Culture Events

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Guitar-vocal duo concert Print E-mail
Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Brazilian Soprano Angelica de la Riva and Classical Guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin: guitar-vocal duo concert

Program features works by Bach, Schubert, Villa Lobos, Faure and Brahms.
June 23rd at 7:00pm
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle – Washington, DC. More…

2011 – INTER-AMERICAN YEAR OF CULTURE Print E-mail
Our Cultures, Our Future

The member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) are pleased to declare 2011 the Inter-American Year of Culture in recognition of the central role that culture plays in the economic, social, and human development of all communities. More…

Artists in Dialogue 2 Print E-mail

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) is organizing the exhibition, “Artists in Dialogue: Sandile Zulu and Henrique Oliveira,” as the second in a series of exhibitions in which exciting artists (at least one of whom is African) are invited to a new encounter – one in which each… artist responds to the work of the other, and resulting in original, site-specific works at the museum. More…

Literatura Brasileira: apoio aos interessados estrangeiros Print E-mail

Estão abertas as inscrições para o Rumos Literatura 2010-2011 – Itaú Cultural. Em atividade desde 1997, o programa fomenta a produção artística e intelectual brasileira. Em 2010 a iniciativa apoiará projetos sobre literatura brasileira produzidos por estrangeiros que morem no exterior. Mais informações no site www.itaucultural.org.br/rumos e perguntas podem ser enviadas para rumosliteratura@itaucultural.org.br