About us

Mission

SPAIN arts & culture aims to promote Spanish culture in the U.S. through fruitful cultural exchanges among institutions and artists, fostering positive bilateral relations between our two countries. Among its objectives, the program enhances shared knowledge on the cultural and creative industries and facilitates professional opportunities for artists, drawing on our common Hispanic heritage.

What we do

Our official cultural program brings every year to the American public a combination of acclaimed and emerging authors, artists and performers from Spain, so they can showcase or even premiere in the U.S. Audiences are invited to explore the many facets and dimensions of Spain’s cultural heritage and of its vibrant creativity today.

We support the presence and participation of Spanish professionals from the cultural sphere in a wide array of cultural festivals across the U.S. territory, focusing on the young and talented. Numerous concerts, exhibitions, lectures and performances take place every year at prestigious American cultural institutions at our Cervantes Institutes in Chicago, NY and Albuquerque, as well as at our SPAIN arts & culture headquarters in Washington, D.C and at Centro Cultural Español in Miami.

How we do it

We partner with American institutions to build institutional alliances and long-lasting transnational bridges through the arts in a broad sense. Our multidisciplinary approach covers a wide range of fields from design, to urban culture, culinary arts, music, cinema, literature, visual arts and performing arts.

Our cultural events and projects are curated under specific based on innovation and quality. SPAIN arts & culture integrates 360 degree communication. Our brand is our identity and it is visible through our publications, website and social media.

For general enquiries about the SPAIN arts & culture program, you may contact us at [email protected].

Washington, D.C.

Cultural Office at the Embassy of Spain

  • Miguel Albero: Cultural Counselor
  • Paula Sánchez Lahoz: Director of Cultural Programs
  • Ana Fernández Quiñones: Communications Coordinator
  • Anna Sant Vall: Coordinator of Cultural Programs
  • Juan Luis Cejudo: Coordinator of Cultural Programs
  • Laura Silla: Logistics Coordinator
  • 2801 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Spain-USA Foundation

Albuquerque

Cervantes Institute in Albuquerque

  • Silvia Grijalba: Executive Director
  • Milly Castañeda-Ledwith: Cultural Events Coordinator
  • Located at the National Hispanic Cultural Center: 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
  • Tel: (505) 724-4777 | Fax: (505)-246-2613
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Boston

Consulate General of Spain in Boston

  • Ana Durán de la Colina: Consul
  • 31 St. James Avenue, Suite 905, Boston, MA 02116
  • Tel: (617) 536-2506 / (617) 536-2527 | Fax: (617) 536-8512
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Observatorio de la lengua española y las culturas hispánicas en los Estados Unidos

  • Diana Soresen: Director
  • Marta Mateo: Executive Director
  • Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 2 Arrow Street, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
  • Email: [email protected]

Chicago

Consulate General of Spain in Chicago

  • Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate: Consul
  • 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601
  • Tel: (312) 782-4588 | Fax: (312) 782-1635
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Instituto Cervantes Chicago

  • Anastasio Sánchez Zamorano: Executive Director
  • Teresa Hernando: Cultural Chief Officer
  • 31 W. Ohio, Chicago, IL 60610
  • Tel: (312) 335-1996 | Fax: (312) 587 1992
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Houston

Consulate General of Spain in Houston

  • Julia Alicia Olmo y Romero: Consul
  • 1800 Bering Dr., Suite 660, Houston, TX 77057
  • Tel: (713) 783-6200 | Fax: (713) 783-6166
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Los Angeles

Consulate General of Spain in Los Angeles

  • Juan Carlos Sánchez Alonso: Consul
  • Victoria Riego: Cultural Officer
  • 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 860, Los Angeles, CA 90036
  • Tel: (323) 938-0158 / (323) 938-0159 | Fax: (323) 938-0112
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Miami

Consulate General of Spain in Miami

  • Jaime Lacadena Higuera: Consul
  • 2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 203, Coral Gables, FL 33134
  • Tel: (305) 446-5511 / 12 / 13 | Fax: (305) 446-0585
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Centro Cultural de España in Miami

  • Mayte de la Torre: Program Director
  • Mildret Cabezas: Administration
  • 355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1205, Coral Gables, Fl. 33134
  • Tel: (305) 448-9677
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

New York City

Consulate General of Spain in New York

  • Caridad Batalla: General Consul
  • Pedro Calvo-Sotelo Ibánez-Martín: Consul for Cultural Affairs
  • Cora Cabada: Cultural Affairs Coordinator
  • 150 East 58th Street, 30th & 31st Floors, New York, NY 10155
  • Tel: (212) 355 40 80 / 81 / 82/ 85 / 86 / 90 / 91
  • Fax: (212) 644-3751
  • Map | General email: [email protected] | Cultural Office email: [email protected]

Instituto Cervantes New York

  • Richard Bueno Hudson: Director
  • Delia Antelo: Cultural Chief Officer
  • Soledad López: Cultural Coordinator
  • 211 E 49th Street, New York, NY 10017
  • Tel: (212) 308-7720 | Fax: (212) 308 7721
  • Map | Email: [email protected]

Puerto Rico

Consulate General of Spain in Puerto Rico

  • Josep María Bosch Bessa: Consul
  • Edificio Mercantil Plaza, piso 11, oficina 1101, Av. Ponce de León s/n Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918
  • Tel: (787) 758-6090 / 6142 / 6279 | Fax: (787) 758-6948
  • Map | General email: [email protected] |Cultural Office email: [email protected]

San Francisco

Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco

  • Enrique Asorey Brey: Consul
  • 1405 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
  • Tel: (415) 922-2995/ 96 | Fax: (415) 931-9706
  • Map | Email: [email protected]