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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...)
Cervantes Film Series: 150 i una grossa
12:00 pm MST (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Geolocalizaciones y nuevas ruralidades | Geolocations and new ruralities The description of community life is not always easy for cinema, which tends to focus on characters. However, this film bets on making a collective story where the inhabitants of a village will have to make decisions that will radically change their lives. The choral portrait offered by this documentary is testimony to a common thread based on the commitment of a group of people from (more...)
Cervantes Film Series: Los saldos
12:00 pm MST (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Geolocalizaciones y nuevas ruralidades | Geolocations and new ruralities The transfer of knowledge between parents and their descendants was the only means by which rural families maintained their traditions, until the arrival of new technologies transformed their habits. Migrations also broke with this logic, although they never dispossessed the inhabitants of this ancestral knowledge. In Los saldos, a father and a son will have to face an evidence that work and coexistence are bringing to (more...)
Opening Reception: Hecho en Nuevo México: Recent Acquisitions by NM Artists
September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes5:00 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 (more...)
Broadway Bound LIVE: Finals
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307:00 pm Saturday, 2:00 pm Sunday Broadway Bound LIVE presents You're a Catch! Why are You Single? A musical by Sarah Wynen It's Christmas time, and once again Becky needs to face the hoard of relatives questioning her love life (or lack thereof). As she explores the world of 21st-century dating, we meet an eclectic group of characters who tell their own story and showcase the highs and lows that go along with being alone. When Christmas time rolls around once more, will anything be different for (more...)
Colcha Community Stitch A-long
Live via Zoom or in-person9:30 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 (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: Acequias: The Legacy Lives On
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-305:00 – 7:00 pm: Food Trucks, Live Music & Cash Bar 7:00 – 8:15 pm: Acequias Screening 8:15 pm: Director Q&A following film screening The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies and the NHCC present Acequias: The Legacy Lives On. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Aracely “Arcie” Chapa, Acequias: The Legacy Lives On is an hour-long, visually stunning documentary film about New Mexico’s enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, practitioners, lawmakers, journalists, and members of the community. Chapa produces and directs an emotional and reverential (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 Screening: Boy and the World
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-303:00 pm Brazilian artist Alê Abreu’s Academy Award-nominated masterpiece is a riotous explosion of music and color, a breathtakingly original and vibrant cinematic experience that depicts the wonders and struggles of the modern world as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Cuca’s cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting him to embark on a quest to reunite his family. The young boy’s journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation taking on greater complexity as his small world expands. Entering (more...)