Community Calendar

“Flowers, Flowers, Flowers,” is the theme for the August 2025 exhibit at the Deming Art Center. This will be a “scentsational,” bright and beautiful display of the exquisite nature of flowers.
There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 1-2:30PM. The exhibit will be up from August 2-29, 2025. Please see our Facebook page, call 575-546-3663 or check out our website at www.demingarts.org for more information.

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.

Drawing from the University Art Museum's extensive collection of over 2,200 Mexican retablos, Trinities of Heaven and Earth explores the spiritual and cultural importance of these sacred images. Retablos, small devotional paintings traditionally displayed in Mexican homes, served as vital expressions of Catholic faith and values within the household. The imagery of the Holy Family conveys blessings related to family life, while depictions of the Holy Trinity invoke divine guidance. Together, these themes explore the connection between sacred devotion and earthly life, bridging the divine and the domestic.

The exhibition will open on March 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery, and will be open until March 7, 2026.

Al-Anon is for family and friends affected by someone else's drinking or drug use.

This event takes place on the second Saturday of even numbered months.

2025 Friends of the CDNP Days Schedule:
· April 12: Arroyo Trail
· June 14: Yucca Trail
· August 9: Gateway to the Desert Trail
· October 11: Vista Trail
· December 13: Desert Experience Mini-Trail (ADA-accessible)

The Franciscan Festival of Fine Arts features 80 fine artists and several food vendors in a peaceful, beautiful setting of the Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park. 75percent of the artists are in air conditioned rooms or in shade. Others have their own booths. You will meet the artists themselves and purchase that which appeals to you. There is also a full enchilada and flautas meal, a beer and wine garden, a raffle, a silent auction, and live music on two stages. Parking is free and in the shade for the most part, donations accepted for parking and to support the ministry of the Retreat Center. We hope you can join us on the Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day!

Hands-on booths and family-friendly activities will be themed around New Mexican animals in need of conservation and awareness. Enjoy learning about special bats, salamanders, birds, and shrimp in the desert! Collect exclusive Endless Forms trading cards along the way.

Join Ranger Mike and help us harvest the chile and vegetables from our very own foodways garden. Learn the process of roasting chile, making your own delicious salsa, and canning. Come check out New Mexico No. 9., Heritage Big Jim, Heritage 62, and other chile varieties planted in the spring. Cooking outdoors is contingent on weather and fire restrictions.

This program is included with admission at $5/adult and free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-526-8911 for more information.

Drawing from the University Art Museum's extensive collection of over 2,200 Mexican retablos, Trinities of Heaven and Earth explores the spiritual and cultural importance of these sacred images. Retablos, small devotional paintings traditionally displayed in Mexican homes, served as vital expressions of Catholic faith and values within the household. The imagery of the Holy Family conveys blessings related to family life, while depictions of the Holy Trinity invoke divine guidance. Together, these themes explore the connection between sacred devotion and earthly life, bridging the divine and the domestic.

The exhibition will open on March 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery, and will be open until March 7, 2026.

Al-Anon is for family and friends affected by someone else's drinking or drug use.