New York

Spanish artists in New York

Renowned and emerging Spanish artists living in New York share their views of the city during the pandemic.

#This Is Not A Music Break

“#ThisIsNotAMusicBreak” is a series of multidisciplinary music videos created from collaborations between Spanish artists and artists from Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Japan and the United States.

14 days / 14 artists

For a period of 14 days –from March 23 to April 5, 2020– 14 Spanish artists transformed the confinement caused by the Coronavirus into creative material.

14 days / 14 artists: young creators

In this second edition of “14 days / 14 artists,” emerging artists from Spain will transform the confinement caused by the Coronavirus into creative material.

• Visual arts
• New York

Distributed Monuments by Jorge Otero Pailos

Jorge Otero Pailos, a New York-based Spanish artist and preservationist best known for making monumental casts of historically charged buildings, presents the exhibition “Distributed Monuments” at the Sapar Contemporary gallery.

Jun 18 – Aug 14, 2021

• Visual arts
• New York

Within Reach

Created by Spanish filmmaker Laia Cabrera and French visual artist Isabelle Duverger, “Within Reach” is an interactive art installation about transformation, reconnecting with the origin, nature and our relationship to it.

Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2020

• Performing arts
• New York

Itziar Pascual and Txemi Parra at Cimientos 2020 Canceled

IATI Theater presents the twentieth season of “Cimientos,” a play development program consisting of workshop, panels and staged readings, with the participation of Spanish playwrights Itziar Pascual and Txemi Parra.

Apr 14 – Apr 19, 2020

• Film
• New York

Bigas Luna Tribute Canceled

See some of Bigas Luna’s most critically acclaimed works and participate in in-depth discussions with academics and collaborators of the iconic Spanish director who simultaneously launched the film careers of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.

Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2020

• Music
• New York

Spanish Ones to Watch Canceled

Spanish bands Belako, Kings of the Beach and No Crafts play at the Littlefield performance and art space in Brooklyn.

Mar 15, 2020

• Music
• New York

Jorge Drexler 2020 U.S. Tour in New York Canceled

Spanish-Uruguayan singer and songwriter Jorge Drexler presents his new tour “Silente” at the Town Hall in New York.

Mar 15, 2020

• Performing arts
• New York

Flamenco Festival New York 2020 Canceled

For 20 years, Flamenco Festival has been promoting the dialogue between Flamenco, Jazz and music from different origins. The most renowned venues of New York City continue to host this annual event featuring some of today’s most important Flamenco artists.

Mar 13 – Apr 5, 2020

• Literature
• New York

Se Buscan Poetas Women's Day

Five Spanish-language women poets and creators come together on Women’s Day to present poetry as a vessel that vindicates current female power in the new paths of our language.

Mar 8, 2020

• Film
• New York

Alex's Strip at the 2020 Winter Film Awards International Film Festival

This Spanish drama directed by Irene Zoe Alameda tackles terrorism, global commerce, and the struggles of citizens of the world who belong everywhere and nowhere.

Feb 29, 2020

• Film
• New York

Carmen and Lola at Athena Film Festival 2020

Experience a weekend of inspiring films that tell the extraordinary stories of fierce and fearless women leaders, including the Spanish movie “Carmen & Lola.”

Feb 29, 2020

• Music
• New York

New York debut of Impetus Madrid Baroque Ensemble

Impetus Madrid Baroque Ensemble debuts in the USA at the New York Frick Collection, with selected works by Royer, Couperin, Marais/Corelli and Rameau.

Feb 23, 2020

• Visual arts
• New York

Compostela, A Fractal Study of a Shell by Manuel Ferreiro Badía

The NYC Parks Department, as part of its Art in the Parks program, has selected for its installation in Manhattan’s Finn Square the sculpture “Compostela, a fractal study of a shell” by Galician artist Ferreiro Badía.

Feb 3 – Feb 3, 2021

• Music
• New York

Kaos Garden by Okuda San Miguel with Paco Osuna

Elrow’art –a global platform for top international artists to create innovative works where entertainment and electronic music meet contemporary art– makes its debut in New York, featuring multi-colored Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel and DJ Paco Osuna.

Dec 14, 2019

• Visual arts
• New York

Making Marbles: Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe

The Met brings a collection of unique objects collected by European royal families (1550-1750), where we can find “The Knight’s Dream” painting by Spanish artist Antonio de Pereda.

Nov 25 – Mar 1, 2020

• Music
• New York

Madness and Folly: Night Music from Spain

Pablo Heras-Casado, principal guest conductor at Teatro Real in Madrid and director of the Granada Festival, makes his Juilliard415 debut with a program inspired by the Spanish Baroque.

Nov 22, 2019

• Performing arts
• New York

Flamenco & Sol: I'll be Waiting for you in The Alhambra

Specialized in the authentic rumba and traditional Flamenco sound, the Flamenco y Sol quartet presents their show “En la Alhambra te espero” at Instituto Cervantes New York.

Nov 19, 2019