Art Exhibitions and Cultural Activities

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Salón de las Artes (The Gallery)

The Salón de las Artes, located on the second floor of the Embassy of Uruguay in Washington D.C., extends to approximately 270 square meters and has been especially fitted for displaying multi media art exhibitions as well as film projections, seminars, conferences, concerts, theater, and other cultural events.

Located within walking distance of the White House, the Department of State, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, as well as many offices of the Federal Government, the Salón de las Artes draws visitors from the diverse national and international Washington community.

Exhibitions and Activities

Since opening its doors to the public in February 2002, the Embassy's cultural section has programmed the following exhibitions:

2002

February 2002: Collective Exhibit of selected works of the Foundation's permanent collection. This show featured over 60 artworks in standard format of 73 cm x 73 cm.
March 2002: "Plural". Group show of artists: Elisa Armendáriz, Martín Mendizabal, Ana Méndez & Juan Pedro Paz.
April 2002: "La Vida Va" by Bruno Widmann.
May 2002: "Figuraciones" by Edgardo Flores, Pedro Peralta & Diego Masi.
June 2002: "Confluencia" a solo show of Diego Donner .
July 2002: "8 Figurative Artists from Uruguay": an exhibition of the works of the teachers of Taller Arte Club in Montevideo. Manuel Cabezas, Aldo Curto, Philip Davies, Adriana García, Mario Giacoya, Oscar Larroca & Dante Picarelli.
August 2002: "Contemporary Arts and Crafts from Uruguay" featuring works of over 60 Uruguayan artisans.
September 2002: "Abstract Art From Uruguay" and exhibition featuring works from Osmán Astesiano, Jorge Blanco, Eduardo Espino & Sergio Viera.
October 2002: "Transmigrations" sculpture by Cecilia Miguez, featuring almost 30 sculptures by this renowned Uruguayan artist who lives and works in California.
November 2002: "Emotions": Luis Arias, Eduardo Marcos & Fernando Oliveri. Exhibitions of their latest paintings.
December 2002: "3x3" Featuring works by Rita Fischer, Martin Verges & Gustavo Vazquez.

A number of these exhibitions have traveled to different cities throughout the United States: Delaware, Chicago, New York and Puerto Rico.

2003

January 2003: "Montevideo art.3" José Pelayo, Gabriel Bruzzone & Norberto Rattner.
February 2003: "Estructuras" Gustavo Serra, Daniel Batalla & Roberto Piriz.
March 2003: "Escardo, Legrand, Gil": Daniel Escardo, Marcelo Legrand & Javier Gil.
April 2003: "El ojo del Plata" Alvaro Pemper & Virginia Patrone.
May 2003: "4" Marcelo Mendizabal, Rodrigo Flo, Analía Sandleris & Fermín Hontou.
June 2003: "Sculptures and Reliefs" Ricardo Pascale.
July 2003: "For Export" Laura Moras, Gonzalo. Rodríguez, Esteban Smerdiner & Jacky Urioste.
August 2003: " ...Y al Sur: San José" Mercedes Fuentes, Fernando Magnou & Hugo Nantes.
September 2003: "Southern Perspectives" Joaquín Aroztegui, Juan Carlos Conti, María José Fort & Bernardo Korseniak.
September 2003: "Art from Uruguay" Diego Donner, Diego Masi, Angeles Martínez, Fernando Oliveri, Pedro Peralta & Gustavo Vázquez (Miami Dade Cultural Center, Miami, Florida).
October 2003: "Enchantments, Vibrations and Myths" Yvonne D´Acosta, Nora Kimelman & Angeles Martínez.
November 2003: "HechoAcA" contemporary Arts and Crafts from Uruguay featuring works of over 50 Uruguayan artisans.
December 2003: "Three from the South" Marcelo Larrosa, Alejandro Turell & Santiago Zabala.

