Art Blog - Hispanic Art Scene

On January 7, 2010 I had the great privilege of attending the opening of the Latino Artists at the University of Connecticut exhibition. I was fortunate to be asked to participate in this exhibition and I am so glad I accepted. The opening party was fantastic with over 200 people attending. The 8 artists that were exhibiting were also in attendance and I am glad I got to talk to them and also take pictures with them. Some are very established in the art world while others are the rising stars of today. Everyone enjoyed the beautiful exhibition and the great foods supplied by our sponsor restaurants DeMaya, Tacos Guadalajara and Quechua Restaurant. The event also had great Music by Manos del Candombe and a beautiful color catalog with images of all the art and artists in the event… Continue reading… 2 comments

Hispanic Art Market On November 16, 2009 I attended the International Contemporary Latin American Art Forum at the Instituto Cervantes in NYC. The organizer of this event was Javier Iturralde de Bracamonte he seemed very knowledgeable in the area of Contemporary Latin American Art. The facilitator of this event was Christian Viveros-Fauné a New York based writer and curator. Christian also seemed very knowledgeable and asked the right follow up questions of the panelists. The panelists were Frederico Seve the Director of Latincollector New York, Holly Block the Director of the Bronx Museum of Art, and an executive from GlobalHue who had all the numbers and statistics about the Hispanic market & purchasing power. All presentations were very interesting and enlightening… Continue reading… 0 comments