The new George Campbell Prize of the University of Malaga/Aula María Zambrano is dedicated to researches associated with Spanish or Irish universities who study any kind of relationship (artistic, historical, cultural, political, social, economic, etc.) between Ireland and Spain in the period 1965–2000. The prize winner will receive 1,000€, and the runner-up 200€. MoreContinue reading “News: The University of Malaga’s Aula María Zambrano announces a new Prize dedicated to painter George Campbell”
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Closing Soon: Lightness and Boldness. Goya’s Drawings
Ligereza y atrevimiento. Dibujos de Goya, Centro Botín, Santander. Closes 24 September 2017. One of the first exhibition’s in the recently opened Renzo Piano designed Centro Botín, this show is curated by the Prado’s Head of Drawings and Prints, José Manuel Matilla, and the Chief Curator of the Goya and 18th-century Art Department, Manuela Mena.Continue reading “Closing Soon: Lightness and Boldness. Goya’s Drawings”
13th London Spanish Film Festival 2017, 21 September 2017 to 24 September 2017
The London Spanish Film Festival launches its 13th edition with an extraordinary line-up of recent Spanish films, most of them UK premieres and a unique opportunity to view them in London. From enigmatic thrillers to fresh comedies, from moving or poetic dramas to international coproductions, documentaries and promising shorts, this selection offers an insight intoContinue reading “13th London Spanish Film Festival 2017, 21 September 2017 to 24 September 2017”
Opens today: ‘Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle’
Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle, Meadows Museum, Dallas, USA, September 17, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Francisco de Zurbarán was born in Fuente de Cantos, in Western Spain, but spent most of his working life in Seville. Like Ribera, Zurbarán is also considered a Caravaggista (a follower of the Italian painter MichelangeloContinue reading “Opens today: ‘Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle’”
ARTES EVENT: Visit to Kingston Lacy, Dorset, November 9, 2017 – RSVP by September 20
Tour of art collection and rooms. Kingston Lacy has works by Velasquez, Tintoretto, Rubens, Van Dyck and Breughel (Visits starts at 1030 approximately) Lunch Visit to grounds and kitchen garden, including Japanese gardens. Visit ends at 1600. Those requiring lunch are requested to make a booking with the kitchen at Kingston Lacy (philip.anderson@nationaltrust.org.uk) The visitContinue reading “ARTES EVENT: Visit to Kingston Lacy, Dorset, November 9, 2017 – RSVP by September 20”
Research Group: Research Network of Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies
The Red de Estudios Medievales Interdisciplinares is the result of a collaboration between scholars researching Medieval Art at various departments of the University of Compostela, other Galician and Portuguese universities and the Instituto de Estudos Gallegos “Padre Sarmiento” del CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas). The group welcomes scholars in Spain and abroad, and runs various research activities,Continue reading “Research Group: Research Network of Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies”
Closing Soon: Leo Matiz (1917-1998) muralista de la lente
Leo Matiz (1917-1998) muralista de la lente, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City. Closes 17 September 2017 Exhibition of 81 photographs by Colombian photographer and photojournalist Leo Matiz. Matiz established his reputation with his work in Mexico between 1941 and 1947, when he photographed artists and muralists such as Diego Rivera, Frieda Kahlo andContinue reading “Closing Soon: Leo Matiz (1917-1998) muralista de la lente”
Featured Exhibition: Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form
Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form, Meadows Museum, Dallas, USA, until 5 November This focused exhibition of paintings is inspired by a work in the Meadows Museum’s collection, Picasso’s Still Life in a Landscape (1915). In the early 20th century, Picasso and the Mexican artist Diego Rivera both lived and worked in Paris. Initially friends,Continue reading “Featured Exhibition: Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form”
ARTES EVENT: Visit to Kingston Lacy, Dorset, November 9, 2017 – RSVP by September 20
Tour of art collection and rooms. Kingston Lacy has works by Velasquez, Tintoretto, Rubens, Van Dyck and Breughel (Visits starts at 1030 approximately) Lunch Visit to grounds and kitchen garden, including Japanese gardens. Visit ends at 1600. Those requiring lunch are requested to make a booking with the kitchen at Kingston Lacy (philip.anderson@nationaltrust.org.uk) The visitContinue reading “ARTES EVENT: Visit to Kingston Lacy, Dorset, November 9, 2017 – RSVP by September 20”
Call for papers: ‘Cultura de moda en América Latina’ Special Issue, Revista Dobras
Revista Dobras, the Brasil’s most important academic journal dedicated to the history of fashion, is planning a special issue on fashion in Latin America for spring 2018. Contributions (articles, reviews and interviews) in Portuguese, English, French or Italian are sought until 15 October 2017. Possible topic include: – Fashion as heritage in latin America: collections,Continue reading “Call for papers: ‘Cultura de moda en América Latina’ Special Issue, Revista Dobras”
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