Community Calendar

ArtForms invites the public to explore the February 2026 studio tours as part of For the Love of Art Month. There are 30 studio tour locations, with artists collaborating at 19 of them. The studio tours take place every weekend in February, primarily at the artists' studios where they create their work. Patrons will have the opportunity to meet the artists, discuss their work, and purchase pieces directly from them. Each studio location will be marked with blue flags. Additionally, there is a QR code link to an interactive map to help patrons navigate the studio tours. A complete schedule of the locations is available online and also printed in the FLOA guide. Among the participating artists are Nancy Begin, Rebecca Courtney, Kathy Morrow, Rokoko, Robert Highsmith, Chris Kemler, Dina D'Argo, Jim Rodgers, Noël Sandino, Chris Bardey, and many others. Please visit www.artformsnm.org to see the event guide and tour map. (Published in Jan 2026.)
Artwork by Rebecca Courtney

February 2026, at the Deming Art Center will feature Deming native Joseph Chavez. Recognized internationally for his sacred art, Joseph Chavez has also documented historical events that have seldom received exposure. The One Man Show, will depict various native tribes of the Americas that have shaped the world’s history. From the Aztec Empire and the cultivation of corn and tomatoes to the Navajo development of pain relievers, and antiseptics to the development of the syringe by Lakota Sioux. This exhibit will fascinate the viewer with credit given to numerous tribes throughout the Americas.
The exhibit will be on display from February 3-27, 2026. There will be a time to meet the artist on Sunday, February 8, from 1-2:30PM.
The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold, Deming NM, and is open from 10AM-4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday. For more information call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our FB 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.

Mac Schweitzer & Her Art
Curated by Ann Hedlund
Landscapes by Larry Ollivier

Mac Schweitzer, a mid-20th-century painter of wildlife and other scenes, earned the reputation as “the feminists’ answer to Charlie Russell,” Enter Mac’s world through the southwestern photographs of Larry Ollivier. Celebrate Mac’s illustrated biography by Ann Hedlund and get your copy signed by the author.

Illustrated talk by Ann Hedlund on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, 3 – 4:30 pm in the studio at Light Art Space.
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-4, Friday and Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-3, and by appointment.

Abstraction in Nature: Grant County Photographers.
Enjoy the work of 26 photographers as they interpret abstraction in nature.

Reception Friday, Feb. 6th, 5-7 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-3, Friday and Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-3, and by appointment.
Image by Gillian Moore.

This year's member show will be held at The HOOD, located at 3206 Harrelson St, Las Cruces, NM. The show will run until February 28, 2026. Artwork will be judged, and awards will be presented during the opening on February 6 from 5pm to 7pm. ArtForms sponsors the annual For the Love of Art Month every February which includes studio tours. Please visit artformsnm.org for more information about all the February events. For specific questions email artformsnm@gmail.com.

Add some extra bling to your collection and create your own bracelet with found objects that we'll turn into charms with wire wrapping techniques. Inspired by Georgina Treviño's artwork seen in Greetings From Tijuana, participants will use chains, pliers, wire, to turn their knick-knacks into sculptural jewelry. Bring keychains, your favorite rocks, or earrings with no pair. What can you create the spare items from a junk drawer?

Chain, wire, and tools will be supplied by the UAM, but please bring your own objects to turn into charms. This workshop is free and open to all ages. Adult supervision is recommended for young children.

The Friends of the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site (TMHS) is having a reception for local artist Rosemary McLoughlin from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at The Barela Store, 2340 Calle Principal on the Mesilla Plaza. The reception is free and open to the public. Cards and prints from McLoughlin's artwork will be for sale. All proceeds from the store is to support the preservation and programs at the historic site. The Barela Store which opened in November 2025, is operated by volunteers from the Friends of TMHS, a nonprofit organization. For more information, email TheBarelaStore@gmail.com.

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.

February 2026, at the Deming Art Center will feature Deming native Joseph Chavez. Recognized internationally for his sacred art, Joseph Chavez has also documented historical events that have seldom received exposure. The One Man Show, will depict various native tribes of the Americas that have shaped the world’s history. From the Aztec Empire and the cultivation of corn and tomatoes to the Navajo development of pain relievers, and antiseptics to the development of the syringe by Lakota Sioux. This exhibit will fascinate the viewer with credit given to numerous tribes throughout the Americas.
The exhibit will be on display from February 3-27, 2026. There will be a time to meet the artist on Sunday, February 8, from 1-2:30PM.
The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold, Deming NM, and is open from 10AM-4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday. For more information call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our FB 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.

Mac Schweitzer & Her Art
Curated by Ann Hedlund
Landscapes by Larry Ollivier

Mac Schweitzer, a mid-20th-century painter of wildlife and other scenes, earned the reputation as “the feminists’ answer to Charlie Russell,” Enter Mac’s world through the southwestern photographs of Larry Ollivier. Celebrate Mac’s illustrated biography by Ann Hedlund and get your copy signed by the author.

Illustrated talk by Ann Hedlund on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, 3 – 4:30 pm in the studio at Light Art Space.
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-4, Friday and Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-3, and by appointment.