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Guatemalan Artist Featured in Pennsylvania Art Museum

10.05.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Exhibitions

The rich, cultural and artistic traditions associated with Latin America’s the Day of the Dead are being featured in Pennsylvania. Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA is currently hosting the exclusive exhibit Day of the Dead: Art & Culture in the Americas, which includes work from the accomplished Guatemalan artist Balam Soto. The collection will be ...

Traditional Art of Kite-Making Celebrates the Day of the Dead

10.05.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Festivals

In less than a month the skies will be filled with an exposition of giant, traditional art for all to see. Already, “pueblos” such as Santiago Sacatepéquez are creating this year’s kites for the more than 75,000 visitors expected to flood the town of 13,000. Expansive and richly ornamented, these kites are meant to help ...