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Help Turn This School Bus Into a Mobile Shop Showcasing Emerging Mexican Art and Design Talent

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:04:02 +0000

Kickstarter and similar crowdfunding platforms have made it possible for anyone with a novel idea but limited funds to get their project in front of a wider audience, with the goal of raising the start-up cash needed to realize their dreams. Most of the nearly 108,000 projects funded on Kickstarter to date have raised between

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Social Engagement Art Project Color Libre Takes Street Art Beyond San Juan

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:20:57 +0000

The town of Hatillo isn’t exactly the epicenter of street art in Puerto Rico. While it’s known for its nearly 200-year old annual mask festival, Hatillo is largely left outside of the capital’s arts and culture scene, even though it’s just 57 miles from San Juan. But Color Libre, an event that launched last week,

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After Anti-Domestic Violence Mural is Vandalized, Puerto Rican Women Fight Back

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:06:27 +0000

Put a bra on that girl!” That’s what one driver screamed at the artists who were painting a mural of two nude women on an underpass along San Juan’s Avenida Fernández Juncos earlier this week. And he wasn’t the only one. While some people beeped their horns and expressed support for the work that was

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Frida Kahlo’s Unpublished Love Letters Are Up For Auction

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:15:24 +0000

If you’ve noticed the abundance of “Rare Frida Photos!” posts making their way around the Internet lately and thought to yourself, “Rare?! I’ve seen these before!,” you’re not alone. For Frida Kahlo aficionados, there comes a point at which we arrive at a sad realization: we’ve probably seen all there is to see. There isn’t

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Would Frida Kahlo Hate How Her Image Gets Used Today?

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:27:16 +0000

Although she died in 1954, Frida Kahlo has lost none of her allure. More than 60 years later, admirers remain fascinated by the intriguing Mexican artist and find ways to continue exploring her life and legacy–or, as some critics would contend, perpetuate her cult of personality. That cult has proven lucrative for designers, as fans

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Watch 4 Protest Corridos Dedicated to Mexico’s Missing Students

Julie Schwietert Collazo — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:00:09 +0000

When news about the late September disappearance and possible murder of 43 students from the Mexican state of Guerrero began spreading, people across the country started spilling into the streets to issue calls for justice, voicing a collective cry of sorrow and outrage. In the nearly two months since then, protests have hardly abated, and

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