Welcome!
The Doña Ana Arts Council is an arts non-profit organization dedicated to empowering creative expression in the New Mexico Southwest region since 1971.
We are currently situated in the downtown area of Las Cruces, New Mexico within walking distance to the Las Cruces Farmers Market and other local cultural attractions.
Our building features an open gallery space where we host a breadth of creative media, events, workshops, and lectures.
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EXHIBITIONS
In our Main Gallery and Stazewki Gallery, we provide a dynamic and inclusive platform for artists to showcase their work, fostering creativity, diversity, and community engagement. It is a versatile exhibit space made for a wide range of artistic mediums for rotating exhibits and events.
LEARNING OPPORTUNTIES
We aim to empower community members of all ages to explore, create, and connnect through the arts. The DAAC also collaborates with local schools, non-profits, and arts insititutions to amplify impact and recources.
EVENTS
At the DAAC we host a spectrum of events from small live concerts, dance performances, artists talks, creative poetry speaking, and more in our gallery! We are also organizers of the city-wide Renaissance Arts Festival! Each event is community-driven to enhance local buisnesses and creative industries.
ON VIEW:
Cheryl Nelson, Something New
08.29 - 10.25.24
“Something New” features the work of local artist Cheryl Nelson, YUPO Watercolor Abstracts. This exhibition is a kaleidoscope of colorful watercolor paintings that are “alternative in the use of traditional art papers.” Nelson’s unique water color process stems from her use of biodegradable waterproof synthetic paper which is machine made of 100% polypropylene.
