by the El Reportero’s news services
Mexican sculptures Yvonne Domenge, José Rivelino, Paloma Torres and Jorge Yazpik will bring their art to London’s streets through the exhibition of giant sculptures, exhibition organizers reported today.
The pieces are already in the UK and will be exhibited from September to December this year along the avenue leading to the Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square.
The sculptures, made of bronze, stone and resin, will form part of the first large format collective exhibition of Mexican sculpture in London.
The exhibition will also be part of the New Yearâ’s celebrations in the United Kingdom and represents the work of four generations of worldwide known sculptures.
Mayor announces Claudia Castro Luna as Seattle’s First Civic Poet
Mayor Ed Murray announced Aug. 3 Seattle’s first Civic Poet, Claudia Castro Luna.
The new Civic Poet post serves as an ambassador for Seattle’s rich literary landscape and represents the city’s diverse cultural community.
“Claudia brings a fresh perspective and a deep commitment to engaging the community through her poetry,” said Mayor Murray. “We are a literary city and we’re excited to have an accomplished poet that will celebrate and inspire us through her creativity.”
Castro Luna will perform at the 2015 and 2016 Mayor’s Art Awards, in addition to five community performances and workshops throughout the city. She will serve a two-year term from August 2015 to August 2017, receiving a $10,000 stipend. The Civic Poet program is administered by the city’s Office of Arts & Culture.
Castro Luna was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. as a young teenager fleeing civil war. Since then she has completed a Master of Arts in Urban Planning, a teaching degree, and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry.
Castro Luna is a K-12 certified teacher with a passion for arts education and teaching immigrants. Her poems have appeared in Milvia Street, The Womanist, Riverbabble, and forthcoming in the Taos Journal of Poetry and Art. She writes and teaches in Seattle, where she gardens and raises chickens with her husband and their three children
Bard music festival to pay tribute to work by Mexican Carlos Chávez
The organizers of the Bard Music Festival announced today that the prestigious event this year will give tribute to the work of Carlos Chávez, a prominent Mexican composer.
During the weekend from Aug. 7 to 9 and 14 to Aug. 16, the festival will tour the repertoire of the outstanding musician from his relationship with the modernism.
Titled “Carlos Chávez and His World Prestige” the event will also present musical works by Argentine Alberto Ginesterra and Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos.
The event, organized by the Bard College in New York, it includes concerts of the American Symphony Orchestra, performances of chamber and choral music, as well as debates and conferences.
Parallel to the event which this year celebrates its 26th edition, Princeton University published a volume of essays related to Chavez and his work.
The Bard Music Festival is one of the most acclaimed quotes classic sound in America.
