Register Now for Spring Art Classes March 7, 2010

Registration is now open for spring art classes for children and adults at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Class schedules and registration forms are available at the Museum and on the website at http://museums.las-cruces.org. The spring session will begin the week of March 8 and run through the week of April 26. Classes will not meet the week of March 22 – 27 or on city holidays.

The two-dimensional art classes currently offered for adults are Drawing, Acrylic Painting, Classical Oil Painting, and Pastel Painting. The classes offered in the ever-popular ceramics program are Beginning, Intermediate-Advanced, and Elaborate Surfaces in Clay. Courses on Weaving, Digital Photography, and Photoshop are also offered. Adult classes are designed for all levels and teens are welcome to enroll.

The classes offered for young artists include Ceramics, with various classes accommodate ages 6-12. For ages 5-8, there are two Mixed Media classes; Art in the Natural World and Myth and Story Art. Both classes will use acrylics, pastels, and other media for projects inspired either by nature or myths from around the world.

Funded by the City of Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main Street, at the north end of the downtown mall. For more information, call (575) 541-2137 or visit the website at http://museums.las-cruces.org.