EXHIBITIONS
The Clemente's contemporary art program is dedicated to supporting alternative voices, intra-diasporic exchange and work that pushes the boundaries of its media. We are committed to co-producing and presenting a roster of exhibitions that elevate emergent and mid-career art practitioners, and to offer diverse mechanisms of participation through our annual Open Calls, and collaborative partnerships with art collectives and cultural organizations.
Our Visual Arts Review Panel includes independent museum professionals, curators, gallerists and arts educators, who select among submitted proposals for the Abrazo and LES Galleries curators program based on the strength of the art and curatorial concept.
The Clemente also supports curators on a case by case basis with digital supplemental projects (zine publications, video & podcast productions), with an emphasis on exchange between theory and practice, collaborations across disciplines and sectors, and cross-promotion.
Learn more in our Archive and Soundcloud pages.
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Open hours for the galleries are 11am - 7pm 7 days a week
UPCOMING
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center is pleased to announce the 27th edition of Open Studios on Saturday, September 21 from 2-9 pm and Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 2-6pm.
This year’s Open Studios weekend will feature five floors of visual and performing arts. Stay tuned for the full list of participating artists and organizations!
PAST
Opening November 3rd! BoriGuay: Off the Grid brings together a group of Uruguayan and Puerto Rican artists
Opening November 3rd! BoriGuay: La Cintura del Sur brings together a group of Uruguayan and Puerto Rican artists to reflect on some of the remarkable teachings of Torres Garcia and his disciples from South America and their influences.
Opening Fall 2023! Curated by Silvia Benedetti, artists include: Valerie Brathwaite, Gabriel Chaile, Livia Corona, Renata del Riego, Pierre Dumont, Patricia Esquivias, Dolores Furtado, Trevor King, Cristobal Lehyt, Margarita Mora, and Gabriela Vainsencher
Sanctuary, curated by Hayler Ferber, brings together nine artists using a vast array of media to explore their connection to place. Pamella Allen, Cecilia André, María Dusamp, Stephen Hilger, Guillermo Mena, LuLu Meng, Jeffrey Morabito, Frank Parga, and Manju Shandler create works from handmade paper, wood, sand, oil paint, and other mediums to layer intrinsic associations of materiality to the “landscapes” they are depicting.
The Clemente is pleased to present AMIGXS Radicales / Radical AMIGXS, organized by Sofía Reeser del Rio. AMIGXS explores Latinx Cuir/Queer forms of support and collaborative work in contemporary art. Participating artists include: Camilo Godoy, Las Mariquitas, Carlos Martiel, Jorge Sánchez, Salsa Soul Sisters, and The Antonio Archives.
The Voice of Many, The Voice of One
Jan 15th - Feb 27th 2023