NM Farm and Ranch Hertiage Musuem- August 2012 Events
| Plant Sale
Aug. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum’s greenhouse is the site of a summer plant sale, featuring many perennials in 1-gallon containers, as well as shrubs and trees. Admission is not required for visitors attending the plant sale only.
Lecture Series: Juan Patron: A Fallen Star in the Days of Billy the Kid Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Author Paul Tsompanas will talk about his new book that chronicles the life of Juan Patron, an unheralded but important player in the Lincoln County War. He became a prominent politician in New Mexico at an early age and rose from Lincoln’s first school teacher to Speaker of the Territorial House at the age of 25, the youngest in New Mexico history. A friend of Billy the Kid, he held the young desperado under house arrest at the request of Gov. Lew Wallace. Patron, who had ducked at least two other attempts on his life, was shot and killed in a saloon near Santa Rosa in 1884. Tsompanas will sign copies of his book after the presentation. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.
Exhibit Opening: Storm Sermay: The Art of the Cotton Gin Aug. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Las Cruces photographer Storm Sermay’s exhibit gives a fresh, new look to some old structures in the Mesilla Valley. Cotton gins are the subjects of her photography and the viewer is provided a closer view of these tall, metal buildings that are decorated with light, shadows, angles and shapes. The exhibit includes 20 black-and-white photographs. Admission is free to the opening reception and refreshments will be provided.
For more information, or to register for a class, please call (575) 522-4100. Classes and workshops are co-sponsored by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Visit www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. |
New summer exhibitions at the Las Cruces Museum of Art
| LAS CRUCES, NM — Join us as the Las Cruces Museum of Art opens three new exhibitions. An artists’ reception will be held on Friday, August 3 during the monthly Ramble from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with musical entertainment provided by the Dan Lambert Trio. The exhibitions close on Saturday, September 8, 2012.
“What I See, What I Saw” is an installation piece by artist Marianne McGrath of Austin, Texas. This large installation is comprised of 3,000 hand-formed ceramic roses made from raw clay and preserved in wax. The delicate flowers “rise on steel rods out of the roofs of plywood house forms.” |
beautiful: the Works of Michael Ponce at the Branigan Cultural Center
| The Branigan Cultural Center presents beautiful, an exhibition of the works of Michael Ponce. This display of paintings and drawings begins on Friday, July 6, 2012 and concludes on Saturday, August 25, 2012. A reception with the artist takes place at the Branigan Cultural Center from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Friday, July 6 during the monthly Ramble. A native of Las Cruces, Mr. Ponce studied at New York’s Art Students’ League and at the Fashion Institute of Technology where he received his B.F.A. and began a career in commercial fashion art. He soon, however, became more interested in fine art and resumed his studies at the New York Academy of Art and at Oxford University. As he progressed, he incorporated his study of anatomy and his understanding of the human body into his riveting art work. In 2004, he was awarded the “Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award for Portrait” by The National Arts Club of New York City. According to Mr. Ponce, his thirst for knowledge of classical painting was so strong that he “…didn’t stop until I could do it.” This talent has progressed to such a high level that he paints “…right on the canvas, going back and forth between foreground, middle-ground and background so they are seamless.” While Michael Ponce studied the masters, he has the remarkable ability to blend his knowledge of classicism with modernism to create luminous works of art. They are beautiful. The Branigan Cultural Center is located at 501 North Main Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4:30pm. For more information, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s website at las-cruces.org/museums. |
Summer Exhibitions at the Las Cruces Museum of Art
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Three summer exhibitions open at the Las Cruces Museum of Art on Friday, June 1, 2012. Featured exhibits include Lynn Wiley’s “Where is the Stopping Place” “Chicanismo” by Gabriel Perez, and “A Surprising Similitude in Mud and Paper” with works by Sara D’Alessandro and Harriet Russell. A reception for the artists will be held on Friday, June 1, 2012 from 5 to 7pm during the monthly Ramble. The exhibits close on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
Now a resident of Las Cruces, Lynn Wiley’s large-scale watercolors are derived from her study of the ocotillo cactus. The images are without ornamentation so that they can be seen “as directly as possible …as you would see a landscape.” Ms. Wiley’s works have been featured in numerous exhibitions.
Gabriel Perez, a native of Roswell, NM, who now resides in Las Cruces and Albuquerque, uses his southern New Mexico upbringing as a source for his art. His large and small scale works in the exhibit “Chicanismo” revolve around his “surveys of tacos and burgers” that “…in a light-hearted way examine the concepts of Chicanismo or Mexican-American culture.”
Sara D’Alessandro and Harriet Russell are artists who work in different media creating similar images. Ms. D’Alessandro’s works in clay are “…imbued with highly developed textures and patterns” while Ms. Russell uses “…paper, inks and paints to create and compose surreal images that come alive…”
The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main Street, next to Branigan Cultural Center. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The Museum is closed Sundays and Mondays. For more information, call (575) 541-2137 or visit the website www.las-cruces.org/museums
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum June 2012 Calendar
Antique Treasures Day
June 10, 12 to 4 p.m.
This is the only one day each year visitors get the opportunity to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the facility’s collections and preservation program. Antique Treasures Day features guided tours into the Museum’s enormous collections storage room where more than 9,000 artifacts are housed in a climate-controlled environment. Museum curators will talk about the process of donating artifacts along with their care and preservation once they arrive at the Museum. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for children 5 to 17.
