The Las Cruces Museum of Art has announced two upcoming word-based events inspired by its new exhibition, "Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography." These events include a poetry workshop and an open mic event featuring poetry created during the workshop.

The ekphrastic poetry workshop is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and the open mic event is planned for Saturday, October 19, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Both events will be led by members of El Paso’s Barbed Wire Open Mic Series (A BorderSenses Event).

Participants in the ekphrastic poetry workshop will create poetry and prose while surrounded by Clyde Butcher’s dramatic black-and-white nature and landscape photographs displayed at the museum. There is no fee for the workshop, but registration is limited to twenty participants aged 18 and up. To register, interested individuals can email Jennifer McClung at [email protected].

The open mic event will also take place in the museum gallery and will be open to anyone who wishes to participate. However, priority will be given to those who attended the poetry workshop. The event is free and intended for adult audiences.

"Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography" was organized by Window of the Eye, Inc., and toured by Photographic Traveling Exhibitions based in Los Angeles, CA. The exhibition will remain on view until December 28, 2024.

The museum is located at 491 N. Main St. It operates Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., with no admission fee required. The museum can be accessed via Roadrunner Transit Route 1 Stop 1.

For additional information about these events or other inquiries, visit https://www.lascruces.gov/museums or call (575)541-2137.