Community Calendar

Art History: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is a Pop-Up exhibition curated by current and recently graduated NMSU students. The exhibition invites viewers to learn the many ways in which iconic artworks and ubiquitous motifs from the past have transcended their periods of creation and are continuously recycled in contemporary art. Artworks from regional, international, and student artists from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection are paired with recognizable works from a broad spectrum of art history to explore how the past simultaneously lives on and is disrupted by contemporary art.

Art History: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle will be open to the public starting on August 7th through September 19th, 2026, in the Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery. Please join us for the Public Reception on Friday, August 28th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

SWEET!! We’ve done it again! We’ve put together a great mix of artists and art that will be the talk of the town! All are invited to travel down to see what we have in store for YOU!
FRESH FACES #10 “Simply Swell”
Crossland Gallery : 500 W. Paisano
El Paso, TX 79901
Gallery Hours : Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday 11:30-4:30pm : Thursday until 11:30-6:00pm Saturday 10:30-3:30pm : Always free parking!
Close of Show : Friday, September 18, 2026
Hot Diggity!! List of Simply Swell Artists!
· Francella Baca : Owner of “Dreadful Things Tattoo & Curiosity Shop” : Just off the easel "Saint Frogis of Assisi"
· John W. MacKenzie : Unveiling new piece in honor of Hal Marcus & Patricia Medici
· Rene Acosta : Young filmmaker showing debut short film “La Pintura” filmed during the EPAA Members Exhibit at the Crossland Gallery 2026
· Carolina Villarreal : Art Junction Studio #1
· Ashton Kaleigh: Art Junction Studio #3
· Serena Ornelas : Art Junction Studio #4
· Kristal Rivera Pena : Art Junction Studio #9
· Octavia Saenz : Zine Group Art : Art Junction Studio #13
· Jera De La O : Art Junction Studio #15
· Jorge Lujan : Art Junction Studio #17
· Gabriel Marquez : An early work special appearance!
· Alejandra Rocha
· DOMIERIKATO
· Dorymar
· Michele Ellington
· Alejandra Rocha
· Jonathan Rivera
· John Hagar
· John Fanely
· Bob Hernandez
· Aldo Portillo
· Elena Montoya
· Michelle Palacios
· Carlos Palomares
· Manuel Macias
· Kristie Rodarte
· Adrian Maisonet
Shout out to Francella Baca for Golden Faces on poster in honor of those fresh Golden Girls (that we love)!
Thank you. . . www.textstudio.com
for (free) help with the FRESH FACES type face. Looks great!
Enjoy your day!!
From your friends at the EPAAwesome!!

Come celebrate with us at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at our Feast of the Middle East – a three-day festival of food, music, and dancing for the whole family!
September 11-13, 2026
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
120 N Festival Dr, El Paso, Texas 79912
Friday Night Hafli (Pre-Party) 7pm - 10pm
*Full Bar
*Live Music with Full Band
*Dancing
*Appetizers Only
Entrance Fee: $10
Saturday & Sunday Festival
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
No pre-sale ticket? No problem – $5 at the door
*Full Bar
*Live Music & Full Band
*Dancing
*Authentic Middle Eastern Food
*Vendors 
Presale Tickets: $25 - Includes food and drink tickets for the festival.
Bring your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the warmth, hospitality, and joy of Middle Eastern culture right here in El Paso. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for the latest updates. Mark your calendars, share this post, and plan to spend the weekend with us!
To purchase tickets or for more information:
Call 915-777-9203 or 915-478-2570

We are building beds for bedless kids on Sep 12, Bunks Across America Day. Sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement, we will be building beds at the Lowe's at 430 East Redd Road. We need volunteers to build 100 beds by the end of the day. Shifts are 8 AM - 12 PM and 11 AM- 3 PM. Take one shift or two. We love double shifters!

Saturdays at 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
For those interested in joining, the Vinyasa yoga class is excellent for your health; it keeps you active and helps reduce stress. This class is regularly hosted at the Pat O'Rourke Recreation Center at 901 Virginia St., El Paso, TX 79901. Join Rebecca as she leads her vinyasa style class through a series of poses your body will thank you for! Call 915-533-5147 for more information.

Additionally, there will be no yoga class on Saturday, November 29, due to Thanksgiving Holiday.

This summer, the NMSU Art Museum welcomes the return of Louis Ocepek, local artist, former Department Head, and Professor Emeritus of the NMSU Department of Art for his solo exhibition: Homage to Then/Small Worlds. This exhibition opens June 11, 2026 and will be on display in the museum’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery through September 12, 2026. Please join us for the opening reception on June 11 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm.

