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Exhibit Reception: New Mexico Furniture is Art
Friday, June 18, 2010
6 pm - 8 pm
Art Museum
Free opening reception
Furniture is ingrained in the culture, architecture, and lives of New Mexicans and those who love this state. This art form calls to mind legacy, history, and aesthetics of Hispanic New Mexico. The NHCC Art Museum is proud to present this exhibit featuring the works of Hispanic furniture artists who are creating today.
Exhibition: NaturalMente
Friday, July 17, 2009 - Sunday, May 30, 2010
10 am - 5 pm daily
Art Museum
$3 adults, $2 seniors, free for children 16 and under
NaturalMente, a group show in the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Community Art Gallery, features artists that incorporate natural forms and organic materials. The diverse range of media includes photographs by Fernando Delgado, Rita Padilla Haufmann's fiber art, mezzotint prints by Carol Sanchez, and Camilla Trujillo's pottery. Their work reflects inspired responses to nature and creativity. NaturalMente compliments Land/Art, a regional collaboration taking place in the summer and fall of 2009. The exhibition opens on July 17, 2009 and runs through May 30, 2010. Join us for the artists' reception, scheduled for the evening August 7, 2009 at 6pm.
Exhibit: Guadalupe - Goddess of the Américas
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Thursday, January 7, 2010
10 am - 5 pm daily
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts
Free
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is an iconic figure across the globe. The NHCC Permanent Art Collection includes many portrayals of La Virgen, revealing artists' veneration and imitation of her image. Ranging across media and technique, the Fourth Annual Guadalupe exhibition celebrates the Patroness of the Américas in honor of her Feast Day on December 12. This exhibit is on view through January 7, 2010.
NaturalMente Artist-Led Tour with Carol Sánchez
Sunday, November 8, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free with museum admission
Meet the artists fro the new NHCC exhibition NaturalMente. Carol Sánchez is a native New Mexican printmaker, born and raised in Albuquerque. She works with the mezzotint process and focuses primarily on natural forms and the creation of "organic abstractions." Sánchez produces rich and sensual images which rearticulate everyday organic forms into new experiences. Her work has been shown in both national and international exhibitions. For information call 505/246-2261 ext. 116.
NaturalMente Artist-Led Tour with Rita Padilla Hauffman
Saturday, Sepember 26, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free with museum admission
Meet the artists for the new NHCC exhibition NaturalMente. Rita Padilla Haufmann is a self-taught spinner, dyer, and weaver, raised in Tesuque, New Mexico where her family ahs lived for many generations. Although she is inspired by the "Rio Grande Style" textiles created in New Mexico in the latter half of the 1800's, her designs of symmetrical layers and stripes and bands are infused with her own contemporary vision. Meet Rita up close and personal and experience this exhibit in a new and exciting way. For information call 505/246-2261 ext. 116.
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.
Exhibit Opening: NaturalMente
Friday, August 7, 2009
6 pm
Art Museum
Free Reception
NaturalMente, a group show in the NHCC's Community Art Gallery, features artists who incorporate natural forms and organic materials. The diverse range of media includes photographs by Fernando Delgado, Rita Padilla Haufmann's fiber art, mezzotint prints by Carol Sánchez, and Camilla Trujillo's pottery. Their work reflects inspired responses to nature and creativity. This exhibit is part of the 2009 Land/Art New Mexico project.
Lecture: The Return of the de la Torre Brothers!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
6 pm
Wells Fargo Auditorium
Free
Jamex & Einar de la Torre, the creators of mix media glass works in the Meso-Americhanics (Manuevering Mestizaje) the de la Torre Brothers and Border Boroque exhibition at the NHCC Art Museum, return to Albuquerque to give a public slide presentation and sign copies of the exhibition catalog. Catalogs will be available for purchase at $22. The Art Museum will be open until 6 pm for free prior to the event. The Meso-Americhanics exhibition is on view through August 16 in the NHCC Art Museum. Museum hours are Tuesday - Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm. Art Museum admission is $3 adults; $2 seniors; free for NHCC members & children under 16; Free to all on Sundays.
Curator's Exhibit Tour - Nuestros Maestros: The Legacy of Margaret Herrera (Chávez)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free with museum admission
Learn a little more about the NHCC's art exhibitions through engaging gallery tours and informative lectures and discussions. On this afternoon enjoy a tour of Nuestros Maestros: The Legacy of Margaret Herrera (Chávez), the NHCC's newest art exhibition and learn more about the artist's life and inspirations. For additional information call 505.246.2261 ext. 135.
Exhibition Opening Reception: ¡Aquí Estamos! Works from the Permanent Collection
Friday, February 6, 2009
6 pm - 8 pm
Art Museum
Free
Get reacquainted with familiar works and see the new acquisitions in our rapidly growing art collection! The NHCC's permanent art collection comprises over 2,000 pieces to date. The paintings, sculpture, fiber arts, furniture, drawings, installation art, metal work, prints, photographs, and mixed media works illustrate Hispanic and Latino artists' enunciations of their diverse and complex experiences.
