Chisme at the Museum: Rebuilding Community and Nurturing Tradition with Elena Baca and Jana...

Описание: Some of New Mexico’s most prominent artists are passing traditional Nuevo Mexicano art forms like colcha embroidery, retablos and bultos, tinwork, and straw applique down to the next generation. These artists include Jean Anaya Moya, Vanessa Zamora, Vincente Telles, Arthur Lopez, Eric Romero, Vanessa Alvarado, Rhonda Crispin, and Cleo Romero.

Elena Baca, education program manager at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque), and Jana Gottshalk, curator and director at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum (Santa Fe), create spaces where these traditions stay alive and where kids can explore and express themselves freely.

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National Hispanic Cultural Center Learning programming

National Hispanic Cultural Center Museum

Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum ongoing programming

Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum

Wonders on Wheels

Read more in El Palacio:

“Art and Activism at Highlands University,” by Myrriah Gόmez, in Winter 2025 issue of El Palacio magazine

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Traditional Spanish Market

Contemporary Hispanic Market

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