Spring Tardeada

Join us in celebrating Spring at the Hispanic Society!

Come view our exhibitions, participate in art-making workshops, and dance along to live music! See here for the schedule of events:

2-6pm: All Exhibitions on View

• Sandy Rodriguez: Tierra Insurgente

• Goya and the Age of Revolution

• Joaquin Sorolla’s Vision of Spain

3-5pm: Art-Making Workshops

• Print-Making Workshop with Josefina Hernández

• Chicanx and Afro-Latinx Poetry Lab with Brianna Clara
• Body Paint with Ysabel Abreu

5-6pm: Live Music Performance

• Drawing from the musical traditions of Cumbia, Bolero, Son Jarocho and more, Chispa performs selections from their debut album, Somos Medicina

See here to learn more about the artists:

Josefina Hernández

Josefina is a New York-based artist originally from Bogotá, Colombia. Her art practice is centered on the meticulous craft of paper cutting as well as printmaking. She hand-cuts intricate designs that reflect the relationship between humans and the natural world. Drawing inspiration from nature’s sinuous forms, she aims to explore the space where architecture meets organic elements, offering profound commentary on the spiritual and material aspects of human existence.

Brianna Clara

Brianna Clara is a Dominican American poet, curator, and organizer from Harlem, NY. She has a BA in English Literature and an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. She is the founder of a monthly workshop & open mic series called BIPOC Poetry Night. She has curated events at the Guggenheim Museum, the Africa Center, and the Pérez Art Museum in Miami to name a few. She is passionate about creating spaces for Black art to exist and Black people to see themselves and each other reflected. When she isn't writing you can find her listening to music by a large body of water or on a last-minute adventure.

Ysabel Abreu

Ysabel Abreu is an immigrant artist living in East Harlem for 28 years. She served as Co-Chair of Hike the Heights, a public health grassroots initiative that started as a project to combat multiple problems (youth violence, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and displacement) by activating public spaces and bringing people to underused parts of NYC parks. Other past projects have included the 100 Gates Project in Harlem, which focuses on bringing art to storefronts, and Uptown Grand Central’s Grand Scale Mural project, a community beautification initiative that merges activism and public art in marginalized spaces.

Chispa

Chispa is a music project dreaming of composting systems of oppression, reconnecting with the land, and channeling the power of queer love. Drawing from music traditions such as Cumbia, Bolero, Son Jarocho and more, the project is led by vocalist and songwriter Julia Rocha-Nava, alongside Sebastián Ángel-Romero (Guitar), Mobéy Lola Irizarry (Congas), lee hooper (Flute), Jamila Ravel (Bass) and Daniela Serna (Percussion).

Chispa's debut album, Somos Medicina, is a collection of queer love songs for the land. The project was awarded the New Music USA Creator Fund Award and the Brooklyn Arts Council’s Creative Equations Grant for Justice, Sustainability, and Equity and the 2025 Performing Artist in Residence at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Chispa is known for live performances that are both energetic and tender—inviting audiences to dance, sing, and heal together through songs that celebrate friendship, seed saving, and collective liberation.

We hope to see you soon!