Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2022-10-07, 2022-10-13, 2022-10-14, 2022-10-20, 2022-10-21, 2022-10-27, 2022-10-28, 2022-11-03 and 6 more dates | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
11:00 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil. Tours of the fresco are offered Thursdays and Fridays at 11am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity.
Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
A Vision of History through Fresco…
Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America.
The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
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Erika L. Sánchez Poetry Workshop: “Negative Capability and the Imagination”
2022-10-07 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
“CANCELLED: We regret to inform you that the 2022 Anaya Lecture has been cancelled upon the request of the speaker. Please join us for a film screening of Carl Franklin’s Bless Me, Ultima at the NHCC on Sept. 30 with a pre-lecture introduction by Dr. Gabriel Meléndez. Reception at 6pm, pre-lecture introduction at 6:30, and film screening at 7pm. The film screening is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima. Free ticketed event; visit https://nhccdev.wpengine.com/event/film-bless-me-ultima/.”

11:00 am
Following Erika L. Sánchez’s reading, head back to the Center for her poetry workshop: “Negative Capability and the Imagination.” This event is in collaboration with the University of New Mexico’s English Department.
This is a free, ticketed event. Please register here.
Sánchez, a Lobo alumna, is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Sánchez’s debut poetry collection, Lessons in Expulsion (Graywolf Press 2017) was released alongside her Young Adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Knopf 2017), a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. The novel also won the 2018 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award for Older Readers, and it is currently in production to become a feature film. Her third book, Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir, was just released to critical acclaim (Viking 2022). Sánchez’s poems have appeared in Poets.org, Vinyl Poetry, Guernica, diode, Boston Review, Paris Review, Gulf Coast, Poetry Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine, and her non-fiction in Al Jazeera, ESPN.com, the Guardian, NBC News, Rolling Stone, Salon, and Cosmopolitan for Latinas, where she was the sex and love advice columnist.
Please register in advance here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long
2022-10-11, 2022-11-08 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:30 am (MST) on the second Tuesday of the Month
On Zoom and onsite
Our Colcha community Workshop is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught this art form to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Santa Fe Spanish Market. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. We hope you will join us every month on the second Tuesday, for this virtual stitch-a-long. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
This is a free community event. Register in advance here.

Questions: Please email Elena at ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us or call 505-220-7928
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.
Colcha Community Stitch-A-Long dates:
Second Tuesday of every month at 9:30 am (MST)
For more on Colcha, please watch this video.
Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit.
Click thumbnail to enlarge.

An Evening for Educators: Día de los Muertos Professional Development
2022-10-11 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Spend a lively evening exploring Día de los Muertos celebrations, arts, and history at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Take back lessons for your students that will give them a deeper understanding of this important cultural holiday.
This is a free event for educators. The event is jointly sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the UNM Latin American & Iberian Institute. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Arte Poquito: Arte de Bebé
2022-10-13 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am
Infants 0-18 months and their caregivers will have a chance to explore visual arts and even visit the NHCC Art Museum. This multi-sensory program includes time for socializing and art exploration.
Arte Poquito is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for infants ages 0 to 18 months and caregivers that nurtures creativity and provides bilingual introductory arts experiences balanced with social interaction. Each program focuses on different aspects of Hispanic/Latine arts, including music, dance, and storytelling. NHCC instructors model the introduction of core arts concepts to infants and caregivers in a supportive environment.
This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: Tía with the Tortilla
2022-10-18 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
10:00 am
The art of storytelling comes to life for children ages 18 months to 4 years and their caregivers with the eerie story of “Tía with the Tortilla.” Children and caregivers will have the chance to explore the story by acting out the characters, dancing La Varsoviana, and making a tortilla mask.
Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.

