Exhibit: From the Ground Up XXIII May 4, 2007

From the Ground Up XXIII Juried Regional Ceramics Exhibition will be on display at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Friday, May 4 Saturday, June 30. The annual event is sponsored by the Las Cruces Potters Guild and the Museum of Art. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Friday, May 4 from 5 7 p.m. Juror Miranda Howe will present awards and give a gallery talk.

Ceramic works by 25 artists representing five states in the Rocky Mountain Region make up the exhibition. They range from utilitarian ceramics to ceramic sculpture and installation works. Included are pieces by Liz Fisher, Klyf Brown, Suzanne Kane, and Joe Krasean of Las Cruces, NM; Ben Brooks and Geneva Bailey of Roswell, NM; Kari Rives, Heidi Loewen and Judy Nelson Moore of Santa Fe, NM; Lia Rosen of Albuquerque, NM; Saundra Reynolds of Clovis, NM; Mary Holmes of Belen, NM; and George Rodriguez of El Paso, TX. The exhibit also includes works by artists from other areas of Texas, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.

Miranda Howe, visiting faculty of the Art Department at New Mexico State University, will conduct an all-day ceramics workshop on Slab Construction and Surface Techniques on Saturday, May 5 at the Museum beginning at 9 a.m. The cost is $30 for Potters Guild members; $45, non-members; and $20, students. Between workshop sessions, Howe will give a lecture at 1 p.m. that is open and free to the public. For workshop information, contact Cindy Waddell 505-523-3467 or email cindywaddell@aol.com. Mail registration to The Potters Guild, Box 3656, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Include contact information.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St. in the downtown mall. Exhibits are accessible and free of charge. For information, call 505-541-2137 or visit the website www.museums.las-cruces.org.

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