Events on August 2, 2017

The Grant Park Music Festival presents Pablo Sáinz Villegas, praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar.”

Dirt [contained], in association with Long Island City Artists, present this play, a surreal journey by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Maria Swisher, that dives head first into the psyche of a tortured artist.

Villalpando emerged in the 1680s as a painter in the Spanish Viceroyalty in Mexico. He was one of the most innovative and accomplished artists in the entire Hispanic world.

Spanish artist collective mmmm… presents the Meeting Bowls, social places for getting to know people and fostering dialog in small groups.

Spanish artist Avelino Sala reflects on identity through symbols such as money currency or flags, the power of the symbol and how it can be deconstructed and generate new ways of understanding.

The Clark Art Institute showcases some of Picasso’s most important prints and various paintings, exploring the integral roles that those closest to Picasso played in his creative process.

The exhibition uses “The New York Times” as its point of departure and features over 80 artists, artist duos, and collectives who use the “paper of record” to address and reframe issues that impact our everyday lives.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art highlights Francisco de Goya’s Print Series depicting his vision of Spanish life.

Discover world-renowned Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida’s works in paper, alabaster, steel and stone in The Dali’s special exhibition: “Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida.”

Spain’s Masterpiece Reproductions from The Prado Museum to be shown in prominent Santa Fe public park.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents seven large-scale sculptures by acclaimed Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida in the museum’s Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and Theis Park.

The Museum of International Folk Art presents “Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico,” the most comprehensive exhibition to celebrate and study this living tradition as an art form.