El Paso Museum of Art

As EPMA undergoes upgrades to our HVAC system, we thank you for your patience and continued support!

Summer camp week three from July 22-26 for EPMA's Art School are now open for registration! A wide variety of classes for kids ages 6-13 are available now using the link in our bio! Limited spots available!

The El Paso Museum of Art will be co-presenting a FREE outdoor screening of the 1997 movie, Selena, as a part of the Plaza Classic Film Festival!

Come and celebrate Selena's legacy with us!

- Oregon Street (Downtown El Paso)
- Friday, July 26th
- Film begins at 9pm

EPMA is growing and we'd love to have you on our team! If you are interesting in our assistant curator position, use the link below to apply!

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/elpaso/jobs/4574157/museum-assistant-curator?keywords=Assistant%20curator%20&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

What was it like to capture portraits of a rising Tejano music star? Find out during an intimate conversation with photographer John Dyer. EPMA Director Edward Hayes and special guest Kate Carey of The Alamo will discuss Dyer’s larger than life photos of Selena that are part of our exhibition Selena Forever/Siempre Selena. This event is free and family friendly!
• Thursday, July 11, 5:30–7pm
• El Paso Museum of Art / El Paso Energy Auditorium
• Free Admission

Credits:
John Dyer, American born 1947. Selena, 1992. Archival ink on paper, 58 x 58 in. Collection of the artist.
Portraits courtesy of John Dyer, Kate Carey and Edward Hayes.”

Stay tuned on our socials for news about galleries reopening!

And that’s a wrap! Thanks to the amazing performers and our community partners for co-hosting a celebration to remember! The El Paso Museum of Art closed out Pride Month with POSE AT THE MUSEUM. POSE featured art, film, community tables, and a drag ball to celebrate unique creative outlets pioneered by the LGBTQIA+ community. EPMA is proud to hold safe spaces for authentic self expression!

Summer camp week two for EPMA's Art School are now open for registration! A wide variety of classes for kids ages 6-13 are available now using the link in our bio! Limited spots available!

Fire and blood!🐉🔥 As the new season of heats up, at EPMA we are feelings the flames of inspiration from our own ancient treasure in our collections. Come visit the El Paso Museum of Art and behold the timeless power of art and myth!

Stay tuned on our socials for any additional updates regarding our gallery closures!

EPMA will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th in observance with the Juneteenth holiday! We will reopen at 10am on Thursday, June 20th.

Celebrate Pride at EPMA with art, film, and performance! Join us for POSE AT THE MUSEUM, a weekend celebration featuring:

• Drag performances in our C2 Event Space (Friday only)
• Andy Warhol Polaroids on display from EPMA’s permanent collection and from UTEP’s Rubin Center
• Multiple screenings of Paris is Burning, a groundbreaking documentary about q***r Black and Latino underground ballroom culture in 1980’s New York City.

Are you an EPMA member? Email [email protected] by June 27th to reserve your seat for Friday’s performance!

Credits:
Andy Warhol, Monique (Drag queen) (Red books 2004, Book #60,1974 page 19), reproduction artist’s books 4 3/8 x 6 ¾ x 3 ½ in, El Paso Museum of Art, Gift of Paul Hoylen, ST.2004.3.

Join us on Friday, June 21 from 3-6pm for a 3D Painting Workshop, facilitated by artist Angie-Michelle Barraza. This family friendly and free event accompanies the Art Bridges loan of Black Girl on a Skateboard Going Where She's Got to Go to Do What She's Got to Do and It Might Not Have Anything to Do With You, Ever by vanessa german.

Support for this program is provided by Art Bridges.

Credits:
vanessa german, Black Girl on Skateboard Going Where She’s Got to Go to Do What She’s Got to Do and It Might Not Have Anything to Do With You, Ever, 2022. Lemony things…, 48 x 22 x 26 in. Courtesy of Art Bridges.

On Saturday, June 15, from 12-1:30pm, EPMA will be holding a panel discussion with featured artists Haydee Alonso, Pico del Hierro-Villa, and Andres Payan Estrada about the importance of collecting art. The panel will be moderated by Michael Reyes, our Senior Curator, and Claudia S. Preza, our Assistant Curator. See you then!

Support for this program is provided by the Estate of Lineaus Hooper Lorette.

2nd Slide: Photograph by Briana Amelia Vargas Simón. 3rd and 4th: Courtesy of the artists.

Sign up for EPMA's Summer Camp! Painting classes for 6-9 year old's have already sold out, but we still have a limited amount of spots available for Printmaking and Embroidery. Sign up using the link below!

https://epma.art/art-school/classes-and-registration/children

EPMA is honored to be one of the hosts for the Juneteenth Lecture Series with Abeni Janae on Friday June 7th at 3:30pm and Dr. Jackeline Biddle Richard on Saturday June 8th at 10am.

Visit www.elpasotexas.gov/juneteenth for more information!

Kids camp classes for EPMA's Art School are now open for registration! A wide variety of classes for kids ages 6-13 are available now using the link below!

https://epma.art/art-school/classes-and-registration

The El Paso Museum of Art is looking for a Development Manager to join our growing staff! See link in our bio for link to apply. Applications will only be received through May 28, 2024!

