Celebrating Latin American Arts & Culture

We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with our Third Annual Celebration of Latin American Arts & Culture. We will be joined by Central Florida artists representing several Latin American countries who will display and sell their artwork. Meet the artists, see live painting demonstrations, check out heritage music and dance performances, and enjoy family-friendly crafts and activities!

This program is presented in partnership with ‘Casa de Artes, Bienestar, Educación, Turismo, Cultura, Artesanías y Literatura (CABETCAL)’ by Beatriz Andrekovich.

Admission is free all day. Artist displays and sales end at 2 p.m. – activities end at 3 p.m.

Performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. by:

Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda Puerto Rico
Flamenco Alborea
Mexico Lindo Folkloric Ballet Orlando
Isla Danza Venezuela

Artists:

Alberto Quintero
Ireene Narpier
Carlos Azuaje
Arelys Quintero
Nelson Cardenas
Wendy Ramírez Escobar
Andy Goliat
Monica Díaz

Special presentation at 2 p.m.

Beyond the Rice: The Cultural, Social, and Economic Practices of Latin American Food

Explore insights about the cultural, social, and economic practices surrounding the Latin American food of several of the largest Hispanic groups in Central Florida, representing the heritages of Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Dr. Fernando I. Rivera, professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida, will highlight the history of these foodways, their similarities and differences, and the ways foods shape not only our palate but our cultural practices.