Thousands to attend Campechada cultural festival in San Juan
Thousands of people will flock this weekend to Old San Juan, the historic colonial center of the Puerto Rican capital, to take part in activities of the 4th Campechada cultural and artistic festival.
This year's event will be dedicated to Myrna Baez, 83, considered one of Puerto Rico's greatest painters and engravers.
This is the first time the Campechada has spotlighted the life and works of a living artist, and also the first time it has featured a woman.
Honored with countless prizes and exhibitions on and off the island, Baez is one of Puerto Rico's leading artists with a career spanning more than 50 years.
This weekend will feature dozens of concerts, dance performances, stage plays, handicraft displays, painting and sculpture exhibits, movies, exhibitions of Baez's work, a book fair, conferences and other activities in the streets and plazas of Old San Juan.
The festival is an institutional project that debuted in 2011, organized by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture with the support of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, the San Juan municipality and several government agencies.
The Campechada seeks to inform the public about the works of Puerto Rico's finest artists.
The first edition of the Campechada was dedicated to the painter Jose Campeche (1751-1809) - hence the name - the second to Francisco Oller (1833-1917) and the third to Rafael Tufiño (1922-2008), events with a total number of participants of more than 150,000 people.
On this occasion the challenge consists in participating artists showing their creations in different categories inspired by the work of Myrna Baez. EFE
Thousands to attend Campechada cultural festival in San Juan
This year's event will be dedicated to Myrna Baez, 83, considered one of Puerto Rico's greatest painters and engravers.
This is the first time the Campechada has spotlighted the life and works of a living artist, and also the first time it has featured a woman.
Honored with countless prizes and exhibitions on and off the island, Baez is one of Puerto Rico's leading artists with a career spanning more than 50 years.
This weekend will feature dozens of concerts, dance performances, stage plays, handicraft displays, painting and sculpture exhibits, movies, exhibitions of Baez's work, a book fair, conferences and other activities in the streets and plazas of Old San Juan.
The festival is an institutional project that debuted in 2011, organized by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture with the support of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, the San Juan municipality and several government agencies.
The Campechada seeks to inform the public about the works of Puerto Rico's finest artists.
The first edition of the Campechada was dedicated to the painter Jose Campeche (1751-1809) - hence the name - the second to Francisco Oller (1833-1917) and the third to Rafael Tufiño (1922-2008), events with a total number of participants of more than 150,000 people.
On this occasion the challenge consists in participating artists showing their creations in different categories inspired by the work of Myrna Baez. EFE
Thousands to attend Campechada cultural festival in San Juan
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