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Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 3 - 7 PM

Free & Open to the Public
成人头条 Centennial Museum and Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

 

We invite both the 成人头条 campus and El Paso communities to explore two captivating exhibitions:  Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue at the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and Cultivating Your Home: Embracing Chihuahuan Desert Diversity at the Centennial Museum. These exhibitions delve into themes of landscape, agriculture, the environment, and humanity’s connection to the Earth, highlighting the physical and cultural heritage of our shared region—from Central America through Mexico, the borderlands, and the Southern Great Plains.

The celebration kicks off at 3:30 PM with a presentation by Dr. Celina Osuna at the Centennial Museum, focusing on Desert Humanities. The event continues with a live music performance on 成人头条’s Geology Lawn, and visitors can enjoy tours of the Lhakhang to discover its art and cultural significance. Along the pathway from the Lhakhang to the Fox Fine Arts complex, local organizations will host interactive tables showcasing their work and its connection to the humanities and the landscape.

At the Rubin Center, guests can experience the current exhibition, participate in a tortilla printmaking workshop, and enjoy another live music performance to close out the evening.

  

event program schedule

3:00 PM – Event opens
3:30–4:15 PM – Guest Speaker: Dr. Celina Osuna at the Centennial Museum
4:30–5:00 PM – Live music performance by Amalia Tereso at 成人头条’s Geology Lawn
4:30–6:30 PM – Print-making workshop at Rubin Center
6:00–7:00 PM – Closing musical act – Amaila  Tereso Duo

Throughout the event from 3:00 – 7:00 PM, enjoy:

  • Community collective networking and Lhakhang Tours will take place throughout the event 

centennial and rubin center synopses 

Centennial Museum Exhibition - Cultivating Your Home: Embracing Chihuahuan Desert Diversity


Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens! Featuring native plants from various habitats within the Chihuahuan Desert, the Gardens foster a deeper connection to the desert home we share, inspiring stewardship for its preservation.

This exhibition highlights the rich biodiversity of plants and animals unique to the Chihuahuan Desert. Visitors will discover the history of the Gardens, learn how they have grown over the years, and gain practical insights on cultivating native plants to support conservation efforts in their own landscapes.

 

rubin center exhibition - Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue


Exploring the entwined histories of the United States and Central America, Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue weaves together stories of place and time, connecting conflicts from the 1960s onward with the U.S. corn industry and agricultural policy. The exhibition examines armed struggles in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua; U.S. military interventions in Honduras; and domestic protests such as the 1979 Tractorcade in Washington, D.C.

Focusing on 1979–1981, the exhibition reveals how agricultural policies linked to Cold War economic decisions shaped land use, ideas of stewardship, migrant labor, and agricultural exports—affecting small family farms in the U.S. Corn Belt and fueling political conflict in Central America. Through a dynamic constellation of narratives, this exhibition underscores the far-reaching impact of intertwined political, social, and environmental histories.