Las Cruces Arts Association

03/03/2020

There is still time to enter the Quick Art Competition at the Arts Council Art Fair next weekend.The Quick Draw takes place on Saturday, March 7th from 11 - 12 at the Convention Center. There are cash prizes and the artworks go up for a live auction also. It's a fun event to participate in. Attached is the application form.

03/02/2020

MARCH NEWSLETTER

MEMBER MEETING:
Sunday, March 15, 1:30 at Good Sam’s art room. The program will be a presentation by Gretchen Blais about a group project in which she has been involved in recent years. Those people who are interested in participating pick a subject or theme for the group project. Over a period of weeks they create three separate pieces related to the theme and use the other artists’ work to inspire their own creations. Sounds interesting!

AMARO EXHIBIT
The February artists continue at the winery in March, with a second artist reception on Friday March 13, from 4 - 6. Remember to support our artists, while enjoying wine and refreshments.

CONGRATULATIONS!
To Deborah Sperry who placed 1st in the Love of Art exhibits!
For those who participated, the pick up from the Show at the Arts Council is this Friday the 28th, before noon OR after 3 pm to avoid lectures.

WELCOME to NEW MEMBERS
New Member:
Vickie Avery, [email protected], mixed media & colored pencils
Renewing member:
Sandy Marshall, [email protected], photography and mixed media

MARCH WORKSHOP
Linda Gendall is giving a workshop on Wednesday, March 18, 10 to 1.
Participants will learn how to apply gold leaf to a variety of surfaces. There is a $20 fee. Let Irma Lee know if you plan to attend; there are openings. Irma’s email: [email protected]

BOARD MEETINGS
Board meetings are held on the 2nd Monday, 10:30, at Good Sam’s. Members are welcome to attend.

EXHIBITS
The next exhibit is at Cafe de Mesilla for April and May. There is no theme and dates for intake will be sent out soon.

02/13/2020

Don't forget our meeting this Sunday, 1:30 at Good Sam. Bring some art work to share,
and get them photographed for the Web site.

ART OPPORTUNITY
The Las Cruces Space Festival presents “Dawn of Discovery”, a multi-media exhibit of artwork inspired by the Universe and the excitement of space exploration. We are looking for artists working in all mediums to submit their work for consideration- from oil on canvas, sculptures, video, performance and more!
The Las Cruces Space Festival (LCSF) is an annual celebration of space: past, present and future. As part of the Festival, March 30- April 4 2020, we will be hosting an exhibit of space-themed artwork: “Dawn of Discovery” at the Bank of the West, next to the Plaza de Las Cruces. this location is central to all our events at the Festival and offers an abundance of space for artists to fill.
Our 2019 art exhibit ‘Our Place in Space’ was seen by 3,000 people and attracted international interest thanks to our partnership with the European Space Agency. LCSF also works in partnership with space companies such as NASA, Jacobs, Spaceport America, Virgin Galactic and many influential businesses in Las Cruces.
Submissions are due by March 10th. Please email artwork submissions as JPEG files to: [email protected] along with links to websites/ social media pages, dimensions of the piece and display instructions. If your work is 3D, please send several images showing multiple angles of your piece. A panel of curators will be choosing the artwork that will be displayed at the Bank of the West during the Festival week. Artists will be notified by March 15th if their work has been selected for the exhibit. Artwork installation will take place at the exhibition location on March 26 and 27.

The Las Cruces Space Festival presents “Dawn of Discovery”, a multi-media exhibit of artwork inspired by the Universe and the excitement of space exploration. We are looking for artists working in all mediums to submit their work for consideration- from oil on canvas, sculptures, video, performa...

02/01/2020

Las Cruces Arts Association February Newsletter

MEMBERS MEETING
will be on Sunday February 16, 1:30 to 3:00. Members are invited to bring a sample or two of their artwork. I think we will be amazed at the diversity and richness of our members work and will appreciate knowing more about each of our artists. If you haven’t submitted information for the member section of our Website Rowan Baxa will be at the meeting and will take photos of 3 pieces of your art work and a photo of you for $20 - to post on the website.

LOVE OF ART
Enjoy the studio tours and exhibits during The Love of Art Month.

AMARO EXHIBITS
Members participating in the February/March Amaro Exhibit include
Gary Bender, Penny Duncklee, Jim R. Moore, Deb Sperry and Gabrielle Teich. The first opening reception will be from 4 to 6 pm on Friday, February 7th. Please support our artists!

