Community Calendar

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.

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.

Is your fear of speaking in public holding you back from your full potential?
Is speaking stressful for you?
Do you wish you could stop worrying about your next presentation at work or in a class?

You're invited to visit a Los Chismosos Toastmasters club meeting, as our guest!

You will learn-by-doing, in a supportive and positive club setting that meets each Thursday on Zoom. The new "Pathways" program from Toastmasters International is designed to provide you with a safe, step-by-step way to learn public speaking skills.

You are free to select a "Pathways" track that most benefits you and aligns with your needs and interests.

When you join Toastmasters, you can stop worrying about your next presentation and get immediate feedback from experienced speakers. You'll discover a positive and supportive group, willing to help you take your first steps toward speaking with confidence.

You will benefit from Toastmasters by learning to:

--Find an immediate connection with your audience;
--Organize your thoughts logically for clarity;
--Energize your speaking with storytelling;
--Find your voice and your unique style to convey your best ideas.

Founded in 1984, Los Chismosos Toastmasters' membership includes faculty, graduate students, and staff at New Mexico State University as well as people in the business community, retirees, and those new to the area.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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