Branigan Cultural Center is Accepting Proposals for 2025 Community Events

Branigan Cultural Center is accepting proposals for community exhibits with themes of cultural and historical significance relating to the Borderlands and the Southwestern U.S. to be presented in 2025.

Submission topics can be wide-ranging and address historic or contemporary issues. Submissions are encouraged from formal and informal scholars, cultural heritage organizations, and individual and group artists. Proposals will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2024.

All proposals must be submitted via SurveyMonkey. A link to the SurveyMonkey form can be found at the Las Cruces Museums website by clicking here.

Applications must include a short narrative of the exhibit theme; a statement by the scholar, artist, or group; six to 10 .jpg or .png images of proposed objects or artwork that will be displayed; and an estimate of the linear or square footage required. Exhibitions typically run for an eight- to 12-week period. Incomplete or late proposals will not be accepted.

Previous exhibitions have included topical exhibits such as historical postcards of Las Cruces, the history of film and theater in the Mesilla Valley, and a multi-media examination of the impact of water on the Borderlands. Artistic exhibitions have included artwork examining the impact of the Trinity atomic test, art quilts that interpret life along the Rio Grande, and Día de los Muertos.

For information, visit the Museum System website at www.lascruces.gov/museums, or call (575) 541-2154.

Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. There is no admission charge.

The museum is accessible from RoadRUNNER Transit Route 1, Stop 1.