: La Peña's CURRENT Art Exhbits

El Arte Cubano

Sept. 2 - Oct. 26. Café & Lobby. Imagine Press (IP) and El Arte Cubano will be exhibiting a selection of contemporary Cuban art from its taller's collection. IP specializes in the publication of works from artists living on the island. Among them Fabelo, Pedro Pablo Oliva,Rancano, & Carlos Guzman.

Coqueta

  Rocio Garcia

 Matices

Photos by Marcelo Montealegre

Sept. 1 - Sept. 26. In the Theater. Photos by Marcelo Montealegre who has had a long and successful career in Chile and the US. During the 1960s he was a photographer for La Voz, the South Pacific Mail, and Zig-Zag, as well as the magazine, Desfile. During this period he also had photos published in Time Magazine and in The Houston Post. Since his move to the US in 1968, he has worked for Newsweek, Manchete, Oui, Sinco Press, Der Spiegel and a number of newspapers, including the NY paper, El Diario. He has also been a producer for National Public Radio, a university professor, and a freelance photographer.

  Siesta

Creating Cultural Currency.

Oct. 1-31. In the Theater. Artists from Chiapas, New York, Sacramento,
Corpus Christi, Israel, Jamaica & Los Angeles. Cultural Currency is one
way of understanding the value of what we provide to society, an expression of what we hope to cultivate within our communities. Opening reception in the Theater: Saturday, October 9, 4-5:30pm.

  Claiming Face