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Labor unions to host public art build Friday in downtown Las Cruces

Local labor unions will host a free public art build from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Las Cruces Fine Arts Flea Market downtown.

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Labor unions to host public art build Friday in downtown Las Cruces
A Labor Art Build on Sept. 4 will bring union members, local artists and community participants together at the Las Cruces Fine Arts Flea Market for live screen printing, spray painting and stenciling. (Courtesy graphic / NMSU-NEA)

NMSU and LCPS union members will join local artists for live screen printing, spray painting and stenciling at the Fine Arts Flea Market

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Local labor unions and artists will gather downtown Friday evening for a public art build celebrating the history of organized labor.

The Labor Art Build will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Las Cruces Fine Arts Flea Market at Plaza de Las Cruces.

Artists will offer live screen printing, spray painting and stenciling, with participants invited to personalize signs and patches.

The event is organized by NMSU-NEA, the recently formed faculty union at New Mexico State University, along with NMSU-UE Graduate Workers, NEA-Las Cruces and NEA-New Mexico.

Organizers said the event is intended to celebrate labor history through art following Labor Day weekend. The event is open to the public and families are welcome.

Noel Candelaria, the new vice president of the National Education Association, is scheduled to attend as a special guest.

The Labor Art Build will take place alongside the Las Cruces Fine Arts Flea Market at Plaza de Las Cruces.

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