visual arts

What We Bring to the Table

To celebrate the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 25th birthday, we explore artworks created by the artists who spend their days (and nights) keeping the Center going. What We Bring to the Table will be on view in the NHCC Visual Art Museum Community Gallery beginning September 5th. Featured Artworks by: Adri De La Cruz, Visual Arts Set & Exhibition Designer Anna Lee DeSaulniers, Film Coordinator Amy Padilla, History & Literacy Arts Librarian Christopher Acevedo, Visual & Performing Arts Set & Exhibition Designer Elena Baca, Education Program Manager Gabriella (more…)

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Artist Chisme: Creative Conversations

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

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Voces del Pueblo Closing Reception and Book Release Celebration

2:00 to 4:00 pm Join us as we say goodbye to the art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico with a reception and catalog release. Meet with the Co-Curators, Catalog Contributors, and UNM Press Representatives, including Ray Hernández-Durán, Irene Vásquez, Howard Griego, Sonja Elena Gandert, and Phillip B. (Felipe) Gonzales. Exhibition catalogs will be available for purchase. 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

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

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

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Pláticas Públicas: In the Gallery with the Artists

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

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

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

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1st Annual Luminito Celebration

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

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Paño Connections: Free Closing Event

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

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