By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero I’m always interested in figuring out creative gifts this time of year, yet have to admit I am a last minute shopper. Christmas Eve is just one week away, which in Mexico is traditionally the time when people choose to open their gifts. Looking back on family holiday trips, when we would […]
Invitation to participate in 4th State Contest of Indigenous Art The Sonoran state government, through the Sonoran Institute of Culture, invites indigenous artists in Sonora to participate in the 4th State Contest of Indigenous Art. The contest, which is open to artists from one of Sonora’s original indigenous groups, will be accepting work through Nov. […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Images courtesy of Memuco “I tend to doodle, so I’m just going to hold onto this,” said Puerto Peñasco native son Memuco, picking up a post-it and sitting down across from me. The unassuming, kind, and down-to-earth artist Guillermo Munro Colosio (known as Memuco which derives from the first letters of his […]
By Azucena Mazón Photos courtesy of Manuel Martínez Peña Drawn to the profound color he found in black sand, and the contrast this forms with white, Manuel Martínez Peña – who will soon be displaying his work at a gallery in Paris, France (as well as at this weekend’s Jazz & Art Festival) – has […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Approximately ten years ago, singer/songwriter/poet/musician Jesse Gerardo strummed his way onto the beaches of Puerto Peñasco, quickly making a name for himself around town through a fusion style of jazz, salsa, mariachi, and Latin beats that soon had people on their feet and following him from venue to venue. The troubadour, born […]
Nearly 450 paintings, drawings, and sketches by graduating students from the recent Art History Seminar focused on painting were presented on Sunday, July 14th at the Municipal Auditorium. Cerca de 450 pinturas, dibujos y bocetos resultados del Seminario de Historia del Arte enfocado en la Pintura fueron presentados por los alumnos graduantes en el Auditorio […]
By Azucena Mazón As a gift to Puerto Peñasco and as part of their final project, students from the recent History of Art seminar will paint a collective mural entitled “The World’s Aquarium” – as the Sea of Cortez was dubbed by Jacques Yves Cousteau. The mural will occupy a space of 263 sq. meters […]
By Azucena Mazón Nearly 450 paintings, drawings, and sketches by students from the recent Art History Seminar focused on painting will be presented by the graduating artists on Sunday, July 14th at the Municipal Auditorium. The general public is invited to attend, doors open at 2 p.m. After completion of the Art History Seminar, held from […]
As a continued celebration of Children’s Day, which was April 30th, we bring you an interview with one of our city’s young artists who at just 6 years old is already carving out a space in the local world of art. By MoKa Hammeken “By the artist.” That is the title I gave to a […]
March. In like a lion and out like a lamb, as the saying goes. With the weather warming up this weekend, we are ready to roar through a month of activities in Puerto Peñasco. As I was going through preparations to jot down activities for the weekend rundown, I was dismayed to find my desk […]
Creative Writing workshops continue their routes through town and instructors are leaving their imprints on Peñasco’s literary talents. Each workshop draws more interest and adds more youth to the ranks of aspiring writers of all ages. During the past Creative Workshop, held Feb. 4 – 9, we even had two 13 year old participants, each […]
Leer en Español By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero An arid, rocky landscape just an hour south of the US/Mexico border; dark remnants of lava flows crisscross the desert while traveling sand dunes creep across the horizon, stretching out to meet up with the sea. Enter a vibrant young filmmaker donning a black cap, eyes full of curiosity […]
Alex Rivera, Director of Sleep Dealer during his visit to Puerto Peñasco.
Contributor: Socorro González Barajas Having garnered two awards at the 2008 Sundance film festival, this Friday, February 15th the original film Sleep Dealer of New York filmmaker Alex Rivera makes its way to Puerto Peñasco (6 p.m. Meet & Greet, 7 p.m. Film at CitiCinemas). Having won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and […]
Boletín ISC No. 15 / 26 de enero / 2013: Año de la salud, educación y deporte Por Carlos Sanchez La edición número 29 del Festival Alfonso Ortiz Tirado arrancó la noche del viernes 25 de enero en el Palacio Municipal de Álamos, con la emotiva ceremonia de reconocimiento al tenor sonorense Arturo Chacón – […]
