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El Paso Museum of Art Star Ceiling

Celebrate the unveiling of Star Ceiling, a new installation by artist Leo Villareal, during an event from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza. The inaugural illumination of the 120-foot LED array, featuring 13,500 energy-efficient lights in non-repeating patterns, takes place at 5:45 p.m. This free community event includes music, complimentary beverages, pan dulce from local bakeries and a lightbox-making activity inspired by the installation.

Visitors can also take tours led by EPMA curators, offering insights into Villareal’s creative process. This project, privately funded by the EPMA Foundation and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation, transforms the museum’s space with a unique blend of art, light and Chihuahuan Desert-inspired design. Information: epma.art

Ultraviole(n)t Exposures Exhibit

Explore the hidden impacts of ultraviolet radiation in vulnerable borderland communities during Ultraviole(n)t Exposures, an innovative exhibit opening Friday, Jan. 17 in the Museum Connect Lab at the El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza. The project, led by architecture and urban planning experts in collaboration with border historians, sheds light on the inequitable distribution of public shade and its health consequences in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez metroplex.

Featuring oral histories, spatial analyses, and multimedia displays, the exhibit will run through June 15 and focuses on Segundo Barrio while serving as a prototype for future traveling exhibitions. The project is spearheaded by Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller, directors of the Project for Operative Spatial Technologies at Texas Tech University’s Huckabee College of Architecture, alongside Yolanda Leyva, a University of Texas at El Paso historian. Information: epma.art

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