This is the final weekend of our two CLAY exhibitions.
Join us Saturday evening, 5 – 7, for the Closing Reception of Convergence and Divergence. Awards will be announced during the reception.
Convergence, a juried exhibition, and Divergence, featuring the work of Jurors Bradley Klem, Stephanie Seguin, and Penelope VanGrinsven.
We are pleased to welcome back Mata Ortiz potter Ana Trillo and her potter son, Adrian, to our garden space. Friday, July 19th, 11 am – 4 pm, and Saturday, July 20th, 11 am – 3 pm.
Ana and Adrian will demonstrate the traditional pottery painting technique using human hair.
Their pottery will be available for purchase.
The CLAY Market takes place Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm, and Sunday, 10 am – 2 pm in the ballroom at the Murray Hotel, right across the street from Light Art Space. Clay artists from all across the region will sell their art. There will be music and refreshments at this free public event.
The Silver City CLAY Festival
June 15 – 21, 2026
Tile mural Dedication:
Where the Mountains Remember
“Where the Mountains Remember”- a mural for all to experience, honoring our Chiricahua Apache Ancestors and acknowledging our continued presence as the descendants of the Chiricahua Apache.
Celebrate the mural with us on Saturday, June 20th, from 3-5 pm as part of the Silver City Clay Festival. There will be talks by the Artist and Youth mural students, along with native music and other cultural offerings planned. On Market St between Bullard and Arizona St.
A few early in-process photographs
Save The Date!
On Friday, July 3rd, 5 -7 pm, join us for an opening reception for the two exhibitions.
Light Art Space presents Tides and Currents, a unique photographic installation by Karen Hymer, featuring large images printed on sheer fibers, smaller studies on handmade paper, and image projections. Working with photographs of endemic animals and plants collected during her recent travels to the Galapagos, Hymer offers a subjective view of her journeys and explorations.
In the North Gallery, we present Light Dreams, a juried exhibition of alternative/historical photographic processes. Juror Jill Enfield chose thirty-three works by nineteen artists from across the country. Congratulations to the accepted artists:
Paul Adams, Hallie Allred, Mohan Bhasker, Lisa Cohen, Sandi Daniel, Rick Finn, Steve Goff, Cynthia Hurayt, Ayumi Ishii, Trevor Jackson, Kathleen Koopman, Marek Matusz, Ginger Owen-Murakami, Brendan Quirk, Ton Schless, Dennis Segers, Mark Timpany, Jalyn Turner, and Nathan Allen Wilkinson.
