saltfineart

CUBA
An Exploration of Cuban Culture Through 11 Contemporary Artists

Thursday, February 26th
6 – 8 pm
Held at saltfineart, Laguna Beach

Tickets are $80 per person. To purchase tickets click HERE
Benefitting the Friendship Shelter of Laguna Beach. www.friendshipshelter.org

Enjoy delicious tapas and handcrafted mojitos during an exclusive visual presentation by Carla Arzente.

Carla Arzente is the founder of saltfineart, a contemporary gallery dedicated to Latin American art and culture. Over the past 4 years, Arzente has formed relationships with the prolific and well-established Latin artists as well as emerging talent from over 21 countries, curating exhibitions that approach art from a regional and cultural perspective.

Arzente has traveled to Havana on numerous occasions to meet with artists living and work there. Her aim is to present Cuban art that conveys an accurate feeling to the lives of the average citizen. She will speak about these artists, their lives and the work they fearlessly put out into the world.

Amount the artists she will present, ranging from emerging to world famous, are Esterio Segura, Aimme Garcia, Roberto Diago, William Perez, Abel Barroso, Alejandro Campins, Ernesto Javier Fernandez, Jorge Lopez Pardo, Marlys Fuego, Os Ortega and Mabel Poblet.

In addition to the lecture and slide presentation, there will be a special exhibition of Cuban artists including many of the works mentioned in the presentation.