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  • Siempre Creativo: Mixed Media Mandalas with Artist Catalina Salinas

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    1:30 - 3:30 pm Become mesmerized by the beauty of mandalas and create your own mandala designs using watercolors, watercolor paper, colored pencils, and Sakura Gelly Pens with techniques you can also use at home. This is the first of two sessions with artist Catalina Salinas, feel free to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

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  • Arte Para Chiquitos

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    NOTE: The September Arte para chiquitos event has been cancelled. The program will resume as scheduled in October. 10:00 – 10:45 am Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, (more...)

  • Latin Dance for Seniors

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    SOLD OUT *this event has filled to capacity. Please join us for our other Siempre Creativo dance programs for seniors by clicking HERE. 1:30 – 3:30 pm Latin Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of Latin dance lessons taught by instructor Carlota Silva. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Latin Dance for Seniors is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides a free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. A free Community Event, generously supported by AARP. Please register (more...)

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  • Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime

    NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    10:00 am Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. This month, we will be reading Fresh Juice/Jugo Fresco by Robert Liu-Trujillo, and making fresh juice to go along with the story! Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas. Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to (more...)

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  • Latin Dance for Seniors

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    1:30 – 3:30 pm NHCC | Salon Ortega Latin Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of Latin dance lessons taught by instructor Carlota Silva. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Latin Dance for Seniors is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides a free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP. Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would (more...)

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  • Latinx Games Festival 2024

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    Session Times TBD Latinx Games Festival is a celebration of Gaming, Latino Culture and Latin American Game Development! Join us In-Person at the National Cultural Hispanic Center from September 20th - September 22th, 2024. Featuring insightful panels, playable Latino made video games, career advancement opportunities, the first ever Latino Games Exhibition, and The Latinx Game Awards, this festival connects our community to the video game industry and plants the seeds for a culturally richer, more mature video game industry. This event exists as an industry-wide call to action (more...)

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  • Colcha Community Stitch A-Long

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    9:30 am in-person 10:30 am Zoom – cancelled for September, please check back next month Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette is taking September off. Please check back next month for instructions and (more...)

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  • Latin Dance for Seniors

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    1:30 – 3:30 pm NHCC | Salon Ortega Latin Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of Latin dance lessons taught by instructor Carlota Silva. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Latin Dance for Seniors is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides a free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP. Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would (more...)

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  • Noche de Familia: Bless Me, Ultima

    Cayetana Romero Lobby

    5:00 – 7:00 pm (Film screening held immediately following) Join us for a Noche de Familia inspired by Rudolfo Anaya's beloved novel Bless Me, Ultima! Craft a flapping owl hand puppet, design a drawing inspired by the novel, and use herbs or leaves to emboss clay creations. Free books and coloring books will be available. All ages and individuals will be welcome. After this event, stick around and settle in for a free screening of the movie in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre! Please register separately for the (more...)

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  • Genealogy Workshops

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    10:00 – 12:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with the opportunity to participate in interactive tours of the NHCC Art Museum and Torreón, paired with genealogy workshops and coffee socials. This event is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.

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