The Museum opens a new exhibit featuring more than 40 objects from its collections that combine usefulness and beauty. Some objects are purely utilitarian in nature, with no real aesthetic appeal. At the other end of the spectrum are objects of art, which serve no functional purpose other than to be appreciated for their beauty, or the message the artist wishes to convey.  Somewhere in the middle are those things that have a definite purpose, but which also exhibit a deliberate sense of style. That’s what the objects in this exhibit have in common.

It includes everything from woven items such as Navajo rugs to Apache and Pima baskets, to vases, pots and bowls, as well as saddles, guns, and furniture.

The exhibit will be in the Museum’s Legacy Gallery through July 8, 2018.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road.  Monday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday 12 – 5 pm.  $2-5.  575-522-4100.  www.frhm.org

In this exhibit, you will learn about women’s clothing from the pioneer days of the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s. The exhibit focuses on clothing worn for “everyday” as well as special events like weddings, funerals, and baptism. Under garments are included, as well as accessories such as hats and gloves. Lots of dresses and lots of historic photographs.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road.  575-522-4100.  www.frhm.org

Monday through Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm.
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm.
Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The barns close at 4 p.m. each day, but visitors may still walk to see the livestock until 5 pm.
Admission rates
Adults: $5
Senior citizens (60 and over): $4
Children 4-17: $3
Active U.S. military & veterans: $2
Children 3 and under and museum members with card: Free* New Mexico seniors are admitted free on Wednesdays.
* Admission rates may differ for special events

The exhibit will be in the Museum’s Legacy gallery through March 3, 2019.

Event Description:  New Mexico State University Art Gallery, in collaboration with The Las Cruces Museum of Art presents Here and Now, a regional, juried exhibition featuring works in all media. The exhibition opens in the University Art Gallery on Thursday, May 24, and continues through Saturday, July 14, 2018. An artists’ reception will be held on Friday, June 1, from 5pm to 8pm at both the Museum of Art and the University Art Gallery venues.

Here and Now includes works created by artists living and working within a 150 mile of Las Cruces. Paintings, prints, photographs, video, ceramics, and sculpture highlight the diverse approaches to creative expression found in Southern New Mexico and West Texas. The show continues in the Gallery through July 14, and in the Museum of Art through July 21. The Las Cruces Museum of Art opens Here and Now on Friday, May 11. The show continues in the LMOA through July 21.

Event Address/location:  1390 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico

Event Times: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm.

Admission:  Free admission.

Event Phone Number:  575-646-2545

Event Website:  https://uag.nmsu.edu/hereandnow/

The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre, will feature two local artists for the month of June.  Meredith Loring and Lori Shalett.

Meredith combines her life-long love of fabric and needle crafts with her artistic vision of developing objects and materials to be reborn into new forms.  She is an accomplished theatre designer and fabricator for the No Strings Theatre Company.

Lori works with gemstone jewelry. She is originally from Chattanooga, TN but lived in Las Cruces as a “snow-birder” for seven years until moving here full time in 2013.

Gallery hours are daily 10 am to 5 pm.

For more information, call 575-522-2933 or visit our website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT  AT DOÑA ANA ARTS COUNCIL’S ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER.

The Doña Ana Arts Council (DAAC) is hosting the photography exhibit “Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods” through June 25th.  This outstanding collection of photos is on loan from the New Mexico State History Museum archives.  The exhibit is free and open to the public at the DAAC Arts & Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla,  Monday through Friday, from 9 am – 5 pm.  The exhibit follows the history of the lowrider car in New Mexico with 55 photographs and text displays in English and Spanish that explain special terms used and the significance of  the lowrider culture in New Mexico.

Regular hours for the DAAC Arts & Cultural Center are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 575-523-6403, email admin@daarts.org or www.daarts.org

The Downtown Las Cruces Partnership Events (DLCP Events formerly Project MainStreet) is proud to bring the Kid’s Night Out: Summer Splash to the Plaza de Las Cruces on Saturday, June 23rd from 5-9pm. The theme is “Summer Splash” and will have fun water activities, including the splash pad on the plaza, super soakers, water balloons, and SO much more. There will be entertainment provided by talented young people from our community including voice and music students from Studio A440, Guzman Karate/Kickboxing, local dance troupes, and more. As well, there will be interactive activities for the kids, games, free give aways, vendors, food trucks, yummy treats, a petting zoo and SO much more. Many local businesses and non-profit organizations will be providing  the activities and games. Kids are encouraged to wear clothes they can get wet, bring towels, and bring a super soaker if they have one! Come celebrate summer on the Plaza de Las Cruces at this great free, family event! For more information, contact Janet at janetbeattypayne@yahoo.com or send a message through the Las Cruces Downtown Events Facebook page. Free admission.  5 – 9 pm.