Artist-led tour of NEW MEX NOW MIX with Johnny Salas
Saturday, January 10, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
Don't miss an opportunity to experience the NHCC art museum alongside renowned artists. Johnny Salas leads an entertaining tour of the exhibit NEW MEX NOW MIX which features four contemporary New Mexican artists who combine pop culture, devotional images, thrift store finds, and glitter to create extraordinary works and critical social commentary. This exhibit is made possible by the generous support of local and regional artists and the NHCC Foundation's "Art for the Artists Fund."
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.
Artist-led tour of NEW MEX NOW MIX with Alex Chávez
Saturday, November 15, 2008
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
Don't miss an opportunity to experience the NHCC art museum alongside renowned artists. Alex Chávez leads an entertaining tour of the exhibit NEW MEX NOW MIX which features four contemporary New Mexican artists who combine pop culture, devotional images, thrift store finds, and glitter to create extraordinary works and critical social commentary. This exhibit is made possible by the generous support of local and regional artists and the NHCC Foundation's "Art for the Artists Fund."
Artist-led tour of NEW MEX NOW MIX with Kenny Chávez
Saturday, October 11, 2008
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
Don't miss an opportunity to experience the NHCC art museum alongside renowned artists. Kenny Chávez leads an entertaining tour of the exhibit NEW MEX NOW MIX which features four contemporary New Mexican artists who combine pop culture, devotional images, thrift store finds, and glitter to create extraordinary works and critical social commentary. This exhibit is made possible by the generous support of local and regional artists and the NHCC Foundation's "Art for the Artists Fund."
Exhibition Opening: Meso-Americhanics (Maneuvering Mestizaje) de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque
Friday, September 12, 2008
6 pm - 9 pm
Art Museum
Free
Enjoy a free public opening reception featuring the intricate, yet monumental, blown glass and mixed media works of Einar and Jamex de la Torre which 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 February 22, 2009.
Exhibition Opening: New Mex Now Mix: Works by Alex Chávez, Kenny Chávez, Goldie Garcia, and Johnny Salas
Friday, August 8, 2008
6 pm - 9 pm
Art Museum
Free
Enjoy a free public opening reception featuring 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. On view through January 11, 2009.
Mayan Indians - Weavers of Color
Photographs by Linda Montoya September 28, 2007- January 13, 2008
A journey of the heart led Linda Montoya, photographer from Las Cruces, New Mexico back to Chiapas, Mexico in the summer of 2003 to re-connect with Mayan Indian women and children she previously met in 1984. She calls them the "Mayan Indians - Weavers of Color".
African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present
For nearly 500 years, the existence and contributions of the African descendants in Mexico have been overlooked. Almost a century after Africans arrived in Mexico in 1519, Yanga, an African leader, founded the first free African township in the Americas (January 6, 1609). Since then, Africans have continued to contribute their cultural, musical, and culinary traditions to Mexican society through the present day. This exhibition is filled with paintings, prints, lithographs, woodcuts, movie posters, photographs, sculpture, costumes, masks, musical instruments and other examples of art and popular culture.
Exhibition - Confluencias: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 - Sunday, May 16, 2010
10 am - 5 pm daily
Art Museum
$3 adult, $2 seniors, free for 16 & under, free to all on Sundays
Confluencias: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo is a major exhibition on Contemporary Cuban Art, which provides an exciting overview of what's happening now with significant Cuban artists and various media. The exhibition includes approximately 100 works by 40 artists working inside Cuba.
Exhibition: Día de Muertos Ofrenda Installation
Saturday, October 17, 2009 - Sunday, November 8, 2009
10 am - 5 pm daily
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts
Free
Artist Catalina Delgado Trunk guides teachers and their classrooms to create traditional ofrendas (offerings/altars) for Día de Muertos. The public is invited to visit ofrendas during the NHCC regular hours and special events. For more information call 505/246-2261 ext. 189.
NaturalMente Artist-Led Tour with Camilla Trujillo
Sunday, October 18, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free with museum admission
Meet the artists for the new NHCC exhibition NaturalMente. Camilla Trujillo was born and raised in Northern New Mexico. She hand builds ceramic vessels whose shapes and designs span the centuries including Spanish colonial ware, bean pots, and figurines. Her careful clay constructions lead to "personal conversations between the artist and clay" and, as Trujillo states, "encourage me to keep it simple and real." For information call 505/246-2261 ext. 116.
Exhibit Opening - Confluencias: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo
Sunday, September 13, 2009
2 pm - 4 pm
Art Museum
Free public reception
Confluencias: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo is a major exhibition on Contemporary Cuban Art, which provides an exciting overview of what's happening now with significant Cuban artists and various media. The exhibition includes approximately 100 works by 40 artists working inside Cuba.
NaturalMente Artist-Led Tour with Fernando Delgado
Sunday, August 9, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free with museum admission
Meet the artists for the new NHCC exhibition NaturalMente. Fernando Delgado captures the impulses of organic objects and natural forms in his photographs. His self-imposed restriction to photograph with available light results in a play between light and shadow that amplifies the architectural structure of forms. Meet Fernando up close and personal and experience this exhibit in a new and exciting way. For information call 505/246-2261 ext. 116.
