The collective exhibition “Máscaras híbridas y tradicionales” will close on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, with a series of events to be held at the Carmen Solá de Pereira Cultural Center [Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira]. The Cultural Center is located at 70 Cristina Street, Barrio Tercero, in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
6:00pm Lecture by anthropologist and historian Ricardo Mariani Ríos — “Fiestas afrocatólicas en Puerto Rico: Un panorama sociohistórico”
7:00pm Mask-making demonstration/workshop by Lowell Fiet
7:30pm Conversation (and disassembly of the exhibition)
Participating mask makers include Carlos Ayala Calcaño, Jorge D. Capiello Ortiz, Wilda Cruz Ortiz, Lowell Fiet, Minerva Hernández Pomales, Gabriel López Ruiz, Miguel Pérez, Fernando L. Pérez López, Juan C. Pérez Sulé, José Quirindongo, Jacinto Ramírez, and Teddy Vázquez Tapia.
The collective exhibition “Máscaras híbridas y tradicionales” will close on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, with a series of events to be held at the Carmen Solá de Pereira Cultural Center [Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira]. The Cultural Center is located at 70 Cristina Street, Barrio Tercero, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6:00pm Lecture by anthropologist