In April a wide variety of art classes for adults and children will be offered in Pitillal at the “White Devil” arena.
Philippo Lo Grande & José Alvarez at IGGI » March 27 to April 23
Galeria International is proud to announce that an art exhibition by celebrated local artist Philippo Lo Grande will be on display at their Marina Vallarta Gallery from Mar 27th to April 23rd, 2008.
Trained in Florence Italy, this gifted artist has been painting in the Banderas Bay area for 20 years, and his art is on display throughout Puerto Vallarta. One such example is the monumental mural the sacristy of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
“I’ll never forget how I felt when the mayor and the city fathers carried my 2 x 4.5 meter painting into the church to be dedicated,” Philippo said. “When Padre Ramirez announced ‘Now Philippo is a Mexican too,’ to the jubilant congregation, I felt that the outpouring of love and respect was not only for me, but for all of the unrecognized artists who ever lived.”
Known by many as the artist featured in “Which Way Por Favor,” the feature-length romantic adventure filmed on the sun-drenched beach of Yelapa, Philippo is a familiar face around town. The diversified artist plays music on Saturdays at the Yelapa Yacht Club, and loves to remind us of our childhood with his famous rubber band tricks.
Showing together with Philippo is José Alvarez C., an accomplished painter and sculptor from Mexico City. José has 25 years painting and sculpting in bronze, but after only one year in Vallarta, he has become a popular member of the art scene with paintings in homes around the bay, the United States and Canada.
Be sure to stop by Galeria International, Local #8 Marina Las Palmas Marina Vallarta, on Thursday, March 27th for this special event. In addition to an exhibit by these talented artists, you’ll enjoy live entertainment along with wine and cheese from 6-9 pm.
The 2008 PVScene Cartoon Contest » $1001 Peso Prize
The Contest Winner will be announced here at 8pm, April 2
So we’re on a mission to find an artist who hasn’t succumbed to a dreary, bored, humorless existence of drab expression.
The Prize is $1001 pesos in cash.
The Rules are simple:
- Entries must detail some facet of life in Puerto Vallarta. There are no restrictions on content but if it’s X-rated, it better be REALLY funny, or at least funny enough to for me to risk my reputation or standing in the community by publishing it.
- Entries must be delivered (either digitally or in person) to the PVScene before Friday, March 28, 2008, at 5 pm.
- Entries may be in any medium (drawing, painting, video, photo, flash, .gif…) that can be visually displayed on the PVScene website.
- No limit on the number of entries per person.
- The PVScene retains all rights to the winning entry and assumes no rights to non-winning entries (losers lose nothing….).
- The winner will be announced on April 1, 2008. The $1001 Pesos will be awarded on Saturday evening, April 5, at Casa Isabel or by PayPal (in US or Canadian $) if winner is not in PV).
- In the event that no winner is chosen, the $1001 peso prize money will be donated to a local registered charity.
The judges will be a distinguished panel of local artists and cerveza afficienados.
Entries may be emailed to: contest (at) pvscene.com
(If it can’t be emailed, it won’t work)
InfoArte in Vallarta
In August of 2007, the City of Puerto Vallarta issued a press release about InfoArte, a series of artistic kiosks/computer information terminals to be spread around town.
On Monday, March 10, 2008, at 7pm on the Malecón (near the seahorse sculpture) InfoArte had its official grand opening.
The Mayor of Puerto Vallarta, Javier Bravo Carbajal, accompanied by the director general of Infoarte, Luis Alberto Zepeda Topete, the sculptor Octavio Gonzalez, and various tourism authorities launched the new system of multi-media sculptures that provide tourist information instantly throughout the town.
Infoarte: technology and art in the service of Puerto Vallarta
by PVNews
August, 2007
At a recent presentation for investors, Luis Alberto Topete unveiled the Infoarte project. The project combines art and technology to present information to tourists in Puerto Vallarta. One of the 5 different sculptures to be featured in the project was exhibited.
The fusion of art and technology makes Infoarte a unique product not only in Mexico but in the world. Infoarte promotes Puerto Vallarta as an international art destination and will provide an informative guide that is functional, accessible and free to all tourists and residents.
Vallarta Chamber Orchestra Concert » March 16
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED VIOLINIST MOSHE HAMMER, D’RACHAEL AND VICKI SHILLING FEATURED SOLOISTS IN PV CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Headlining a vibrant program of classical and contemporary works, the March 16 Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra concert at the American School will feature three guest soloists. Orchestra members D’Rachael, flautist and Vicki Schilling, on horn, are joined by Toronto based violinist, Moshe Hammer for an evening of music under the stars. Two of these musicians are current members of the orchestra and one is traveling from Toronto, Canada to join the Orchestra.
Critically acclaimed for his artistic style, unique interpretations and vibrant tone, violinist Moshe Hammer will perform the first movement of the Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor with the chamber orchestra. A student of Jascha Heifetz, Hammer was a medal winner at the Concours Jacques Thibaud in Paris and has been the leader of Toronto based Chamber group, the Amadeus Ensemble. Hammer’s performances have thrilled audiences worldwide.
Also performing a solo in this program is PV’s popular flautist, D’ Rachael presenting a movement from Mozart Flute Concerto K 314. Vicki Shilling, a resident of Lo de Marcos, will be playing the final movement of Mozart’s ever popular horn concerto K 417
Under the direction of Nick Salmons, the non profit chamber orchestra’s March concert features an exciting program with more highlights including “Autumn Ramble,” an original composition by John Robertson, Ravel’s Spanish dance “Pavane pur une infant defunte,” and Beethoven’s Coriolanus Overture.
The Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra has been delighting audiences since 2004. Since its inception, the orchestra has grown to more that twenty members.
The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the American School (Colegio Americana). Entry is by optional donations which are used to offset orchestral expenses such as the purchase of music, transportation costs of musicians and equipment, payment for light and sound equipment and staff.
For additional information, contact Mary MacLachlan 222-7806
XII Vallarta International Film Festival
The University of Guadalajara, the Centre Universitaire de la Costa (CUCOSTA) has organized the 12th Annual Puerto Vallarta International Film Festival dates of March 10 to March 13, 2008. This event is being run in conjunction with the Guadalajara Interntational Film Festival.
WEBSITE: http://www.cinefestpv.com/
This festival will be a tribute to the comic Germán Valdés, Tin-Tan. Other invitees will be Ximena Sariñana, Roberto Sosa, Ana Serradilla, Plutarch Haza, Marco Trevino and Cesar Bono.
This event will include three competitions:
All students in the Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUC) may participate in the short film category with an award of $ 10000.00 pesos in cash. Not bad for art.
A “Spot” video, which takes a maximum 20 seconds, to be used to promote the festival
Photography in the categories of comedy, tragedy and fiction.
The films will be presented at Cinema CUCOSTA, on the Malecon and Cinépolis.
There will be 6 major films, short films, documentaries, films for children and, for the first time in Vallarta, Cinema for the Blind (ed note: This I have to see).