Otero Arts is hosting its first Juried Photography Exhibition which will open on January 2nd with a reception from 5-7 PM at Otero Artspace, 1118 Indiana Avenue (12th and Indiana), Alamogordo.

This exhibition has garnered a large interest from the photographic community in Southern New Mexico and El Paso. Thirty-Six photographers submitted their work to be judged for this exhibition

. The photographers who were judged into the show are: A. Levere, E. Bessier, D. Prather, M. Fano, E. Fiore, T. Gaume, N. Gregory, A. Higgins, T. Holt, T. Jackson, R. Keller, D. Kindthistle, C. Lueras, T. McLaughlin, E. Niemi, D. Powell, J. Templeton, C. Thompkins, D. Turning, and M. Wood. Subjects range from local and foreign landscapes, portraits, to evening skies.

The Judge for the exhibition was Sherry Hayne, photographer and manager of Tularosa Basin Photography Gallery in Carrizozo, NM.

The gallery will be open Thursday through Sunday from 1-4. The exhibition closes at 4pm on Saturday January 31. For more information about other activities offered by Otero Arts including kids and adult free monthly workshops, lectures, movies, etc. go to www.oteroarts.org.