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Otero Arts exhibit “The Two Anns” Opens Friday September 1st

Chris Edwards Editor

Otero Arts will host its latest exhibition “The Two Anns,” on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Otero Artspace in the historic Women’s Club Building at 1118 Indiana Ave. (12th and Indiana) in Alamogordo, NM.

The public is invited for free to view works of art by Ann Bagby and Ann Beacht, two dedicated educators-‐turned-‐painters, and Otero County residents.

Otero Arts will exhibit “The Two Anns” at the Women’s Building gallery throughout the month of September, Thursday through Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Ann Bagby is a figurative, narrative painter and colorist working primarily with oil paint, pastels, and salvaged materials. While Ann says she likes her subjects to be immediately recognizable, she believes they can be altered or manipulated to achieve or reinforce a particular effect. She says she is inspired to paint from real and invented subjects, and autobiographical situations.

Ann Beacht made the conscious decision to learn how to paint after she retired from a career in education. The impressionistic painter and former Artists’ Guild of Southern New Mexico member says she paints for herself, and the only way to become a confident painter is to paint a lot. “There are no magic brushes or techniques to use— no short cuts—that will take the place of putting miles on your brushes,” she says.

Join Otero Arts September 7th 10 am for a coffee and community meet and greet.

Save the date for kids at Otero Arts…

Grant funds awarded by the Devasthali Family Foundation Fund, with assistance from the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, by New Mexico Arts, a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts to host a kids drawing and watercolor workshop. Lunch is included. September 23rd, 10 am to 1 pm. Ages 8 years old and up. Participants will be guided in drawing, light and shadow, sketch basics and water colors. They will go home with a kit of colored pencils and watercolors to complete a work at home with family, sharing their newly learned skills.

Otero Arts has expanded it outreach programs to children hosting several programs catered to the young and the young at heart. Earlier this year in partnership with Alamogordo Public Schools an exhibition of over 300 student works was showcased.

Check out the various activities for all ages, taste and preference at https://www.oteroarts.org/