Lecture Series: An Evening with Cactus Chris
June 14, 7 p.m.
Cowboy humorist and “artistic geezer” Cactus Chris Buethe is featured in this month’s lecture series. He tells stories, sings songs, recites cowboy poetry and provides plenty of laughs. Dr. Buethe is an award-winning teacher, poet and proven entertainer. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.
Plant and Tree Sale
June 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Museum will have a plant and tree sale at its greenhouse this month. This sale mostly will feature trees and shrubs. Admission is not required for the plant sale only.
For more information, please call (575) 522-4100. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011 www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
“100 Years of Girl Scouting” exhibit opens at Branigan Cultural Center
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Branigan Cultural Center presents “100 Years of Girl Scouting,” a celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Girl Scout organization.
This exhibition will be on display from Friday, May 4 through Saturday, June 30, 2012. Objects, images, and uniforms are on loan from the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest and private collections.
The first Girl Scout troop in Las Cruces formed in 1926. The eight girls in the original troop included Gloria Hayner, Josephine Lucero, Ada McBride, Lucy McBride, Peggy Reiter, Karen Reiter, Lucinda Roberts, and Charlotte Stern. Katherine Holt led the troop. By the end of 1927, Las Cruces had four troops. The original troop continued until 1932. Today, the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest serves over 10,000 Girl Scouts in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
The Branigan Cultural Center is located at 501 North Main Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4:30pm. For more information, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s website at www.las-cruces.org/museums.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum May 2012 Calendar
Lecture Series: Made in New Mexico Westerns, Part 4
May 10, 7 p.m.
Las Cruces film reviewer Jeff Berg will continue his popular series about Westerns filmed in New Mexico. Part 4 features films such as “The Man From Laramie,” “Heaven With a Gun,” “My Name is Nobody,” “City Slickers,” “Death Hunt,” “Silverado” and many more. Berg will show clips of the movies and discuss their connection to New Mexico. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.
Tree & Shrub Sale
May 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Museum’s Greenhouse will be the site of another spring plant sale. This one will mainly feature trees and shrubs, but will also include some flowers. Those attending the plant sale only are not charged admission.
Blessing of the Fields
May 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The museum will celebrate an old, historical tradition with the annual Blessing of the Fields. The colorful, music-filled procession around the museum’s campus to bless the animals, orchards and vineyard will be led by Bishop Ricardo Ramirez. The procession begins about 10 a.m. and will last about an hour. The Las Cruces Catholic School Praise Band will be part of the procession and the Las Cruces Catholic School Ballet Folklorico Colores de Cristo group will perform dances after the procession. Admission to participate in the procession is free.
For more information, please call (575) 522-4100. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011 www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum April 2012 Calendar
Lecture Series: Chautauqua: Meet Photographer Laura Gilpin
April 12, 7 p.m.
Deborah Blanche will perform in a Chautauqua as famed photographer Laura Gilpin. She packed her equipment in on horseback to photograph the source of the Rio Grande, did studio portraits for society matrons, directed pilots to “fly low” over Shiprock to capture the light and shadows from every possible angle. Gilpin experimented with every subject and photographic technique for over 55 years before receiving widespread national recognition for it. In this show meet Miss Gilpin as she was in the year 1954 – a confident, ebullient woman in her early 60s, a native of Colorado and resident of Santa Fe. As Gilpin, Deborah Blanche narrates a slide show which includes images from her first Lumiere color prints to many from her best known book, The Enduring Navajo. She answers questions and tells some of the behind-the-camera stories about the photographic retrospective that parallels her life. The program is sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.
Exhibit Opening: “Barbara Hinnenkamp: Saints of the Day”
April 19, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The new exhibit, “Barbara Hinnenkamp: Saints of the Day,” features 11 large, colorful mixed media collages that feature the Mexican people and their connection to nature and the cycles of the earth. Hinnenkamp, an artist from Cochiti Lake in northern New Mexico, uses discarded calendars and magazines to create her collages. The exhibit will be on display, beginning on April 13 in the Arts Corridor, and the opening reception is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 19. Refreshments will be available at the free reception.
Vegetable & Herb Sale
April 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or April 22, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Museum will have a sale featuring vegetables and herbs, as well as other items, at its Greenhouse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 21 and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 22. For anyone that doesn’t want to see the rest of the Museum and pay admission, there will be access to the Greenhouse from the east gate.
For more information, please call (575) 522-4100. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011 www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra Embraces Art
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Works by fine art photographer Ron Saltzman and impressionist painter Kathleen Squires will be on display in the lobby of the Atkinson Recital Hall during the “Classics Five” Symphony concerts the last weekend of March 2012. Saltzman is the owner of Frame & Art Center and Squires’ career path was advertising and public relations. Both artists are Symphony season subscribers and both serve on the Board of the Doña Ana Arts Council.
The “Classics Five” concerts will feature the electrifying technique and mesmerizing touch of guest artist/pianist Jeffrey Biegel. Art exhibit and orchestra dates are Friday evening, March 30th for dress rehearsal; Saturday evening, March 31st and Sunday afternoon, April 1st for performances. For tickets and information, call 575-646-3709.
For media only: Kathleen Squires, 575-640-0947 or Ron Saltzman, 575-526-2808.
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