NHCC Book Club
HLA Conference Room 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 pm – 7:00 pm The NHCC is thrilled to announce that we will be reconnecting in person with lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the far reaches of Latinidad. We will meet on the last Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. In May, we will be reading When I sing, Mountains Dance, by Irene Sola. This novel tells the story of Domnec, who is struck and killed by lightening in a village high in (more...)
Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am to 4:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!
Happy Arte Hour
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesNHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase. Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. Free (more...)
Art Museum Reception: Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest is an exhibition in the Art Museum at the National Hispanic Cultural Center that showcases the vibrancy and ingenuity of the street art scenes in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, and Northern Mexico presenting artworks by artists who identify as Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and Native American. The artists whose work is featured in the exhibition use the street as their medium to create graffiti and/or murals. On the street, their work is widely accessible (more...)
Arte para chiquitos
Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 - 10:45 am Arte para chiquitos 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, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment. Free Community Event. Please register below or call (more...)
Stitch Night
HLA Conference Room 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 to 7:00 pm Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration! In 2024, we will meet on March 13, April 10, May 8, June (more...)
Free Summer Series Film Screening: Street Heroines (2021)
Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, United States5:00 pm: Food Trucks & Cash Bar 6:00 pm: Breaking Hearts 7:00 pm: Screening Director’s Talk & Q&A to follow immediately after screening. NHCC | Bank of America Theatre STREET HEROINES is an award-winning feature-length documentary celebrating the courage and creativity of women who despite their lack of recognition have been an integral part of the graffiti and street art movement since the beginning. With authentic vérité storytelling woven between an interview-driven narrative, STREET HEROINES juxtaposes the personal experiences of three emerging Latina artists from New York City, (more...)
Animal Humane New Mexico: Feline Film Festival 2024
Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States4:00 pm Kitten Yoga 4:00 pm Film 1st Screening 5:15 pm Happy Hour 6:30 pm Film 2nd Screening NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium This year, Animal Humane New Mexico’s Feline Film Festival is the Cat’s Pajamas! Sponsored by Garcia Subaru, this cat-tastic event will feature an incredible collection of cat-inspired silent action cinema from around the world, food trucks, vendors, kitten yoga class, Happy Hour & pet adoptions. Only the two film screenings, kitten yoga class, & Happy Hour are ticketed. Meeting adoptable kitties from around the (more...)
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! In June, our theme will “Keeping it Cool!” Join us as we read from Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool! and La Guitarrista, both by Lucky Diaz . For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Free Summer Series Film Screening: The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States6:00 pm: Food Trucks & Cash Bar 7:00 pm: Screening 8:00 pm: Director’s Talk & Q&A to immediately following screening. NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Join us for a panel discussion with Filmmaker and Black Panther activist. The First Rainbow Coalition, Directed & Produced by Ray Santisteban, charts the history and legacy of a groundbreaking multi-ethnic coalition that rocked Chicago in the 1960s. Comprised of activists from the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots (southern whites), and the Young Lords (a former Puerto Rican street gang), Chicago’s Rainbow Coalition (more...)