๐ป๐ผ๏ธ๐๏ธThis September, our Museum Spotlight shines on
@HSAmuseum
in celebration of
#HispanicHeritageMonth
!Dive into the rich tapestry of Hispanic culture & arts and uncover the stories that connect us all
๐NY
โ
๐ผ๏ธGirls of Burriana by Hermenegildo Anglada
โน๏ธ
๐ถ๐ค About last night...
@rosalia
live concert in Washington DC! Still dreaming about it โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
โ
๐ Mon, Sept 26, 2022
๐
@TheAnthemDC
๐ถ๐
@RAPHAELartista
has returned to the US for a tour that celebrates the beginning of his journey on stage 60 years ago!
Next stop: Washington DC!
โ
๐ Fri, Nov 11, 2022 ๐ 8pm
๐
@darconstitution
โน๏ธ๐
๐พ๐How exciting is discovering the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to Western culture's foundation? As part of Spain in DC | Cultural Week we'll enjoy
@irenevalmore
's talk about 'Papyrus' ๐๐
โ
๐ Apr 20
๐
@Georgetown
โน๏ธ
๐ทBy James Rajotte
๐ฃโช๏ธ๐จ New month - new release of Illustrating Spain in the U.S.! โMissions and the Camino Real in Spain's North American Frontierโ is the third map-shaped work within our series by
@sergiogarciabd
and
@lolamoralbd
๐ฌ๐Eager to learn more? Read it here๐
๐จ๐๐ฉโ๐As part of
#EllasSonCiencia
, in collab with
#MECUSA
,
@Gazpacho_Agri
has created this comic featuring 3 Spanish women working at
@NASA
telling us whatโs like to be a woman in STEM. Get to know the thrilling stories of Sandra Hernรกndez, Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla & Begoรฑa Vila
๐ช๐ธ๐จ๐บ๐ธ Did you know that the US is the 2nd country with more Spanish art in the world??๐๐ปWe're working on the creation of a microsite that will reunite all the museums in the US holding Spanish artworks in their collections.
๐๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐Stay tuned!
๐ฃ๐งโ๐ฌSpanish Scientists in the USA tells the story of migrants in this promised land seeking a better future & living standards
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐จ๐
@miis3riia
is the author of this fresh edition of โIllustrating Spain in the USโ that includes an article by Juan Pimentel
โน๏ธ
๐ฅ๐๐And the winner of the 2023 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA) isโฆ Brendan Riley for โAntagonyโ by Luis Goytisolo, published by
@Dalkey_Archive
! Congratulations! ๐
๐ค
@ACEcultura
@LitTranslate
โ
๐ Ceremony on Sat, Nov 11, 2023
๐ ALTA46 Conference, Tucson (AZ)
๐ฅ๐ผOh well, this is bittersweet... last release from ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ today: โSpanish Art in the United Statesโ
โน๏ธ A project curated by
@AnaMerinoPoeta
๐ฏ
๐๐ผThis is not a goodbye... more content & activities coming ๐!
๐ We're launching a very special project today! ๐จIllustrating Spain in the US: a creative dialogue between graphic expressiveness of comics and the perspective of scholars. Curated by
@AnaMerinoPoeta
Cover illustration by Sonia Pulido
Spanish illustrators participating below๐
โ๏ธUn Cafรฉ Conโฆ is a new series of virtual talks with Ambassador Santiago Cabanas and different Spanish influencers living in the US. Will be conducted live in Spanish and uploaded afterwards with English subtitles. Stay tuned for our first talk coming ๐and join us for a coffee!
