ENCUENTROS: Book presentation, art exhibition and performance
Overview
Join us for the launch of Encuentros, a multidisciplinary poetry anthology brought to life through visual art, performance, and community collaboration. This special event gathers the paintings, quilts, and video work created alongside the book, presented together for the first time in a public exhibition.
Throughout the evening, guests are invited to explore the artwork and meet the artists. The program also features an artist talk with Elisabet Díaz Cintrón and Sylvia Hernández, as well as poetry-based performances with Mario Cancel Bigay, Efrén Olson-Sánchez, and Jorge Luis Berríos.
Rooted in themes of love, justice, memory, and communal storytelling, Encuentros reflects two years of creative work developed during a residency at El Puente. This event celebrates that journey and invites the community to share in it.
What to Expect
- Multidisciplinary art exhibition (paintings, quilts, video)
- Artist Talk
- Live performances inspired by the poems
- Book presentation + Q&A
- Art and books available for purchase
- A welcoming community space open to all
Free community event. All are welcome.
Good to know
Highlights
- 4 hours
- all ages
- In person
Location
El Puente De Williamsburg Inc.
211 South 4th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
How do you want to get there?
Exhibition Opens
See the artwork created alongside the book during the two year artistic residency. Paintings by Elisabet Diaz Cintron, quilt art by Sylvia Hernandez and a projection looping video performances accessible through the book by QR code.
Artist Talk
The artists talk about their process and their part in the work during the residency and open the space for a Q&A.
Collaborative Performances
The artists present performances inspired by poems in the book that include live music, movement, singing, spoken word and poetry reading.