The Doña Ana Arts Council’s (DAAC) Arts & Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Suite D, in Mesilla, is the place to go for programs such as Get ArtRageous! two-hour art classes, cultural seminars, performing arts events, and Promoting Art in the Mesilla Valley presentations. For additional information or to register for any of these events, go to www.daarts.org or call (575) 523-6403.
Wednesday, August 1, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Get ArtRageous! Art Class: Painting on silk with Judy Licht.
Learn to paint on silk in a fun, two-hour class with local artist and art teacher Judy Licht. $30 includes all materials and light refreshments.
Wednesday, August 8, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Get ArtRageous! Art Class: Create earrings to wear with Aline Fister.
Make two pairs of earrings in a fun, two-hour class with local artist Aline Fister.
$30 includes all materials and light refreshments.
Saturday, August 11, 4 – 7 p.m.
As part of the 10-10 Arts Hop in August, the Arts & Cultural Center will exhibit “Two Artists; Two Visions” that include the colorful photographs of Mike Stephens and paintings of Sally Quillin.
10-10 Arts Hop – 12 hours of Art in Las Cruces Every Second Saturday.
10-10 Arts Hop promotes art viewing and activities in greater Las Cruces 10AM to 10PM with special events Every Second Saturday of the month.
10-10 Arts Hop is cultivating the arts community with free and open to the public art exhibits, kids programming, and entertainment. Current participating galleries are University Art Gallery (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.), Cutter Gallery (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.), DAAC Arts and Cultural Center (4 -7 p.m., Rokoko Art Gallery (4 – 7 p.m.), Four Points Perspective (7 – 10 p.m. and Art Obscura (7 – 10 p.m.).
Wednesday, August 15, 2-4 p.m. OR 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Get ArtRageous! Art Class: Pen and Ink with Watercolor with Teaching Artist Sally Quillin. $30 includes all materials and light refreshments.
**REVISED Schedule** postponed from original dates
Monday, August 20, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (first of a 4-part series)
FEED YOUR MIND Summer Short Course with Kathleen Key, Art Historian
“The Fab Four Artists – Turner, Singer Sargent, Sorolla and Wyeth Family”
The 4-part seminar series will be presented on Monday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in August and September at the DAAC Arts & Cultural Center. Cost is $50 for the 4-part series or $20 for a “drop in” fee per seminar. Register on-line at daarts.org, by calling 575-523-6403, or at the Arts & Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Mesilla. Refreshments will be available at 5:00 p.m. and the seminar will start at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds from FEED YOUR MIND seminars go to benefit Arts Council programs for children.
“The Fab Four Artists” dates and topics:
August 20 – Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775-1851)
August 27 – John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)
September 10 – Joaquin Sorolla (Spanish, 1863-1923)
September 24 – NC Wyeth (1882 – 1945), Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and other Wyeth family members (American)
Wednesday, August 22, 2 – 4 p.m. OR 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Get ArtRageous! Art Class: Wrap Any Stone wire wrapping with Martha Arndt.
$30 includes all materials and light refreshments.
Wednesday, August 29, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Get ArtRageous! Art Class: Drawn and Decorated Letters; Calligraphy with Gail Lieurance. $30 includes all materials and light refreshments.
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