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Arte Poquito
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:00 am 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 (more...)
Arte para chiquitos
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:00 - 10:45 am Our popular Early Childhood program is returning with a new name in 2024! Arte para chiquitos 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 (more...)
Siempre Creativo: Intro to Retablos with Artist Sean Wells y Delgado (CANCELLED)
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMNote: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. The second workshop, on 6/12, will be held as planned. We apologize for any inconvenience. 1:30 - 3:30 pm Discover the history and symbolism of retablo painting and create your own unique interpretation, using watercolors on wood prepared with traditional gesso. This is the first of two sessions with artist Sean Wells y Delgado, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free (more...)
Siempre Creativo: Intro to Retablos with Artist Sean Wells y Delgado
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM1:30 - 3:30 pm Discover the history and symbolism of retablo painting and create your own unique interpretation, using watercolors on wood prepared with traditional gesso. This is the second of two sessions with artist Sean Wells y Delgado, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.
Siempre Creativo: Monotype Printmaking with Artist Carol C. Sánchez (CANCELLED)
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMNOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience. 1:30 - 3:30 pm Join us for a fun monotype printing workshop, where we will explore various ways of applying inks and paints to create unique images. This is the first of two sessions with artist Carol C. Sánchez, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community (more...)
Paño Connections: Free Closing Event
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States1:00 - 3:30 pm Join for an event celebrating the final weeks of the exhibition Paño Connections: Corazón Knows No Bounds! Premier of short video by Richard Keel. Panel discussion with artists Joey Nelson, David Luna, Gerald Lovato, and Eric Christo Martinez. Poetry and Music by Carlos Contreras & IC Wayne. The exhibition Paño Connections is organized by artist and guest curator Eric “Christo” Martinez. On display in the Community Gallery, which is dedicated to showcasing art by New Mexican artists, this exhibit explores artworks inspired by paños (drawings on (more...)
Siempre Creativo: Relief Printmaking with Artist Carol C. Sánchez (CANCELLED)
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMNOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience. 1:30 - 3:30 pm Learn the time-honored technique of relief printmaking as you design, cut, and print your inspirations onto paper. This is the second of two sessions with artist Carol A. Sánchez, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.
Siempre Creativo: Mixed Media Design in Nature with Artist Catalina Salinas
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM1:30 - 3:30 pm Explore the natural world through lines and patterns using pencils, acrylic markers, and paints on a canvas. This is the first of two sessions with artist Catalina Salinas, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.
Siempre Creativo: Mixed Media Mandalas with Artist Catalina Salinas
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM1:30 - 3:30 pm Become mesmerized by the beauty of mandalas and create your own mandala designs using watercolors, watercolor paper, colored pencils, and Sakura Gelly Pens with techniques you can also use at home. This is the first of two sessions with artist Catalina Salinas, feel free to attend one or both sessions. These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer. Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.
Noche de Familia: Bless Me, Ultima
Cayetana Romero Lobby5:00 – 7:00 pm (Film screening held immediately following) Join us for a Noche de Familia inspired by Rudolfo Anaya's beloved novel Bless Me, Ultima! Craft a flapping owl hand puppet, design a drawing inspired by the novel, and use herbs or leaves to emboss clay creations. Free books and coloring books will be available. All ages and individuals will be welcome. After this event, stick around and settle in for a free screening of the movie in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre! Please register separately for the (more...)