Children’s Activity – Styrofoam Printing
Saturday, September 3 – 10:30 am to 12 noon at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway. Conjointly with the Mimbres Regional Arts Council’s Print Fiesta, children will have the opportunity to make a Styrofoam printing to take home, frame, and hang in their rooms. Come join the fun.
Children’s Activity – Paper Rock Mosaics
Saturday, September 24 – 10:30 am to 12 noon at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway. In conjunction with the Gila River Festival, the kids will make mosaics out of paper rock squares. The squares are pictures of various types of rocks such as turquoise, native copper, malachite, pyrite, and others. There will be mosaic patterns they can follow or they can use their own imaginations to create a mosaic of their own.
Brown Bag – “The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and the Institute of American Indian Arts” presented by Carmen Vendelin
Thursday, September 29 – 12 noon to 1 pm at the Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway. Carmen Vendelin, Director of the Silver City Museum, has written and published an article, “Finding a Contemporary Voice: The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and the Institute of American Indian Arts.” She will be discussing the article as a Brown Bag Presentation on Thursday, September 29. Bring your lunch and come listen to Carmen tell about American Indian Arts.
Current Exhibits at the Museum:
Stories of Southwest New Mexico Women: Stories, Photos, and Artifacts of Women’s Contributions to the Development of SW New Mexico
Built to Change: The Evolving History of the Historic Ailman House
Flood Season: How Silver City’s Main Street Became the Big Ditch
The Ailman Family Parlor: An Interactive, Family Friendly Experience
For more information, visit the museum’s website at www.silvercitymuseum.org or contact the museum at (575) 538-5921, info@silvercitymuseum.org.