Opening: Southern Chapter of the New Mexico Watercolor Society March 5, 2010

Las Cruces, NM – Two new group exhibits will open at the Branigan Cultural Center with an artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010. The Southern Chapter of the New Mexico Watercolor Society juried spring membership show will be in the Shannon Gallery. The Friday Painters group show, “The World Around Us,” will be on display in the Richardson Gallery. Both exhibits will remain on display through Saturday, March 27th.

The Southern Chapter of the prestigious New Mexico Watercolor Society was founded in 2001 to serve the seven southern counties of New Mexico. The juried exhibit includes the work of twenty-three local artists selected by jurors Michael and Victoria Copeland of Alamogordo.

The Friday Painters group has been meeting for over twenty years. Members learn from each other and enjoy camaraderie in the weekly meetings held in the paint studio of the Las Cruces Museum of Art.

The Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main Street, is located at the north end of the downtown mall in Las Cruces. The exhibits and receptions are free and open to the public. Galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about exhibits, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s web site at las-cruces.org/museums.