19 Mar Coming in April: ART NM! An Arts and Culture Day Event
ART NM! Comes to a city near you!
ART NM! An Arts and Culture Day is a community celebration of the arts and culture, presented by New Mexico’s arts advocacy organization, Creative New Mexico, and hosted by local arts organizations in cities throughout New Mexico.
Creative New Mexico is a non-profit that connects, promotes, and advocates for creative individuals, organizations, industries, and communities statewide. Historically, New Mexico’s creative industries have generated $5.6 billion for the state’s economy. The creative workforce has been larger than construction and manufacturing combined. Unfortunately, the creative sector was one of the hardest hit by COVID. The ART NM! event is meant to communicate the value of arts and culture in post-COVID recovery, economic development, and community renewal and prosperity.
ART NM! is a family-friendly, free event occurring in eight communities across the state in April. Individuals can make art; engage in the visual arts, music, and theater; and learn about the diverse creative resources that are available in each community. Funding for ART NM! comes, in part, from a grant through New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
ART NM! is taking place in Artesia, Farmington, Gallup, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell, and Taos. To learn more about Creative New Mexico and its activities, or to join its network of creative advocates, visit the website www.creativenewmexico.org
Upcoming Events and Dates:
Artesia: April 9th and 30th
The Artesia Arts & Cultural District presents ART NM!
Date and Time: Saturday, April 30, 1 – 3pm
Place: 711 Bowman Dr. near the Aquatic Center. Pool hours on 4/30: Noon-6:00 pm
What’s happening: The Artesia Aquatic Center will partner with Artesia’s Arts & Cultural District and Creative New Mexico to officially open up the Aquatic Center’s new Community Art Wall for everyone’s artistic input! The Community Art Wall is a public art space – an entire wall has been converted into a chalkboard-art site for visitors to decorate. Everyone is invited to collaborate on Artesia’s latest public art project; light refreshments will be served.
New public mural site. Photo courtesy of Artesia Arts Council.
Learn more: Artesia Arts and Cultural District
Rio Rancho: April 30
Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads and the Rio Rancho Arts Association present: ART NM!
When: Saturday April 30, 9:30am-12pm
Where: Meadowlark Senior Center (4330 Meadowlark Ln SE, Rio Rancho)
What’s happening: Join us for a morning of family fun, including a children’s activity, video booth, treats, artists, and a letter-writing campaign!
Learn more: rraausa.org and www.rr-cc.org
Taos: April 30
The Millicent Rogers Museum presents ART NM!
Special Presentations:
10am-12pm: Jewelry demonstration with artist Mercedes Montoya
12-1pm: Flamenco Rain (Jessica Herrera, Diego Vigil, Ron Vigil)
When: Saturday, April 30, 10am to 1pm
Where: Millicent Rogers Museum (1504 Millicent Rogers Road El Prado, NM 87529)
What’s happening:
Learn more: www.millicentrogers.org
Past Events:
Farmington: April 9
The Northwest New Mexico Arts Council presents: ART NM!
Special Presentation: THE SPIRIT COALESCENT
Photo courtesy of Spirit Coalescent
Date and Time: Saturday, April 9, 7:30pm
Place: Farmington Civic Center
What’s happening: Eight giant multi-media visual art pieces, choreography, poetry and original instrumental compositions in a multi-sensory experience demonstrating the bond between the human experience and nature.
Gallup: April 9
Where: ART123 Gallery, 123 W. Coal Ave., Gallup NM
What’s happening: Print a postcard with local artist Dana Aldis, color it in, and add an arts advocacy message. Then send it to local officials and representatives; Enjoy live music by McManus & Juda; Help create a photo collage “instant mural” showing love for public art in the window of ART123 Gallery.
Las Cruces: April 7-10
The Doña Ana Arts Council and Cultural Center presents: ART NM!
A Weekend of Down-to-Earth and Out-of-this-World Art
Saturday, April 9: Fiber Matters, 12 – 5pm
Place: Doña Ana Arts Council Arts and Cultural Center (250 W. Amador Ave., Las Cruces)
What’s happening: Artists will share how they work with Churro wool and with silk, and Diné be’ iiná will be on site to talk about raising Churro sheep.
April 7 – April 10: Las Cruces Space Festival Art Show
Days and Times: Thursday – Saturday 11am – 8pm, Sunday 12 – 6pm
Place: Mesilla Valley Mall, Space 1258
What’s happening: See a show of space-themed artwork by local and international artists, curated by the Doña Ana Arts Council and produced in collaboration with Spaceport America.
Roswell, NM
April 9, 2022: Roswell, NM, held at the Roswell Museum from 10 am to 1 pm during the Museum’s Second Saturday event. All ages art activities, a 11 am Planetarium show, and arts and culture partner presentations by Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Bone Springs Art Space, Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, Main Street Arts, Miniatures and Curious Collections Museum, Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Roswell Community Little Theater, Roswell Fine Arts League/The Gallery, Roswell Symphony Orchestra, and The Liberty.
Website: roswell-nm.gov/1259/Roswell-Museum
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