At Light Art Space, we are so grateful for your support. This past year, so many of you joined our new membership program and participated in our Seven Year Itch Auction, donating your artwork and bidding on and purchasing artwork. Both programs were successful.

With your support, we have a gardener improving the event space/sculpture garden. It is looking beautiful! We have replaced many of the burned-out gallery lights and repaired the metal garden gate.  An engineer and a plumber from Las Cruces worked on solving our septic odor problem. They made improvements, but the problem is not fully resolved. We are waiting for one more ancient steel pipe to be replaced and hoping that will be the final solution.

In April, Light Art Space was awarded a $24,593  grant from the New Mexico Creative Industries Division!  We are one of 10 recipients statewide. With this grant and additional funds from our fall auction and membership fees, we will install a new HVAC system to enable year-round programming, including workshops, lectures, and exhibitions.  The equipment has been ordered, so once it arrives, we hope the installation will begin.

June has arrived, so it’s time to renew your membership!  Many of you ticked the box for a recurring annual payment, so that will happen automatically on the date you joined.  If your membership is not on auto-renewal, you can go to this link to renew: https://lightartspace.com/annual-membership/

Those of you who are not members, it is never too late to join!

Thank you for your support.

Opening Reception Tonight from 5 – 7 pm.

We present two wonderful clay exhibitions as part of the upcoming Silver City Clay Festival.

Silver City Clay Festival 2026
June 15 – 21st
https://clayfestival.com/

Nigel and Nia on Dragonfly Trail

Celebrating Freedom Through Art

As our county approaches its 250th birthday, I invite you to honor our freedoms in a meaningful way. The freedom to create art and express our views has not always been respected or protected, and in today’s climate, many of these freedoms feel increasingly fragile.

Why Art Matters

I believe art has the power to bring us together and remind us of what matters most: love and connection. At Light Art Space, we celebrate the beauty of the earth, the depth of our connections with one another, and the ability of art to help shape a better world. 

Thank you for supporting Light Art Space through your presence and your purchases.

June and July Events

In June, we present two clay exhibitions and a Mata Ortiz pottery demonstration and sale.
Join us this Friday (June 5th) for the opening reception for Convergence, a juried exhibition, and Divergence, featuring the work of Jurors Bradley Klem, Stephanie Seguin, and Penelope VanGrinsven, from 5 – 7 pm during the Silver City Red Dot Gallery Walk.

Both exhibitions continue through June 20^th, 2026

We are pleased to welcome back Mata Ortiz potter Anna Trillo and her potter son, Adrian, to our garden space. Friday, July 19^th, 11 am – 4 pm, and Saturday, July 20^th, 11 am – 3 pm.

Anna will demonstrate the traditional pottery painting technique using human hair.

Their pottery will be available for purchase.

The Silver City CLAY Festival
June 15 – 21, 2026

www.clayfestival.com

July Events

Join us in Silver City for the July 4th weekend. On Friday, July 3rd, we host an opening reception for the two exhibitions, and on Saturday, the 4th, Silver City holds a small-town parade and events in the park.

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.

Thank you to our sponsor, Freestyle Photographic Supplies

Opening concurrently in the Flash Gallery is Tides and Currents, a photographic installation by Karen Hymer.

 Exhibition Dates for both exhibitions: July 2nd– September 6^5h

Public reception for both exhibitions: July 3rd, 5 – 7 pm

A happy Nigel in Puerto Peñasco, México.

I am pleased to announce that Light Art Space has been awarded a $24,593  grant from the New Mexico Creative Industries Division!  We are one of 10 recipients statewide to receive funding. With this grant and additional funds from our fall auction, we will install a new HVAC system to enable year-round programming, including workshops, lectures, and exhibitions. We look forward to offering more workshops and other events in our warmer months. Thank you to our members and the state of New Mexico for supporting the arts in Silver City.

Join us Sunday, May 24th at 3 pm for an artist talk by Robert Brooks. His current exhibition, The Colors of Light, offers the viewer a rich selection of color photographs with subject matter ranging from elegant birds to expansive landscapes.

Call for Photographs!

Light Dreams

A juried Alternative /Historical Photographic Process exhibition
Juror: Jill Enfield

Deadline to submit is May 19th!

Submit at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17184

Light Dreams invites artists to explore light not only as a physical phenomenon, but as an internal, psychological, and symbolic presence. The pairing of light and dreams suggests a space where conscious perception and subconscious experience overlap—where memory, imagination, and emotion shape how light is seen, felt, and interpreted.

Thank you to our sponsor, Freestyle Photo and Imaging Supplies

COMING UP IN JUNE

The Silver City CLAY Festival
June 15 – 21, 2026
www.clayfestival.com

Two Exhibitions and a Mata Ortiz demonstration!

The opening reception for both exhibitions is June 5th, from  5- 7 pm

Photopolymer Gravure Workshops

I am pleased to announce I will be returning to the Oregon coast in August to teach two photopolymer gravure workshops at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Sitka offers wonderful facilities in a stunning natural environment. I hope you will join me for some printmaking fun!

More information can be found at https://sitkacenter.org/workshops/https://sitkacenter.org/workshops/

Richard Harper Artist Talk this Friday at 5:30 pm.

Call For Work!

Convergence is a juried exhibition of CLAY work!

Jurors Bradley Klem, Stephanie Seguin, and Penelope VanGrinsven want to see your work!  The submission deadline is May 10th. Submit at:  https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17185

This exhibition is part of the Silver City CLAY Festival.