๐จโ๏ธ๐ฏ
@pintamonas
will be signing ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ books at
@fantagraphics
โ booth again today! Stop by
@SPXcomics
to meet & greet her๐
โ
๐ Sept 18
๐ Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Rockville(MD)
โน๏ธ๐
'Shedding new light on
#HispanicHeritage
' ๐๏ธ๐
Presented by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington D.C., attempts to delve into some aspects of the Hispanic influence spanning from the time of exploration through the 20th century (see thread๐)
๐บ๏ธโMissions and the Camino Real in Spainโs North American Frontierโ maps the constellation of missions and the legacy of these historical landmarks from the 16th & 19th centuries
โ๏ธllustration by
@sergiogarciabd
&
@lolamoralbd
and text by Michael Francis
โน๏ธ
๐ฉฐ Thrilled to announce that renowned Spanish dancer and choreographer Tamara Rojo has been appointed the next artistic director and the first woman to lead San Francisco Ballet!
๐ CONGRATULATIONS!
Tamara Rojo has been appointed the next artistic director and first woman to lead SF Ballet. "Iโm excited to join SF Ballet to add to the innovative spirit of the company as we reassess what the future of ballet can look like," says
@TamaraRojo1
.
โ Join Ambassador Cabanas for a virtual coffee brake with Dr. Begoรฑa Vila, Instrument Systems Engineer for the
@NASAWebb
. They will discuss about her career, her work at
@NASAGoddard
, life in the USA, the current situation...
๐๏ธMay 26th, 11:30AM
๐๏ธRSVP:
โ๏ธ๐You have a coffee date with a promising Hollywood star, so mark your calendar! Ambassador Cabanas will be in a conversation with Spanish actress โฆ
@ivanabaquero_
โฉ ๐May 19
๐ฃLive in Spanish & uploaded later with English subtitles
Register now๐๐ผ
Today we'd like to join
@ngadc
initiative that celebrates
#FranciscoGoya
's birthday by sharing with you another Spanish museum where you could follow the artist path:
@Museo_Lazaro
. Here is El aquelarre (1798), painted before the homonym well-known one of
@museodelprado
โ๏ธ๐ We keep celebrating women during
#WomensHistoryMonth
๐ Now it's time for the anonymous ones, thanks to Spanish illustrator Ana Penyas's graphic novel 'We're All Just Fine" - a tribute to her grandmothers who experienced firsthand a tumultuous period of Spanish history๐
๐๐ We always love a book publication, but even more when it comes to those about bookstores and forbidden booksโผ๏ธ
Today we are celebrating
@Rivasbarrs
โs 'The Last Days of Terranova' release, published by
@archipelagobks
and translated by Jacob Rogers! ๐
Happy reading! ๐
โ๏ธWeโre excited to announce that our next cafรฉ will be with a top-notch Hollywood star! Spanish actor
@antoniobanderas
will be in a conversation with Ambassador Cabanas next Tuesday, you donโt want to miss this! Get your tickets now๐๐ผ
#CafeConElEmbajador
๐๐โ๏ธ๐จCongratulations to
@sergiogarciabd
, winner of the 2022 National Illustration Award! ๐คฉ
๐บHe is one of the comic authors of the map-shaped comic from ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ (colored by
@lolamoralbd
)
โ
โน๏ธ๐Read it here๐๐ป
๐จ Today we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the
@museodelprado
, which first opened its doors to the public on November 19th, 1819.
#Prado200
๐
Let's go though its past and present! (see thread) ๐
๐
#WorldBookDay
: Contemporary Readings from Spain is happening tomorrow! 11 Spanish authors will be reading a piece of their works out loud from home.
@AnaMerinoPoeta
, winner of Nadal Award 2020 for her novel El mapa de los afectos, will be one of our special guests. Stay tuned!
โ๏ธGet yo know the artist behind the 2nd โIllustrating Spain in the USโ comic!
๐ฉโ๐จComic author
@pintamonas
works in her own design studio in Madrid & teaches workshops on comics and graphic novels in various institutions
โน๏ธ๐ฌLearn more & read the full comic
๐โ๏ธ 'Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas' by Spanish cartoonist
@paco_roca
launches tomorrow, and we can't think of a better excuse to visit our favorite bookstore! ๐
โ
๐ Published by
@fantagraphics
& translated by Andrea Rosenberg
๐ท Paco Roca by Juan Martรญnez Lahiguera
๐คฉ๐๏ธWe love to see our projects bearing fruit! This video was filmed at the Center for the Arts auditorium following a video art lecture given by
@DIGITAL21_
at
@GeorgeMasonU
in Washington DC.
