Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2023-01-19, 2023-07-06 | 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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Happy Arte Hour
2023-02-02 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 to 8:00 pm
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. 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. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Vamos al Museo: Family Art Workshop
2023-02-04 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:30 am
¡Vamos al Museo! is a morning of artmaking for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building.
In February, attendees will have a chance to meet and work with artist April Garcia, whose soft sculpture artworks are featured in the art museum exhibition, Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond (on view Tuesday – Sunday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm through March 12, 2023).
Free Community Event. Please register here or or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2023-02-05 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The first Sunday of every month the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents. We will be closed on January 1st so we are moving our Free Sunday admission to Sunday, January 8th. During this time, visitors are encouraged to explore the NHCC’s Visual Arts Museum art exhibitions.

Fronteras del Futuro: Online Panel Discussion
2023-02-09 | Live via Zoom or in-person
6:00 pm MST
Join us for a panel discussion with Angel Cabrales, Marion Martinez, Ryan Singer, and Linda Vallejo! Each artist’s work is featured in the art museum exhibition, Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond (on view Tuesday – Sunday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm through March 12).
Fronteras del Futuro features artworks that explore the intersections of art, science, technologies (both ancient and modern), cosmic-musings, future-oriented visions, and more! This panel discussion is an opportunity to hear from the artists directly about their work and the role of art in envisioning the future.

Free Community Event. Please register here or or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Business Basics for Visual Artists
2023-02-11 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:00 to 5:00 pm
Business Basics for Visual Artists is an afternoon forum of information sharing & networking for Visual Artists. NHCC will offer three presentations from local art professionals who will provide artists with a sampling of opportunities with the City of Albuquerque, an understanding of how to successfully navigate the challenges of artist contracts and grant writing. The National Hispanic Cultural Center is committed to helping visual artists strengthen their business skills and increase awareness of opportunities available for artists.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Presenters:

Artist Opportunities with the City of Albuquerque
Elsa Menendez, Deputy Director of Arts and Culture, City of Albuquerque

The ABC’s of Artist Contracts
Noël Bella Merriam, Artistic Director, National Hispanic Cultural Center

Grant Writing for Creatives
Jeff Andersen, Program Director, Arts Hub

Arte Poquito: Arte Conmigo
2023-02-16, 2023-04-04 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am
Babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years 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 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, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long
2023-02-28, 2023-04-25, 2023-05-23, 2023-06-27 | Live via Zoom or in-person
9:30 am on the 4th Tuesday of each month
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 fourth Tuesday, on zoom or in person. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register here every month and we will email the zoom link to you. Questions: Please email Elena at ElenaD.baca@dca.nm.gov or call 505-220-7928.
Free Community Event. Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.

For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2023-03-05 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102

Teoquiyaoatl (Sacred Portal): Performance and Installation by Angel Cabrales
2023-03-09 | NM
8:00pm MST
NHCC Plaza Mayor
Join us for a performance and interactive art installation on the plaza with Fronteras del Futuro artist, Angel Cabrales!
Teoquiyaoatl references a sacred portal through which the explorers of the parallel universe Axihuical breach the universal membrane and cross into this universe to greet the people of our world through dance.
Created by Angel Cabrales in collaboration with Melissa Melpignano with music by Henry Van. Dance performance by Melissa Melpignano, Jenny Morales, Chris Delgado, and Jensen Springer.
NHCC Art Museum Open until 7:30pm
Click here to register for this free community event.
Photo Courtesy of Angel Cabrales

Navajo Star Wars Intergalactic Night
2023-03-10 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Art Activities, Music, Food Truck, & Cash Bar – 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Fronteras del Futuro Exhibition open – 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Prefilm Talk with Manny Wheeler – 6:00 pm
Film Screening – 7:00 pm
Join the NHCC for a special screening of Star Wars: A New Hope in Navajo. Manny Wheeler, who was instrumental in getting this version of Star Wars made into an official dub, will give a pre-film talk about the importance of access to cultural resources in the Navajo language and equitable representation for native nations. Arrive early to tour the NHCC Art Museum exhibition, Fronteras del Futuro, to find other Star Wars connections while you enjoy artmaking, music, food trucks, and a cash bar. If you are lucky, you might spot a stormtrooper or two!
Free Community Event. Please register HERE or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Generous support for this event provided by Bank of America. © & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long
2023-03-28 | NM

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2023-04-02, 2023-07-02 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!

Happy Arte Hour
2023-04-06 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. 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. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase. Explore the world of soft sculpture with artist April Garcia, whose work is on display in Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond. A variety of fabrics and materials will be available for you to create your very own futurism-inspired soft sculpture.
Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Please note, the April 6th Happy Arte Hour will take place in our Salon Ortega.

The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys Sound Installation and Exhibit Closing
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00am – 4:00pm
The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys closes on April 23. In the final days of the exhibition, experience 21 musical compositions on vinyl records playing once more in the gallery as they erode and change over time. Visit during NHCC Museum hours, 10am – 4pm, April 21 – 23.
The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys is a collaborative sound and visual installation by New Mexican artists Adri De La Cruz and Marisa Demarco. The multi-phase exhibition begins and ends with a sound experience that transforms over the course of 72 hours as 21 musical compositions on vinyl records erode over time. Stories of strength emanate from another record that plays multigenerational interviews with one artist’s family members. This record, a document of lineage, endures. Etched portraits of the interviewees are presented on the reverse side of eight records on visual display.
The exhibit is an exploration of love, family, community, and the perseverance of generations. Each component symbolizes an experience—the grooves on a record much like mountains and valleys, the materials, strong and enduring, yet fragile and malleable.