Día de Familia: Día de los Muertos
2022-11-06 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
The spirit of Día de los Muertos comes alive at our next Día de Familia!
Decorate sugar skulls, craft a mini-ofrenda and marigolds, get your face painted, and contribute to our community ofrenda while you enjoy music and dance traditions of Día de los Muertos.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Student Outreach: UNM John D. Robb Musical Trust with Alex Manzanares’ Ballet Folklorico Santa Fe
2022-11-09 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
9:00 to 10:00 am
In partnership with the UNM’s John Donald Robb Musical Trust we invite school groups and the community for a free performance and demonstration led by Alex Manzanares and members from Ballet Folklorico Santa Fe in our Bank of America Theatre. Audience members will be asked to participate and learn some of the dances the group performs. Don’t miss it!
This is a free event for school groups and community members. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This event will also be livestreamed on the NHCC’s Facebook page.

Arte Poquito: Teatro de Bebé
2022-11-10 | NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting
10:00 am
Infants 0-18 months and their caregivers explore dramatic arts and even visit the NHCC Wells Fargo Theater. This multi-sensory program includes time for socializing and dramatic play.
Arte Poquito is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for infants ages 0 to 18 months and caregivers that nurtures creativity and provides bilingual introductory arts experiences balanced with social interaction. Each program focuses on different aspects of Hispanic/Latine arts, including music, dance, and storytelling. NHCC instructors model the introduction of core arts concepts to infants and caregivers in a supportive environment.
This program is generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Ninth Annual John D. Robb, Jr. Concert: Música del Corazón
2022-11-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:30 pm- Pre-concert discussion and dance lessons
3:00 pm- Concert begins
Join us on Sunday, Nov. 13 for a celebration of the regional folk traditions of New Mexico, presented in collaboration with the UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust. The 9th Annual John D. Robb, Jr. Concert: Música del Corazón will feature performances of Baroque Fandangos of New Spain and Historic Fandangos of New Mexico. The performers are as follows:

Noe Garcia Jacinto ~ Spanish and Baroque Guitar, with choreographer and dancer Carlos Menchaca.
A special presentation of the 2022 Robb Award for Excellence in Southwestern Music.
Lone Piñon ~ Orquesta Típica featuring Jordan Wax, Tanya Núñez, Karina Wilson, Santiago Romero, with two couples from Alex Manzanares’ Ballet Folklórico Santa Fe.

Free Community Event. Tickets will be made available one hour prior to the performance for this event.

Fandangos are an intercultural tradition of intertwined music, lyric, and dance that spread to the most remote
corners of the colonies of Spain by the year 1700. Over the next three centuries, they evolved into venues of
resistance, empowerment, and liberation. Fandangos are also celebrations for special occasions and saints’ day
feasts. In colonial New Spain, all social sectors participated, from village fiestas to royal courts. Baroque and
Classical Spanish composers like Santiago de Murcia reintroduced these Mexican musical traditions back to Spain.
The first nineteenth century American visitors to California and New Mexico danced in and wrote about
fandangos with great enthusiasm.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime-Indigenous People’s Month, featuring "Estoy Orgullosa de Mi Pasado"
2022-11-15 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
10:00 am
Join us as we celebrate Indigenous People’s Month with a special reading of Estoy Orgullosa de Mi Pasado, by Amy White.
Estoy Orgullosa de Mi Pasado tells the story of a Navajo girl named Tania. When she talks about her clan and their homes, about the clothes she wears, and about what her family produces, we can tell how proud she is of being a Native American girl.
Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here, or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Please email carson.morris@dca.nm.gov to schedule a reading for groups of 10 or more.
This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.