NEW and RENEWING MEMBERS
Dani Anderson - [email protected]
Victoria Culbertson - [email protected]
Stan Ford - [email protected]

MEMBER EXHIBITS
Please let Judy know if you have an exhibit coming up so she can let our members know. [email protected]

12/04/2019

LAS CRUCES ART ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

MEMBER MEETING
Our Member Meeting on Sunday, December 15, will be a Christmas Party! We meet at 1:30 at
the Good Samaritan Art Room. There will be drinks and a variety of snacks to eat. Please bring a wrapped present, no more than $10, for our gift exchange. Everyone will have a number and will take turns choosing one of the wrapped gifts or “stealing” from someone else who has opened their
gift. It’s a fun time! The felt purses will again be available for purchase. Please RSVP to Susan Bender at [email protected], so that the appropriate amount of food can be purchased.
Merry Christmas to all!

REMEMBER to pick up your artwork at The Big Picture on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 10 to 11. If you can’t make it please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your work.

THE WINNERS for “Anything Goes”:
1st Place - Linda Gendall
2nd Place - Gabriele Teich
3rd Place - Mary Jane Embury
Honorary Mentions - Karen Zibert, Penny Duncklee, Carol Kennedy, Judy Licht
CAROL KENNEDY AWARDS:
Use of Materials - Deborah Sperry
Use of Humor - Cheryl Nelson
Exploring a New Direction - Mary Jane Embury

Many thanks to all who helped with this exhibit. If you haven’t seen it, you still have time.
It’s really a great show. The Big Picture is open 10 to 5, Monday through Friday.
There are lots of pictures of the show on our new website: www.lascrucesarts.org

Our next exhibit will be at Cafe de Mesilla, for April and May 2020.

FROM SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH
The has been holding a series of workshop, Celebrating Culture: Workshops Supporting New Mexico Arts. The next one will be in Las Cruces on December 17. The goal is to connect arts and arts organizations to federal, local, and private resources.
Limited space is available, so please register here. Registration will close on December 6, or when registration is full.

Las Cruces Arts Association is a non-profit organization focused on fostering an environment for artists of all levels, to come together to learn and to share the joy of art and extend that enjoyment to the Greater Community.

11/09/2019

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT NEWS
Las Cruces Art Association has a new location for meetings and workshops. Beginning in November,
we will meet in the Good Samaritan Creative Arts Room, located in the main building at 3025 Terrace Dr., off Telshor. This is a spacious room and there is no cost to use the room.

ANYTHING GOES!
Intake of art work is Friday, November 8th, 10 to 11 at the Big Picture on Lohman. The opening reception is Friday, November 15, 5 - 7 pm. Participants are asked to bring either wine or a sweet or savory snack. We are still accepting entries through Oct. 31.
Judy needs one more person to help with intake and two to help hang the artwork. Let her know at
[email protected] if you can help.

ART MARKET
The Art Market was Saturday. Hope it went well.

MEMBER MEETING - November 17, 1:30 pm at Good Sam.
The meeting demo will be announced in a later email.

OUR NEW WEBSITE has been launched!
The website URL is: www.lascrucesarts.org

AMARO WINERY EXHIBIT
The current exhibit “Art & Wine, Sweet” is up through December 4th. The Meet the Artists event is Friday, November 8, 6-8 pm. Artists include Carrie Greer, Cheryl Nelson, Mary Beagle, Gabriele Teich, Irma Lee and Jan Minow. Irma Lee has generously provided a raffle prize for the evening.

The December-January exhibit begins December 4th and continues through January 29th, with Meet the Artists events on Friday, Dec. 13, 6-8 and Friday, January 10, 6-8.

11/09/2019

LAS CRUCES ARTS ASSOCIATION
MEMBER MEETING

The program for our meeting on Sunday, Nov. 17th is a demonstration by Linda Gendall. She
will show us how to apply gold leaf on a canvas board and how it can be used on other surfaces.
Linda started using gold leaf on illuminated manuscripts back in New Jersey in 1974!! She has used gold leaf on many surfaces, many of which she will have with her to show.

The meeting begins at 1:30 with a short business meeting followed by the demonstration.
Reminder: the meeting location is now at Good Sam, on Buena Vida Circle.

WINDOW PAINTING
The Arts & Cultural District Committee, the Downtown Las Cruces Partnership (DLCP) and Las Cruces Public Art (LCPA) seek artists to design and produce temporary exhibitions on Downtown Mainstreet for Ventanas Vivas starting November 16, 2019. This painting event can be the beginning of a new tradition in Downtown Las Cruces. As an artist you can be one of its pioneers. Application closes November 14, 2019.

10/13/2019

October Newsletter:

AMARO WINERY EXHIBIT
LCAA artists are having their 2nd Friday “Meet the Artists” at the Amaro Winery this evening, from 7 - 9pm. Sorry for the late notice.