Exhibition: Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots
2023-04-21 - 2023-09-10 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
10:00am – 4:00pm MST
Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots is an exhibition of prints by artists living and working in both Mexico and the United States. Their work traverses themes of culture, tradition, identity, and place, connecting those with Mexican roots across borders. Organized by artist Marco Sánchez and multidisciplinary scholar Claudia Ley in collaboration with the NHCC Art Museum, the exhibition features 32 artworks exchanged for a print portfolio between the participating artists as well as additional pieces contextualizing the artists’ work. The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, April 21. The reception will be held on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Nexo Entre Raíces es una exposición de grabados de artistas viviendo y trabajando en ambos lugares de México y Estados Unidos. Sus obras atraviesan temas de cultura, tradición, identidad y lugar, que se conectan con sus raíces transfronterizas. Organizado por artista Marco Sánchez y erudita multidisciplinaria Claudia Ley en colaboración con el Museo de Arte del Centro Nacional de Cultura Hispana, la exposición muestra 32 obras de arte intercambiadas entre los artistas que resulta en una carpeta de grabados de los artistas participantes tanto como obras adicionales que contextualizan las obras de los artistas.
Photo: Juan De Dios Mora, Canícula (2022), linograbado/linocut, 15” x 22”. Photo courtesy of Marco Sánchez.
Generously sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Opening Reception: Hecho en Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM Artists
2023-05-19 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
NHCC Art Museum
Join us for a free public reception to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition, Hecho en Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM Artists. This new exhibition in the museum’s Community Gallery showcases New Mexican artists whose artworks have been added to the museum’s permanent collection over the last few years. This is an opportunity to celebrate artists from across New Mexico, explore artworks created in a range of styles and media, and to thank the generous donors who made these acquisitions possible!

This event is generously sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Hecho en Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM Artists
2023-05-19 - 2024-01-21 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Hecho en Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM Artists showcases New Mexican artists whose artworks have been added to the museum’s permanent collection over the last few years. This is an opportunity to celebrate artists from across New Mexico, explore artworks created in a range of styles and media, and to thank the generous donors who made these acquisitions possible!
Join us for a free public reception on Friday, May 19, 2023 from 5-7pm. Click here to learn more.
Generously sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Happy Arte Hour
2023-06-01 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. 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. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase from La Fonda del Bosque and Pop Fizz. Explore printmaking inspired by the current NHCC Art Museum exhibit, Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots. Participants will work with a variety of tools and techniques to create a unique print to take home.
Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Arte Poquito
2023-06-06 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years 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 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, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Opening Reception: Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave
2023-06-16 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
NHCC Art Museum
Join us to celebrate the opening of Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition.
The Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s national drink. In this series, photographer Joel Salcido includes the original distilleries that literally founded the industry, as well as several artisanal tequileras committed to the ancestral ways of making tequila from harvest to bottle. Objects and paintings related to the theme of agave will be on display from the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum Permanent Collection and loans from various institutions and artist Hailey Marmolejo.
Get your free tickets below!
A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Artist Talk and Book Signing: Joel Salcido
2023-06-16 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
7:00 pm
Salon Ortega
Join us for an artist talk with Joel Salcido from Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave). Joel will do a reading from his book, The Spirit of Tequila and guests from the audience will have an opportunity for a Q&A followed by a book signing.
The Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s national drink. In this series, photographer Joel Salcido includes the original distilleries that literally founded the industry, as well as several artisanal tequileras committed to the ancestral ways of making tequila from harvest to bottle. Objects and paintings related to the theme of agave will be on display from the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum Permanent Collection and loans from various institutions and artist Hailey Marmolejo.

Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave
2023-06-16 - 2023-08-13 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
The Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s national drink. In this series, photographer Joel Salcido includes the original distilleries that literally founded the industry, as well as several artisanal tequileras committed to the ancestral ways of making tequila from harvest to bottle. Objects and paintings related to the theme of agave will be on display from the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum Permanent Collection; loans from the Museum of International Folk ARt and the Folk Art Museum of Central Texas; and artists Heiley Marmolejo, Lydia Madrid, Arnold Puentes, and Juliana Kirwin.
Join us for a free public reception on June 16 from 5pm-7pm in the Art Museum. Click here to learn more!
Join us for the Artist Talk and book signing with Joel Salcido on June 16 at 7pm in the Salon Ortega. Click here to learn more!
A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Tequila en El Torreón
2023-06-29 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
6:00 pm
The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation is hosting a Tequila Tasting Event on June 29th, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Torreón. This includes tastings of five different tequilas, led by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits Director of Mixology Michael Trujillo and a five-course food pairing by Chef Marcus Montoya. The funds raised from this event will be used to support the presentation of the Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition at the NHCC Art Museum.
$150

The Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave (or The Spirit of Tequila and the Art of Agave) exhibition explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s national drink. In this series, photographer Joel Salcido includes the original distilleries that founded the industry, as well as several artisanal tequileras committed to the ancestral ways of making tequila from harvest to bottle. Objects and paintings related to the theme of agave will be on display from the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum Permanent Collection as well as loans from various institutions and artist Hailey Marmolejo.
