The U.S. Embassy invited visual artist and cultural promoter from Puerto Rico, Marta Mabel Perez, to participate as a member of the jury for the 16th Sculpture and Ceramic Biennale of Central America and the Caribbean – IHCI 2015 and to conduct workshops to art students and the local community of local artists. During her ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 June, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture
Invited by the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, QVLN & OVEOUS will tour Honduras from April 29 to May 6, 2015 TEGUCIGALPA – QVLN & OVEOUS represent a melding of cultural and musical influences by two incredible artists: Quetzal Guerrero (QVLN), who picked up the violin at age four and hasn’t put it down since, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 April, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy hosted acclaimed muralist and State Department Cultural Envoy, Michelle Ortiz, for a week-long community mural project. Through a grant given by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ortiz worked with members of the Colonia Estados Unidos neighborhood in Tegucigalpa to create a mural that highlights ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 April, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, the Chestnut Brass Company will visit Honduras for the first time April 6-10, 2015. The tour includes workshops and public concerts in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. Chestnut Brass Company is a brass instruments ensemble comprised of Bruce Barrie (trumpet), John Charles Thomas (trumpet), ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 30 March, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: arts, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy hosted acclaimed muralist and State Department Cultural Envoy, Michelle Ortiz, for a week-long community mural project. Ortiz, through a grant given by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, worked with members of the Colonia 21 de Febrero neighborhood in Tegucigalpa to create a mural that ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 March, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – To celebrate Black History Month, the U.S. Embassy brings to Tegucigalpa the internationally acclaimed gospel group, the Harlem Gospel Choir on February 2-6, 2015. The Harlem Gospel Choir will perform modern gospel music deeply rooted in the spirituals sung by African slaves in America. This Arts Envoy program sponsored by the U.S. Department ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 January, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: african american issues, arts, culture, News & Events
ROATAN – Dozens of excited youth met with legendary American blues singer Bobby Rush on January 21 to hear Rush’s personal story of overcoming racial, economic and educational challenges during the Civil Rights Era to become one of the most successful blues singers living. Rush, 77, had met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 January, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: african american issues, arts, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – Hundreds of eager comic book fans lined up on November 22 and 23 to receive free hand drawn pictures of their favorite superheroes, as part of the U.S. Embassy’s participation in the annual Megacon in Honduras. Ambassador James Nealon welcomed two professional comic book artists, Tom Lyle and Rashad Doucet from the Savannah ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 November, 2014 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy invites the public to attend the announcement of the first place winner of the “Crea tu Sueño Hondureño” contest this Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. at MegaconHN at the Chiminike Museum. The winner will be chosen from the five finalists who are being recognized for their excellent contest entries. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 19 November, 2014 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture, migration, youth