2004

January 2004: Artists: Martha Escondeur, Fernando Fraga & Gerardo Correa.
Febrary 2004: First Drawing Contest for Uruguayan Artists.
March 2004: Artist Anhelo Hernández.
April 2004: II Collective Exhibition of Uruguayan Artists, selected works from the Foundation's permanent collection.
May 2004: Artists: Claudia Anselmi, Cecilia Mattos & Lucía Pittaluga.
June 2004: Rastros by Artists: Marta Basoa, Martha Langona & Patricia Sazbón.
July 2004: The Other Side by artist Javier Bassi & Felipe Secco.
August 2004: Solá Gipuai by artists: Marcos López, Gustavo Paulo, Bernardo González & Federico Ribeiro.
September 2004: Image in Image by artist: Daniel Castro, Gladys González, Gabriela Acevedo & Hugo Varela.
October 2004: Against The Wall by artist: Alfredo Halegua.

2005

February 2005: by artists Laura Spera, Fernando Azcoytia & Mabel Pacheco.
March 2005: Walter Aiello, Walter Betbeder Rosso & Alberto Schunk.
April 2005: Collective Exhibition of Uruguayan Artists, selected works from the Foundation's permanent collection.
May 2005: III Signos by artists: Lacy Duarte, Diego Masi & Pedro Peralta.
September & October 2005: Nelson Romero.
November & December 2005: Roberto Cadenas, Mercedes Fuentes & Mauro Arbiza-Fernández

2006

January 8, 2006
Director Jose Serebrier conducting the "National Gallery Orchestra"
West Garden Court, National Gallery

January 9, 2006
Director Jose Serebrier co-conducting the "American Symphony Orchestra" with renowned Director Leopold Stokowsi
Congress Library

January 17, 2006
Cartoons exhibition by Ernesto Piven
Katsen Center fot the Arts - American University

February 17, 2006
Country presentation conference by Cultural Attache Nestor A. Rosa, coordinated by Prof. Magaly Reder
Liberty High School, Bealeton, Virginia

February 17, 2006
Reception honoring Uruguayan actress Graciela Rodriguez and introducing the new Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts executive board

February 23, 2006
Graciela Rodriguez performance at the IX International Hispanic Theater Festival: "No sere feliz, pero tengo marido"
Teatro de la Luna

February 27, 2006
Conference "Population of African ancestry in Uruguay" by Uruguay Congressman Edgardo Otuño
Founder Library, Howard University

March 10, 2006
Country presentation conference by Cultural Attache Nestor A. Rosa for Duke University students and Prof. Rabine Michael Goldman
Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

April 19, 2006
Conference "Celebration of the 150 years of Montevideo's Solis Theater" by Susana Salgado
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

April 20, 2006
Conference "Bilingual development and the adaptation and education process of Uruguayan parents adolescents in New Jersey" by Silvia Pesoa
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

April 28-29, 2006
Magic and ilusionism by Daniel Ketchedjian
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

May 3-8, 2006
Country presention and collective art exhibition in ocassion of the visit of school ship Capitan Miranda: Sayago, mabel Pacheco, Phillip Davies, Bernardo Korzeniak, Marta Basoa, Diego Massi
Norfolk, Virginia

May 11-June 2, 2006
Art Exhibition: Fabian Mowszowicz and Santiago Garcia
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

June 29, 2006
Silent Art Auction benefiting the Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

June 30, 2006
Country presentation conference by Cultural Attache Nestor A. Rosa for American scholarship awardees traveling to Argentina and Uruguay
Georgetown University

August 25, 2006
Collective painting exhibition
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

September 20-October 8, 2006
Uruguayan film "A Dios Momo" exhibition at the XVII Latin American Film Festival
AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Maryland

October 10-November 5, 2006
Welcome of actress Graciela Rodriguez introducing her new performance at "Teatro de la Luna"
Uruguay Embassy and "Teatro de la Luna"

October 3-November 3, 2006
"Tango" thematic painting exhibition by Carlos Amoretti and Gerardo Gaudino
Salon de las Artes, Uruguay Embassy, Washington DC

November 20, 2006 - January 17, 2007
Diego Donner at the XV Ibero American Arts Salon
Katzen Gallery, American University

2007

Art Exhibit: Luis Casaravilla
Salón de las Artes, Embassy of Uruguay, 1913 "I" St. NW, Washington, D.C.
September 28-October 12, 2007; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.