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Exhibit: Community Seed Murals

Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm Avokado Artists & SEEDS: A Collective Voice are partnering with the Education Department at The National Hispanic Cultural Center bringing together, in one space, all of the seed murals they have created with several thousand community members across New Mexico, perhaps you!! Come on out and check out this stunning art installation, and view the fruits of our 3 years of work raising seed & environmental awareness by creating these beautiful murals with seeds during visits to many events & schools! (more…)

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Opening Reception: Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other Worldly Collage

6 pm to 8 pm Join us for a free public reception of this new exhibition, generously sponsored by law firm Montgomery & Andrews. The reception will include music by Keith Sanchez, food by M’Tucci’s Latin Cocina, and a cash bar by Pop Fizz. There will also be the opportunity to gain insight into the artistic process of Rachel Muldez as she installs “Event Horizon” in the museum gallery from 6pm to 7 pm. This exhibition invites you to explore fantastical forms in unexpected places! Artists Nick Abdalla,

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Through the Eyes of a Child – Who Am Eye

Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–5pm Through the Eyes of a Child – Who Am Eye was spearheaded by Katherine Irish, school counselor and professional artist, Mrs. Loretta Huerta, principal at Reginald Chavez and Doug Bellen, music instructor at Reginald Chavez Elementary. They received a grant from Horizons Grant, APS Foundation. Carr Imaging generously donated 50% of the professional printing costs of the photographs in the show. Katherine Irish curated the exhibit to be held at the Hispanic Cultural Center This project was designed to celebrate our students’ vision of their

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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

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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

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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

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Opening Reception: Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail

6 pm to 8 pm Join artist and curator Janire Nájera for the opening of her exhibition Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail, which explores Spanish heritage in the United States Southwest via the Old Spanish Trail, a route that linked the colonial outposts of New Mexico and California. The exhibition is presented by the National Hispanic Cultural Center and SPAIN Arts and Culture, and supported by Wales Arts International.  This free event will take place at 6pm on April 1, 2016, at

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