It is worth celebrating San Diego's First Latin American Art Festival, hosted at Liberty Station.
There have been other noteworthy exhibits of Latin American artists in San Diego; still, this framing of Latin American artists adds to continued cultural integration of artists in the north and south of our hemisphere.
Artists came from as far away as Chile. Carolina Ligouri, "It is an enriching experience, a great opportunity, not only to sell to the public, but also an opportunity to contact other artists and galleries." (quoted in VidaLatinaSD).
There have been other noteworthy exhibits of Latin American artists in San Diego; still, this framing of Latin American artists adds to continued cultural integration of artists in the north and south of our hemisphere.
Artists came from as far away as Chile. Carolina Ligouri, "It is an enriching experience, a great opportunity, not only to sell to the public, but also an opportunity to contact other artists and galleries." (quoted in VidaLatinaSD).
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| First Place Award Presentation to Hector Herrera |
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| Hector Herrera / Illustrative sculptures of First Place Award / Heart in Resin (left). Face (right) |
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| First Place Award / First Latin America Art Festival / Liberty Station |
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| Laura Urrea, Participating artist from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
Aída Valencia y Gabriela Ávila DeMotta, socias de la galería Casa Valencia Galería Baja, están a la cabeza de este nuevo esfuerzo que tiene como objetivo promover el arte plástico al sur de California con piezas de pintura, fotografía, escultura e ilustración. El jurado está conformado por Patricia Frischer presidenta del San Diego Visual Arts; Benito del Águila, organizador de festivales de arte en Baja California; Alessandra Moctezuma, directora de arte de La Mesa College; Ginger Shilick, directora de SDAI en San Diego; y Vianka Santana, directora de CEARTE en Tijuana, B.C.; además de Valencia, quien es originaria de Tijuana y cuenta con una exitosa carrera como mosaiquista y galerista. Además de seleccionar a cien artistas que tendrán la oportunidad de exponer y vender su obra durante el festival, el jurado nombrará tres primeros lugares que ganarán 800, 500 y 200 dólares respectivamente. El primer lugar además se hará acreedor a una exhibición individual en Casa Valencia Gallery en el 2016. El segundo y tercer lugar participarán en una exhibición colectiva. From the invitation at Vida Latina San Diego / December 2014 |