ARTES is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of Iberian and Latin American Visual Culture. It aims to bring together those with a special interest in the arts of Spain, Portugal and Latin America to:

  • Promote study and discussion
  • Organise regular meetings and visits
  • Provide news and information
  • Encourage collaboration across all fields and disciplines of Iberian and Latin American visual culture

Latest news…

7 July, 6.30 – 8.00 PM

In-person lecture at  the Instituto Cervantes, London:  ARTES member Dr Paula Fayos Pérez will discuss “Francisco de Goya’s Influence on 19th-century French Art and Literature”.  Q&A chaired by Dr Manuela B. Mena Marqués  For further details and to register for this event, please visit : 

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CONFERENCE: JOSEFA DE ÓBIDOS: PAINTER OF THE PORTUGUESE BAROQUE

National Gallery, London, 3 July 2026 Pigott Theatre, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, doors open at 9:45 am. This conference brings together leading international scholars to explore work of the Spanish-Portuguese artist Josefa de Óbidos from multiple perspectives: touching on artistic exchange in Iberia, female artists working during the seventeenth century and Portugal’s global material culture.…

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AGM and Nigel Glendinning Lecture.

We are pleased to invite ARTES members to this year’s ARTES Annual General Meeting on 6 July 2026, in the afternoon, at the National Gallery. The AGM will be followed by the Nigel Glendinning Lecture in the evening, which has been organised with generous support from the Instituto Cervantes at the National Gallery. Please see the full programme below and details how to register for…

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