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Is Artificial Intelligence the future of art?

To many they are art's next big thing -- digital images of jellyfish pulsing and blurring in a dark pink sea, or dozens of...

Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría Museum will offer virtual vacation workshops

As is tradition, the Juan Santamaría Historical Cultural Museum, along with with the University of Costa Rica - Interuniversity Headquarters of Alajuela, is getting its artistic...

Artists in Costa Rica Ask for Loan to Restore National Theater

Artists argued that art is not an expense but an investment and recalled that the National Theater — recently declared a national symbol — is considered by many as the home of Costa Rican art.

Diego Fournier: Art just doesn’t have to be pretty, it has to say something

I was drinking coffee in the Steinvorth building in downtown San José a few hours before I met the 29-year-old artist Diego Fournier. A couple of young people entered the building and one of them pointed to a mural.

Jean Marc Calvet, part III: Leaving Marco behind

Part III in our series on Jean Marc Calvet.

Jean Marc Calvet, part II: Fighting against Marco

He came to Costa Rica to find peace, but his path forward took a dangerous detour.

Costa Rica’s arts scene: vibrant and ready to surprise you

We’ve learned Costa Rica's arts scene is more fascinating than we ever dreamed.

Jean Marc Calvet, part I: Getting to know Marco

Jean Marc Calvet finally found his way to Costa Rica, but that was only the beginning.

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.

‘The Dictator’s Granddaughter’ premieres in San José

Natalia Arias stars as a young woman trying to reconcile her childhood memories with some hard truths.

Hernán Jiménez to direct his first English-language film – with a star-studded cast

"I'm making a new movie – that I'm hopelessly in love with – and these beautiful people are joining me," Hernán Jiménez wrote on Facebook.

5 questions for a U.S. aerial artist

"The work that we do is about cooperation. You get to see a group working together and you also get to see individuals taking risks and being courageous."

5 questions for a Costa Rican fire performer

Allan Barboza decided to work for himself as a fire performer at the age of 22.

5 questions for a Costa Rican rapper – and an exclusive recording

The passion to empower others is what has driven the Costa Rican rapper Nakury to share her work with the world. Nakury, who was born...
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Costa Rica’s Public Healthcare System Considers Offering Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs

Costa Rica's public healthcare system is evaluating medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and obesity. The CCSS has not announced when the drugs might become available or which patients would qualify.

Cocaine Seizures in Costa Rica Jump Nearly 50% in 2026

Costa Rican authorities seized more than 40 metric tons of cocaine during the first eight months of 2026, a nearly 50% increase over the...

Thousands of European Investors Fear Losses as Costa Rica Teak Scheme Collapses

More than 6,000 Europeans paid about 200 million Swiss francs for teak trees on 60 Costa Rica plantations. The seller is bankrupt and Swiss prosecutors are investigating.

Costa Rica Faces an $882 Million Revenue Hole as Courts, Police and Schools Take Cuts

Costa Rica expects to collect about â‚¡400,000 million ($882 million) less than it budgeted for 2026, and the Finance Ministry is asking lawmakers to...