Thursday, November 27, 2008
Exhibit: Nao de China - The Manila Trade 1565 - 1816
November 8 - August 31, 2009
Tuesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
History & Literary Arts building
Free
This exhibit examines some Mexican traditions and traces them to the trade that took place with the Philippines, especially through the port of Manila. Such Mexican icons as la China poblana, majólica pottery, papel chino, etc. are examined and their roots traced to the Manila trade which employed large galleon ships called Naos to transport merchandise and people. For a listing of public lectures for this event click here.
Hispanidad: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Highlighing recent acquisitions from the Center's Growing art collection, this installation features important objects from the 1930's to the present by artists from New Mexico and throughout the nation.
Exhibition: 2008 Virgen de Guadalupe Exhibit
Nov 21, 2008 - Jan 9, 2009
Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts
Free Admission
The 2008 Virgen de Guadalupe exhibit, curated by Maria Otero, features 13 artworks that explore how la Virgen de Guadalupe relates to mestizaje. The pieces come from the NHCC Permanent Collection which contains 179 Guadalupe objects donated by Kendell O. and Wilda I. Shlenker in 2002.
Exhibition: New Mex Now Mix: Works by Alex Chávez, Kenny Chávez, Goldie Garcia, and Johnny Salas
August 9 - January 11, 2009 Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm
Art Museum
$3 adults, $2 seniors, Free for children 16 & under, always free on Sundays
Enjoy the work of four contemporary New Mexican mixed media artists who transform the everyday and familiar into the extraordinary and fabulous. These artists integrate the aesthetic of bits and pieces into discrete visions bringing both whimsy and social commentary to their work. This new exhibit is funded and supported by artists and the NHCC "Art for the Artists Fund." The NHCC will offer education programming in conjunction with this exhibit that includes artist demonstrations, lectures, exhibition tours led by the artists, and hands-on workshops. All programs are free unless otherwise noted.
Exhibition: Meso-Americhanics (Maneuvering Mestizaje) de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque
Sept 12, 2008 - August 16, 2009
Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm
Art Museum
$3 adults, $2 seniors, free for NHCC members & children under 16. Free to all on Sundays.
The intricate, yet monumental, blown glass and mixed media works of Einar and Jamex de la Torre mirror and address the complex experiences of living in a global society. Visually and socially timely, their work excels in peeling off the layers to get to the real issues of the twenty-first century. On view through August 16, 2009.
Click here to listen to the podcast of an interview with the artists.
