Throughout the run of this exhibition, a number of exciting cultural events will be taking place around the region with the help and support of our Outreach Committee Members and Community Partners.
Outreach Committee Members
Other Community Partners
Latin American Cultural Events in the Philadelphia Region
For more information, please contact the organizations below.
Arthur Ross Gallery
220 South 34th Street (between Walnut and Spruce Streets, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library), (215) 898-2083, www.upenn.edu/ARG
220 South 34th Street (between Walnut and Spruce Streets, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library), (215) 898-2083, www.upenn.edu/ARG
- Contemporary Latin American Culture: Annemarie Heinrich, Grande Dame of Argentine Photography (through October 15)
- An Early Edition of Los Caprichos by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (October 27, 2006–January 7, 2007)
The Choral Arts Society Of Philadelphia
Tickets ($18.30), (215) 545-8634, www.choralarts.com
Concert II: A Mexican Baroque Christmas
Tickets ($18.30), (215) 545-8634, www.choralarts.com
Concert II: A Mexican Baroque Christmas
- December 15 at Saint Patrick’s Church, 242 South 20th Street
- December 16 at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue
Eye’s Gallery
402 South Street, (215) 925-0193, www.eyesgallery.com
402 South Street, (215) 925-0193, www.eyesgallery.com
- Annual Day of the Dead exhibition (September 15–November 15)
- Day of the Dead craft demonstration, visiting artisans from Mexico (October 22–29)
Galería La Isabela, LLC
Grace Epiphany Church (224 East Gowen Avenue) and Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church (8812 Germantown Avenue), (215) 667-9228, www.galerialaisabela.com
Grace Epiphany Church (224 East Gowen Avenue) and Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church (8812 Germantown Avenue), (215) 667-9228, www.galerialaisabela.com
- Artspanish Workshop for Children, Tesoros/Treasures inspired by Latin American art (September 26–November 25)
Geographical Society Of Philadelphia At The Academy Of
Natural Sciences
19th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (610) 649-5220, www.geographicalsociety.org
19th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (610) 649-5220, www.geographicalsociety.org
- The Other Side of Mexico, a travelogue by Fran Reidelberger (September 27, world premiere)
Goodlands Community Arts Program From Centro Nueva Creación
(as part of the Noches de Arte en el Barrio)
HACE Mall, 2921 N. 5th Street, 6–8:30 p.m., www.centronueva.org
(as part of the Noches de Arte en el Barrio)
HACE Mall, 2921 N. 5th Street, 6–8:30 p.m., www.centronueva.org
- I am the Future/Soy El Futuro: A Young Photographer's Exhibit. The children, ages 6–13, will be availabe to discuss their work at 7 p.m.
(October 13)
Hace
Between Huntingdon and Indiana on 5th Street, (215) 426-4990
Between Huntingdon and Indiana on 5th Street, (215) 426-4990
- Art in the Barrio: art exhibitions, live performances, poetry, and more
(September 8, October 13, November 10, and December 8)
Indigo Arts Gallery
151 North 3rd Street, (215) 922-4041, www.indigoarts.com
151 North 3rd Street, (215) 922-4041, www.indigoarts.com
- Prints from Oaxaca: 1986–2006, José Montebravo, Cuban Painter
(October 6–December 31, reception October 6)
Julia De Burgos Elementary School
404 West Lehigh Avenue, (215) 763-8870, extension 1500, www.congreso.net
404 West Lehigh Avenue, (215) 763-8870, extension 1500, www.congreso.net
- ¡Canto a la Patria: Conmemorando el Grito de Lares!, a concert by Puerto Rican Composer Antonio Cabán Vale “El Topo”
(September 22)
Lehigh University Art Galleries: Dubois Gallery
9 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (610) 758-3615, www.luag.org
9 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (610) 758-3615, www.luag.org
- Visualization & Global Identity, gallery talk by Chilean artist Carlos Lizama and reception (September 26)
Lehigh University Art Galleries: Zoellner Arts Center (Main Gallery)
420 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (610) 758-3615, www.luag.org
420 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (610) 758-3615, www.luag.org
- Latin American Photography II: Selections from the LUAG Collection (September 13–December 17; reception September 14)
Taller Puertorriqueño
2721 North 5th Street, (215) 426-3311, www.tallerpr.org/home.htm
2721 North 5th Street, (215) 426-3311, www.tallerpr.org/home.htm
- 23rd Annual Feria del Barrio: music, dance, and art extravaganza (September 10)
- Meet the Author: Carlos Trujillo (September 16)
- Living Traditions: Contemporary Puerto Rican Arts and Crafts
(October 6, 2006–January 13, 2007) - 20th Annual Feria del Libro y las Artesanias (October 7)
- Meet the Author: Rolando Moreli (November 18)
- Meet the Author: Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (December 7)
- 9th Annual Parrandas in the/en el Barrio (December 7–9)
The University Of The Arts
Terra Hall, Connelly Auditorium, 211 South Broad Street, (215) 717-6500, www.uarts.edu
Terra Hall, Connelly Auditorium, 211 South Broad Street, (215) 717-6500, www.uarts.edu
- The Goya of Mexico: Printmaker Leopoldo Mendéz and His Influences on American Artists of the 20th Century, a lecture by Nancy Heller, Professor of Liberal Arts, The University of the Arts (September 28)
- The Poet in Two Cultures, a reading of original works and Latin American poetry by Juan Sebastian Agudelo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts, The University of the Arts (October 17)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street, (215) 898-4000, www.museum.upenn.edu
3260 South Street, (215) 898-4000, www.museum.upenn.edu
- Under European Eyes: Conquistadors and Arts of the New World
(September 23, 2006–February 26, 2007)
This exhibition presents a selection of more than forty artifacts that represent the native Mexican and Central and South American art traditions that flourished and influenced European values and sensibilities in the years after European contact and conquest.
