Salzmann in Peru: The Making of Misk’i Kachi Runakuna
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaCROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES: A DISCUSSION ON DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE WORK OF LAURENCE SALZMANN In response to questions foregrounded in Laurence Salzmann’s exhibition Misk’i Kachi Runakuna, Taller Puertorriqueño is hosting two consecutive virtual talks about documentary photography and cross-cultural perspectives. The discussions will address Salzmann’s work as well as examine issues of power embodied by the […]
Reception: Misk’i Kachi Runakuna
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaMade between 2016-2020 in multiple visits to Peru, including a four month period during which Salzmann was a Fulbright Fellow, these photographs explore the contemporary forms of an ancient Quechua-speaking world. This world is characterized by an extraordinary symbiosis of natural beauty, human ingenuity, and ecological wisdom. Salzmann’s black-and-white photographs of the salt ponds are […]
The Velocity Fund Information Session
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaJoin us on-line –Friday, May7th at 4PM– to learn more about The Velocity Fund. Our community partners for this event–Taller Puertorriqueño and Vox Populi– will kick off the short presentation, serving as our host as we convene remotely via Zoom. Raúl Romero–2019 Velocity Fund grantee and 2020 Velocity Fund panelist– will introduce his project Onomonopoetics of a Puerto […]
Sound Walk: Onomonopoetics of a Puerto Rican Landscape
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaRegister for the sound-walk with Raul Romero on his work the Onomonopoetics of a Puerto Rican Landscape. This work looks at the way the coquí's sound connects back to Puerto Rico and performs as a vessel carrying memory, culture, and language. For some, the sound may be unfamiliar and for others, it may serve as […]
Meet the Author on Zoom: Arlene Dávila’s Latinx Art
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaArlene Dávila is a recognized public intellectual focusing on questions of cultural equity and a leader in the field of Latinx and critical race studies. She is the author of six books focusing on Latinx cultural politics spanning the media, urban politics, museums and contemporary art markets, all characterized by a rigorous global and political […]
Misk’i Kachi Closing Reception
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaPlease join us on Saturday, May 29th from 3-6pm, for the closing reception for the show Misk’i Kachi Runakuna. The reception will start with a discussion with Américo Mendoza-Mori on the importance of sustaining indigenous languages. Dr. Mendoza-Mori will discuss how Quechua, an indigenous Andean language, has enriched us by providing new vocabulary, culturally specific […]
Closed for Memorial Day
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaClosed for the holiday.
Meet the Author on Zoom: The Dining Traveler Guide to Puerto Rico
Jessica van Dop DeJesus is founder and editor of The Dining Traveler, a popular travel and food website. She was raised in the town of Guayama, Puerto Rico, spending her elementary and middle school years on the island. While a college student at the State University of New York-Albany, she also studied Spanish Literature at […]
Reception, Children & Youth Create Art
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaThe year 2020 marked an unprecedented and challenging school year because of the worldwide spread of COVID -19. As a result, we discovered opportunities for our education programs to adapt and shift our approach to arts education. This year's Children & Youth Create Art exhibition highlights work created through groundbreaking virtual programs as Taller continues […]
Closed for Independence
Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N. 5th Street, PhiladelphiaClosed for the holiday.