Hora Bilingüe de Cuentos Preescolares-Mes de los Pueblos Indígenas, presentando el libro Estoy Orgullosa de Mi Pasado
El martes, 15 de noviembre, 2022
10:00 am | Biblioteca de NHCC
Para niños de 3 a 5 años de edad y sus cuidadores
Para registración y detalles, visitan a nhccnm.org/events
El programa es patrocinado generosamente por Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Oralidad Festival: Opening ceremony & Inaugural Talk featuring Enrique Lamadrid and Demetria Martínez
2022-11-18 | NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting
5:00 pm
Inauguration. Opening ceremony with the presence of the director of Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque, Silvia Grijalba, and the Consul of Spain in Texas and New Mexico, Mrs. Julia Olmo.
5:05 pm
Enrique Lamadrid and Demetria Martínez kick off the 20222 Oralidad Festival by leading a discussion titled “‘The Voice of My Conscience:’ Life, Times, and Talents of Luis S. Martínez (1898-1986): memories of a poet of the people and the rescue of his work.”
In this presentation, social activist, poet, journalist, and novelist Demetria Martínez joins University of New Mexico professor Enrique Lamadrid to pay tribute to her grandfather, the poet Luis S. Martínez. The presentation is designed to help explore the work of this traditional poet who has great cultural and political influence in Albuquerque, while making a literary recovery of corridos and oral poetry.
Instituto Cervantes, AMP Concerts, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present the second edition of the Oralidad Festival. Oralidad is born with two essential purposes: to promote the oral tradition of storytelling and to establish a collaboration between artists from New Mexico, Spain, Latin America, and the rest of the United States to create new works together and contribute to the improvement of storytelling.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Build Your Artist Tool Kit: Applying to the New Mexico Art in Public Places Program with Meredith Doborski
2022-11-19 | Live via Zoom or in-person
10:30 am
The NHCC is committed to helping visual artists strengthen their business skills and increase awareness of opportunities available for artists. As part of the NHCC’s Business Basics for Visual Artists series, join us for this free workshop and learn about what it takes to submit a successful application and how your artwork can be selected for permanent display in a public building somewhere in NM! Topics that will be covered in this workshop include the following:

What is New Mexico Arts?
What is the Art in Public Places Program?
AIPP Purchase Initiatives
Purchase Program Site-Specific Commission Program
How to Participate
How to Successfully Apply as an Artist & Tips and Tricks

This is a free community event. Please register here and before the event you will be sent the ZOOM link to attend.

As the State of New Mexico Public Arts Program Director, Meredith Doborski works with local and regional artists to enrich New Mexico communities through the purchase and commission of innovative and diverse public art. Committed to strengthening the arts in New Mexico, Meredith has dedicated her career to community-based and nonprofit work. With a background as a visual artist, arts educator, and graphic designer Meredith continues to utilize her skillset to make the arts more accessible to all New Mexicans. Meredith holds a BFA in Print Media from the Alberta University of the Arts (formally Alberta College of Art + Design) and an MA in Art Education from University of NM.
New Mexico Arts is a State Arts Agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, New Mexico Arts facilitates a number of state and federally funded programs in all 33 counties including: Art in Public Places (AIPP), Cultural Investment (Grants), Arts and the Military, Folk Arts, Arts Education, Poetry Out Loud, Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, and more! The Art in Public Places program started when the Art in Public Places act was signed into law in 1986. In short, this statute states that any public building (such as libraries, schools, community centers, universities, etc.) that is allocated Capital Outlay funding by the state legislature, 1% of those total funds must be set aside for the acquisition of public art for that site. The AIPP team connect local artists with sites through the acquisition process to secure diverse/permanent/public art utilizing these funds.
Save the date for the continuations of our Build Your Artist Toolkit series coming on February 11, 2023!

Explorar Las Artes: Teatro Conmigo
2022-12-06 | NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting
10:00 am
Children 18 months to 4 years and their caregivers explore dramatic arts and even visit the NHCC Wells Fargo Auditorium. This multi-sensory program includes time for socializing and dramatic play.
Explorar Las Artes is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for children 18 months to 4 years and caregivers that nurtures creativity and provides bilingual introductory arts experiences balanced with social interaction. Each program focuses on different aspects of Hispanic/Latine arts, including music, dance, and storytelling. NHCC instructors model the introduction of core arts concepts to infants and caregivers in a supportive environment.
This program is generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2022-12-08

Arte Poquito: Música de Bebé
2022-12-08 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
10:00 am
Infants 0-18 months and their caregivers explore music and rhyme with toddler musical instruments, Spanish rhymes, and even create an art activity with musical notes.
Arte Poquito is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for infants ages 0 to 18 months and caregivers that nurtures creativity and provides bilingual introductory arts experiences balanced with social interaction. Each program focuses on different aspects of Hispanic/Latine arts, including music, dance, and storytelling. NHCC instructors model the introduction of core arts concepts to infants and caregivers in a supportive environment.
This program is generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
