Community Calendar

The Grant County Art Guild in Silver City, NM, is accepting entries for their annual Creatures of the Gila Wildlife show. Deadline for entry is July 15, 2025. Art drop off is Aug 25. Show dates are Aug 20-Sept 7. The show will be held at the GCAG Studio, 211 N Texas, Silver City. You need not be a Guild member to enter the show.

All entries must depict, or be inspired by, a "creature" (mammal, fish, bird, insect, or reptile) that lives in the Gila River Watershed. All mediums and styles are welcome. The show is a hybrid art/education event as each entry is paired with a description of the actual "creature" on which it is based. (descriptions are written by the Guild). The show draws visitors who are interested in art, plus anyone who wants to learn more about Gila wildlife.

Prizes are $250 for Best of Show; $75 for 2nd place; $50 for 3rd place. A People's Choice award will be announced before the last weekend of the show. Entry forms may be downloaded at https://gcag.org/206-2/. Hard copies of the entry form are available at the GCAG Gallery, 316 N Bullard, Silver City, NM

NOTE: photos shown with the calendar event are entries from past Creatures of the Gila art shows.

Fort Selden Historic Site offers weekly ranger-guided walking tours. Participants will explore 1400 years of history beginning with the Mogollon, foragers turned farmers, who lived on this land as early as 400 A.D. to the Spanish in the late 1500s to the American military in the mid-1800s. The tour is included as part of general admission of $5 per adult. Children 16 years old and younger are free. NM residents over the age of 60 are free on Wednesdays.

The University Art Museum is excited to partner with Santa Fe-based, Axle Contemporary, to present E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon in the UAM’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery from June 5-August 20, 2025.

E Pluribus Unum features over 800 portraits from residents across New Mexico that were collected from August 23rd to October 20th, 2024, while artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman traveled around South-Central and South-Western New Mexico in Axle Contemporary, a mobile art space and solar-powered photography studio. Join us for the opening reception on June 5, 5:30-7:30 PM. Regular hours are Tues.-Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM.

CRUCES presents a vibrant selection of recent acquisitions to the New Mexico State University Permanent Art Collection, showcasing works added to the collection since 2018. This exhibition brings together an eclectic range of media—including photography, sculpture, video, and even piñata paper and raw earth pigments—highlighting the diversity of the collecting practices and introducing contemporary artistic practice of artists from New Mexico and beyond. The exhibition will open on Thursday, June 5th at 5:30 pm in the University Art Museum, and will be open until August 20th, 2025. Join us for the opening reception on June 5 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Regular hours are Tues.-Sat. from 10 AM - 4 PM.

“World of Cards,” is the theme for the July, 2025 exhibit at the Deming Art Center. This display will showcase the many talents of our local card makers - from greeting cards, to birthday cards, note cards, postcards and more.
There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 1-2:30PM. The exhibit will be up from July 2-30, 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.

Mesilla Valley Timebank Orientation

Join us for the Mesilla Valley Timebank Orientation to learn how you can exchange services and build connections in our community using time instead of money. Earn time credits by offering your skills and use those credits to receive services in return. Whether you need help or can offer it, the Timebank is a great way to get involved!

When: Second Wednesday of every month
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Where: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 2nd Floor

Can’t make it? Contact us at timebank@dacommunitiesunited.org to schedule a one-on-one orientation.

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