Emergency Protest - Rossello Must Go!!
The Role of the Artist
By Luis Cordero Santoni luiscorderosantoni@gmail.com Ever since relocating to Borikén I have tried to connect with art and artists. Borikén is the best place for that. Here you can find museums, galleries, public art, arts and crafts fairs, local shops that sell handmade crafts, and artists that set up galleries wherever they can. So far, I’ve been lucky to have found some great craft fairs here on the west coast. Every town seems to have a fair every week from up in Isabela to down in Cabo Rojo. The Puerto Rican artist plays an important role in maintaining our culture alive. Their role falls right in line with the mission of The Institute for Puerto Rican Culture: ...research, preserve, promote, and disseminate Puerto Rican culture in its diversity and complexity. With the memory and promise of culture, the different levels, sectors, ages and interests of the community create the set of ways of life, customs and artistic manifestations that identify us as a country. I dare to s...