Exhibition: Nuestros Maestros: The Legacy of Margaret Herrera (Chávez)
February 7 - June 21, 2009
Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm
Art Museum
$3 adults, $2 seniors, free for NHCC members & children under 16. Free to all on Sundays.
Enjoy NHCC's second exhibition in its new Community Art Gallery. There are times when an artist's legacy commands singular respect. The NHCC's Visual Arts Program has created the Nuestros Maestros Series to pay tribute to such artists and their contributions with one-person shows. On view through June 21, 2009. Click here for more information.
Curator's Tour of ¡Aquí Estamos! Works from the Permanent Collection
Sunday, April 19, 2009
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Free
Did you notice? Our rotating exhibition of works from the Permanent Art Collection was recently renamed! Curators with the Visual Arts Program will explain why it is necessary to assert that "We Are Here!" and discuss specific works including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and mixed media pieces. ¡Aquí Estamos! is an ongoing exhibition; art works rotate frequently. Art Museum hours are Tuesday - Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm. Admission is $3 adults; $2 seniors; free for NHCC members & children under 16; Free to all on Sundays.
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Exhibition Opening Reception: Nuestros Maestros: The Legacy of Margaret Herrera (Chávez)
Friday, February 6, 2009
6 pm - 8 pm
Art Museum
Free
Enjoy a festive evening celebrating the opening of the NHCC's second exhibition in its new Community Art Gallery. There are times when an artist's legacy commands singular respect. The NHCC's Visual Arts Program has created the Nuestros Maestros Series to pay tribute to such artists and their contributions with one-person shows. On view through June 21, 2009. Click here for more information.
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: 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.
Artist-led tour of NEW MEX NOW MIX with Goldie Garcia
Saturday, December 6, 2008
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
Don't miss an opportunity to experience the NHCC art museum alongside renowned artists. Goldie Garcia leads an entertaining tour of the exhibit NEW MEX NOW MIX which features four contemporary New Mexican artists who combine pop culture, devotional images, thrift store finds, and glitter to create extraordinary works and critical social commentary. This exhibit is made possible by the generous support of local and regional artists and the NHCC Foundation's "Art for the Artists Fund."
Artist panel with NEW MEX NOW MIX artists Alex Chávez, Kenny Chávez, Goldie Garcia, and Johnny Salas
Saturday, October 18, 2008
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
MIX IT UP with all four creators of work in the New Mex Now Mix exhibition. These four contemporary New Mexican mixed media artists transform the everyday and familiar into the extraordinary and fabulous by combining pop culture, devotional images, thrift store finds, and glitter to create extraordinary works and critical social commentary. New Mex Now Mix is the inaugural show in the Community Art Gallery, made possible by the "Art for the Artists Fund."
Exhibition: Artist-led Tour of Meso-Americhanics
Saturday, September 20, 2008
1:30 pm
Art Museum
Museum Admission applies
Don't miss an opportunity to experience the NHCC art museum alongside renowned artists. Meet Jamex and Einar de la Torre as they walk you through the newest exhibition at the NHCC Meso-Americhanics (Maneuvering Mestizaje) de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque. This intricate, yet monumental, blown glass and mixed media exhibit mirrors and addresses complex experiences of living in a global society. Hear directly from the artists their motivations and ideas around this cutting-edge show.
Exhibition: Caminos Distintos - Patrocinio Barela and Edward Gonzales in New Mexico
February 23 - August 10, 2008
Tuesday–Sunday 10am – 5pm
$3 adults, $2 seniors, Free for children 16 & under, always free on Sundays
Caminos Distintos celebrates the work of Nuevomexicano artists Patrocinio Barela, a Taos sculptor, and Edward Gonzales, an Albuquerque painter and printmaker. Each artist in his own way blazed trails both locally and nationally, helping to dispel stereotypes of Hispanics and their art.
Threads of a Different Color: Guatemalan Textiles from the John Shaw Collection
September 28- June 22, 2008
Art Museum
Drawn from the John Shaw Collection, a gift to the NHCC’s permanent art collection, this exhibit features exquisite examples of huipiles (blouses) including those made especially for santos (saints) as well as other everyday and ceremonial textiles from Guatemala.
Maya Textile Art: Collections of the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
September 28- Jan. 13, 2008
10 am - 5 pm (Tues. - Sun.)
$3 adults, $2 seniors, Free for children 16 & under and free to all on Sundays
This exhibition showcases contemporary Maya textiles which, as works of art, reflect the splendor and continuity of the Maya culture that spans the centuries and continues to thrive today. The works in the exhibition emphasize the masterful artistic design elements of Maya textiles and include 20thcentury works designed by some of the leading artists of Mexico and Guatemala, dozens of huipiles (embroidered women's dresses), and paintings by artists such as Carlos Mérida and Rufino Tamayo. The exhibition was organized by Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C.
