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Selina San José hosts urban art safari

Costa Rica en la Pared is leading participants through the streets of San José for an exploration of the city’s street art for the 5th and 6th time. Within the Safari of Urban Art they will look for graffiti and civil art, as well as wall art.

The art and humor of Hugo Díaz lives on at an Alajuela exhibit

Díaz's work is known for his details, crowd scenes and his sharp wit. He touched on themes of inequality, corruption, political life and tiquicia in general – and he was very funny.

Art City Tour returns to San José for ‘Chepe in the Rain’

All aboard for an evening with San José's museums, galleries and design shops.

VIDEO: This weekend’s Transitarte Festival

A look at this weekend's festivities in San José.

Costa Rican artist paints himself through history

Costa Rican painter, Fernando Obando's new exhibit in Santa Ana features a series of 11 self-portraits, but not just any self-portraits: Obando has painted himself in different time periods throughout history in order to explore how humanity reached its current state.

New gallery to be inaugurated during the Art City Tour

The Breness Art Gallery in Barrio Escalante will open its doors during tonight's Art City Tour.

Arcadio Esquivel exhibits his best-known comic, ‘Wences’ World’

The comic features 17 different characters, including Carilo, a child obsessed with soccer; Jimmy, who believes in aliens; and Mariela, an environmentalist who wears a heart in honor of sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora.

Charity auction seeks to help Costa Rican kids

Tonight's auction at the National Gallery, housed within the Children's Museum in downtown San José, will feature more than 100 art pieces by different renowned artists, including Man Yu Fung paintings, and raise money for children's charities.

Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center celebrates 70 years

The Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center (CCCN) is celebrating 70 years as cultural bridge between the United States and Costa Rica. It is an English teaching...

New movement pairs seasoned artists with up-and-comers

A total of 20 pieces are on display, using media including paint, animation, videos and mixed media on paper. The current exhibit is called Tándem, a reference to the process both artist went through to prepare and coordinate their work: peadling together, as on a tandem bicycle, to attain a unique artistic outcome.

MADC exhibit ‘Over View’ showcases 47 videographers from 8 countries

“Over View” is a touring exhibit that features five Costa Rican videographers. This is good for the home team, and it’s exciting to see creative Costa Ricans featured prominently, but the exhibit’s real achievement is its diversity.

TEOR/éTica exhibits challenge and confound

This ambiguity has always been the most challenging aspect of TEOR/éTica, the small, avant-garde gallery in Barrio Amón. Each piece must be taken individually, and even then, visitors may feel lost.

Artist Justin Griffin-Zúñiga receives first solo show in Costa Rica

“Painting helps me with the existential feeling of being trapped between the ugliness and beauty of the world,” says Griffin-Zúñiga. “It’s the first time I’ve been able to put energy behind an artistic pursuit in a consistent way.”

Strolling the Art Walk circuit

As soon as you walked onto Avenida Escazú for the Art Walk, art was there to amuse you in every way possible. Art was...
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