๐ฝ๏ธFull piece here ๐
๐โ๏ธHappy
#SpanishNationalComicDay
!๐ We're madly in love with our talented cartoonists & stellar collabs๐
@fantagraphics
made 'Illustrating Spain in the US' & 'Spanish Fever' possible - and they'll publish
@tamaritn
&
@paco_roca
next ๐
Thanks all for this fun journey๐๐๐งก
๐ตRenowned Spanish guitarist Andrea Gonzรกlez dedicates some chords to us! You might remember her performance at our Cultural Center a few moths ago. We are looking forward to enjoying her live in concert again!Meanwhile, here's a delightful small fragment of Falla's La Vida Breve
๐กIn need of some holiday entertainment ideas? Say no more!Stop by our Cultural Center to see our open-air exhibits ๐ธ
#PHEdesdemibalc
รณn & ๐จ Panorรกmica de Espaรฑa
โ๏ธHappy winter solstice you all!
โ
๐Former Residence of the
Ambassadors of Spain, Washington DC
#ProgramaVentana
๐ช๐ธ๐บ๐ธBest way to start this month: a fresh-out-of-the-oven edition of Illustrating Spain in the US โNi frailes ni conquistadores: Spanish immigrants in the United States (1868-1945)โ.
โน๏ธ A project curated by
@AnaMerinoPoeta
๐ฌ๐Read the complete comic ๐
โ๏ธCafรฉs Trasatlรกnticos - A Conversation with Filmmakers
@MeritxellColell
&
@JenniferReeder
Join this livestream talk on their approach to filmmaking, experiences and process
๐Oct 22
@1
pm
๐Free ๐๐ฝ &
Co-presented with
@chifilmfest
๐Join ๐ช๐ธwriter
@djtorres86
at
@Georgetown
next week, his last stop during his visit to the ๐บ๐ธ!In the conversation โFiction at the University: Spanish Campus Novels Todayโ, Jimรฉnez will delve into the world of literature &university life
โ
๐๏ธFeb 29
๐DC
โน๏ธ
Today is
#Heritage
Monday๐๏ธ๐!
U.S recognizes a historical debt to Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Defense and The Legacy publish 'George Washington and Spain. The Legacy of the Spanish Army in the United States of America'. Have you read it?๐๐ง
๐This seasonโs all about exciting new projects!โSpain Writes, America Readsโ, a virtual series of talks to present recently translated books, will introduce American audiences to
#PixelFlesh
by
@FdezMallo
published in the US by
@CardboardHouseP
๐9/10๐๐ผ
โ๏ธ๐ Summer reading rec โก๏ธ 'Not Even the Dead' by acclaimed Spanish writer
@jgobarcena
- a claim of justice for the losers of history๐
๐ Stay tuned! Big surprises with the author are coming๐
โ
โน๏ธ Published by
@open_letter
and translated by
@mkwhittemore
๐ท By Isabel Wagemann
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐ Donโt forget to join our
#sciencediplomacy
webinar tomorrow:
โScience Diplomacy in the Post-Covid Worldโ
Experts will discuss if science will take center stage in world diplomacy after the pandemic.
๐ June 12 @ 10:30am
๐ฅ Registration:
๐ข๐๐Excited to announce that the shortlist for โThe 2022 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Awardโ (SUFTA 2022) is officially out!๐โฌ๏ธ
๐Congratulations to all the finalist translators for their amazing jobs!
