Spring Film Series
Circular Time: Documentary Futurisms
Thursdays in May, 6 pm-8 pm
FREE Admission | Courtesy of the RMAC Foundation
Marie Alarcón, 2021-2022 Roswell Artist-in-Residence, curated this series of genre- and time-bending films focused on the simultaneous past and future. The series features work by global filmmakers responding to the repetitious “now” with creativity and resistance. Click here for titles and descriptions. Light refreshments will be provided.
All films will be shown in the Roswell Museum's Auditorium, except for Thursday, May 19, which will be presented next door at the Roswell Convention Center.
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Gratton Workshop
Creating Character with Cast-off Materials
Papier-mâché with Laura Wacha
Saturday, June 25, 9 am - 4 pm & Sunday, June 26, 1-4 pm
Create something with character from simple, recycled materials and paper. Papier-mâché is an enormously versatile craft medium. It enables artists to create three dimensional objects out of found objects and pieces of paper stuck together with glue or starch. In this workshop, Laura demonstrates the step-by-step process for creating colorful sculptures filled with personality. Sculpt interesting characters and bring them to life through postures, pattern, and expressions.
The workshop is open to paying students, ages 18+, and those with a financial need of all artistic experience levels. We ask that students pay what they can afford up to the suggested donation of $125. Supplies are included. To register, please contact Amber Smith at 575-500-0363 or museum@roswell-nm.gov.
The Gratton Workshop Program is endowed by the RMAC Foundation through funds generously established by Lorene Johnson Gratton, a long-time museum member, in support of workshop opportunities for adults.
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Second Saturdays
Wild About Flowers
Saturday, May 14
Free All-Ages Art Activities 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Free Planetarium Show at 11 a.m.
Free museum admission for Roswell residents 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
We've all heard that pollinators; bees, butterflies among other species, are under threat, in large part due to habitat loss. Let's plant more of the wildflowers and other native plants that pollinators love to pollinate. Come make your own seed native bombs to throw in an area that needs replanting or somewhere you can watch them sprout!
Second Saturdays are generously supported by the RMAC Foundation.
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Community Meetups
Sew Crafty Pin Pals
Every Wednesday, 1 - 3 p.m.
Seniors 60+ and Members free | Non-members $5
No RSVP required
This adult-centered group is open to everyone making anything with a needle whether it is crochet, knitting or sewing. A casual gathering for like-minded makers, swap stories and techniques and get feedback from others. Informal, bring your own projects and enjoy the company.
Table Top Games Day
Saturday, May 7, 1 - 4 p.m.
Members and children 15 and under free | Non-members $5
No RSVP required
Join local game designer/master Matt Bromley (Wildbird Games) at the table each month for a new adventure. Learn a new game or hone your skills with like-minded folks and players of all ages. Host's table games will vary each month, one table will be designated for DnD, and additional tables will be available for bring-your-own-game setups.
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Call for Volunteers
Museum volunteers help visitors get the most out of their experience by welcoming and assisting visitors, leading field trips, helping with classes and Second Saturdays, and prepping for and assisting at special events.
We look for volunteers who are 16 years of age or older and can commit 6 to 12 months of service on a weekly or monthly basis. Fluency in more than one language is helpful but not required; no previous arts experience is necessary. Ongoing training and education is provided. Weekday, weekend, and evening shifts are available and we can accommodate a variety of schedules. To learn more, please visit here or contact Jessica Parham at j.parham@roswell-nm.gov.
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Sunday Yoga Sessions
Start your week off right
Upcoming Sessions: May 15 and June 12, 2 - 3 p.m.
Members free | Non-members $5
No RSVP required
On select Sundays at 2 pm, come by the RMAC for an all-levels gentle yoga class in the Bassett Auditorium. Sessions are taught by 200-hour certified instructor Alice Buck.
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May Film Schedule
Robert H. Goddard Planetarium
Adults $5 | Children 4-15 $3 | Members and children 3 and under free
FREE admission on Second Saturday at 11 a.m.
1 p.m.: MOON: 1969-2019
This amazing tribute, dedicated to the Apollo 11 mission, covers the history of the program, the launch, the activity on the moon’s surface and the return to Earth.
3 p.m.: SIZING UP SPACE
Sizing Up Space explores the scale of the universe. The show was created by participants of the Blender Production Workshop at the 2009 Mediaglobe Users Group Conference. Most of the participants were modeling and animating with Blender for the very first time.
5 p.m.: THE HOT AND ENERGETIC UNIVERSE
High Energy Astrophysics plays a key role in understanding the universe. These radiations reveal the processes in the hot and violent Universe. This science also probes hot gas in clusters of galaxies, which are the most massive objects in the Universe. Finally, high-energy radiation provides important information about our own Galaxy, neutron stars, supernova remnants and stars like our Sun which emit copious amounts of high energy radiation.
Fridays at 7 p.m. and Second Saturday at 11 a.m.:
THE INCREDIBLE SUN / AURORA STORM
Every second the Sun emits million times more energy than the world consumes every year. Where does such a huge amount of power come from? Discover our star through the breathtaking timelapses. Thanks to the real images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and processed by advanced mathematical methods, you will experience the true nature of the Sun and find out that it is far from being as calm as it seems at first glance.
Use 11th Street planetarium entrance for Friday evening shows.
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New and Current Exhibitions
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Kate Turner: Somewhere That's Green
Roswell Artist-in-Residence
May 7 – July 3, 2022
Samuel H. Marshall & Donald Winston Gallery
Artist Lecture and Opening Reception: Friday, May 6, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the opening of Kate Turner: Somewhere That's Green with an artist lecture at 5:30 pm followed by a reception. Turner is a visual artist and writer from West Chester, Ohio. She uses various art making processes including sculpture, installation, film, fashion, and performance to abstract memories and experiences she has from growing up as the product of a transracially adopted child in the Midwest United States. She received a BFA from Bowling Green State University in 2016 and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in sculpture and extended media in 2019. Read more »
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Fritz Scholder: Focus on the Figure
through September 2022
Paul Horgan Gallery
Interdisciplinary artist Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) grew up in Breckenridge, Minnesota. Scholder’s ancestry was predominantly European with only 25% being Native American through his father. He was formally enrolled in the California Mission tribe of Luiseños called the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians. Learn more »
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Roy De Forest: Irreverent Magic
through September 2022
Graphics Gallery
Interdisciplinary artist Roy De Forest (1930-2007) grew up in a farming family, first in North Platte, Nebraska. A combination of unfortunate events, including drought, grasshoppers, and the Great Depression, necessitated a move west to the state of Washington’s Yakima Valley where the De Forest family harvested pears and plums. Learn more »
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