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• Call for entries The Latino Video Art Festival of New York

  Call for entries The Latino Video Art Festival of New York República Dominicana, Santo Domingo 02/20/13 The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center of New York University is pleased to announce the open call to participate in the second edition of Region 0 – The Latino Video Art Festival of New York, to be … Continue reading "Call for entries The Latino Video Art Festival of New York"

• "Geometry of Shadows" by Radhamés Mejía on Display at the Museum of Modern Art

  “Geometry of Shadows” by Radhamés Mejía on Display at the Museum of Modern ArtSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/19/2013 The Ministry of Culture, in coordination with the Museum of Modern Art, will inaugurate RadhamésMejía’s “Geometry of Shadows” on Thursday February 28 at 7:00 pm on the Museum’s second floor. The Museum of Modern Art of the … Continue reading "”Geometry of Shadows” by Radhamés Mejía on Display at the Museum of Modern Art"

• (Versión en español) Exposición Raudy, la esencia del carnaval, en Santiago

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• (Versión en español) Autoridades del MINERD y ADP continúan diálogo

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• National Folklore Day Celebrated to the Sounds of Zarandunga and Carnival

  National Folklore Day Celebrated to the Sounds of Zarandunga and CarnivalSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/17/2013 With a special dedication to folklorist Dagoberto Tejeda, as well as recognition of eleven other participants and promotors of Dominican folklore, National Folklore Day got underway in coordination with the Directorate of Neighborhood Folklore and support from the National Office … Continue reading "National Folklore Day Celebrated to the Sounds of Zarandunga and Carnival"

• (Versión en español) Anuncian Festival de cortometrajes, Mujeres en Corto.

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• Food and Nutrition Law Being Discussed

  Food and Nutrition Law Being Discussed Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/17/2013 Representatives from the Chamber of Deputies, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the UN Fund for Food and Agriculture (FAO) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources met on Monday to discuss mechanisms and the feasibility of approving the Food Security Law and … Continue reading "Food and Nutrition Law Being Discussed"

• Minister of Culture Swears In Mario Bonetti as New Governor of the Columbus Lighthouse

  Minister of Culture Swears In Mario Bonetti as New Governor of the Columbus LighthouseSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/18/2013 Ministerof Culture, José Antonio Rodríguez, swore in writer and sociologist Mario Bonetti as the new governor of Columbus Lighthouse. Mr. Bonetti promised to work for the good of this important monument, inaugurated in 1992. He defined the … Continue reading "Minister of Culture Swears In Mario Bonetti as New Governor of the Columbus Lighthouse"

• Fernando Ureña Rib’s Carnavalia Oil Paintings Showing at the Novocentro

  Fernando Ureña Rib’s Carnavalia Oil Paintings Showing at the NovocentroSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/18/2013 Carnavalia is the name of the collection of oil paintingsto be presented atNovocentroand the Ureña Rib Foundation on Tuesday February 19th at 7:30 pm. Carnavalia emphasizes the festive aspects and ethnic, social and cultural mix of the different Dominican carnivals.The artist … Continue reading "Fernando Ureña Rib’s Carnavalia Oil Paintings Showing at the Novocentro"

• “Pride of My Land” Documentaries Showing at Cinematheque

  “Pride of My Land” Documentaries Showing at CinemathequeSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/18/2013 The “Pride of My Land” (Orgullo de mi Tierra) documentaries about Samaná, Barahona, Pedernales and La Vega, produced by the National Cost Center (CCN in Spanish) will be showing next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dominican Cinematheque, in the Cultural Plaza, at 7:30 … Continue reading "“Pride of My Land” Documentaries Showing at Cinematheque"