AfroBrasil

AfroBrasil
Art and Identities
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Public Programs Calendar
Ofrendas + Orixás
APR Exhibit Tour
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1:00 – 2:00 pm
NHCC Art Museum
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
Join guest curator, David Hernandez
Rivero, for a tour exploring the
iconography and ofrendas of Candomblé.
Candomblé is an Afro-American religion
practiced primarily in Brazil by more than
two million people.
Salud y Sabor: BRASIL
MAY 5:30-7:30 pm
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Photograph: Baianas (Praça de Sé, Salvador, Bahia),
Paulo Lima, 2013, courtesy of the artist
The largest Portuguese-speaking country in the
world, Brazil is home to the second largest population of African origin outside the African continent. Today, Afro-Brazilian art and identities
saturate the core of Brazilian culture and society,
but may not rise commensurately to the surface
in galleries, museums, or the works of art historians.
Candomblé: Dress + Design
JUN Artist Talk
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AfroBrasil: Art and Identities shows the multiple
important ways in which Afro-Brazilian artists
and their colleagues from other countries
address the complexities of Brazil's African
heritage and its impact across frontiers and
oceans.
AfroBrasil Public Programming
is supported by the Office of
African American Affairs.
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th Street SW,
Albuquerque, NM 87102
TEL: (505) 246-2261 www.nhccnm.org
Domenici Education Building
Cost: Free
Salud y Sabor is a free family evening of
food, art, and entertainment.Community
members will gather for cooking demonstrations using fresh locally grown ingredients, fun art activities for kids and adults,
health screenings, and live entertainment.
Salud y Sabor is a partnership between
the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food
Institute.
6:00-7:00 pm
NHCC Art Museum
Cost: Free
Dr. Paulo Lima will discuss the historical
and contemporary approaches of candomblé ritual dress. Candomblé is an
Afro-American religion practiced primarily
in Brazil by more than two million people.
Exploring Orixá Traditions
AUG Gallery Talk
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2:00- 3:00
NHCC Art Museum
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
Explore Afro-Brazilian drumming and
orixá traditions with guest curator, David
Hernandez Rivero. This talk concludes
the AfroBrasil programs and exhibition.