured in many of these images.

The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting painting classes that offer a fun and interesting format using step-by-step tutorials.

Explore the connections between art and literature by reading and discussing art-related books.

The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra looks forward to welcoming audiences back in 2025 with its “Brahms” concert, featuring a local high school violin soloist.

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.

“The NMFO skills and workforce development initiatives focus on developing technical, industry-relevant skills among the sector workforces.”

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)

The new selections date back nearly 130 years and include a diverse group of films, filmmakers and Hollywood landmarks.

These photos (with grateful messages) were posted on their Facebook page.

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.

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.

The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024. 

I discovered this color fifteen years ago, and being a native of Las Cruces, wondered where the inspiration for this particular hue of purple drew its connection to Las Cruces. Now I know.

This is the FINAL WEEK to view “Pottery and Weaving: A Living Tradition” by Leon Nastacio at the Branigan Cultural Center.

It’s not often that the Library has a chance to acquire a portolan chart — an early nautical map, hand drawn on animal skin, that explorers used to navigate the seas.

New Mexico Film Office announced today that the narrative feature film, “3,” filmed in and around Las Cruces during June.

New Mexico Film Office announced today that the narrative feature film, “Brewmance,” filmed in and around Las Cruces through July. The film is a romantic comedy set in a Las Cruces brewery in the current day.

The New Mexico State University Board of Regents in June unanimously approved an agreement between the New Mexico Economic Development Department, NMSU and Arrowhead Center Inc. to build a 36,400-square-foot soundstage complex in Arrowhead Park that will be used for film and television productions. NMSU and Doña Ana Community College creative media students will also…