Community Calendar

The Indian Pueblo Entrepreneur Complex will be holding free trainings for farmers, gardeners, and anyone who would like to learn more about growing. Topics include summer and fall planting techniques, hydroponics systems, DIY cold-bot build, and post-harvest handling. These trainings are ideal for those in rural and urban settings alike. All trainings will be held at the Indigenous Farm Hub at 6370 Corrales Road, Corrales, NM. To register, contact Latrell Kaye at 505-451-2860 or lkaye@indianpueblo.com. Space is limited, so make sure to register soon.

JOHN BEECH | Across the Surface
May 29 – June 27, 2026
Opening Reception with the Artist
Friday, May 29, 2026, from 5-7 p.m.
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
“A Conversation with John Beech and David Chickey”
Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 2-4 p.m. at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art

They are not just black and white photos. The subject matter is urban: city streets, industrial sites, alleyways, warehouse facades. Within them is the accumulated flotsam and jetsam of human life in a city: dumpsters, random pieces of abandoned furniture, bits construction equipment. But each photo is also ground for the artist's intervention: blobs and washes of paint, ink marks, strips of tape.

We humans take things for granted: a street, a chair, the passage of time. How long since you really saw that alley, that tree? The Photo-Paintings and Monotypes of John Beech do just this. They challenge our preconceptions, providing the jolt, the pause, that invites us to pay closer attention. These works confound our sense of what a photo is, what a painting is, and how we see art and the world. Across the Surface provides a survey of Beech's Photo-Paintings and Monotypes from across the decades and dovetails with the announcement of a new book about this particular body of work forthcoming from Radius Books in spring 2027.

Beech's art brings together expected and unexpected in ways that allow the viewer to see anew and to experience a whole beyond the sum of these disparate parts.

The NMSU Art Museum is excited to announce the opening of Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU. This exhibition will showcase selections from the generous gift of 63 works of art from the Lannan Art Collection to the NMSU Permanent Art Collection in 2024. Mapping Spaces will open in the Contemporary Gallery on Thursday, June 11th, and run until September 5th, 2026.

After almost 65 years, with 27 of those spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lannan Foundation closed in 2024. As part of Lannan’s closure, the Foundation gifted its remaining collection of more than 1,600 objects to 55 institutions, including the NMSU Art Museum. By adding these pieces to the UAM’s collection, this gift deepens the significance of the works by placing them into an academic context, where teaching, research, and public engagement further activate each of them. The NMSU Permanent Art Collection continues to evolve and grow not only as a repository of contemporary art objects, but also as a living resource that invites ongoing dialogue about the role of artists in shaping how the NMSU and Las Cruces communities understand our dynamic border region.

Featuring artists such as Claudia Andujar, Subhankar Banerjee, Max Cole, Pard Morrison, Victoria Sambunaris, and James Turrell, Mapping Spaces brings together a dynamic range of artists whose works explore landscapes and the environment, documentary photography, abstraction, and traditional art historical references. Together, this exhibition features artists at the center of the UAM’s mission, emphasizing the importance of continued support for art, research, and community-engaged practices in cultivating a creative ecosystem across New Mexico.

Join us for the opening reception on June 11th from 4:30-6:30 PM. UAM is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, at 1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003. Admission to all programming is free and open to the public. For more information and a detailed calendar with associated programs and dates please visit uam.nmsu.edu.

A free Querencia in Action landowner workshop: How can plants help repair bare land from dozers and hazard tree removal or other disturbances? Find out more about plants you want and the ones you don’t; types of plants that work well for degraded sites; weed suppression; and enhancing survival when you reseed.
Lunch is provided. Please RSVP through shantinir@nmhu.edu or call 505-426-2226

Hear from the artists featured in Unearthing Futures/Desenterrando Futuros. This event is ticketed in the Arthur Bell Auditorium. Details forthcoming. Visit The Harwood Museum of Art website for updated information.

Image: Christine Howard Sandoval, Arch – A Passage Formed By A Curve, 2020, adobe mud and graphite on paper, 60 x 96 inches. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Family Story Time at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center library is a chance for children and families to gather, share stories and activities relating to Native American culture, history, and storytelling traditions.
Free for children and adult family member. For more information please call (505) 843-7270.

Family Story Time at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center library is a chance for children and families to gather, share stories and activities relating to Native American culture, history, and storytelling traditions.
Free for children and adult family member. For more information please call (505) 843-7270.

The Pueblo Dance Group (Laguna, Acoma, Zuni, Hopi) will be dancing.
Celebrate the seasonal cycles through prayer, song, and dance with our Cultural Dance Program. Dances connect us to our ancestors, community, and traditions while honoring gifts from our Creator.
They ensure that life continues and connections to the past and future are reinforced. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is the only place in North America to offer cultural Native American dances every week, year-round.
Free for museum members, or with admission.
Dance groups and times subject to change.

Bring the whole family to celebrate the opening of Unearthing Futures/Desenterrando Futuros, an exhibition of contemporary earthen artworks that explore local roots and global perspectives. The evening will feature live music, gallery talks, and interactive activities for all ages. Complete schedule to follow. This event is free. No reservations are required.

Following the Opening, continue the celebration at our free After Party featuring DJ Sonny Goodnight. Dance under the stars in the Harwood Backyard from 8-10pm.

Image: Ronald Rael, Skylos , 2022, 3D-printed adobe structures, Center, CO. Photo: Joshua Ware, 2023.

A lo-fi, eclectic array of new material, diverse in style, content, and media. Experience contemporary dance and movement-based experimental theater from artists across New Mexico, New York, and Los Angeles. Organized and facilitated by contemporary dancers and producers Elyse Fahey and Madrone Matysiak, with playwright Erik Ehn, in affiliation with the National Institute of Flamenco's 39th annual Festival Flamenco Alburquerque.