REMINDER: Please send photos of your “Anything Goes” entries to Margaret Bernstein, [email protected] in the next few days. These will be sent out with the publicity for the
exhibit. And send information about your artwork: title, size, medium and price to Judy Licht,
[email protected], by Oct. 20, so that John can make the labels.

MEMBER MEETING
Our monthly meeting will be at Cruces Creatives on Lohman Ave. on Sunday October 20, 1:30 to 3 pm. We will have an overview of our new website.

ART MARKET - Saturday, October 26, 9am to 3pm at Cafe de Mesilla. Please come out and support your fellow artists, and post the event on social media! And a reminder to participants about the planning meeting on Monday, Oct. 14 at 2 pm at the Cafe.

The Dona Ana Arts Council is seeking volunteers to help with their annual Renaissance ArtsFaire.
If you can help, contact Lisa Carlson by October 15th. Phone: 575-523-6403 Email: [email protected]

Here is the prospectus again for the November show:
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW PROSPECTUS
Monetary Prizes will be awarded - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mentions and the Carol Kennedy Awards
for artist with Most Creative Use of Medium, with the Most Humor, and the artist exploring a New Direction.

Date: November, December 2019
Place: The Big Picture, Lohman Ave.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Nov. 15, 5 - 7 pm
Exhibit will continue through December 31st.

Eligibility: All current members of the LCAA (and ArtForms) are eligible to enter.

Theme: “Anything Goes”

Rules: Entries shall be two-dimensional or three-dimensional art such as, but not limited to: oil, acrylic, water media, pastel, fiber arts, drawing, scratchboard, photography, collage, multimedia, clay, wood, metal, gourds, sculpture and other 3-D media. Computer enhanced photography is acceptable, but not computer generated.

All work must be original, not done under supervision or advice resulting in modification, not copied from copyrighted or published art, and must have been completed within the past two years. Work must be appropriately framed and ready to hang with wire hangers. No bulldog or sawtooth hangers permitted.

Each artist may submit TWO Small pieces OR ONE Medium or Large piece. Small Pieces: Minimum size: 10” x 14” to Maximum size: 16 x 20 (outside frame dimensions.). Medium to Large pieces Maximum size: 30” x 40” outside frame dimension.

SUBMIT: Title, Medium, Size and Selling Price (for wall labels) no later than October 20th to Judy at [email protected]. Please indicate if tables or pedestals are needed.

FEES: The hanging fee is $25 for the two month exhibit.. Fees will be paid at the Take-in Date. Each entry MUST be labeled on the back with title of work, name of artist, phone or email.

TAKE-IN DATE: Friday, November 8, 10 am - 12 pm
All art will be handled with the utmost care. The Las Cruces Arts Association does not assume any responsibility for loss or damage to artwork entered in this exhibition.

Please send images of artwork to Margaret Bernstein at: [email protected] for publicity purposes by October 12th.

09/13/2019

Come see a gorgeous joint exhibit by artists Michael Nail and Mary Lou LaCasse, currently on display in the Tombaugh Gallery. Enjoy impressive and affordable metal works and stunning charcoal drawings. here #

09/03/2019

September Newsletter

MEMBER MEETING - Sept. 15, 1:30
Hope everyone has had a relaxing and fun summer. Welcome back to our new year!.

Our Members Meeting will be on Sunday, September 15th at Cruces Creatives at 205 E. Lohman from 1:30 - 3:30pm.
LCAA has invited Vicky Avery to demonstrate 'CREATING MANDALAS’.
Vicky is originally from Minnesota. She has earned a BA in Fine Arts, MA in Divinity and has years of experiences in theater. Vicky works with multi-media and most recently has been working with colored pencils to create mandalas. She is a Reiki Master, a fire walker, and an avid animal rights advocate. She has worked in hospice for 20 yrs, in addition to working as a school bus driver and instructor for 11 yrs.
Guests are Welcome.

MEMBER EXHIBITS
A reminder that Karen Zibert and Carrie Greer have a show at Rokoko Gallery opening
Saturday, Sept. 14 at 4 - 7 pm. The exhibit is called She Waxes “Encaustic Explorations.”

Also opening on Sept. 14 is the new gallery, Agave Artists. They will be open from noon to 9 pm, with music and refreshments 5 - 7 pm. The gallery is located at 2250 Calle de San Albino in Mesilla.

LOOKING AHEAD
Jan Minow is organizing an Art Mart at Cafe de Mesilla on Saturday, Oct. 26. There may be room for more artists. Contact Jan for details: [email protected]

ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW PROSPECTUS
Monetary Prizes will be awarded
Date: November, 2019
Place: The Big Picture, Lohman Ave.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Nov. 15, 5 - 7 pm
Exhibit will continue through December 31st.

Eligibility: All current members of the LCAA (and ArtForms) are eligible to enter.

