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  • Arte Poquito

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    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, (more...)

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  • Tequila en El Torreón

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 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 (more...)

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  • Paño Connections: Free Closing Event

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    1:00 - 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...)

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  • 1st Annual Luminito Celebration

    Plaza Mayor

    7:00 to 8:15 pm Plaza Mayor | National Hispanic Cultural Center Whether you call them ‘farolitos’ or ‘luminarias,’ come celebrate New Mexico’s distinctive holiday lights at the Center! On Dec. 12, join us for a holiday celebration illuminated by the world’s tallest ‘Luminito,’ a 20-foot-tall, steel-reinforced structure inspired by New Mexico’s traditional holiday lights. The Luminito will be lit up during the event, spreading holiday cheer throughout the Center.  Throughout the evening, the event will be further illuminated with festive lights and images projected onto some of (more...)

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  • Artist Chisme: Creative Conversations

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    2:00 to 4:00 pm  Join the curator and artist Vicente Telles along with artists Vanessa Alvarado, Eric Romero, and Daisy Quezada Ureña for a fun and casual afternoon celebrating the NHCC art exhibition Rendered Presence: Artistas de Nuevo México.  Attendees will have a chance to walk through the exhibit with the artists. Community, artists and NHCC staff will sit and relax in the museum while participating in engaging conversation. The chisme will continue over light refreshments served in the museum courtyard. Free community event, please register using (more...)

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  • Pláticas Públicas: In the Gallery with the Artists

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    2:00 to 4:00 pm Head to the NHCC Visual Art Museum for a Gallery Tour and Musical Performance led by Francisco Lefebre, one of the featured artists in the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the earliest generation of Chicana and Chicano activists in the state. The (more...)

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  • The Early Chicano Movement at New Mexico Highlands University, ca. 1968–1970: A Historical Overview

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    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 Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the earliest generation (more...)

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  • Pláticas Públicas: In the Gallery with the Artists

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    2:00 to 4:00 pm Head to the NHCC Visual Art Museum for a Gallery Tour led by Juanita J. Lavadie and Ignacio “Nacho” Jaramillo, two of the artists featured in the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the earliest generation of Chicana and Chicano activists in the state. The (more...)

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  • NHCC 25th Anniversary Celebration

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    Join us on Saturday, October 25th to celebrate 25 years of art, community, and culture at the National Hispanic Cultural Center!   25th Anniversary Torreón Tours October 25, 2025 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm NHCC | NM Mutual Welcome Center This is a free community event with limited availability. Please let us know who will be attending below. In celebration of the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 25th Anniversary we have an afternoon of Torreón Tours. Please join us for four guided tours throughout the (more...)

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  • New Mexican Chicanas in the Spotlight: Chicana Feminism and Art in New Mexico

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    6:00 to 7:00 pm Head to the NHCC Visual Art Museum for a conversation a Lecture and Q&A with Bernadine Hernández, associate professor in the Department of English at the University of New Mexico. She will be introduced by Ray Hernández-Durán, co-curator of the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who (more...)

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