National Hispanic Cultural Center

06/07/2026

Today is the first Sunday of the month and our Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents! The Art Museum presents multiple exhibitions in its three gallery spaces each year and welcomes visitors of all ages. Our three galleries showcase artworks from a range of media that focus on diverse subject matter and examine identity and culture.

We will also have a screening today of “Water For Life,” at 12:00pm. The NHCC presents a series of documentaries about environmental adversities from the Southwest throughout Latin America. These matinee film screenings pair perfectly with a visit to the Visual Arts Museum before or after.

“Water For Life” follows three Latin American Indigenous community leaders as they face death threats and murder to save their precious water resources from mining, industrial agriculture, and hydroelectric projects. Explore the subject matter of environmental justice through multiple mediums in one afternoon.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BELOW!

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
Sunday, June 7, 2026
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
https://my.nmculture.org/43480/51185

Film Documentary: Water for Life
Sunday, June 7, 2026
12:00 pm
https://my.nmculture.org/43076/55241

06/05/2026

Don't forget, our two-day reading and workshop event featuring award-winning author, performer, and teacher Angel Vigil begins on June 18!

Angel will be joining us to read excerpts from his new book, 'Borderlands – Living in Two Worlds: The Story of Hispanics in the American Southwest.' His book chronicles the convergence of Spanish, Mexican, and Indigenous peoples whose lives have been tightly interwoven for centuries.

Author Reading with Angel Vigil
Thursday, June 18 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm | Salón Ortega
Learn more and register at https://nhccnm.org/event/author-reading-with-angel-vigil/

Free community event. Copies of the book with be available for purchase and signing.

Award winning author, performer, and teacher, Angel Vigil, will be joining us at the NHCC to read excerpts from his new book, Borderlands – Living in Two Worlds: The Story of Hispanics in the American Southwest. His book chronicles the convergence of Spanish, Mexican, and Indigenous peoples whose ...

06/05/2026

Have you checked out the new photo exhibition in our History & Literary Arts Building yet?

In collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico and Metamorfosis Documentation Project, 'Veinte Anos De Fiesta' celebrates the traditions, festivities, and cultural expressions that shape the identity of our communities and keep our roots alive.

'Veinte Anos De Fiesta' is open Tuesday - Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The exhibition is on view through July 17.

06/03/2026

Join us this Thursday, June 4 at 6pm for the Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action panel discussion!

Panelists include: Tina Cordova, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium (TBDC) Co-Founder, Mary (Martinez) White, TBDC Steering Committee Member, Sofie Hecht, Photographer & Storyteller, Myrriah Gómez, Interim Director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute at the University of New Mexico, John Andazola, MD, Chief Medical Officer at La Clinica de Familia in Las Cruces, Alicia Inez Guzmán, Journalist. Moderated by Jadira Gurulé, Head Curator and Manager of the Visual Arts Program at NHCC.

To reserve your spot, visit nhccnm.org/events

06/02/2026

Mark your calendars: Our two-day reading and workshop event featuring award-winning author, performer, and teacher Angel Vigil kicks off on June 18! Angel will be joining us to read excerpts from his new book, 'Borderlands – Living in Two Worlds: The Story of Hispanics in the American Southwest.' His book chronicles the convergence of Spanish, Mexican, and Indigenous peoples whose lives have been tightly interwoven for centuries.

Author Reading with Angel Vigil
Thursday, June 18 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm | Salón Ortega
Learn more and register at https://nhccnm.org/event/author-reading-with-angel-vigil/

Free community event. Copies of the book with be available for purchase and signing.

06/02/2026

Join us next Thursday, June 11, for a special Happy Arte Hour featuring artist Stephanie Weiner! Stephanie, whose artwork is featured in the NHCC exhibition 'Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action, will be leading a "peace train" themed workshop. Participants will explore relief printmaking using foam or linoleum and make their own original print designs.

Happy Arte Hour
Thursday, June 11 | 6:00 pm | Domenici Education Building
Learn more and register at https://nhccnm.org/event/happy-arte-hour-24/

Note: this workshop will be held on the second Thursday of June rather than the first.

06/01/2026

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 39 tickets are on sale. Our friends and partners at the National Institute of Flamenco are ready and June is here. We are so excited to once again be a part of the cultural institution.

¡VIVA FLAMENCO!

Below is a link to the individual tickets here at the NHCC, June 19 through June 27, 2026. Don’t wait! Get your tickets now for these unforgettable performances.
https://my.nmculture.org/overview/43419

05/29/2026

Don't forget, our panel talk focused nuclear industry in New Mexico is coming up Thursday, June 4 at 6pm.

This event will allow panelists and visitors to explore topics informing the Art Museum exhibition, 'Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action,' a collaboration with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.

Learn more and register at https://nhccnm.org/event/nuclear-past-present-and-future-art-in-action-panel-talk/

Artwork featured: Francisco LeFebre, Downwinders (2025), oil on canvas. Photo by Pelicú.

Mallery Quetawki (Zuni Pueblo), Healing Spirit (2019), acrylic on canvas. Photo by Pelicú.

05/28/2026

On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents! The Art Museum presents multiple exhibitions in its three gallery spaces each year and welcomes visitors of all ages. Our three galleries showcase artworks from a range of media that focus on diverse subject matter and examine identity and culture.

We will have a screening, of “Water For Life,” on June 7th at 12:00pm. The NHCC presents a series of documentaries about environmental adversities from the Southwest throughout Latin America. These matinee film screenings pair perfectly with a visit to the Visual Arts Museum before or after.

“Water For Life” follows three Latin American Indigenous community leaders as they face death threats and murder to save their precious water resources from mining, industrial agriculture, and hydroelectric projects. Explore the subject matter of environmental justice through multiple mediums in one afternoon.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BELOW!

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
Sunday, June 7, 2026
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
https://my.nmculture.org/43480/51185

Film Documentary: Water for Life
Sunday, June 7, 2026
12:00 pm
https://my.nmculture.org/43076/55241

05/27/2026

“What We Bring to the Table,” the NHCC's first exhibition of staff art in honor of the Center’s 25th anniversary, will be extending its run!

You now have until July 26 to celebrate the artistic lives of the staff who direct their expertise in service of artists and creators at the NHCC. Learn more at https://nhccnm.org/event/what-we-bring-to-the-table/.