We stand at an important moment in time, where organizations are facing a public reckoning that asks them to rethink their strategies and actions. Future-forward organizations truly committed to bringing about change must prioritize creating a culture of belonging. This means understanding and embracing the diversity of cultures from underrepresented groups, paying attention to their career storytelling, and honoring their community-building efforts.
Your wait is over! Superfine! The Fair, the place to learn about emerging artists, collect art, and create community in New York while having a blast opens today. You don’t want to miss it. A sleeker, sexier, smarter art fair that still manages to stay friendly and approachable. 78 international art galleries, solo projects, and collectives bring their unique perspectives to New York’s top emerging art fair.
3 events you don’t want to miss this Spring– The #LalaboyPR crew is elated to be kicking off the Spring season with a roster of artistic and cultural projects that make us want to go around jumping and dancing on the streets: Cosa Nuestra: Pa’La Ciudad, Superfine! Art Fair and Fuerzafest 2017!
The Government of Puerto Rico Bets on Creative Industries to Move Its Economy Forward. We are serious and super excited to share just how to make it rain as a creative in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company recently announced two competitions offering incentives/money to creative industries on the island given by the Law-173 to Develop Creatives Industries in Puerto Rico. The competitions are quickly coming to an end–as in you have 2 more days to apply–so go ahead and jump on the opportunity. It’s super easy to apply.
This years’ mainstage lineup reflects those roots, bringing together a mix of legendary and rising Puerto Rican stars. These include hip-hop singer DayLuv, songstress Maxine Ashley, Lower East Salsa, and Johnny Colón. Macha Colón y Los Okapi. Puerto Rican icon and international entertainment phenomenon, Iris Chacon, will host the festivities alongside Marine-combat-vet-turned actor, singer/activist J.W. Cortes (from FOX’s “Gotham”).
The festival includes photography exhibits, film premieres, theater performances and much more. Among the array of activities is a screening of the newly released Cuban film, VIVA. Other screenings include the acclaimed film Mala, Mala and the New York premiere of Romeo y Romeo, directed by Luis Caballero and produced by Selenis Leyva, of HBO’s “Orange is the New Black.”
