This is an exhibition 7 years in the making that features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the earliest generation of Chicana and Chicano activists in the state. All 6 artists, 3 men and 3 women, were students at New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) in Las Vegas in the early 1970s when […]
5:00 - 7:30 pm NHCC Visual Art Museum Join us for a free Public Reception celebrating the grand opening of the new Visual Art exhibition What We Bring to the Table! Meet the artists and explore the exhibition featuring artwork from the Center’s staff. About the Exhibition: To celebrate the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 25th birthday, we explore […]
To celebrate the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 25th birthday, we explore artworks created by the artists who spend their days (and nights) keeping the Center going. What We Bring to the Table will be on view in the NHCC Visual Art Museum Community Gallery beginning September 5th. Featured Artworks by: Adri De La Cruz, Visual Arts […]
10:00 am to 4:00 pm The Art Museum presents multiple exhibitions in its three gallery spaces each year and welcomes visitors of all ages. Our three galleries showcase artworks from a range of media that focus on diverse subject matter and examine identity and culture. On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts […]
11:00 am In addition to our regularly scheduled Thursday and Friday Torreón Tours, the National Hispanic Cultural Center now has a newly added Saturday Tour on the second Saturday of every month. This is a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil, located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, depicting thousands […]
6:00 to 7:00 pm Join us at the Visual Art Museum for a Lecture and Q&A with Julianna Loera-Wiggins on the Early Chicano Movement at New Mexico Highlands University. She will be introduced by Ray Hernández-Durán, Ph.D, co-curator of the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community […]