Sculptor Angel Lara discusses inspiration, his longest project to date, and the balance between artistic ambitious and financial pressure in our "Weekend Arts Spotlight."
San José's rivers are clogged and lost among a sea of traffic, but a new project would turn them into the key to urban renewal thorugh a network of riverbank bike paths.
The festival hosts approximately 4,000 people for four days, with many staying on as tourists beyond the festival dates. While this provides an economic boost to the community, the people protesting against the festival see it as a threat to Costa Rican culture and a bad example for their kids.
"Colombia is a very 'oral' country, and Latin America is a very 'oral' region. We Colombians ascribe great importance to the oral tradition. From that point of view, I'd say I have it in my DNA, as many Latin Americans do." -Mauricio Grande in our "Weekend Arts Spotlight"
"I feel someone else is the mechanic and I’m just a tool." Painter Milo Gonzales discusses his career and his upcoming exhibit in Liberia, Guanacaste, in this edition of our Weekend Arts Spotlight.