Join us at EPMA on Saturday, May 18th for a fun family day drop-in workshop! We can't wait to see you there!

Meet our new staff!

Michael Reyes joins EPMA as our Senior Curator. Michael was born and raised in central El Paso, Texas, and is an alumni of Austin High School. He is a museum professional with a decade of experience in curatorial, collections care, grant writing, and public outreach. In his role at the museum, Michael hopes to amplify underserved and underrepresented voices within our community and allow the museum to be a place of learning, reflection, and validity.

Jacqueline Sierra joins EPMA as our Marketing Coordinator. Jacqueline is also an El Paso native with a deep passion for serving the El Paso community through museums and public history. Jacqueline joins us from the Tom Lea Institute where she served as the Collections and Tours Coordinator. She has also worked at the Institute of Oral History at the University of Texas at El Paso and at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology in the education and curatorial departments.

We are excited to see EPMA growing! For full biographical information on our new staff members check out our website.

Join us at the El Paso Museum of Art this Thursday, May 16th from 5pm to 8pm to meet staff from all of our programs.
The community will get the opportunity to learn about ways to participate in programs and projects sponsored by the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
The El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of History and El Paso Museum of Archeology will be in attendance as well as staff from the new Mexican American Cultural Center.
The Public Art Program and all Cultural Programs will also be on site to guide you through the opportunities provided by them.
MCAD provides a variety of grant programs, paid gigs and, teaching artist opportunities. Since 2007, MCAD has paid over $5 million to local artists and arts and cultural organizations through the Cultural Funding Program.
MCAD Opportunities Open House Schedule
5:00pm - 5:30pm Public Sign-In
5:30pm - 8:00pm Meet and Greet - Networking in the C2 Gallery at the El Paso Museum of Art.

Did you miss the 2024 Border Biennial? Don't sweat it. Come see "Selections from the 2024 Border Biennial" where the work of artists like Pico de Hierro are back on display!

On Saturday. May 18th from 12-4pm, Mexican artist group Nortejiendo will be leading a textile based workshop in Spanish. We encourage you to RSVP on their website (link below), as there will be 20 spots available! We can't wait to see what you create at Expresión, Transformación y Presencia: Taller Experimental!

https://forms.gle/YrFqfTYKg94yoJTo9

The El Paso Museum of Art is excited to announce our newest exhibition A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard on view from May 23 – August 18! This all-women exhibition will showcase fiber artworks the size of your hand to room-sized installations. Using rope, yarn, clay, and wire, this group of conceptual artists knot and twist their media into sculptures that range from minimal and hyper-organized to utter pandemonium. They explore personal and political ideals and freely break the rules to create their beautiful artworks.

EPMA also invites the community to a co-weaving project organized by El Paso artist, Cynthia Gutierrez-Krapp. Additionally, mini-looms will feature touchable fiber displays that encourage visitors to connect and understand the intricacies of fiber art!

A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California. Support for this exhibition is provided by the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation, and the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.

Credits:
Kirsten Hassenfeld, Millefleur (detail), 2019, salvaged textiles with mixed media, 78 inches diameter.

Katrina Sánchez Standfield, Waiting for Tomorrow (detail), 2021, machine knitted yarn, fiberfill, 34 x 39 x 6 inches.

Art brings us together! At EPMA, artist Gaspar Enríquez, pictured in the first photos, reconnected with former student Carmen Reyes from Bowie High School. Carmen’s daughter Italia (far right) won 2nd place in Congressional Art Competition. In the last image, three members of the talented Delgado family members are pictured, all of whom have had work on display at the Museum this year. We love seeing the El Paso art community come together at EPMA!

Credits:
Gaspar Enriquez, Color Harmony en la Esquina (Albert and Magda), 1992. airbrushed acrylic polymer on alumite, 269 x 109 in. Collection of the City of San Antonio. IL2013.78.

Italia Esquivel, My Roots, 2024. Pencil on paper, Courtesy of the artist.

Citlali Delgado, Xolo Unidos, 2023. Oil paint on canvas, 54 x 42 in. Courtesy of the artist, IL2023.1.19.

Francisco Delgado, El Ascenso de La Serpiente, 2022. Lithography, 15 x 22 in. Collection of Marco Sánchez/ Taller La Espina; Founder, Director. IL2024.1.19.
Itzel Delgado, De Colores, 2024. Mixed Media, Courtesy of the artist.

Are you sad that the 2024 Border Biennial is no longer on display? Fear not! Come see "Selections from the 2024 Border Biennial", where the work of artists like Haydee Alonso are back on display!

We loved the 2024 Border Biennial so much that we are exhibiting "Selections from the 2024 Border Biennial", where the work of artists like George Strasburger are back on display!

Due to inclement weather, the Succulent Symbolism program will be postponed. The new date is Saturday, May 4th at 12-2pm!

Indulge in serenity at Live Active El Paso’s soothing sound bath session.
Saturday, December 9
12–1 PM
El Paso Museum of Art
C2 Gallery Space