Join CENTRO’s Data Hub for a virtual webinar on October 8th to learn about our many resources that can be used to learn more about the Puerto Rican Community and support your research. CENTRO’s Data Hub generates robust research and analysis using publicly available data, like the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies, to … Continued
Join CENTRO for a Cafecito con…Mónica Jiménez and Alvin Padilla-Babilonia as they discuss Jimenez's new book Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico. This “brilliant study” (Latin American Review of Books) and “insightful analysis of Puerto Rico and how the U.S. government treats it” (Library Journal), examines a larger history … Continued
How do you bring your home with you, wherever you go? Join Puerto Rico-born, Chicago-based artist Edra Soto for a discussion on art, migration, and family. Registration for this free event is encouraged. This program is offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, which is on view … Continued
Performing the Bronx / A Living Archive of New York City’s Most Iconic Borough This film premieres at Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance BAAD! October 10, 7 PM 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 https://www.baadbronx.org To purchase tickets click HERE or go to: https://www.interiorbeautysalon.com/happenings/performingthebronx Arthur Avilés, Bill Aguado, Benny Bonilla, Mili Bonilla, Caridad De … Continued
Yanira Vissepó blends painting, natural dyes, block printing and collage in her practice which centers around the study and celebration of the ecosystems between her birthplace in Puerto Rico and adopted home in Tennessee. The naturally dramatic landscape of Puerto Rico’s tropical rainforest and saturated colors in native plant life merge with the striking change … Continued
Laura Katzman, Professor of Art History at James Madison University and 2024 Winner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Director's Essay Prize, will deliver a lecture on her prize-winning essay, "Lorenzo Homar's Cine Alba: An Intimate Portrait of North American Artists in Nineteen-Fifties Puerto Rico," which was published in José Orlando Sued and René Rodríguez-Ramírez, … Continued
Join CENTRO's Digital Projects Specialist, Grace Mckenna, on October 15th for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour as she shares her favorite new items that have been added to the digital collections thanks to the support from the National Endowment for the Humanities for our digitization grant project “100 Years of Puerto Rican Arts … Continued
Join CENTRO on October 17th as we celebrate the breadth and depth of our archives with a special screening of Layers: A Dance Film by filmmaker and dancer César Abreu, CENTRO Artist in Residence. Abreu uses the vibrant legacy of Puerto Rican artists reflected in our archival collections to influence this cinematic exploration of dance to express the … Continued
Join CENTRO, the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, and members of the WNET Community Advisory Board for a special screening of John Leguizamo's and PBS's VOCES American Historia: Echoes of Empires. In this new three-part series, Leguizamo takes viewers on a captivating journey, delving into both well-known and … Continued
In this collage session, LOVE and Collage, held at the Tolas Room, a home museum and culture center, artist Ram Brisueno will guide a group of makers, with intention and intuitive choices, to create unique portraits that connect each artists to their significant others! By layering collage materials, found papers, photocopies, and other personal materials, … Continued
Join CENTRO alongside artist Pablo Delano and art historian Laura Katzman of James Madison University on October 24th as they discuss The Museum of the Old Colony, its themes, its aesthetics, and how the exhibition has evolved over time. This ongoing, site-specific, conceptual art installation by visual artist Pablo Delano addresses the complex history of Puerto Rico … Continued
Vulnerable communities enact sovereignties that decenter the state while strengthening relationships on which survival depends. This panel will delve into such radical praxis through a closer look at archiving and the Archivo Histórico de Vieques. The AHV is a community archive born out of the struggle against the U.S. Navy’s occupation of Vieques, Puerto Rico … Continued
Come join four Viequense community organizations for an afternoon gathering that celebrates the history of Vieques and the work being done to strengthen rhizomatic connections necessary to flourish futures in the broad Puerto Rican archipelago. The event will feature the Archivo Histórico de Vieques, La Colmena Cimarrona, Vidas Viequenses Valen and La Alianza de Mujeres … Continued