Highlights /4 events you can't miss in the next 2 weeks
- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de cine film series 2018
The NMMWA, AFI Silver Theatre and the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain host the “Mujeres de Cine Film Series,” a traveling film showcase dedicated to promoting Spanish films and short films made by women.
October 9 – December 4, 2018
- Architecture
- New York
Unfinished
The exhibition takes a a look at unfinished architecture in order to discover virtues that can be turned into design strategies.
October 4 – February 8, 2019
- Visual arts
- Dallas
Dalí: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936
Nearly two dozen Surrealist masterpieces comprise the first focused exploration of the small-scale paintings by Salvador Dalí.
September 9 – December 9, 2018
- Visual arts
- Boston
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
This traveling exhibition is the first major presentation of Spanish neuroscientist’s pioneering drawings of the brain and brain cells, and also features contemporary visualizations that illuminate the impact of Cajal’s early work on modern day neuroscience.
May 3 – December 31, 2018
All events / 30 current and upcoming events around the U.S. in the next 2 weeks
in 11 days- Film
- Washington, D.C.
2018 Afi European Union Film Showcase
The “Afi European Union Film Showcase” continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, D.C.-area audiences, including two Spanish films, “Todos lo saben” and “Las distancias.”
Dec 1 – Dec 5, 2018
in 11 days- Performing arts
- Chicago
Cinderella
This classic fairytale comes to life musically at Lyric Opera of Chicago in a playful storybook production.
Dec 1 – Jan 20, 2019
in 8 days- Literature
- New York
Luna Miguel at the New Literature from Europe Festival
Running November 27-29, The New Literature form Europe Festival (NLE) brings together leading and emerging voices from 14 different countries with today’s foremost authors, including Spanish poet Luna Miguel.
Nov 28 – Nov 29, 2018
in 7 days- Literature
- New York
Luna Miguel at América Invertida Poetry Journal
Spanish poet Luna Miguel reads some of her poems at the presentation of the second issue of “América Invertida” at Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop.
Nov 27, 2018
now- Performing arts
- Chicago
Il trovatore
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Verdi’s masterpiece, a tale of love, jealousy, and retribution based on the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez.
Nov 17 – Dec 9, 2018
now- Visual arts
- Miami
The Immobility of Movement by Eugenio Ampudia
The exhibition displays the most emblematic work of Spanish artist Eugenio Ampudia recreating the relationship among dreams, time, and knowledge.
Nov 15 – Dec 14, 2018
now- Visual arts
- New York
The Nomadic Artist by Andrés Mérida
In his second solo exhibition in New York City, Spanish artist Andrés Mérida presents 20 new paintings and drawings produced in his studio in Brooklyn over the course of two months in the lead up to opening day.
Nov 14 – Nov 28, 2018
now- Visual arts
- Albuquerque
Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The exhibition tells a rich story of cultures settling in Spain and bringing the best and most innovative elements of their heritage to the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies.
Nov 10 – Mar 31, 2019
now- Visual arts
- Washington, D.C.
Women who make Ibero-America: Power behind the everyday
This photography exhibition aims to show the positive cultural, social, and economic influence of women in Ibero-American countries.
Nov 2 – Dec 17, 2018
closing soon- Urban Culture
- New York
Coolture Impact: A Digital Interactive Cultural Platform in Times Square
Coolture Impact is the largest interactive public art platform that intertwines reality and fantasy on the windows of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Times Square.
Oct 25 – Nov 24, 2018
closing soon- Visual arts
- New York
Lazyboy: a VR installation by Eva Davidova and Daniela Kostova
This experimental exhibition features Spanish artist Eva Davidova’s interactive VR project entitled “Narcissus and Drowning Animals.”
Oct 19 – Nov 25, 2018
now- Visual arts
- New York
I don’t know why the caged bird sings… by José Carlos Casado
José Carlos Casado’s new public art interactive sculpture will be installed at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem for a year.
Oct 12 – Oct 12, 2019
now- Film
- Washington, D.C.
Mujeres de cine film series 2018
The NMMWA, AFI Silver Theatre and the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain host the “Mujeres de Cine Film Series,” a traveling film showcase dedicated to promoting Spanish films and short films made by women.
Oct 9 – Dec 4, 2018
now- Design
- Dallas
Balenciaga in Black
This exhibition presents more than one hundred black handmade costumes and accessories by fashion genius Cristóbal Balenciaga.
Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019
now- Visual arts
- Dallas
Goya in Black and White
More than 75 of Goya’s works on paper highlight the importance of black and white in the artist’s life and imagination.
Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019
now- Performing arts
- Chicago
La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, a timeless story of love and loss between young lovers Mimì and Rodolfo.
Oct 6 – Jan 25, 2019
now- Architecture
- New York
Unfinished
The exhibition takes a a look at unfinished architecture in order to discover virtues that can be turned into design strategies.
Oct 4 – Feb 8, 2019
now- Performing arts
- New York
Staged Reading Series 2018
Over 3 evenings this fall, AENY – Spanish Artists in New York stages readings of acclaimed work by contemporary Spanish playwrights, including Alberto Conejero, Gemma Brió, José Ramón Fernández, Fernando Soto and Luis Bermejo.
Oct 1 – Dec 10, 2018
now- Visual arts
- New York
Jorge Palacios at The Noguchi Museum
The Noguchi Museum presents the abstract work of the sculptor Jorge Palacios, the first Spanish to exhibit at the Museum.
Sep 26 – Jan 20, 2019
now- Visual arts
- Memphis
Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents
Jaume Plensa presents large-scale sculptures and installations that use language, history, literature and psychology to draw attention to the barriers that separate and divide humanity.
Sep 22 – Jan 6, 2019