• Partner Events: Unions & Feminist Worker Organizing in Puerto Rico: A Conversation with María Del Mar Rosa Rodríguez

    CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Join us at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies to learn from María del Mar Rosa-Rodríguez, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey, and the president of the faculty union of the UPR, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios (APPU). She is also the cofounder of the … Continued

    Free
  • (Partner Event) Worldwinds: Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, LaTasha Barnes and the Continuum Collective, and Soles of Duende

    ROULETTE 509 Atlantic Avenue, BROOKLYN, NY, United States

    Worldwinds, presented by Belongó, is a groundbreaking performance that unites multi-Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (ALJE) with visionary choreographers and companies making their mark in the dance world. Over the years, O’Farrill has forged impactful artistic collaborations, and the Worldwinds performance residency project is yet another example of Arturo and the … Continued

    $25 – $65
  • (Partner Event) Workshop: Collage Making for Liberation with Rebel Betty

    Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum 547 E Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI, United States

    How can collage create change in the world? Join Chicago-based artist Rebel Betty for a collage-making workshop. Offered in connection with the exhibition Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, on view August 31, 2024–February 2, 2025. This exhibition explores Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas through art.

    Free
  • TRAN-SCEN-DEN-TAL

    The exhibition is the work of Bruno Casiano and his daughter Amelia Casiano and will be composed of 38 original mixed-medium paintings. The show "TRAN-SCEN-DEN-TAL opens at Lorain Community College, Stoker Gallery on October 3rd, 2024 from 4 pm to 7 pm and goes on to Nov. 1, 2024, with a closing reception.

    Free
  • Data Hub Teach In: Resources Presentation

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • Cafecito con… Monica Jimenez: Making Never Never Land

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • (Partner Event) Artist Talk: Edra Soto

    Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum 547 E Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI, United States

    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

    Free
  • (Partner Event) Performing the Bronx: A Living Archive of NYC’s Most Iconic Borough

    BAAD 2472 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, New York

    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

    $10
  • (Partner Event) Our Love is a Shady Garden

    Sheet Cake Gallery 405 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN, United States

    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

    Free
  • (Partner Event) Lorenzo Homar’s Cine Alba: An Intimate Portrait of North American Artists in Nineteen-Fifties Puerto Rico

    Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery 8th and G Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    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

  • Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Digitizing 100 Years of Puerto Rican History & Culture

    Virtual Event

    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

    Free
  • “The Archives in Motion” Presentation of LAYERS: A Dance Film

    The Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 3rd Ave, New York, New York

    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

    Free