Light Dreams

A juried Alternative /Historical Photographic Process exhibition
Juror: Jill Enfield

Deadline to submit is May 19th!

Submit at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17184

Light Dreams invites artists to explore light not only as a physical phenomenon, but as an internal, psychological, and symbolic presence. The pairing of light and dreams suggests a space where conscious perception and subconscious experience overlap—where memory, imagination, and emotion shape how light is seen, felt, and interpreted.

Thank you to our sponsor, Freestyle Photo and Imaging Supplies

Photopolymer Gravure Workshops

I am pleased to announce I will be returning to the Oregon coast in August to teach two photopolymer gravure workshops at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Sitka offers wonderful facilities in a stunning natural environment. I hope you will join me for some printmaking fun!

More information can be found at https://sitkacenter.org/workshops/https://sitkacenter.org/workshops/

March winds have returned in Silver City. I don’t think winter is quite gone, but the fruit trees are budding out with optimism.

Tonight at Light Art Space, we celebrate two new exciting exhibitions. Join us from 5 – 7 pm.
Here are the details:

In the North gallery, Forms of Devotion features the work of 32 artists from New Mexico and Arizona. My co-curator, Joan Roberts Garcia, and I had a challenging task selecting from such strong work. Each artist responded to devotion in their artwork and statement in very unique ways. In these times of division, tension, and strife, I hope this exhibition offers moments of respite, reflection, and pleasure.

Congratulations to the exhibiting artists:

Lori Andersen, Maria Aragon, Laura Balombini, David Berry, Martha Blacklock, Vicky Blacknall, Ben Brown, Maya Chacon, Vanessa Dearing, Suzanne Ens, Kat Granat, Cheryl Hochberg, Kay, Khan Lisa Kirksey, Kathleen Koopman, Pat Lord, Susan Mach, Alivia Magana, Duane Marcus, Gillian Moore, Rachel Peach, Virginia Primozic, Elizabeth Pulford, Dan Ratliff, Mark Richard, Cecilia Stanford, Mark Timpany, Craig Wentz, Kit West, Zoe Wolfe.

Exhibition Dates:

March 5 – 28, 2026. Reception Friday, March 6, 5 -7 pm

Here are a few quick installation photos:

In the Flash Gallery, we are pleased to present Bagetelles, oil paintings by Silver City artist Mattoose.

Exhibition Dates:

March 5 – 28, 2026. Reception Friday, March 6, 5 -7 pm

On Sunday, March 22nd, join us for a Q&A with the artist in front of his work.

“For me the act of painting is a challenge.  I do not set out to create a specific image or message from the start; I never know where I’m going.  Rather, the act of painting creates the painting and its idea.  And, if the challenge is good, then the image just presents itself, it’s a gift!” Mattoose.

painting details

Upcoming Exhibitions

Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-4, Friday and Saturday 11- 5, Sunday 11-3, and by appointment.
Lightartspace.com 575-574-8444

Happy New Year!
At Light Art Space we look forward to a year where ART provides hope, joy, and beauty… a counterpoint to our difficult times.
We hope you will join us in celebrating the power of creativity and community.

In January, the gallery is open on Fridays and Saturdays, 11 – 5, and by appointment.

We are currently featuring LAS ELEVEN 2025, work by Light Art Space artists AND the Flash Gallery, The Forest in Our Blood: a new collection of jewelry by Rhonda Munzinger, and Dancing with Tradition, hand-dyed and woven clothing referencing traditions of many cultures, by Susan H. Porter.

Rhonda’s new collection illustrates the unity of humans and trees. Crafted from fine silver, with deer-bone-carved faces and exquisite gems, it is inspired by the trees of New Mexico.

Susan’s work is an homage to traditional clothing from various cultures, utilizing less traditional fibers and dyes to create more modern garments.  The inspiration for the pieces displayed here comes from the indigenous cultures of the Southern Americas and East Asia, thus honoring their traditions.

We are excited about our 2026 programing. Here is what is up next…

Call For Work!
Forms of Devotion

Devotion: Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause. There are many types of devotion.  Some, but not all, involve religion or spirituality.  Perhaps you are devoted to a political cause, or a way of living, your art practice…
Arizona and New Mexico artists are invited to submit, all media are welcome!

The deadline to submit is February 8th, midnight mountain time.
Curated by Joan Roberts Garcia and Karen Hymer
Two accepted artists will be awarded a two person exhibition in 2027 at Light Art Space

Exhibition dates: March 5 – 28, 2026
Reception Friday, March 6, 5 -7
Submit at:

 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16625

Chocolate Fantasia 2026!

Light Art Space will be a host!

Saturday, February 14th from 11 am – 4 pm. 
Buy your tickets and information at www.chocolatefantasia@mimbresarts.org

Mac Schweitzer & Her Art
Curated by Ann Hedlund
Landscapes by Larry Ollivier

Flash Gallery
February  5th – March 1st, 2026
Reception Friday, Feb. 6^th  5-7 pm

Illustrated talk and book signing by Ann Hedlund on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, 3 – 4:30 pm in the studio at Light Art Space.

Mac Schweitzer, a mid-20^th-century painter of wildlife and other scenes, earned the reputation as “the feminists’ answer to Charlie Russell,” Enter Mac’s world through the southwestern photographs of Larry Ollivier. Celebrate Mac’s illustrated biography by Ann Hedlund and get your copy signed by the author.