Community Calendar

A rapid response takes place when the State learns of a positive COVID19 case in a workplace.  

The Chamber’s August 21^st Friday Zoom, will feature Sandra Ely, Environmental Protection Division Director for the New Mexico Environment Department regarding this most important information. 

Celebrate Health, Wellness and Vitality with UnitedHealthcare's ¡Hay Más Adelante! Virtual Event

UnitedHealthcare will host ¡Hay Más Adelante!, a free, health and wellness event, online to continue helping Hispanics and Latinos safely access the resources and information they need leading up to the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Virtual attendees will learn about the basics of Medicare - including the different parts of the program, eligibility requirements and enrollment windows - to help them make informed health care coverage decisions. 

The online event will feature renowned keynote speakers including:

• Actor, producer and director Edward James Olmos who will share his life experience and personal insights on embracing aging with health and vitality.

• Chef and restaurateur Diana Barrios will encourage attendees to adopt a healthy diet with a cooking demonstration of a nutritious and savory dish integrating Latino flavors.

• Maggie Vazquez from UnitedHealthcare who will guide participants through the Medicare portion – including the different parts of the program, eligibility requirements, and enrollment windows – to help them make informed health care coverage decisions.

To kickstart the events leading up to our spring exhibition Sorry for the Mess, the University Art Museum at New Mexico State University is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Plant Making Workshop with artist Justin Favela live with Zoom on Thursday, December 3rd, 6:00 PM. 

During the workshop, Justin Favela will teach community members and children how to create piñata-style paper sculptures for a desert garden that will be integrated into Sorry for the Mess. This live interactive event will also be recorded and posted on the UAM website for individuals to access after the workshop. After the workshop, the UAM will accept sculptures dropped off at the museum during open hours from December 3rd, 2020 – January 6th, 2021; sculptures will be included in Sorry for the Mess, January 21- April 3, 2021. Community members can pick up their “artist plants” to take home after the exhibition.

The UAM will be producing a limited amount of kits for local community members designed for this project that will be safely prepared and sterilized, and can be picked up via touchless drive-up on November 21st, 12:00-4:00 PM. These materials can also be purchased/sourced if you cannot access our kits. Here is a list of the materials you will need to take part in the workshop from home: Card stock (2-4 sheets, preferably shades of green), brown tissue paper, scissors, cardboard (for plant pots, recycled plastic cups, bottles, or fruit containers will also work), glue (sticks or bottles) and stapler. Extra materials/alternative materials: pipe cleaners, hot glue, crayons, markers, and paint. The University Art Museum parking lot located just outside Devasthali Hall on the east side. Please call 575-646-2545 for directions or for any questions. 

Justin Favela, born in 1986 is a Las Vegas native and alumni of UNLV. Favela works primarily in large scale installation and sculpture. He has exhibited his work both internationally and across the United States. His installations have been commissioned by museums including the Denver Art Museum in Colorado and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. He is the recipient of the 2018 Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist. Favela hosts two culture-oriented podcasts, “Latinos Who Lunch” and “The Art People Podcast.”

Read more about Sorry for the Mess and our spring exhibitions here: https://uam.nmsu.edu/upcoming-exhibitions-events/

https://uam.nmsu.edu/plantmakingwithjustin/

The University Art Museum at NMSU will be presenting a new exhibition titled Pasos Ajenos: Social Justice and Inequalities in the Borderlands and Saint Joseph and the Laborers  to run in accordance with Sorry for the Mess. 

Pasos Ajenos is motivated by current social crises and responds to the call for a deeper understanding of local history and complex relationships based on race, nationality, gender, and intersecting social statuses. The exhibit was created by Dr. Dulcinea Lara and Dr. Nicholas Natividad, professors in NMSU’s new Borderlands and Ethnic Studies program.

Saint Joseph and the Laborers shows the role of the laborer will be looked at through the lens of Mexican retablo imagery. Through acts of labor, humans fulfill the command found in Genesis to care for the earth, and the direction to be productive in their labors.

Read more about our spring exhibitions here: https://uam.nmsu.edu/upcoming-exhibitions-events/

The University Art Museum will be presenting a new exhibition titled Sorry for the Mess running from January 21 through April 3, 2021. This new exhibition will include works from artists Justin Favela and Ramiro Gomez. The highly successful Las Vegas based exhibition is being presented at the UAM, as it engages with unseen labor and narratives of the artist’s hometowns; as well as the commonality of these themes that affect and shape our local Las Cruces and regional community. Much of the exhibition will be brought directly from Las Vegas on loan, but will also include an interactive site specific piece created by Justin Favela specifically for our iteration of the exhibition. Opening night will feature an online “Directors Discussion” with Sage and Alisha Kerlin, executive director of the Barrick Museum of Art at 6:00 PM via Zoom. To register, visit https://nmsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscOmqqD0uHtEbKZBBLtVmg7H7aIKzX1B3.

Read more about Sorry for the Mess and our spring exhibitions here: https://uam.nmsu.edu/upcoming-exhibitions-events/

NMSU Art Museum will present, “Saint Joseph & The Laborers,” created through donations from various retablo collectors, including retablo expert Gloria Fraser Giffords. The exhibit delves into the role of the laborer through the lens of Mexican retablo imagery. 

“Saint Joseph & The Laborers,” will be on display through Nov. 2021 in the newly created Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery and is curated by Courtney Uldrich, MA Candidate, 2021 as part of the course ART 597. 

In this exhibition, the UAM will also display for the first time a Mexican statue, or bulto, as well as other retablo paintings from the recent donation to the UAM Permanent Art Collection by leading retablo expert Gloria Fraser Giffords.

For more information: https://uam.nmsu.edu/saintjoseph/

Live on Zoom: Thursday, February 25th, 6PM 

Taught by NMSU alumni: Karen Conley, in collaboration with the Dona Ana Arts Council

Register here: https://nmsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApduyrrTsoGNZiibnyof39oKKDaE2WXuxu

Free kits available for community members. 

This workshop will show how to paint your own retablo to be photographed for the event “Joseph’s Feast Day” of homemade altars. Supplies can be picked up Feb. 20 at 1308 E. University Ave from 10 am-2 pm.

Recommended supplies are cardboard, sand paper, markers, ruler, pencils, crayons/pastels, glue, photos, marker, scissors.

For more information: https://uam.nmsu.edu/retablomaking/

“Saint Joseph’s Feast Day” will be celebrated by community-sourcing photos of homemade alters from around the world. In order to participate in this event, submit photos to artmuseum@nmsu.edu from March 1-18 and they will be featured on Instagram @nmsuartmuseum.

For more information: https://uam.nmsu.edu/retablomaking/