Executive Director Ken Nebel of Fuller Lodge Art Center has been at the center of Los Alamos art scene for several years. Nebel’s Art Center at 2132 Central Ave., has gained a broader audience and Friday evening hosted its second statewide event: the New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists ‘Conversations in Clay’. Patrons attending the opening reception filled the Art Center and spilled out onto the front patio area. The show runs through Sept. 19. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Patrons attending Friday’s opening reception fill Fuller Lodge Art Center and spill onto the front patio area. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Fuller Lodge Art Center Executive Director Ken Nebel speaks with artists at Friday’s opening reception. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Artist Gloria Gilmore-House chaired the show at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos artist JoAnn Lysne wih her two black ‘Zoomorphic Vessels’. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photographer Dan Gerth’s show, ‘Sculpting with Light’ is on display in the Portal Gallery at the Art Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photographer Dan Gerth explains his technique of placing a black cloth behind his subject, turning off the light, holding a small flashlight very close and taking incremental photos, which create a much greater depth in the final product. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

A patron examines the work of photographer Dan Gerth. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com