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A Night of Enchantment: Masked Venetian Ball

02.04.2010 · Posted in Ball, Dance, Festivals, Music, Painting

For one magical evening, mystery will enshroud Las Ruinas Santa Clara as masked men and woman convene for a night of enchantment and dance at the Venetian Ball. Located in one of Antigua’s more charming ruins, this should be the highlight of the social season. Participants can find locally-made costumes for the event. Q100 from every ...

Painting for the Public

02.01.2010 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Painting

Revue Magazine has featured two local artists in La Antigua Guatemala who feel that art should be shared with everyone: Painting in Public Spaces by Laura McNamara Budding artists Geovany Flores and José Luis López Godoy honored their former elementary school, Escuela Mariano Navarrete, with the gift of a vast, colorful mural. What does the mural depict? José Luis López ...

Guatemala Inspires Mural for World’s Largest Pool

01.30.2010 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Painting

An Italian painter. A mural. What’s projected to be the world’s largest swimming pool. Guatemala. What do these things have in common? The exact location for the future site of the world’s largest swimming pool, to measure 2,000 square meters, has yet to be decided. Nonetheless, Italian artist Sergio Furnari, who has painted tiles for ...

Discovering La Antigua Artists & Art at ArtReview.com

01.16.2010 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Digital, Painting

Artreview.com is something of a Facebook for artists. Members have a profile and use the online social media site to share their passion for art and display their work: An exciting new social networking site for the artworld, creating a global forum for discussion, interactivity and debate. Artreview.com is a unique blend of editorial and community ...

Antigueño Displays Spanish and Italian Inspired Art

11.13.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Exhibitions, Painting

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, November 14, ...

Antigueño Art Inspired By European Travels

11.04.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Painting

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, November 14, ...

Antigueño Street Kid Earns US Diploma, Becomes Artist

11.02.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Painting

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 both ...

Art Helps Support Guatemalan Village

10.13.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Exhibitions, Painting, Photography

An art exhibition in Indianapolis, IN is meant to help promote and support the village of Magdalena, Guatemala: Five Days in Guatemala is an extraordinary art exhibition of her journey. Casey Jo will not only be showing her photographs from the trip, but also 35 paintings created by the local children. Each painting sold will go ...

Searching Out Art in La Antigua Guatemala

10.12.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Painting

One really can’t escape the art found all over La Antigua Guatemala, even when simply cruising the internet. We’re going to have to track down Florida-native. Gina R. Tillery and learn more about her art that she creates while living here in LAG. Looking forward to it! In the meantime, find examples of her work on her ...

Urbano Animal Exhibit Featured at El Sitío

While most think of organized humanity as civilized, a group of young artists use their work to confront the savage-side of what humanity calls civilization. The Urbano Animal exhibition is currently being displayed at El Sitío Proyecto Cultural: For many, the city is one of the heights of civilization. Political centers, religious centers, economic centers and ...

Still All About the Kids

10.02.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Festivals, Painting

Guatemala’s celebration of Children’s day might have been yesterday but kids and adults alike are still celebrating today. Senorita Antigua made an appearance before a hoard of children in Central Park early this afternoon. And, as music boomed and “niños” jumped around, excited from the festive atmosphere, Norma Flores decorated the little, chubby-cheeked faces of ...