Local and International Art Feature in April

There are two big events this month featuring local Puerto Rican Artisans and an International Art Exhibition.

XXII Puerto Rico Artisan’s Fair

April 19-20, the XXII Puerto Rico Artisan’s Fair will take place at the Luis Munoz Rivera Park, San Juan. The event will be hosted by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and will feature around 120 local Puerto Rican artisans. As well as arts and crafts, the fair will also feature local musicians, local food and drinks and events for children.

The XXII Puerto Rico Artisan’s Fair will be open on both days from 10am-10pm. For more information call 787-721-2400

Circa 08, International Art Fair of Puerto Rico

Circa 08, International Art Fair, will take place at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan between April 11-14. This is the third year that the fair has been held here in Puerto Rico and is a great opportunity to see the work of local Puerto Rican artists, as well as work from the Caribbean region and international galleries.

This year’s event will see works from the following galleries:
356 (Puerto Rico), Air de Paris (Paris), Altamira (Gijon), Artspace Witzenhausen (Amsterdam), Blow de la Barra (London), Botello (Puerto Rico), Breenspace (Sydney), brot.undspiele (Berlin), Spencer Brownstone (New York), Adora Calvo (Salamanca), Casas Riegner (Bogota), Marta Cervera (Madrid), Contemporary Fine Arts (Berlin), Carmen Correa Contemporaneo (Puerto Rico), DEAN PROJECT (New York), Espacio LÃquido (Gijon), Henrique Faria Fine Art (New York), Gavlak (West Palm Beach), Alfredo Ginocchio Arte Internacional (Mexico DF), Moti Hasson (New York), Hardcore Art Contemporany Space (Miami), Caprice Horn (Berlin), Jacob Karpio (San JosÃ©, CR), Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts (Miami), Federico Luger (Milan), Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art (Toronto), Museum 52 (London), Pan American Art Projects (Miami), Raquel Ponce (Madrid), Walter Otero (Puerto Rico), Point of View (New York), PM Gallery (Toronto), Fernando Pradilla (Madrid), Primer Piso (Puerto Rico), Lyle O. Reitzel (Santo Domingo), Samson Projects (Boston), Schubbe Project (Dusseldorf), Space Other (Boston), Hamish Morrison (Berlin), Spinello Gallery (Miami), Vane (UK), Voges + Partner (Frankfurt), Cr3ma (Puerto Rico), Storehouse Group (Puerto Rico).

And the following institutions:
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquen, scuela de Artes Plasticas, AREA – Lugar de Proyectos, Caribbean University