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The UAM invites you to join one of our series of workshops where students will engage in conversations about self-representation.
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Who do you want to be when you grow up? The UAM invites you to join one of our series of workshops where students will engage in conversations about self-representation. Inspired by Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills on display in Warhol & Friends, participants in the workshops will have the opportunity to study the work of Cindy Sherman, learn photography basics, use props and costumes to create a scene that reflect their aspirations for the future. Some props and costumes will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own items to stage their perfect scene. After the workshop, everyone will receive a physical print of their image.
Local artist Marcus Xavier Chormicle will lead the workshop, teaching students about the work of Cindy Sherman and helping photograph each scene. Each workshop has a capacity of 20 participants, please register to secure your spot. Visit our website to register for June 21, July 2, or July 19.
Marcus Xavier Chormicle is a lens-based artist and independent curator from Las Cruces, New Mexico and lineal descendant of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. His work focuses on family, memory, and the intersection of class, race, and history in the Southwest
10th Annual Feminist Border Arts Film & Zine Festival | #PRIDE June 6–7 | University Art Museum, #NMSU | 1308 E. University Ave. | #LasCruces#NM
- Film Fest: June 6-7, 11am-8pm
- Zine Fest: June 7, 11am-5pm
- Free & open to the public. Zines are for purchase.
Come for the films, the zines, and visiting filmmakers and zinesters. Stay for the stories that won’t be silenced.
Details: fbarts.org and link in bio
Concurrent Screening [Schedule Excerpt] Saturday, June 7
- Saturday, June 7 | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- University Art Museum | 1308 E. University Ave. | NMSU | Las Cruces, NM
- Fab Lab
- Cross Currents: Stories of Becoming
- Short films of identity, transformation, and connection
- Followed by a Q&A with the Pocha filmmakers and actress, moderated by Prof. Jess Zubia
This concurrent shorts block brings together stories of becoming across race, gender, migration, and queer experience. These intimate and expansive films highlight the resilience and beauty of lives in motion: from Latina lesbian parenting and intergenerational healing to road trips, resistance, and Black feminist wisdom.
Pocha – a young woman strives to reconnect with her immigrant grandfather and learns that love speaks many languages
Under One Sky – a moving letter to family, and to undocumented immigrants fighting for connection despite borders
Amigas Latinas Forever – 1980s Chicago lesbian activism meets 1990s house music and queer family archives
Asian Bitches Speak – a queer filmmaker and her mother road trip toward mental health and intergenerational healing
Black Butterflies – powerful reflections from Black women sharing life lessons and inspiration for the next generation
Admission is free and open to the public.
The 10th annual Feminist Border Arts Film Festival returns to Las Cruces, along with the second iteration of the Zine Festival, from June 6-7, 2025 at the University Art Museum in Devasthali Hall.
The Film Festival will span across two days, from June 6-7 with screenings and programs running from 11 am-8 pm on both Friday and Saturday. Returning for its second year, the Zine Fest will be on Saturday, June 7, from 11 am-5 pm. Zines are available for purchase with most exhibitors accepting cash, Venmo, or PayPal. A comic workshop will take place on Saturday, June 7 at 1pm. Admission for all events is free and open to the public.
FBAFF will screen 66 films ranging in length from two minutes to 90 minutes, with special presentations and panels from artists, filmmakers, and scholars. Featured speakers at this year’s festival include cartoonist and graphic memoirist Nicole J. Georges, along with acclaimed illustrator and comic artist Stef Choi, sculptor and filmmaker Tony Candelaria, and filmmaker/film scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu.