Theme: “Anything Goes”

Rules: Entries shall be two-dimensional or three-dimensional art such as, but not limited to: oil, acrylic, water media, pastel, fiber arts, drawing, scratchboard, photography, collage, multimedia, clay, wood, metal, gourds, sculpture and other 3-D media. Computer enhanced photography is acceptable, but not computer generated.

All work must be original, not done under supervision or advice resulting in modification, not copied from copyrighted or published art, and must have been completed within the past two years. Work must be appropriately framed and ready to hang with wire hangers. No bulldog or sawtooth hangers permitted.

Each artist may submit TWO Small pieces OR ONE Medium to Large piece. Small Pieces: Minimum size: 10” x 14” to Maximum size: 16 x 20 (outside frame dimensions.). Medium to Large pieces Maximum size: 30” x 40” outside frame dimension.

SUBMIT: Title, Medium, Size and Selling Price (for wall labels) no later than October 20th to Judy at [email protected]. Please indicate if tables or pedestals are needed.

FEES: The hanging fee is $25 for the two month exhibit. Fees will be paid at the Take-in Date. Each entry MUST be labeled on the back with title of work, name of artist, phone or email.

TAKE-IN DATE: Friday, November 8, 10 am - 12 pm
All art will be handled with the utmost care. The Las Cruces Arts Association does not assume any responsibility for loss or damage to artwork entered in this exhibition.

Please send images of artwork to Jack LeSage at [email protected] for publicity purposes by October 12th.

08/18/2019

LAAC LAST CALL FOR ARTIST
The Organ Mountain Peaks Organization ask LCAA and ARTFORMS to take part with a booth display of our art of the mountains and working some kind of craft or involvement.
We said...
SURE!!!!
SO,,, We have 4 artist signed up so far. Do we need more??
YEP!
In-order to show more artist is always better.
You can show,, sell ...work the booth....
Dian Ayers, Flo Doherty, Jan Cristofaro and myself
have agreed to show their work and take part in the festival
We would like more.
IT"S,,,
MONUMENTS to MAIN STREET FIESTA
Sunday, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 4-9pm
Klein Park across from Beck's Coffee
Set-up at 2:00 intake art and hang- Open at 4 pm
Take down 9pm and Pick up your art
Please Plan to spend at least an hour with the booth.
ALSO....
We will have a table or 2 for people to paint in acrylic or draw with pencil to create their own art of the ORGAN Mountains. Be a Barker about it.
CALL...
Jack LeSage at 575 532-1046 or reply to Jack's email
Yes, to Join us at the 5Hr. Mountains to MAiN St. Festival
or ask questions and more detail.
All Mountain Scene work is welcome to show, sell and
help with the booth - All this and ...NO exhibit Cost !!!!
The Festival will be Open to the Public for a promotion and awareness of the ORGAN Mountains and be full of booths, games, music, food, crafts and arts Sounds Like FUN !

08/03/2019

Art Opportunities:

LCAA EXHIBIT APPLICATION: LCAA is submitting an application to the Dona Ana Arts Council Center for exhibiting in 2020. I will need several pictures of art work to submit with the application. In addition to showing representative images of member’s artwork, I want to show the diversity of media that we have. Please email images to me, Judy, at [email protected], by August 10.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS

St. Andrews’ Episcopal Church Arts and Crafts Fair Ste. Andrews’ Episcopal Church is looking for artists and crafters to participate in our Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair Friday, October 25, 4pm-7pm and Saturday, October 26, 9am-4pm. For vender information and registration, contact Trish, vendor coordinator at 575-993-4928. If no answer, please leave a message, calls will be returned.

NEW MESILLA GALLERY OPENS: AGAVE ARTISTS, a new artist-owned cooperative gallery, has opened its doors just off the old Mesilla plaza. The four-room gallery exhibits the work of 20 local and regional artists in a variety of media, including paintings and other wall art, plus 3-D sculpture and ceramic art, as well as original jewelry.

AGAVE ARTISTS is located at 2250 Calle de San Albino in an adobe building that is part of the historic Josefina’s Old Gate property. Visitors may enter the gallery from its Calle de San Albino entrance or through Josefina’s Cafe patio.

The gallery is now open from 11 am to 5 pm Thursdays through Mondays. An opening reception is planned for September 14th, 2019 from noon to 9 pm. Come meet the artists and enjoy the featured art and music. Refreshments will be served.
For more information , see the website at agaveartists.com, or email [email protected] . Artists interested in membership should begin the application process by email or with the online application on the website.

Our gallery opens its doors on Thursday, August 1, 2019. We hope you will stop by or send your good wishes for this exciting visual art venture. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we’ll send you an invitation to our grand opening, planned for early September.