Events on October 21, 2023

Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena visits Chicago as part of his U.S. tour to present his book “Not event the dead” in conversation with the translator and publisher.

As part of the 2023 edition of “Kids Euro Fest,” Spain will be present at the Family Day as well as offering a free performance of the play “Picasso” at GALA Hispanic Theater.

This exhibition at the Frist Art Museum features highlights from LACMA’s collection –including textiles, paintings and decorative arts– offering an alternative to traditional interpretations of art from the so-called New World.

The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain in Washington, D.C. opens its doors one more year to share the current exhibitions on show at the Beaux-Arts mansion.

Eva Davidova’s interactive installation weaves ancient myths and modern issues, inviting visitors to influence stories via their own body movement, thereby fostering reflection on interdependence in an era of ecological challenges.

The exhibit presents Spanish architects drawn from the European Prize for Urban Public Space, which reflects on globally shared challenges and offers solutions that contribute to more democratic cities.

As part of the “Spanish Young Music Talents” program, Spanish accordionist Lore Amenazar visits New York in a new collaboration with New York University.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s passing and as part of their kids program “GALita,” the GALA Hispanic Theater presents the play “Picasso” inspired by the Spanish painter’s life.

“Interreality” an expansive art exhibition bridging the traditional and digital art worlds through the presentation of works by 35 international artists that span the physical-to-digital spectrum, features two works by Spanish artist Daniel Canogar.

Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena will participate in several activities in the DMV area as part of his residency at George Mason University.

On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10th, different Member States of the EU Delegation are featuring reproductions of works of art created by prisoners on death row outside their embassies in Washington DC.

Eva Davidova’s interactive, mixed reality work “Garden for Drowning Descendant” is part of the exhibition “Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future” at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center.

This newly commissioned public artwork by Spanish artist Carlos Irijalba is a three-part installation examining how humans have accelerated a global environmental crisis, and makes visible how New York City is building resiliency into its survival.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents an exhibition on the Spanish painter Picasso that explores the artist’s paintings made during the summer of 1921 in Fontainebleau.

The Meadows Museum presents an exhibit commissioned by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. to showcase the museum’s history and programs.

On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Joaquín Sorolla’s death, the Meadows Museum has organized an exhibition that showcases some unique and never-shown works by the Spanish painter.