10:00am – 4:00pm MST
Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots is an exhibition of prints by artists living and working in both Mexico and the United States. Their work traverses themes of culture, tradition, identity, and place, connecting those with Mexican roots across borders. Organized by artist Marco Sánchez and multidisciplinary scholar Claudia Ley in collaboration with the NHCC Art Museum, the exhibition features 32 artworks exchanged for a print portfolio between the participating artists as well as additional pieces contextualizing the artists’ work. The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, April 21. The reception will be held on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Nexo Entre Raíces es una exposición de grabados de artistas viviendo y trabajando en ambos lugares de México y Estados Unidos. Sus obras atraviesan temas de cultura, tradición, identidad y lugar, que se conectan con sus raíces transfronterizas. Organizado por artista Marco Sánchez y erudita multidisciplinaria Claudia Ley en colaboración con el Museo de Arte del Centro Nacional de Cultura Hispana, la exposición muestra 32 obras de arte intercambiadas entre los artistas que resulta en una carpeta de grabados de los artistas participantes tanto como obras adicionales que contextualizan las obras de los artistas.
Photo: Juan De Dios Mora, Canícula (2022), linograbado/linocut, 15” x 22”. Photo courtesy of Marco Sánchez.
10:00am – 4:00pm
The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys is a collaborative sound and visual installation by New Mexican artists Adri De La Cruz and Marisa Demarco that explores themes of love, family, community, and the perseverance of generations. In the final days of the exhibition, experience 20 musical compositions on vinyl records playing once more in the gallery as they erode and change over time. Visit during NHCC Museum hours, 10am – 4pm, April 21 – 23.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents: Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond
Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond features artworks that explore the intersections of art, science, technologies (both ancient and modern), cosmic-musings, future-oriented visions, and more. The exhibition engages with themes that are relevant in New Mexico (and beyond) with contributions from artists in New Mexico, across the nation, and internationally.
Artists:
Angel Cabrales
April Garcia
Augustine Romero
Celeste De Luna
Cynthia Cook
Ehren Kee Natay
Enrique Chagoya
Enrique Martinez Celaya
Eric J. García
Esteban Bojorquez
Felicia Rice
Gilbert “Magu” Luján
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Laura Alvaraz
Lazarus Nance Letcher
Linda Vallejo
Marion Martinez
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Máye Torres
Mike Moreno
Miles Tokunow
Nicole Marroquin
Nikesha Breeze
Oscar Moya
Patrick McGrath Muñiz
Rachel Muldez
Ryan Singer
Santiago Pérez
Stevon Lucero
Tigre Mashaal-Lively
Tony Ortega
The NHCC Art Museum has received grant funding to support the professional photography and digital image capture of a collection of approximately 300 hand-painted paños (paintings and drawings on handkerchief cloth), a small selection of 3-D objects, letters and correspondence, and archival materials. Priority will be given to art objects before related archival materials. In total, the collection consists of approximately 1000 individual objects.
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2 – 5pm
NHCC History and Literary Arts Building, Roy E. Disney Performing Arts Building, and Visual Art Museum
Mark your calendars for the first Center-wide event dedicated to celebrating our 20th Anniversary! The event will feature a variety of activities and entertainment, inviting guests to enjoy an “open-house” experience of the campus and its multidisciplinary offerings.
Free, all-ages event.
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