โ
๐Thurs, Oct 6, 2022 - Virtual Award Ceremony
๐ค
@LitTranslate
โโน๏ธ๐
Want to know more about Velazquez's Las Meninas? Let's approach the masterpiece from home:
@MeadowsMuseum
organizes a virtual conference by
@mandorlablog
, co-author of the graphic novel Las Meninas, and art historian Rebecca Quinn Teresi.
โน๏ธMore info ๐
๐๐ต
@vanesamartin_
is in the US for her 2022 TOUR! ๐ Ready??
โช๏ธ Today: Puerto Rico
โช๏ธ 05/12: NYC
โช๏ธ 05/13: Washington DC (special discount code: VMARTIN)
โช๏ธ 05/15: Miami
โช๏ธ 05/20: San Francisco
โน๏ธ๐More info & tickets
#VanesaMartin
๐ Congratulations to Spanish illustrator
@sergiogarciabd
on his for his latest cover for
@NewYorker
. Heโs the author behind one of the comics from ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ.
๐Check it out! ๐๐ป
#NASASeries
by
@comunidadECUSA
Washington DC presents the Spanish
@NASA
scientist Teresa Nieves Chinchilla, who will speak about
#SolarOrbiter
๐.
๐ Thu, January 9, 2020 ๐ 6:30 pm.
๐ Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, Washington DC.
๐RSVP:
๐ข๐จ So thrilled to finally present you our newest project, โPan y Circoโ by Spanish muralist
@axelvoid
! Just installed at our Cultural Center ๐๐ผ๐
Come and see it with your own eyes!
๐Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
โ
#ProgramaVentana
@SpainInTheUSA
@AECID_es
๐ฅ๐๐Excited to announce the winner of this 2022 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award: โThe Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpรญ, Conquistador and Founder of New Cataloniaโ by Max Besora, translated by Mara Faye & published by
@open_letter
!
Announcing the winner of the 2022 SUFTA: THE ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AND ADMIRABLE JOAN ORPร by Max Besora, translated from Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem, pub.
@open_letter
! This award is offered with
@spaincultureus
.
โ๏ธ๐ Happy
#WorldBookDay
! Weโd like you to meet
@sergiogarciabd
&
@lolamoralbd
, the art stars beyond the 3rd Illustrating Spain in the US comic!๐บ
โน๏ธVisit their profiles & read the full comic and the article by J. Michael Francis ๐๐ผ
๐ข 4th comic coming ๐!
๐ข๐โBariloche' by
@andresneuman
arrives in the USA!๐บ๐ธ Neuman narrates the life of Demetrio Rota, a garbage collector from Buenos Aires who ensembles puzzles at night, juxtaposing lyrics and rottennessโ๏ธ
โน Published by
@open_letter
& translated by
@robin_ep_myers
๐ค
@acecultura
๐ข๐ผ๏ธ๐๏ธWeโre proud to present you this new website that aims to map the most relevant Spanish art pieces across the country & highlight the work of museums in the US with ๐ช๐ธart in their collections!
โ ๏ธNote that this is a work-in-progress, more coming๐
โ
๐
๐ธDuring Spanish lockdown,
@photoespana
launched
#PHEdesdemibalc
รณn, a call for participation that registered more than 60,000 images on
#Instagram
& opened the 23rd edition of the Festival with exhibits in 50 Spanish cities. Now WashingtonDC joins this project!
๐๐ผSee thread
1/4
โ Next week Ambassador Santiago Cabanas will have 'Un cafรฉ con' Spanish actress
@ivanabaquero_
and talk about her career, the current situation and the future perspectives.
๐ May 19, 12:30am
๐ฃ๏ธ Live in Spanish & later uploaded with English subtitles.
โ MP your questions
๐ซRSVP
๐จToday in #๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ: 'Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelous' by Dalรญ, 1934
๐ผ The figures of the Angelus couple are painted as ancient towers on the moonlit Ampurdan plain, an atmosphere charged with an eerie, prehistoric quality
โ
๐
@TheDali
๐Spanish writers
@davidaliagam
, Alejandro Morellรณn and Irene Reyes Noguerol will be on tour in the US ๐! 1st stop is
#NYC
, join them for a conversation moderated by
@Milesdebosques
about the literary world as part of the Brooklyn Book Fest!
