With downsized foreign participation, ARTBO returns to Bogotá streets with a gallery circuit that encompasses 5 Bogotá neighborhoods.
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Colombians headline 2021 Grammy Latino nominations
Colombian musicians are dominating the 2021 Grammy Latino line-up in almost every category and musical genre. Medellín’s Camilo Echeverry nominated for 10 awards.
The end of Bogotá’s Los Héroes monument
Bogotá’s Los Héroes monument has reached a sad and innocuous end after vandals destroyed the landmark during months of anti-government protests.
Art and newsprint: Periódicos de Ayer exhibit at MAMU
A new exhibition at MAMU in Bogotá tributes the rebellious age of Latin American newspapers and how they gave voice to contemporary artists.
Decentralizing Colombian art with the exhibit Imagen Regional 9
The gallery spaces of Banco de la República have reopened to the public including Bogotá’s MAMU. The museum’s latest exhibit showcases works by Colombia’s regional artists.
Majestic Betty Garcés returns to the stage of Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor
With theatres recently authorized to reopen, Bogotá audiences have the opportunity to hear Colombia’s grand dame of opera, Betty Garcés, in a performance directed by Alejandro Roca.
Bogotá Philharmonic names conductor Joachim Gustafsson next music director
Swedish violinist and conductor Joachim Gustafsson has been named the OFB’s new music director after a vote by more than 100 musicians of the Bogotá Philharmonic.
Colombia to invest US$1.8 Billion this year in cultural reactivation
During the Orange Economy Council, President Duque announced an unprecedented US$1.8 Billion to reactive this year the country’s cultural industries.
Antonio Caro, the artist who immortalised “Colombia” dies age 71
Considered the founder of Colombia’s conceptual art, Antonio Caro shaped perceptions of his country through visual narratives.
One Hundred Treasures from the Banco de la República art collection
The Banco de la República is launching a book with the most important 100 works in the collection of MAMU. The book covers more than two centuries of artistic expression.
Bogotá cultural venues reopen a year after COVID outbreak
Bogotá’s cultural venues will reopen to the public this weekend a year after the first case of COVID was confirmed in the Colombian capital.
ARTBO replaces 2020 fair with weekend of socially distanced art
The largest art gathering in Bogotá – ARTBO – has furloughed its 16th edition for a virtual showcase of national talent and downsized walk-in tours of galleries.
The MAMU reopens with retrospective on Beatriz González: The Master
The largest retrospective on the life and works of artist Beatriz González will run at MAMU from October 7 to December 7.
Forging bonds between authors, books and readers with BLAA’s literature series
Director Ana Roda of the Luis Ángel Arango Library (BLAA) talks about the importance of reading as a way of understanding the uncertain times in which we live.
Writings from uncertainty: BLAA launches its Literature Today series
What are the common contributions of a diverse generation of writers that make up the Latin American scene is one of the questions Literature Today from BLAA intends to answer.
Securing Colombia’s post pandemic opera season with the help of contemporary art
With live opera canceled as a result of quarantine, Ópera de Colombia will host a silent art auction and perform an online version of Gianni Schichi to raise funds for future seasons.