Education
First Friday: Docent Education and Conversation
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM9:30 am – noon On the first Friday of each month, NHCC docents and core volunteers meet for coffee and conversation along with monthly presentations on topics that build the knowledge and skills of the docent core to give tours, educate the NHCC visitors and share the NHCC mission and programs. For more information on the NHCC Docent and Volunteer program, Please call David Torrez at 505-246-2261x150 or email him at DavidM.Torres@state.nm.us for more information. Free event
¡Vamos al Museo!
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am - 12:30 pm This is a fun and engaging docent and artist-led family program. Families (limited to 25 participants) get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artist or type of material. Following the tour, the whole family can create their own artwork in the Pete V. Domenici Education Building Messy Classroom. April's guest artist will be Catalina Salinas exploring storytelling through images, inspired by our new exhibition Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Along the Old Spanish Trail. A great morning of (more...)
Introduction to Flamenco Dance, taught by Bridgit Luján
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM7:15 pm to 8:15 pm Students will learn basic flamenco technique and a short choreography. No experience required; men and women of all ages and ability are welcome! $10 suggested donation Bridgit (Brigida) Luján began studying dance at the age of two, and earned a Master’s degree in dance from the University of New Mexico. After performing under the direction of Eva Encinias, Lili del Castillo, Pablo Rodarte, and Antonio Hidalgo, she joined Maria Benitez’ Estampa Española in 2000. She has traveled to Spain on numerous occasions to (more...)
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm - 7:30 pm On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. This month local artist Rosalie Lopez will work with participants to explore the stories that make us who we are, then make paper-cut self-portraits (more...)
Colcha Community Stitch-Along
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM9:30 am – noon Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement! For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261, ext. 167, or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us. Free event
DreamBuilders 2016
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM9 am to 3:30 pm Join us on April 15th for DreamBuilders 2016, an annual STEAM event developed to inspire and foster interest in the intersection of the Arts with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines. This is a community project designed to focus on artistic expressions enabled through and integrated with technology while highlighting our rich cultural identity. We offer day-long workshops for middle school, high school and college age students as well as specialized workshop for teachers, parents, and professionals across the entire spectrum (more...)
Salud y Sabor: Cuba
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Sponsored by the University of New Mexico Hospitals, Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, hands-on art, health screening and information, and entertainment aimed at providing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture On the third Thursday of each month, community members gather for cooking demonstrations using fresh, locally grown ingredients, as well as fun art activities for kids and adults, health (more...)
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience: Spare Parts
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM1 pm – 3 pm Albuquerque Film & Music Experience: Spare Parts Directed by Sean McNamara. Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this ragtag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. This Albuquerque Film & Music Experience feature presentation stars George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, José Julian, David Del Rio, Oscar Javier Gutierrez II, Alessandra Rosaldo, J.R. Villarreal, Alexa PenaVega, Steven Michael Quezada, Esai Morales and a (more...)
MANA de Albuquerque Scholarship Banquet
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm - Registration, Social, Silent Auction 6:30 pm - Dinner - featuring keynote speaker Rebecca Avitia, NHCC Executive Director 7:15 pm - Hermanitas awards and scholarship presentations MANA de Albuquerque is a chapter of MANA, A National Latina Organization. An all-volunteer driven 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to creating a community of informed and active Latinas working together to support the success of all Latinos. MANA de Albuquerque’s mission is “…to empower Latinas through leadership development, community service, and advocacy.” Please join us on Thursday, April 28th, (more...)
La Canoa Legacy Talks: Fabiola Cabeza de Baca: The Good Life
History and Literary Arts Building6 pm The La Canoa Legacy Series features talks by Hispanic/Latino academic and community researchers with long-standing and distinguished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region. Like la canoa—referring in New Mexican Spanish to several utilitarian objects used to receive and transport people and resources and thus provide a service to the community—these talks are meant to serve the community by presenting new or overlooked information about our region to interested audiences. We want them to transport us to new understandings of our (more...)