¡Aquí Estamos: The Heart of Arte!
September-2019-Board-Meeting-MinutesArt Museum hours and prices HERE ¡Aquí Estamos: The Heart of Arte! celebrates the NHCC Art Museum’s growing permanent collection with a revitalized vibe and a brand new selection of works. This exhibition was a collaborative project as the entire NHCC Visual Arts staff and interns combed through the collection and worked together to decide which pieces should welcome in 2017. This sampling explores the contributions of these artists and how each work can serve as a reminder of the heart that thrives in strong and resilient communities. (more...)
Braceros Exhibit
History and Literary Arts BuildingThis exhibition features more than 30 black and white photographs of braceros taken by the photojournalist collective known as the Hermanos Mayo. It also uses narratives, video and artifacts to tell the story of the Bracero Program. The program grew out of a series of bi-lateral agreements between Mexico and the United States, bringing Mexican men to the United States as guest-workers on short-term, primarily agricultural labor contracts. In 1942, these workers came to remedy wartime production shortages by supplying much-needed labor during the early years of (more...)
Voces Summer Institute: Accepting Applications
History and Literary Arts BuildingVoces is a FREE month-long summer writing institute for teens (ages 15-18) presented each summer by the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Teens spend 4 WEEKS IN JUNE writing, creating art, writing, learning from guest artists, writing, sharing, writing, collaborating, writing, and reading/performing for peers and the public at two celebratory events. The program runs each weekend day in June from 9:30 am- 4 pm with a free lunch included. Voces is FREE. Register by May 17: https://nhccnm.wufoo.com/forms/w150mzfo087z6fn/. Limited to 15 students so grab your spot! #writingislife #voces2019 #keepwriting (more...)
Qué Chola
September-2019-Board-Meeting-MinutesThe Chola is a significant figure in the Latina imagination for the ways that she represents a feminine strength, power, and resilience in the face of racial, gender, and economic adversity. She is a figure that many young Latinas in the U.S. admire and emulate. The last few years have seen a surge in interest in the Chola as a figure and this exhibition will explore this dynamic from a feminist perspective through art and popular culture. The Qué Chola Photo Board will be displayed in the exhibition (more...)
Fuerza: A Collaborative Student Exhibit
As a final celebration of Women’s History month and in connection with the NHCC’s current exhibition "Qué Chola," high school students across the Albuquerque area were invited to submit visual work they had created. Artists were asked to think critically and broadly while examining the experiences of women and the role of gender identity in today’s society. The works in this exhibition celebrate feminine strength, resilience, and empowerment through an intersectional lens, examining gender identity alongside race, ethnicity, class, age, etc. Reflected in the students' work are (more...)
Ballet Folklórico Santa Fe and the NHCC Present Traditions! Folklórico Dance Spectacular
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque2 pm & 7:30 pm Mainstage evening show begins at 7:30 pm, with a pre-show live mariachi concert beginning at 6:30 pm in the lobby and moving to the auditorium at 7 pm. Come early and enjoy a full night of music and dance! Traditions is a folkloric dance showcase featuring three New Mexico ensembles, including Ballet Folklórico Santa Fe, Albuquerque’s Grupo Folklórico Desoluna, and northern New Mexico’s Baile Ilusión, accompanied by Banda Neluayotl from Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. The participating groups will focus on presenting traditional pieces (more...)
¡Vamos al Museo!
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque10:30 am to noon On the first Saturday of the month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center invites families to ¡Vamos al Museo!, an artist lead hands-on art experience. Our morning begins with inspiration in the art museum, looking at design, materials and construction. Back in the education building we will create our own art piece to take home. A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes! This month we will learn with artist, Pamela Enriquez-Courts whose artwork is in our (more...)
¡Doble Tour!
September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes2 pm Join us for a paired perspective tour of the exhibition, Qué Chola, with Dr. Nancy López and Jessica Helen Lopez as they share their unique insights on the artworks and exhibition as a whole! Dr. López is a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. She directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of Race and Social Justice and she is the founding coordinator of the New Mexico Statewide Race, Gender, Class Data Policy Consortium. Jessica Helen Lopez is the City of (more...)
Monthly Speakers Program for the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM (Rental)
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting10:30 am Dr. Joseph Sanchez will continue his lecture series on the History of New Mexico. The Third lecture in this series is listed below. The End of the Oñate Era and the Founding of Santa Fe, 1609-1613 A. Nuevo Mexico Infeliz: 1. Peralta versus Ordoñez: Showdown in Old Santa Fe, 1613-1614 2. Governors, Franciscan Priests, the Cabildo and Pueblos, 1618-1659 Dr. Joseph Sanchez is an author, historian, and former Director of the National Petroglyph Monument. Internationally recognized he was awarded the Medalla de Acero al Merito (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque12 pm to 5 pm A Vision of History through Fresco… Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a (more...)