NMSU Art Museum to showcase student art with three new exhibits
Amanda Adame
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State University Art Museum will present three new exhibits: “Syn-” 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition, “DISPOSITIONS” BFA Exhibit and the 2021 Juried Student Show, featuring a variety of work created by NMSU students.
The exhibitions will be open to the public starting April 23 through May 15 through a timed ticket reservation system, allowing up to ten people to enter in 30-minute blocks. In addition to the in-person components, the exhibitions also will be featured online to provide access beyond the local community.
The art museum will host a virtual opening reception for all the exhibits at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 23. To register, visit https://nmsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcucuqrrzgtHtUYM64ffolAXjaNOls5oxuO.
The New Mexico State University Art Museum will host its first Spring 2021 virtual program in connection with their newest exhibition, Saint Joseph & The Laborers. The exhibit, curated by NMSU graduate student Courtney Uldrich, delves into the role of the laborer through the lens of Mexican retablo imagery. The exhibition will be on display in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery by appointment from Feb. 20 through Nov. 6. The NMSU Art Museum will host a virtual retablo making workshop in conjunction with their newest exhibit, St Joseph & the Laborors, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 via Zoom. The exhibit will be on display in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery by appointment from Feb. 20 through Nov. 6.
The New Mexico State University Art Museum postponed their three Spring 2021 exhibits Sorry for the Mess, Pasos Ajenos, and Saint Joseph & The Laborers, until June 2021. The NMSU Art Museums Spring 2021 exhibits Sorry for the Mess, Pasos Ajenos, and Saint Joseph & The Laborers, have been postponed until June 2021. (Courtesy Photo)
While this reschedule was not planned, the postponement of these exhibitions to July 2021 affords the museum time to further integrate the community into the individual shows through programing and workshops we will conduct over the next six months, said Marisa Sage, director of the museum.
With the new collaborations we are forming with 516 Arts a contemporary art museum in Albuquerque and other regional institutions, this postponement also gives us time to strengthen our partnerships in this region, broadening the reach of this exhibition across New Mexico and beyond.