The Casa de Artes is hosting a Festival of Masks. The special mask exhibit will be on display until January 9th 2010. Admire the most symbolic pieces of traditional Guatemalan Folk Art offered in a unique display. Casa de Artes has the finest variety of Mayan Textiles, Wooden Figures, Ceremonial Masks, Ethnic Jewelry and Majolica ...
Learn the art behind weaving. The Casa de Artes hosts an Introductory Lecture to Guatemalan Weavings every Wednesday at 4:30 pm. An introductory lecture to techniques, materials and traditions of Guatemalan weavings: MAYAN TEXTILE WORLD. Presented in English by our experts. Get dressed with ceremonial costumes! We will be honored with your presence! An entrance ...
The first couple months of posting here at ArteAntigua was an experiment. Is there a need for a project like this here in LAG? What we discovered is: ABSOLUTELY. In just three weeks from being non-existent to becoming a daily online source of cultural and artistic events and activities in La Antigua, we managed to ...
Celebrate art under the moonlight this Saturday night during the Luna Festival at Ermita de la Santa Cruz in La Antigua Guatemala (located on the road that leads to Santa Ana) from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. The festival is meant to unite the best Arabian dancers of Guatemala. The event represents an encounter between different ...
Announcing a new exhibition opening. Juan Pablo Canale Banus will be presenting work inspired from and created during his travels to Europe. Traveled to Italy and Spain in 2001, to share techniques and a studio with various contemporary artists and participated in a collective exposition called “El circo.” The art exhibition is scheduled for Saturday, ...
El Sitio is presenting The Orphanage (Juan Antonio Bayona 2007) Thursday night. The terror film from Spain will be shown at 6pm in Spanish with English subtitles: The former orphan Laura raises her adopted son Simón with her husband Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. Simón is HIV positive ...
Oxlajuj B’atz’ – Thirteen Threads – is an educational project that combines two groups, the Asocioción Tejedoras Unidas (United Weavers Association) and the Maya Educational Foundation. The focus of the organization’s programs are concentrated in the areas of artisan skills, democracy and group organization, health and well-being and training in the management of small businesses. ...
The Bagel Barn will be offering a free showing of a Guatemalan film today at 7:00pm. When the Mountains Tremble (Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates 1983) is “a documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.” During the showing, viewers can ...
A fledgling organization is officially introducing itself to La Antigua this week. Club Fotográfico Antigua is presenting its first ever photography exposition at the Claustro del Convento de Capuchinas (located at 2a avenida north and 2a calle oriente). Revue Magazine featured a Datebook Highlight about the event: The Antigua Photography Club by Laura McNamara The ...
Announcing a new exhibition opening. Juan Pablo Canale Banus will be presenting work inspired from and created during his travels to Europe. Traveled to Italy and Spain in 2001, to share techniques and a studio with various contemporary artists and participated in a collective exposition called “El circo.” The art exhibition is scheduled for Saturday, ...
El Sitio Proyecto Cultural is hosting a piano concert accompanied by violin and cello. The concert will be performed by the pupils of professor Ricardo Carranza on Thursday at 6:00 pm. Entrance is Q40. Reservations suggested: 7832-3037 ...
The Consejo Nacional para la Proteccíon de La Antigua Guatemala (National Board for the Protection of La Antigua Guatemala) is celebrating its 40 Year Anniversary with a slew of artistic events: Wednesday, November 4 Workshop: Technical consultancy in varnishes, polyurethane, Nitromethane, and acrylics Instructor: Manuel Andrino Convento de Capuchinas 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Thursday, ...
Creative minds who are antsy to share their ideas should head to AnEcho’s monthly Open House Wednesday night. All are welcome to enjoy a glass of wine or a soda along with conversations with friends old and new from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Revue Magazine featured the fledgling cultural center when it first began ...
Ernesto Atkinson escaped a life of living on the streets of La Antigua Guatemala, but he hasn’t escaped his roots. Rather, he uses them to influence his art. An excerpt from INFORUM: When Ernesto Atkinson takes the podium as the featured speaker for tonight’s God’s Child fundraising dinner, his adoptive father will be filled with ...
The giant kites that fill the skies at the start of November is a cultural celebration not to miss. Traditional folklore suggests that the kites are meant to scare off unwanted evil demons, yet help the spirits of the deceased find their surviving families. These kites come in all colors and sizes but the biggest ...