Community Calendar

April 2026 at the Deming Art Center will feature the wonderful designs and innovative creations of the Deming High School art students. It is always exciting to see what they have created, and we invite the community to support these young artists by stopping by to see for yourselves. The exhibit will be up from April 2 – 29, 2026. There will be a time to meet these talented student artists on Sunday, April 5, 2026, from 1-2:30PM at the Deming Art Center which is located at 100 S. Gold St., Deming, NM.
The gallery hours are 10AM – 4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday. For more information, please call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our Facebook page.
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts

Enjoy the far-ranging work of 50 Grant County Art Guild members in our annual art exhibition. The show runs for 2 weekends, April 4-5 & 10-12. Show hours are 10am-5pm. Spinning demonstration by Donna Foley Saturday, April 4, 1-3pm. Artist talk by woodcarver/biologist Mark Cantrell Sunday, April 5 at 1pm. For more about the exhibition visit gcag.org.

Celebrate springtime with five local artisans. Suzanne Kane creates desert inspired sculptures blending welded steel with mid-fired stoneware. A.Me and Mitch Alamag (Rokoko) create colorful, whimsical and thoughtful contemporary folk art. Mary Lou LaCasse makes metal and ceramic garden sculptures which are eclectic and include weldable found pieces of metal. Rosemary McLoughlin is primarily an oil painter who incorporates magical figures and animals into her paintings.
Join the artists at the First Friday reception, April 3 from 5 to 7 for discussion. refreshments and live music.

These classes are for those people who can be helped with extending a healthy diet using common pantry items. Also learning from each other.

What can trees teach us about art?

Wood carver/biologist Mark Cantrell will discuss how the process of tree growth affects his sculptural choices and influences his narrative through shape, line, geometry, composition and texture.

Want to know more? After the 1pm talk, stay for an afternoon of conversation. Until 4pm, Cantrell will share videos, favorite tools, and discuss demonstration pieces.

This artist talk is part of the annual Grant County Art Guild's Member show, and a Weekend at the Galleries event.

Dead Meadow
Psychedelic Heavy Metal Easter Bash!
Doors: 6pm • $20/adv • $25/door
PLEASE NOTE: This Show is Scheduled at a time we are normally CLOSED.

Dead Meadow is a Washington, D.C.-based band known for blending heavy 1970s-style stoner rock riffs with dreamy 1960s psychedelia and folk influences. Their sound is characterized by fuzzy guitars, hypnotic, slow-burn jams, and melodic, airy vocals. They are considered key pioneers in modern psychedelic rock, creating a spacey, "heavy psych" experience.

All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \wczocalo@gmail.com/ 575-388-1266
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/

April 2026 at the Deming Art Center will feature the wonderful designs and innovative creations of the Deming High School art students. It is always exciting to see what they have created, and we invite the community to support these young artists by stopping by to see for yourselves. The exhibit will be up from April 2 – 29, 2026. There will be a time to meet these talented student artists on Sunday, April 5, 2026, from 1-2:30PM at the Deming Art Center which is located at 100 S. Gold St., Deming, NM.
The gallery hours are 10AM – 4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday. For more information, please call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our Facebook page.
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts

Learning English as a Second Language

These classes are for those people who can be helped with extending a healthy diet using common pantry items. Also learning from each other.

Silent Meditation every Mon/Wed/Fri from 12 - 1 pm, located at 424 N Main St., Suite 500