Art Blog - Hispanic Art Scene

The Associatio for Puerto Rican -- Hispanic Culture, Inc. Invites you to its annual concert of Puerto Rican Danzas. This concert, aptly named ALMA SUBLIME, coincides with El Mes De La Danza celebrated in the city of Ponce in homage to Puerto Rico's greatest 19th century composer JUAN MOREL CAMPOS (1857 -- 1896) whose Danzas found the heart of the Puerto Rican people. Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 2:pm, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, corner of 103rd Street, * The Museum of the City of New York suggests a small/voluntary donation * For more info please see link http://www.joseluisharp.com/concert.html http://www.joseluisharp.com/concert 1 comment

Amado Mora Exhibition at Consulate of Ecuador in NJ Yesterday August 19, 2010 I had the great pleasure of attending the exhibition of paintings, Ink drawings and sculpture by my good friend Amado Mora at the Consulate of Ecuador at 400 Market Street in Newark New Jersey. On display were 32 works of art including paintings, ink drawings and sculptures. His ink drawings are so tight, meticulous and precious with lots of hidden images and symbols. These drawings bring you in and keep you searching and exploring for meanings and symbols throughout all. The Sculptures are powerful, deep and full of meaning. I found them irresistible and I hope that someday soon I will be able to own one of these wonderful sculptures… Continue reading… 3 comments

Congratulations to Euterpe Magazine and Hernando Merchand. In the picture Elelis Pena ( Politician Dominican Republic ) Hernando Merchand ( Founder of Euterpe Magazine ) and Jose Acosta ( Journalist and Artist ) Hernando Merchand created Euterpe Magazine for the Performing Arts, Inc. 40 years ago in 1970. Euterpe magazine - production promotes Hispanic-American culture in all the arts. The 1st concert was at Carnegie Recital hall on May 3, 1970 with the legendary Puerto Rican pianist Genoveva de Artega. In that year they also started a series of 40 concerts at CAMI HALL… Continue reading… 0 comments

BLOCH --Peter, 86, died July 31, 2008 in New York City. Beloved friend, noted journalist and historian and fluent in four languages. Born in Frankfort, Germany he left in 1939 as a teenager and joined the underground in Belgium. He later was interned in Switzerland. He came to the U.S. in 1949 and became a citizen in 1955. He was the founder and President of the Association of Puerto Rican-Hispanic Culture. He was the U.S. Representative of the French Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of Isabella Catolica in 1969 by the Head of the Spanish State. Published in the New York Times on 8/3/2008 It was a great Honor to have met such a great man in the Arts. I knew him long before we met through his book Painting and Sculpture of the Puerto Ricans (1978)… Continue reading… 4 comments