For many years the artistic movement in the Dominican Republic was a -best-kept secret. Their growing international contributions to contemporary visual arts have been changing that picture, but may also be characterized by even greater drive, selectivity, and regularity. We could say that of...

Second and final segment of the exhibit organized around the book "Art of Latin America 1981-2000," published in 2002 by the IDB Cultural Center. Written by historian Germán Rubiano Caballero, the book gives an overview of the art in Latin America during the last two decades of the XX century....

El Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano ha celebrado la tercera edición de la Bienal Interamericana de Videoarte con un excelente balance de talento, incluso mejor que las Bienales anteriores. La tercera Bienal ofrece un premio más rico en comparación con ediciones anteriores, la...

The Guaraní have an aesthetic view of Earth. For the Guaraní, the Earth is a beautiful body on which trees are like long hair, the skin is sometimes shining, sparkling, and manifestations of soil erosion are diseases. This is within the conception that we call mythic, but for them it is a very...

The country with most entries was Colombia, totaling 70 coming from all parts of the country, and surpassing Argentina (in second place with 24), and others that have traditionally dominated the event, at least numerically, such as Mexico and Brazil (this year with 15 and 11 respectively). The...

The process of upgrading the Teatro Colón infrastructure began eight years ago with the design and unveiling of a Master Plan. Included will be the completion of several of its urban components left partially unfinished, and the restoration of the many architectural features and artistic...

The Art Museum of the Americas is a unique and singular asset of the Organization of American States. The museum, inaugurated in 1976, houses the most comprehensive twentieth-century art collection from Latin America and the Caribbean on public display in Washington, DC. The OAS collection,...

The exhibition comprises 56 objects that unites Baroque oratórios, folk and popular art, applied arts and works by contemporary artists representing a variety of artistic expressions from the State of Minas Gerais and its capital city, Belo Horizonte, site of the IDB¿s 47th Annual Meeting of...

More than fifty objects made by the Amerindian population as well as painting and sculpture representing contemporary artists drawn from several private and public collections, pay tribute to Guyanese artists and culture. This exhibition joined in the 2006 celebrations of Guyana's 40th year of...

Improving remittance flows between Latin America and the US involving stronger ties with financial institutions and a favorable money transfer system would subsequently increase consumption, savings, and investment.