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Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands Talk, Screenings, and Book Signing

2 pm to 4 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents an afternoon talk, screenings, and book signing of “Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands.”  by A. Gabriel  Meléndez the  Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He has authored books on borderlands literature and film, serves on the board of the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project and is a general editor for the Pasó por aquí Series at UNM Press.  He has been a Fulbright Teaching Fellow at (more…)

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Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage

Art Museum hours and prices HERE Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage features the fantastical creations of four artists whose works toy with space and expand the parameters of collage. The artists, Nick Abdalla, Cynthia Cook, Carlos Quinto Kemm, and Rachel Muldez, collect objects and images that populate the day-to-day but often go unnoticed. They then reframe them as part of a new imaginative whole. The works in this exhibition offer opportunities to contemplate how fantasy and the imaginary inform daily life as well as the historical

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Tour & Book Signing: Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail

4 pm to 6 pm Join artist and curator Janire Nájera for an exhibition tour and book signing of 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 4pm on April 2,

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Book Reading & Signing, The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico

2 pm Author and curator Nicolasa Chavez will host a book reading and signing of her beautiful, opulently illustrated book The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico explores the dance, music, fashion/costumes, history, and culture, of flamenco’s growth from fifteenth century Arabic Spain through to its eventual establishment in New Mexico through one of the country’s largest and longest running organizations, Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque run by Eva Enciñias-Sandoval, and the fame of María Benítez’s

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REZILIENCE 2016—Indigenous Arts Experience

9 am—Gates Open 5 pm—Main Concert REZILIENCE—Indigenous Arts Experience is an immersive, all-ages experience that focuses on modern Indigenous art processes. Artists include both nationally and locally recognized entertainers, muralists, multimedia artists, and poets. More than sixty Indigenous artists and art-related professionals representing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America will participate during the full-day event, sharing their talents, skills, and knowledge in eight creative arenas. Event sections titled “Movement,” “Design,” “Inspiration,” “Voice,” “Vision,” “Expression,” and “Exchange” will feature a variety of  disciplines and creative activities. Founded on

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Artist Tour & Discussion for El retrato nuevomexicano ahora/ New Mexican Portraiture Now

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Artist tour and discussion by Miguel Gandert and Gene Ortega- artists whose works are featured in the New Mexican Portraiture Exhibition in the NHCC Art Museum’s Community Gallery. Join us for a personal tour and hear from the artists themselves about their artworks highlighted in this popular exhibition! The exhibit has been extended by popular demand through June 12, 2016 Free event

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