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¡Sí Cuba!: A Citywide Celebration of Cuban Art and Culture
January 1st, 2010 - April 30th, 2010
Location
New Orleans, LA
See ¡Sí Cuba! Online for full information and schedules of events.
‘¡Sí Cuba!,‘ a major citywide presentation of arts, music, and culture related to Cuba, will take place in New Orleans starting in January and continuing through the spring of 2010. ¡Sí Cuba! is a collaborative venture between museums, universities, galleries, and other arts organizations in New Orleans. The project is anchored around the upcoming exhibition at the Newcomb Art Gallery and the New Orleans Museum of Art Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works From Cuba, featuring over fifty works by 27 Cuban artists working in various media, highlighting the latest trends in contemporary Cuban art. Developed by the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, Polaridad Complementaria is organized by Margarita Sánchez, curator, and Jorge Fernández, director and will open in New Orleans on January 16th at both venues. For more on Polaridad Complementaria read the Stone Center’s news announcement.
The show was developed by the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, in collaboration with the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. The exhibition was funded in part by Maybank Industries, Charleston, SC. Additional support is provided by the Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust and Julie McCollam, New Orleans, LA.
Collaborating organizations presenting exhibitions or educational programs include: Antenna Gallery, Arthur Roger Gallery, CubaNOLA Arts Collective, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, The Latin American Library of Tulane University, LeMieux Galleries, Louisiana ArtWorks, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Taylor Bercier Fine Art Gallery, Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center.
In celebration of ¡Sí Cuba!, the following organizations and galleries will be presenting Cuban exhibitions and related programming:
- Antenna Gallery, “Cuba, Now!” (January 9-February 7; opens January 9, 6-9 pm; book signing Thursday, January 14, 7-9 pm)
- Arthur Roger Gallery, Luis Cruz Azaceta (January 9-February 27)
- Contemporary Arts Center, Mario Petrirena installation (January 14-April 11)
- A Gallery For Fine Photography, “Cuba Now,” Photographs by Richard Sexton; “Cuba Then,” Photographs by William Henry Jackson and E.O. Goldbeck (January 9-February 28)
- Heriard-Cimino Gallery, “Fragment of Journeys” by José Bedia (January 9-March 3)
- The Historic New Orleans Collection, “Louisiana and Cuba: Multiple Perspectives” (January 19-April 17)
- Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, “Inside/Outside” by Angel Delgado (January 5-February 20)
- The Latin American Library, Tulane University, “See Cuba: A Century of Images from the Latin American Library, 1859 – 1959” (January 16-June 16; opening and copa de champaña, Saturday, January 16, 5-6 pm)
- LeMieux Galleries, “Cuba in the 1930s” by Paul Ninas (January 9-30)
- Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahalia Jackson Theater, Pan-American Life Fiesta Sinfónica (March 6, 8 pm)
- Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, “Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba” (January 16-March 14; opening Saturday, January 16, 6-9 pm)
- New Orleans Film Society, film screening: I am Cuba (February 4, 7:30 pm at the Contemporary Arts Center)
- New Orleans Museum of Art, Luis Cruz Azaceta: “Swimming to Havana” (December 18-March 28) and “Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba” (January 16-March 14; opening Saturday, January 16, 5:30-8 pm)
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art, a site-specific installation by José Bedia, Mario Petrirena: “Soul House, and Jorge Otero: Unrestored Miami” (January 14-April 11)
- Taylor Bercier Fine Art Gallery, “Soliloquy” by Carlos Estévez, (January 7-March 7)
- Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center, “Las Americas: Recent Films from Latin America” (February 19-March 11) and “He Who Hits First, Hits Twice: The Urgent Cinema of Santiago Alvarez” (February 10-11, 7:30 pm)
More venues and events, including music, film screenings, educational events, performances, and culinary experiences to be announced.
Press contact: For more information and images please contact Teresa Parker Farris, Marketing Coordinator, (504) 361-2406; email: tpfarris@tulane.edu, or Valerie McGinley Marshall (504) 865-5164, email: vmcgmar@tulane.edu.
To add an event to the Sí Cuba listings, please email: modcontemporary@yahoo.com
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EVENTS
- "Who Will Control Cuba's Digital Revolution?" with Dr. Ted A. Henken
- "The Cuban Economy: Performance, Problems, and Prospects" with Dr. Paolo Spadoni
- "Meeting Cubans 4 Trump" a Brownbag Conversation with Dr. Ariana Hernandez-Reguant
- "The Past is a Foreign Country" and "Landscape Fever" Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
- Cuban Slavery and the Atlantic World
- "Right Near the Beach" Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
- "Verde" Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
- "Landfall" Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
- Summer in Cuba Information Session
- Online Latinx Speaker Series
- [CANCELLED] Talking Shop: Latin American Writers on the Creative Process
- [CANCELLED] Architect Hermes Mallea presents "Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now"
- Latin American Library Work-in-Progress Talk with Greenleaf Fellow Dr. Daniel Party
- Vodú - Voodoo - Vodou: Manifestations of Haitian Religious Practice in Cuba and New Orleans
- [CANCELLED] Latin American Writers Series: Dolores Reyes
- [CANCELLED] Latin American Writers Series: Rodrigo Fuentes
- Latin American Writers Series: Andrea Palet
- Latin American Writers Series: Damián Cabrera
- Haitian Artists Showcase at Tulane
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