Community
Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes10:00 am to 4:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!
Voces de Latinidad: Community Session featuring Maritza Perez
NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-246:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join us in Salón Ortega for the fifth Community Listening Session in a series of 6 for our Voces de Latinidad documentary film project. Each gathering in this series will focus on a different cultural aspect of the question: “Who or what is Latinidad?” Voces de Latinidad aims to feature unique voices from our community culminating in a short documentary and digital archive celebrating the rich diversity of our lived experiences. On July 8, we invite all people of Hispanic, Latina/o/e/x, Chicana/o/e/x, Indigenous, and New (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11:00 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 (more...)
Film: Agave is Life
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-305:00 pm: Cash bar and food trucks 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: UNM Mariachi Ensemble 7:00 pm: Film screening Note: This screening will now be held in the Bank of America Theatre. Agave is Life is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with its myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic, and (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11:00 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 (more...)
Siempre Creativo: Printmaking Workshops for Seniors
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Please join us for 3 consecutive weeks exploring a variety of printmaking processes with artist Carol Sanchez. We will look for creative inspiration in the NHCC Art Museum printmaking exhibition, Nexo Entre Raíces, and experiment with a different printmaking technique in the Education Building. Please wear comfortable shoes for exploring the art museum. Participating seniors may sign up for one, two, or three workshops. Each workshop will begin and end in the Creative Classroom of the Pete V. Domenici Education Building. This week’s (more...)
Afro Mundo: Sister Doula
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting7:00 pm: Social Justice Film Screening, Panel Discussion to immediately follow. Black babies die at 5 times the rate of white babies. SISTER DOULA is the story of Hakima Payne, a nurse in Kansas City who tackles this crisis head-on, fighting to save Black babies by offering alternatives to the US healthcare system that surveils, criminalizes, and harms Black families. Mama Hakima is equal parts unapologetic truth-teller and wise-compassionate mentor. This is the story of the birth doulas she has mentored, who advocate for Black birthing people and (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11:00 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 (more...)
Hand and Machine 2023 Interactive Mural Showcase
September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes4:00 pm - 7:00 pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Reception 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Remarks by Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, Leah Buechley, and Student Artists. Join us for the showcase of Hand and Machine's 2023 Interactive Mural! A collaborative project between Alyshia Bustos and Leah Buechley from UNM's Department of Computer Science, artist Nanibah Chacon, Student Artists from Working Classroom, and the NHCC Art Museum, the Interactive Mural creates shifting soundscapes in response to touch. This is a free community event.
Voces de Latinidad: Community Session featuring Antoinette Rael
NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-246:00 – 8:00 pm Head to the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Salón Ortega for the final Community Listening Session in our Voces de Latinidad documentary film project, featuring speaker Antoinette Rael. Each gathering in this series focuses on a different cultural aspect of the question: “Who or what is Latinidad?” This unique project features unique voices from our community culminating in a short documentary and digital archive celebrating the rich diversity of our lived experiences. On August 17, we invite people of Hispanic, Latina/o/e/x, Chicana/o/e/x, Indigenous, and New Mexican (more...)