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New Mexico State University alumna Kayla Blundell built and installed a free-standing sculpture titled “Desert Kinship” at La Buena Vida Park after receiving the commission from Las Cruces art officials, blending desert themes and local wildlife in metalwork.
Las Cruces high school juniors and seniors can apply now for the 2026 All-City High School Art Show at Branigan Cultural Center, featuring cash awards, a new format and a free framing workshop.
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery will feature oil painter Linda Hagen and woodturner Richard Spellenberg throughout November, alongside an O’Keeffe-themed event and film screening at the Fountain Theatre.
Artists in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County and nearby areas can apply by Nov. 2, 2025, to have their work featured on bus-shelter panels citywide.
The Las Cruces Museum of Art is presenting Into the Hourglass: Paño Arte from the Rudy Padilla Collection, a traveling exhibition of Chicano prison art from the National Hispanic Cultural Center, on display through Jan. 3, 2026.
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery has named Patricia Black and John Glass as its featured artists for September. Black works with decorated gourds, while Glass is an award-winning watercolorist.
Troy Ainsworth, a 10th-grade student at Organ Mountain High School, won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for New Mexico’s 2nd District. His painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year.
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