Homage to Then/Small Worlds is a two-part exhibition of direct gravure prints, gouache paintings, and digital prints that pay tribute to a history of artistic influences and explore the abstracted physical world. Homage to Then comprises sixteen gravure prints and four gouache paintings, while Small Worlds features an array of acrylic and gouache paintings on paper and chromogenic prints. The detailed selection in Homage to Then/Small Worlds reflects on the aesthetics of time, space, and the perceptions of our physical and metaphysical worlds.

Louis Ocepek is an artist and designer born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He studied design and fine art at Wayne State University, and earned his graduate degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He was a professor in the art departments of Montana State University, Portland State University, and New Mexico State University, where he served as Department Head for several years while teaching additional courses in the NMSU Honors College. Ocepek works in a variety of media–exhibiting prints, paintings and hybrid works in national and international group and solo exhibitions. His work is included in the public art collections of Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Texas. Ocepek is the author of Graphic Design: Vision, Process, Product and his design work has been featured in publications such as Graphis International and The Painter Wow!.

UAM is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, at 1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003. Admission to all programming is free and open to the public. For more information and a detailed calendar with associated programs and dates please visit uam.nmsu.edu.

Art History: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is a Pop-Up exhibition curated by current and recently graduated NMSU students. The exhibition invites viewers to learn the many ways in which iconic artworks and ubiquitous motifs from the past have transcended their periods of creation and are continuously recycled in contemporary art. Artworks from regional, international, and student artists from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection are paired with recognizable works from a broad spectrum of art history to explore how the past simultaneously lives on and is disrupted by contemporary art.

Art History: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle will be open to the public starting on August 7th through September 19th, 2026, in the Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery. Please join us for the Public Reception on Friday, August 28th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2026

ONLY IN ADVANCE Tea-Time Tickets:

Get your $10 ticket for Tea-time at 10:30 am or at 1:00 pm. Limited Tickets available on a first-come basis. Your $10 will go DIRECTLY to Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Reserve tickets by Wednesday, September 9.

WHERE: Tea, light sandwiches, and dessert bites will be at Caffé Fioretti, 3429 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79903 (Parking: street side or in back)

SWEET!! We’ve done it again! We’ve put together a great mix of artists and art that will be the talk of the town! All are invited to travel down to see what we have in store for YOU!
FRESH FACES #10 “Simply Swell”
Crossland Gallery : 500 W. Paisano
El Paso, TX 79901
Gallery Hours : Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday 11:30-4:30pm : Thursday until 11:30-6:00pm Saturday 10:30-3:30pm : Always free parking!
Close of Show : Friday, September 18, 2026
Hot Diggity!! List of Simply Swell Artists!
· Francella Baca : Owner of “Dreadful Things Tattoo & Curiosity Shop” : Just off the easel "Saint Frogis of Assisi"
· John W. MacKenzie : Unveiling new piece in honor of Hal Marcus & Patricia Medici
· Rene Acosta : Young filmmaker showing debut short film “La Pintura” filmed during the EPAA Members Exhibit at the Crossland Gallery 2026
· Carolina Villarreal : Art Junction Studio #1
· Ashton Kaleigh: Art Junction Studio #3
· Serena Ornelas : Art Junction Studio #4
· Kristal Rivera Pena : Art Junction Studio #9
· Octavia Saenz : Zine Group Art : Art Junction Studio #13
· Jera De La O : Art Junction Studio #15
· Jorge Lujan : Art Junction Studio #17
· Gabriel Marquez : An early work special appearance!
· Alejandra Rocha
· DOMIERIKATO
· Dorymar
· Michele Ellington
· Alejandra Rocha
· Jonathan Rivera
· John Hagar
· John Fanely
· Bob Hernandez
· Aldo Portillo
· Elena Montoya
· Michelle Palacios
· Carlos Palomares
· Manuel Macias
· Kristie Rodarte
· Adrian Maisonet
Shout out to Francella Baca for Golden Faces on poster in honor of those fresh Golden Girls (that we love)!
Thank you. . . www.textstudio.com
for (free) help with the FRESH FACES type face. Looks great!
Enjoy your day!!
From your friends at the EPAAwesome!!

Come celebrate with us at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at our Feast of the Middle East – a three-day festival of food, music, and dancing for the whole family!
September 11-13, 2026
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
120 N Festival Dr, El Paso, Texas 79912
Friday Night Hafli (Pre-Party) 7pm - 10pm
*Full Bar
*Live Music with Full Band
*Dancing
*Appetizers Only
Entrance Fee: $10
Saturday & Sunday Festival
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
No pre-sale ticket? No problem – $5 at the door
*Full Bar
*Live Music & Full Band
*Dancing
*Authentic Middle Eastern Food
*Vendors 
Presale Tickets: $25 - Includes food and drink tickets for the festival.
Bring your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the warmth, hospitality, and joy of Middle Eastern culture right here in El Paso. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for the latest updates. Mark your calendars, share this post, and plan to spend the weekend with us!
To purchase tickets or for more information:
Call 915-777-9203 or 915-478-2570