NHCC Launches Yearlong 20th Anniversary Celebration

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) turns 20 years old in 2020 and the milestone anniversary will be celebrated all year long with a series of events and programs.

NHCC hosts the first center-wide anniversary event 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 (Leap Day). The event is free and open to the public. 

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. Activities include a blessing of the campus, poetry readings, musical performance, curator tours of the art museum, hands-on activities for the whole family and more.

“The open-house event is designed as a sampler, giving our guests a taste of the many things we do while encouraging them to move through the campus,” said Jadira Gurulé, art museum curator and anniversary committee member. “The center’s architecture itself says so much about the importance of art and culture in all forms in our daily lives.”

Each event at the NHCC this year will showcase the type of programming that makes the Center unique. Some will be themed around the idea of 20/20 vision in the year 2020 and will review what the Center has accomplished over the last two decades, highlight favorite moments, and contemplate lessons for the future. The year will also be marked by a social media campaign of fun facts and interviews with staff, patrons and partners.

While the Center will host its typical robust schedule of exhibits in the Art Museum, History and Literary Arts Building, and Education Building, two exhibits will be specifically dedicated to the anniversary in the second half of the year. One will feature popular artworks from previous exhibitions in the Art Museum and one in the History and Literary Arts building will present the history of the center and its architecture through archival materials.

The popular adult art-making event, ¡Happy Arte Hour!, which takes place 6-8 p.m.on the first Thursday of the month, will present artist-led workshops based on popular projects over the years. The first of this series is Feb. 6.

A birthday party will be held Oct. 20 to celebrate the actual day that NHCC opened its doors in the year 2000. Details about this event will be coming soon.

“It’s been a rewarding experience to look back on NHCC’s accomplishments during its first 20 years as a group,” said Annette Luján, NHCC volunteer coordinator and anniversary committee member. “We are excited to celebrate what’s ahead.”

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