Events taking place on September 30, 2021

Events 1–16 of 23

The Moon and Sixpence by Miki Leal
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

The Moon and Sixpence by Miki Leal

By way of variations around a set of pictorial references, with color, figure and, especially, density as basic elements, Miki Leal proposes an immersive experience, not only of painting, but also of looking.

Sep 29 – Nov 5, 2021

A Window to Europe: Through Literature and Art
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

A Window to Europe: Through Literature and Art

The children’s book “La Ciudad,” by Spanish author and illustrator Roser Capdevila, will serve as the inspiration for local artist Alanna Reeves to create artwork that will be displayed in this street-view gallery.

Sep 27 – Oct 13, 2021

Closed / Locked by Muntadas
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Closed / Locked by Muntadas

The newspaper project “CLOSED / LOCKED” by Muntadas provides a direct and unembellished account of his lower Manhattan neighborhood during the lockdown that began in March 2020.

Sep 23 – Oct 30, 2021

CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK

“CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK” explores the sonic ecologies of the Canary Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Northwest Africa, within the geographic region known as Macaronesia.

Sep 22 – Mar 22, 2022

Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje

The Meadows Museum and Madrid’s Museo del Traje present an exhibition of Spanish dress and fashion that pairs approximately 40 paintings from the Meadows’ collection with historic dress and accessories.

Sep 19 – Jan 9, 2022

AFI Latin American Film Festival 2021
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

AFI Latin American Film Festival 2021

“The AFI Latin American Film Festival” showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections, with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal.

Sep 15 – Oct 13, 2021

Hispanic Golden Age Classics: Sor Juana
  • Performing arts
  • Online

Hispanic Golden Age Classics: Sor Juana

This four-part series of online events will focus on a play by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the famous playwright, poet, and nun writing in Mexico in the latter half of the 17th-century.

Sep 15 – Oct 15, 2021

Amalgama El Prado by Daniel Canogar
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Amalgama El Prado by Daniel Canogar

The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain joins the Phillips Collection to celebrate its 100th anniversary with “Amalgama El Prado,” a project by Spanish artist Daniel Canogar that will be presented at the same time as “Amalgama Phillips.”

Sep 15 – Nov 5, 2021

Amalgama Phillips by Daniel Canogar
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Amalgama Phillips by Daniel Canogar

The Phillips Collection celebrates its 100th anniversary with “Amalgama Phillips,” a project by Daniel Canogar that will be presented at the same time as “Amalgama El Prado.”

Sep 14 – Jan 30, 2022

Color and Illusion: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris
  • Visual arts
  • Baltimore

Color and Illusion: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris

The first U.S. exhibition in over 35 years dedicated to Spanish artist Juan Gris highlights his pioneering and revolutionary contributions to the Cubist movement by focusing on his fascination with subjects drawn from everyday life.

Sep 12 – Jan 9, 2022

Doña Rosita la soltera
  • Performing arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Doña Rosita la soltera

GALA opens its 46th season at full capacity with a new adaptation by Nando López of Federico García Lorca’s classic “Doña Rosita the Spinster,” a play about the passage of time.

Sep 9 – Oct 3, 2021

The Restless Muses by Chechu Álava
  • Visual arts
  • New York

The Restless Muses by Chechu Álava

“The Restless Muses” presents 10 new paitings that are homages to the many women –creators, models, authors, muses– who have inspired the Spanish painter.

Sep 9 – Oct 29, 2021

Unseen Picasso
  • Visual arts
  • Los Angeles

Unseen Picasso

This exhibition features 16 exceptional prints made between the 1930s and 1960s that illustrate the artist’s bold experiments, technically and stylistically, in the graphic arts.

Sep 3 – Jan 10, 2022

Spain 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith
  • Heritage
  • New York

Spain 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith

For the first time the Fuentidueña Chapel gallery, which typically focuses on the Christian tradition, presents a group of works that testify to the diversity of Spanish medieval art.

Aug 30 – Jan 30, 2022

Sound Art Residency 2021: Juanjo Palacios & María Gaspar
  • Music
  • Online

Sound Art Residency 2021: Juanjo Palacios & María Gaspar

The Sound Art Residency organized by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and Experimental Sound Studio offers a unique experience for artists working in sound and experimental music.

residency preview

Jul 15 – Oct 30, 2021

Americans in Spain: Painting and travel, 1820-1920
  • Visual arts
  • Milwaukee

Americans in Spain: Painting and travel, 1820-1920

The exhibition explores a pivotal moment, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when American artists and their European counterparts flocked to Spain to capture its scenic charms and seemingly exotic customs.

Jun 11 – Oct 3, 2021