Visual Arts
Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, AlbuquerqueJune 7, 2024 - February 23, 2025 Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest is an exhibition in the Art Museum at the National Hispanic Cultural Center that showcases the vibrancy and ingenuity of the street art scenes in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, and Northern Mexico presenting artworks by artists who identify as Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and Native American. The artists whose work is featured in the exhibition use the street as their medium to create graffiti and/or murals. On the street, their work is widely (more...)
Rendered Presence: Artistas de Nuevo México
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, AlbuquerqueRendered Presence: Artistas de Nuevo México - Guest curated by Vicente Telles, the exhibition explores artworks by artists living and working throughout New Mexico. Many of the artworks are figurative and created on a scale that challenges limited understandings of New Mexican art. In their own way, each artist explores identity and the self, art history, and the expanse of Hispanic, Chicana/o/x, and Latina/o/x contemporary art. Rendered Presence: Artistas de Nuevo México - El curador invitado es Vicente Telles y la exhibición explora las obras de arte (more...)
Latina Equal Pay Day
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque11:00 am to 3:00 pm Join us for a celebration of Latina Equal Pay Day at the NHCC. This day, which recognizes the gender and racial pay gaps that still affect Hispanic women in the workforce, will feature a Women’s Art Market, interviews with Latina leaders, bookmaking, scavenger hunts, and more at the Center. Free Community Event.
Balloon Fiesta Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque11:00 am During the week of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Center will be hosting additional weekend guided tours of the dramatic Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil. These additional tours will be held on the first two Saturdays of October at 11 am. 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 (more...)