Spring 2014 Teacher Training Workshop

Presented by the Latin American and Caribbean Center and Cuban Research Institute at FIU, Perez Art Museum and MDCPS Division of Academic Support, Visual and Performing Arts

Arte Cubano

del siglo IXX al

XXI

Cuban Art:

19th-21st Century

Aldo Menéndez, La Gloria eres tú, Acrilico tela, 1993

Dates: February 7, 2014 (Teacher Workday) & Saturday, February 8, 2014

Time: 10am-3pm daily

Location: Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132

Led by artists: Aldo Menéndez and Ivonne Ferrer

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The first of a series of workshops on the significance of Cuban art of the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries. This two-day workshop explores various artists such as Wifredo Lam, Joaquin Torres Garcia, Ana Mendieta, Rene Portocarrero, Eduardo Abela, Victor Manuel, Augusto Menocal, Carlos Enriquez, and Jose Bedia among others. Cuba’s first performance and photo realist artist Aldo Menéndez will lead the workshop with demonstrations by Ivonne Ferrer.

This workshop is made possible with the support from the Latin American and Caribbean Center and the Cuban Research Institute at FIU and PAMM

Getting to PAMM, located at 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 between the Adrienne Arsht Center and American Airlines Arena. From Biscayne Blvd., go east at 11th street. The museum is located at the far east side of Museum Park, between the science museum construction site and Biscayne Bay.

Arte Cubano del siglo IXX al XXI Cuban Art: 19th-21st Century

Teacher Training Workshop February 7-February 8, 2014 10:00am-3:00pm Pérez Art Museum (PAMM)

AGENDA

10:00 am Registration

9:30 am Welcome and Introduction

9:40 am Lecture by Aldo Menéndez and Museum Tour

11:30 am Lunch

1:00 pm Hands-On with Ivonne Ferrer

2:30 pm Q & A with Artists

3:00 pm Evaluations and Adjourn

Follow up: Complete Evaluation Form and return to LACC

This workshop is made possible with the support from the Latin American and Caribbean Center and the Cuban Research Institute at FIU and PAMM

Arte Cubano del siglo IXX al XXI | Cuban Art: 19th-21st Century Teacher Training Workshop February 7-8, 2014 Pérez Art Museum

Evaluation Form

Please circle the number that most closely represents your attitude toward the following questions, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree."

1. The workshop provided me with new information 1 2 3 4 5

2. The themes addressed were appropriate for my needs 1 2 3 4 5

3. The themes addressed will help me serve students’ needs 1 2 3 4 5

4. The sessions were interesting and kept my attention 1 2 3 4 5

5. I was given sufficient time to discuss/ask questions 1 2 3 4 5

6. The workshop was held at a convenient time 1 2 3 4 5

7. Overall, I would rate this workshop Poor-1 2 3 4 5-Excellent

8. I would like to attend future workshops presented by LACC Yes No

9. How will you apply workshop content in your classroom?

10. Additional comments and suggestions: Instructors: Aldo Menéndez

Ivonne Ferrer ALDO MENENDEZ

A multifaceted artist and intellectual, Aldo Menéndez, in conjunction with the Master Samuel Feijoo, is one of the driving forces behind the Performance movement in Cuba. He is also one of the pioneers of photorealism on the island, and in addition played a key role in the development of Latin American serigraphy art. He is the founder of the mythical Taller Portocarrero of Havana, and as if all this were not enough, Master Menéndez was part of the well-known Cuban poster boom of the late 70s. He is considered a veritable expert, a prominent journalist and a promoter of the arts. In 1972, five years after leaving the Cubanacan National Art School, his paintings and drawings were incorporated into the permanent collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana. In the 1980s, he was part of the Plastic Arts Assessment Board and the assessment boards of the aforementioned National Museum and the Wifredo Lam Center. During this same period, he was recognized as a Founding Member of the Cuban National Commission Fund for Acquisition, Assessment and Authentication of Cultural Property, institution where he reached the position of Assistant Director of Artistic Creation. In 1987, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba awarded him the National Order of Cuban Culture. He left his country in 1990, moving to Spain and subsequently to the United States. He is fully devoted to his work, which is highly esteemed in both countries and has been exhibited in places as notable as the Arts Pavilion at the Universal Expo/Sevilla 92; the Centro Cultural de la Villa in Madrid; Casa de América, Madrid; and the Museum of Latin American Art of California, among others. Roman Somoza

IVONNE FERRE Ivonne Ferrer is a Cuban-born artist who trained in the island during the 1980s. Following an initial solo exhibition of her works in Havana, Atribuciones (Fidelio Ponce Galley, 1990) that led her to take her first steps as a professional, she leaves her country of birth and moves to Madrid, where her reputation as an artist is solidified and where she quickly attains a place of prominence following two new solo exhibitions, La temperature de Dios (1993) and Fisiología decorative (1994). She also participates in numerous other projects and collective exhibitions that extend her radius of influence to other European countries: La isla mágica in Copenhagen, together with two masters, the Cuban Julio Girona and the Spaniard Fernando Somosa, and Fresca y bajita de sal in Genoa, Italy, with Aldo Menéndez, closing the period with a solid production for Expo Universal Sevilla 92, Arts Pavilion, indisputable proof that Ms. Ferrer had secured for herself a place in the international arts arena. It is at this time that the firm Arte y Naturaleza begins to represent her, and she works with them for the next 10 years during which time the company becomes a market leader in Spain, sponsoring artists of the stature of Canogar, Genoves, Dennis Oppenheim, Sol LeWitt, Cristo, Rotella, Kcho, Bedia and Manolo Valdez, among others.