Summer Institute Performances: Circo Latino

Thursday—5:30 pm Friday—10:30 am The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces—are presenting performances based on the exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and Sandra Cisneros’ book of the same name. Join Circo Latino for a stirring performance inspired by themes of family, community, identity, and home—appropriate for all ages. The young artists, ages 8-13, will present an original show featuring trapeze, juggling, stilting, acrobatics, clowning, live music, and more! Free public event; suggested donation $5

The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC: Exhibit Reception & Tours

Reception — 2 pm to 4 pm Tours – 11 am. 1 pm & 3 pm (tours limited to 20 people each) Free community event How do museums acquire their collections? What makes an artwork, or an artist, worthy of collecting? These are questions museums face every day and the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum is no exception. “The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC” features art works that have been collected and added to the museum’s permanent collection over the (more…)

The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC

Art Museum hours and prices HERE How do museums acquire their collections? What makes an artwork, or an artist, worthy of collecting? These are questions museums face every day and the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum is no exception. “The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC” features art works that have been collected and added to the museum’s permanent collection over the last five years. All of the pieces featured in this exhibition are by New Mexican artists or artists living in (more…)

A Life of Service: The Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection, 1905-2007

Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm 1st Saturday of the Month, 1pm-5pm A Life of Service: The Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection, 1905-2007 The Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection provides an unparalleled look at a life dedicated to and distinguished by service to community, state, and the nation. A native New Mexican and daughter of laborers, Mari-Luci Jaramillo grew from a studious child in La Vegas, NM to become a teacher, a leader in education reform, a national advocate for civil rights, and the first Latina Ambassador of the United States to Honduras. This archival (more…)

Jugamos Juntos: Cantando la Cultura, Instruments and Sounds of Mexico

10:30 am — 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. On August 13th, Cantando la Cultura will explore instruments and sounds of Mexico. For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us. Please pre-register using this link so we (more…)

Jugamos Juntos: !Vamos al Museo!, Casas de Papel

10:30 am — 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. For Vamos al Museo, Casas de Papel, on August 6th, we will return to the Art Museum’s exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and explore architecture, dome trusses, and columns. (more…)

Jugamos Juntos: Cuentos, Bilingual or Cultural Storytime

10:30 am — 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. Cuentos on July 23rd will be a children’s bilingual or cultural story time. Please join us in the HLA Library, located in the History & Literary Arts Building. For more information please (more…)

Jugamos Juntos: Summer Bosque, Ecosystem & Cultural Connections

10:30 am — 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. For Summer Bosque on July 16th, we will learn about the ecosystem and cultural connections of the Rio Grande Bosque. Meet us in the Domenici Education Building and we will walk over to (more…)

Jugamos Juntos: Cantando la Cultura, Instruments and Sounds of Puerto Rico

10:30 am — 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. On July 9th, Cantando la Cultura will offer a discovery of instruments and sounds of Puerto Rico with Tony Quiñones. For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us. (more…)

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