SPAIN arts & culture

06/11/2026

💻🖼️🏛️ ✨ June Museum Spotlight ✨📣This month we’re featuring the Columbia Museum of Art.

➕ℹ️ The Columbia Museum of Art (CMA) is a prominent cultural institution that welcomes more than 150,000 visitors each year through its exhibitions, educational programs, and community initiatives. Its collection comprises over 7,000 artworks spanning 5,000 years of history and diverse artistic traditions.

Recognized nationally for its contributions to arts education and community engagement, the museum also houses works by notable Spanish artists, including Alonso Miguel de Tovar, Antonio Vásquez, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, and Juan de Pareja.

📍 Columbia, South Carolina
–
1️⃣🖼️ The Visitation by Antonio Vasquez, 1525
2️⃣🖼️ Immaculate Conception by Alonso Miguel de Tovar, 1637

👀 Stay tuned for upcoming monthly museum spotlights as part of our 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑨𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑺 project!

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to explore more.
© The Columbia Museum of Art

06/11/2026

📹🖼️ Weekly sessions: "Vulcan's Forge", by Velázquez (1630). With Whitney Dennis, thanks to the American Friends of the Museo Nacional del Prado.
—
🔜🆕 Videos every week, stay tuned! 👀👂🏼

06/10/2026

🎬✨ A special family screening is coming to Spanish Cinema Now +! Join us for Valentina, a heartwarming animated feature by Chelo Loureiro that celebrates imagination, perseverance, and inclusion.

The film follows Valentina, a girl with Down syndrome who dreams of becoming a trapeze artist and, with the support of her grandmother, learns never to lose her sense of wonder or her desire to keep learning.

👧 Designed for younger audiences and families
🗣️ In Spanish with English subtitles
⏱️ 65 minutes
—
🗓️ Tue, June 16, 2026 🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Spanish Cultural Center, Washington, DC
🎟️ Free, RSVP required
ℹ️ More info here: https://bit.ly/spanish-cinema-valentina

06/10/2026

🎶The Opera Company of Middlebury of Vermont presents Babel 46, an opera by Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge, performed by its 2026 Young Artists. ✨
—
📅 Fri, Jun 12th, 2026 🕖 7:30 pm / Sun, Jun 14th, 2026 🕖 2:00 pm
📍 Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT
👉 More info here: https://bit.ly/OperaBabel46

Coming up this week: our Young Artists performance of the U.S. premiere of Xavier Montsalvatge's Babel 46!

Read all about it in the Rutland Herald: Link here --> https://rutlandheraldcms.com/features/vermont_arts/article_5ab46d8d-8a4d-484b-b801-4e9b98b33b73.html

06/08/2026

🎉🖌️'Joan Miró: from the Kreeger Collection' presents the Kreeger’s full set of works by Miró, highlighting his style and influence on modern art.🎨🖼️
—
📅 May 23 - August 29 2026
📍 The Kreeger Museum, Washington DC.
👉More info here:

This exhibition presents the Kreeger Museum’s full set of works by Miró, highlighting his evolving style and lasting influence on modern art.

06/08/2026

👀 Sneak peek alert! 🚨
🎨 Walls tell stories, and this one is reshaping Georgetown’s landscape. Here’s a first look behind-the-scenes of a new public mural in Washington, DC, designed by Spanish artist Paco Roca to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and Spain’s contribution to its origins. 🇪🇸🇺🇸

📆 Join us on Thursday, June 25 at 5 pm for the official unveiling with Ambassador Ángeles Moreno Bau and Mayor Bowser.
—
📆 June 5,2026 - June 25, 2029
📍 Grace Episcopal Chruch, Washington, D.C.
ℹ️ bit.ly/250MuralPacoRoca
🤝 A project by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the Executive Office of the Mayor, MuralsDC, Georgetown Heritage, and Grace Episcopal Church. Designed by Paco Roca and executed by Mural Spot. This project has been generously supported by REPSOL.
🎥 By Mural Spot

06/08/2026

🚨🖼️ A year in the making... and we can finally share it with you! We're thrilled to unveil our new exhibition, Portraits: 12 Lives, 12 Journeys at the Spanish Cultural Center, opening next Thursday during La Terraza 2026! ✨

➕ For over a year, and on the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the Independence of the US, we've been working with an incredible group of Spanish comic artists and illustrators to celebrate twelve influential Spanish figures from the 20th and 21st centuries through original graphic narratives. 🇪🇸🇺🇸

📚 And there's more! The project has also come to life as a beautiful book featuring all twelve comics, which will soon be available for purchase.

🎨 Featuring works by Carles Esquembre, Cristina Bueno, Blanca Mira, Adamantink, Javi de Castro, Sara Soler, Don Julio, César Sebastián, Raquel Riba Rossy (Lola Vendetta), Anabel Colazo, David Güell, Xulia Vicente and Fran Mariscal (.mariscalmancilla).

🤝 In collaboration with Nuevo Nueve Editores (NUEVO NUEVE).
—
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026 - Sunday, January 31, 2027
📍Spanish Cultural Center, Washington DC
ℹ️More info here: https://bit.ly/Portraits2026

06/05/2026

📹🖼️ Weekly sessions: The "Apotheosis of Claudius". With Christina Simmons, thanks to American Friends of the Museo Nacional del Prado.
—
🔜🆕 Vídeos every week, stay tuned! 👀👂🏼

06/04/2026

🇪🇺 🇺🇸State of the Arts Night will take place this Saturday, an event that brings together European and American artists for a one-night program of visual art, film, music, and transatlantic exchange.🤝

✨State of the Arts Night 2026 features performances, installations, exhibitions, and artist encounters as part of the Transatlantic Rising Stars Project. Developed in honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the program brings together 25 artists working across visual arts, music, and film, following a series of residencies and collaborations in the United States.🎨🎬🎼

🇪🇸Spanish participation includes visual artist Jorge Mañes Rubio, who contributes through a collaboration with Hollis Chitto (New Mexico), and film director Guillermo García López, who is featured in the immersive film installation alongside four other European directors. 🎉

🗓️ Saturday, June 6, 2026 🕗 6 PM
📍Eaton Hotel, Washington DC
🎟️Free, RSVP required: https://bit.ly/StateOfTheArtsNight2026