โ
๐Oct 2
โโน๏ธ
๐ฝ ๐บ Weโre over the moon to show you the mesmerizing design work of this eye-catching map by
@sergiogarciabd
๐ฌHave you read โMissions and the Camino Real inย Spain's North American Frontierโ, from
โIllustrating Spain in the USโ? Click here if you havenโt๐๐ผ
๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ:๐ป๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ has landed in the Big ๐& itโs opening doors in few days!Hosted by our friends from
@KJCC_NYU
,
@pintamonas
will be there for the inauguration (Sept 20)
โ
๐Sept - Dec
๐KJCC
โน๏ธ
๐ฒโจThe real and the spiritual blurry in the new comic book 'Totem' by Spanish cartoonist
@lauraperezgr
, released this week! Deep, beautiful, and mesmerizing. We strongly recommend it๐ค
โ
๐Published by
@fantagraphics
โ๏ธTranslated by Andrea Rosenberg
๐ผ๏ธIllustration from Totem
๐ฃ๐ฑExcited to present you our new winter cover, illustrated by
@yeyeigomez
๐ค
๐ฉโ๐ปDespite the ongoing pandemic situation we continue to bring you the best Spanish culture of the moment. Subscribe to our newsletter to find out about all our eventsโก๏ธ
๐ฃ๐ Spanish short film Foreigner (2018) by
@carlosviolade
has been nominated for the 2021 Oscar Awards in the category Best Live Action Short Film. We can't wait for next April 25 ๐ค๐ผ
๐ข๐ธ Thrilled to announce that we just inaugurated
#50FotosConHistoriaExpo
, an open-air exhibit surveying the history of photography in Spain over the past 80 years.
๐Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
โน๏ธMore info๐
๐คIn collab with
@ACEcultura
๐จ๐Weโre overjoyed to announce the release of ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ - ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐!
โ
๐Ed.
@fantagraphics
๐
@AnaMerinoPoeta
will present this unique literary gem at the
@ICPL
next Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at ๐ก 6:30pm (CST)
๐
#WorldBookDay
: Contemporary Readings from Spain has just kicked off!
๐ Follow this daylong virtual fair that honors the diverse world of Spanish literature featuring some of the best writers who will read samples of their works:
ยกFeliz Dรญa del Libro!
โ๏ธ๐ How do you like your coffee? Weโre sharing one with
@antoniobanderas
! Get your cup ready and have a virtual coffe with us tomorrow. Send us your questions for him (contact
@spainculture
.us) and donโt forget to get your tickets!๐๐ผ
#CafeConElEmbajador
(1/2)๐ข๐๐ Open call for award submissions! We are delighted to announce, jointly withย the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA
@LitTranslate
), the inception of a new prize for translation: The Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA)!
โฌ๏ธ๐ Keep readingโฆ
๐๐ฝHappy International Flamenco Day! Did you know that
#Flamenco
was declared Intangibile Cultural Heritage by
@UNESCO
11 years ago?
๐Today weโre joining
@museodelprado
& Asociaciรณn Nacional de Tablaos Flamencos de ๐ช๐ธ in this celebration with this passionate flamenco performance
We are ready for Spanish Cinema Now at
@AFISilver
! ๐๏ธ๐ฟ
- Tonight, Thursday May 31: "Champions" with Javier Fesser
- On Saturday, June 2: "Abracadabra" with Pablo Berger
- On Sunday, June 3: "Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle" with Gustavo Salmerรณn
โ๏ธThe full chat with
@chefjoseandres
is now available online, with English subtitles! Check out what he told us about his exciting career and his humanitarian work with
@WCKitchen
โถ๏ธWatch the full video here๐๐ฝ
#CafeConElEmbajador