School and Youth Programs
Awards Ceremony: Cervantes Drawing Contest for Students
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM3 pm to 4 pm Instituto Cervantes, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the Education Office-Embassy of Spain present the awards for a student drawing contest to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Students in three age categories, ages 6-8, 9-11, and 12-15 were invited to submit original drawings depicting any subject matter relating to either Don Quixote or Miguel de Cervantes. A special grand prize will be awarded courtesy of Honorary Consul of Spain Fred Mondragón. First, (more...)
Making Art: Other Worldly Collage – Inspired by Fantasía Fantástica
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10 am to 12 pm Students visit the NHCC Art Museum for a facilitated discussion about a current exhibition, a piece of art or art-making technique, followed by a hands-on art making project inspired by the museum visit. Watch as your own brilliant students discover their inner creativity. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. Limit 35 students For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If you would like to register please click HERE. For more information please contact Elena (more...)
Chispa: Frank Leto Concert for Children
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM9:30 am & 11:00 am Award-winning composer and early-childhood educator Frank Leto has a calm and natural way with children. He inspires them to move expressively and sing along joyfully with his original compositions. Teachers, parents and students will participate enthusiastically to Frank’s multicultural, interactive music. It is fun for young and old alike. His concerts, accompanied with live music and performances by Pilar Leto, create a fun and educational one-hour concert. $7 To make your reservations call (505) 889-5386 or e-mail musicalventures@gmail.com For a PDF with (more...)
Making Art: Cartas y Corazones
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10 am to 12 pm Just in time for Dia de San Valentin, join us for a printmaking workshop! Students visit the NHCC Art Museum for a facilitated discussion about one piece of art or art-making technique, followed by a hands-on art making project inspired in some way by the artwork! Watch as your own brilliant students discover their inner creativity. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. Limit 35 students For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If you (more...)
¡Vamos al Museo! Valentines with Nick Abdalla
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am to 12:00 pm On the first Saturday morning of every month, join us for this fun and engaging docent- and artist-led family program. During the February event, families (limited to 25 participants) will get a 30-minute museum tour focused on the NHCC Art Museum's current exhibit Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage led by artist Nick Abdalla, whose work you will see in the exhibit. Following the tour, Nick will lead you in a family-friendly project that will include an exploration of sculptural valentines that Nick (more...)
Siembra: Solving for X: The Education Project, School Day Event
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-MeetingBy the Working Classroom 10 am Working Classroom’s theatre ensemble collaborates with Scott Barrow from Tectonic Theater Project and guest director/playwright Milta Ortiz from Arizona’s Borderlands Theater to create an immersive bilingual performance based on community interviews and dedicated to bringing a face and voice to educational inequity. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If you would like to register please click HERE. For more information please contact Elena Baca at ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us or (more...)
Aliento: Carnaval 2017, School Day Event
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM10 am The NHCC’s annual celebration of Carnaval is a dazzling spectacle of vibrant dance, engaging music, and beautiful costumes, featuring the band PANdemonium and the Odara Dance Ensemble and showcasing the Carnaval celebrations of Cuba, Trinidad, Brazil and New Orleans. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If you would like to register please click HERE. For more information please contact Elena Baca at ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us or call her direct line at 505-383-4734
Women’s History Month
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMEach year in March the National Hispanic Cultural Center celebrates women with programming that honors their contributions to dance, music, theatre, art, poetry, films, novels, and much more. Listed below are all the events that you can experience at the Center during Women’s History Month. Below are our offerings for 2017. Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage Programming: ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour with Artist Rachel Muldez March 2, 2017 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Domenici Education Building Free public event On the first Thursday of each (more...)
Aliento: Jesús Muñoz Flamenco, Red Note, School Day Event
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM10 am Casa Flamenca and the NHCC present a school day event for Jesús Muñoz Flamenco in Red Note--original music and works by a cast of international dancers and musicians that explores dynamic, visionary movements in dance, music, and visual art inspired by cante flamenco. Red Note will take you on a journey through southern Spain--where soul meets dance--and through the evolution of flamenco's dance and music. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. (more...)
¡Vamos al Museo! With Artist Rachel Muldez
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am to 12:00 pm On the first Saturday morning of every month, join us for this fun and engaging artist-led family program. During the March event, families (limited to 25 participants) will get a 30-minute museum tour focused on the NHCC Art Museum’s current exhibit Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage led by artist Rachel Muldez, whose work you will see in the exhibit. Following the tour, the whole family can create their own artwork with Rachel's help in the Pete V. Domenici Education Building Creative Classroom. Please (more...)