saltfineart in collaboration with Coastline College Art Gallery is proud to present PLAYGROUND, August 28 – October 17, 2024, an exhibition curated around the theme of play as a radical act. Play as a radical act traces a thread through Latin Contemporary art and beyond, with works in which the initial read is one of whimsy with the skillful use of vibrant colors, pop-cultural icons, and visual metaphors that hold profound narratives of freedom, identity, social and political climates, and emotion.

The artists in PLAYGROUND represent 15 years of presenting works that bring together cutting-edge concepts with skillful execution. With 10 different countries represented from El Salvador to Cuba, Peru to the United Kingdom, PLAYGROUND highlights a worldwide community of artists.

ABEL BARROSO // CUBA / ABEL AMAYA // EL SALVADOR / ALEXANDRE ARRECHEA // CUBA / ANDRIY HALASHYN // COSTA RICA / CECILIA PAREDES // PERU & US / CISCO MEREL // PANAMA / DAVID KROVBLIT // CANADA & US / EUGENIA MARTINEZ // MEXICO / ESTERIO SEGURA // CUBA / GERARD BASIL STRIPLING // US / JAVIER VALLE PEREZ // NICARAGUA & US / JOHAN BARRIOS // COLOMBIA & US / JORGE LOPEZ PARDO // CUBA / LUIS CORNEJO // EL SALVADOR / MAURICIO CORTES // MEXICO / NICK GRINDROD // UNITED KINGDOM / ORLANDO VILLATORO // EL SALVADOR / OSMEIVY ORTEGA // CUBA / MABEL POBLET // CUBA / PRISCILLA MONGE // COSTA RICA / ROBERTO RIVERA // EL SALVADOR / VICTOR HUGO ZAYAS // MEXICO & US / XHE // EL SALVADOR

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Coastline Community College gallery director David Michael Lee has developed an itinerary of Wednesday events, featuring food, and live podcast interviews with the curators and participating artists in late September and early October.