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Fiercely Independent Artist Show
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 01 November 2023 01 November 2023
Deb Snider: Mandalas and fans, enjoying both the symmetry and meditative aspects of round, repetitive motifs. These designs are present in numerous cultures; my influences are from Buddhist and Celtic earth-based paths. My artwork takes the form of art quilts, drawings, and mixed-media collages. The Silver City Art Association exemplifies the artistic community spirit of our town and offers many creative opportunities to its members. It is a non-profit organization of galleries, studios, independent artists, and patrons and friends celebrating and supporting visual arts in Silver City, NM through regular meetings, promotion, events, education, and outreach.
The Annual Fiercely Independent Exhibit is the hallmark event of the members who call themselves Independent. A selection of work by 27 Independent Artists will be presented in this exhibition at Light Art Space Gallery, located at 209 West Broadway, in Silver City, New Mexico. Regular gallery hours are Thursday to Saturday, 11-5pm, and Sunday, 10-2. And by appointment at (520) 240-7075.
Beginning Thursday, November 9, during regular gallery hours, 11 to 5:00, this exhibit is open to the public. On Friday, November 10 we will hold an opening celebration from 5 to 7 pm, with refreshments and live music. Meet the artists. Experience a variety of art: clay work, paintings in diverse media, photography, montage, assemblage, sculpture, digital, and fiber works.
Kathleen Koopman : . Found objects, mixed media assemblages: rust, fiber, ephemera; forgotten memories and dreams collide, stories outside of place and time. Little sailboats suspended in the seas of space. Represented by LightArtSpaceThe show runs until Sunday, November 26, 10-2.
The SCAA is dedicated to creating a rich and vibrant art scene. We celebrate and support diverse visual arts in our historic town of Silver City and throughout Grant County. We invite you to experience the Silver City Art Association affordable original art, arts events and fiestas, gallery walks in this friendly, lively town.
Wreath Order Deadline Approaches
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 28 October 2023 28 October 2023
Fort Bayard National Cemetery with Wreaths Across America (Photo by Mary Alice Murphy)
While the Wreaths Across America Remembrance Ceremony and wreath placement at Ft Bayard National Cemetery BOTH won't be happening until the SAME Saturday morning of December 16, it is now time to order your wreath(s) at $17 to remember and honor veterans at the cemetery. Wreath order forms are available at ACE Hardware, Griffin's Fuel Supply, and area banks. The local order form mailing postmark deadline is November 17. Ordering locally guarantees wreath placement for special requests and 3 wreaths provided to the cemetery for every 2 ordered. Please call (575) 519-8899 or email cowanm.waa@gmail.com for additional information.
6th annual Tamal Fiesta - November 18, 2023
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 26 October 2023 26 October 2023
The 6th annual Tamal Fiesta will take place in Santa Clara on Nov. 18, 2923 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
See pdf flyer below:
Cirque Mechanics - Zephyr at WNMU 102623
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
Cirque Mechanics - Zephyr
Thursday October 26
7 PM
Fine Arts Center Theater
Free admission with ticket for WNMU Staff, Faculty and Students
$15 for adults; $5 for children 17 and under
Cirque Mechanics, although inspired by modern circus, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. The shows, rooted in realism, display a raw quality, rarely found in modern circus, that makes their message timeless and relevant. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders, and a bit of clowning around.
Toys for Tots campaign has begun
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
The 2023 Grant County Toys for Tots campaign has begun! As in the past few years, our community continues to deal with increasing challenges that brings each of us his or her own struggles. However, Toys for Tots has remained committed to the promise to bring each child that may be experiencing his or her own troubles the joy and hope of Christmas.
In 2022, Toys for Tots local campaigns and Marine Corps Reserve units distributed 24.4 million toys (up from 2 million in 2021) reaching 9.9 million children throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Book Launch: Upward Spiral Women's Anthology
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 20 October 2023 20 October 2023
On Friday, October 27, from 5-6 pm MDT, at the Seedboat Gallery Southwest Word Fiesta proudly presents the launch of an exciting book of poetry Upward Spiral: Poems of Reflection and Renewal. Upward Spiral is an anthology of poems by four Silver City women. Its theme “spiraling upward” speaks to the momentum of transformative thought. Exploring the elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth, the poems evoke the forces of the natural world, instilling both love and concern for our future. The poets’ whirling energy infuses this collection with a bold kindness. Upward Spiral awakens, empowers, and inspires.Upward Spiral is presented by Mercury Heartlink Independent Publishing.
The poets include: Shelly Barnett, Leonore Hildebrandt, Pamela Warren Williams, and Lynne Zotalis
SW Word Fiesta - Prof. Daniel Chacon Present a Prose Workshop
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 20 October 2023 20 October 2023
Daniel Chacon, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), will lead a prose workshop titled "The Writer and the Brain" at the Murray Hotel Ballroom on Saturday, October 28, 10-11 AM.
Chacon describes his session as follows: "In this workshop we will look at some metaphors of the human brain, such as the triune brain with the prefrontal cortex, the animal brain, and the reptile brain. We will treat these metaphors as creative ways to think about intelligence and creativity. And then we will discuss protocols on how we can engineer our own understanding of the brain in order to enter into that state of flow that all writers seek, where time and space disappear and we are completely immersed in the process.
We will consider various writing exercises that may help us go beyond the default mode of consciousness, the ennui and boredom of everydayness, that state of mind that impedes the human brain from achieving wonder and imagination."
The SW Word Fiesta Presents: A Gathering of Readings & Music
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 19 October 2023 19 October 2023
On Sunday, October 29, 1:30 - 3:00 pm MDT at the WNMU Miller Library the 2023 Southwest Word Fiesta will end with a special gathering of words and music. Three authors will share readings from their books -- two of the authors will read from newly-debuted books. The celebrated duo known as MoonShine will entertain following the readings.
Heather D. Frankland will read from her new poetry chapbook, Midwest Musings. Midwest Musings, inspired by a dual perspective of home, explores roots that anchor and scattered thoughts on place and identity. The poems in this chapbook find magic in the mundane, whether that be in recounting an old story, loving a creek, or saving a luna moth. Readers come to a understand that no matter where you move, the roots of home run deep.
Elise Stuart, author of My Mother and I, We Talk Cat, and Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, writes of Midwest Musings: “Frankland’s unique voice brings the ordinary alive. Her keen observations are revealing and honest.”