El libro EN MI CELDA: ESCRITOS DESDE LA CÁRCEL (Editora Educación Emergente, 2023) presenta por primera vez al público hispanohablante una cuidada recopilación de diversos textos y materiales de archivo del anarquista, intelectual y revolucionario afropuertorriqueño y afrodiaspórico MARTIN SOSTRE. Especialmente en lo que respecta a la filosofía, el estudio y la lucha negra y … Continued
La Asociación de Documentalistas presenta "Cinema On the Road". Y llegamos a NYC a Loisaida Center. En una colaboración con Loisaida Center, una organización puertorriqueña multidisciplinaria dedicada al desarrollo comunitario artístico y cultural en el Lower East Side, presentamos los documentales La Memoria de Las Cosas, La Torre, El Peso de las Cenizas y Por … Continued
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
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
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.
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.
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