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Wednesday, Sep 27th , 2023
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Free!
Paola Bari
Gallery 40
40 Cannon St.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 320-2125
Head to Gallery 40 and meet Allan Muñoz, who will talk about the "Believe in Art" project that focuses on promoting art and culture in Leon, Nicaragua, by offering drawing, painting and music classes for all ages.
Allan was born in 1995 and is a well-known artist for his public murals. Allan started teaching art in 2006 at the Xuchialt School in Leon, Nicaragua. He currently teaches art at the El Centro de Arte Fundación Ortiz Gurdián, the best contemporary art center in Central America. He works among paintings by artists such as the renowned Nicaraguan painter Armando Morales, as well as works by artists such as Rubens, Miró, Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Fernando Botero and Roberto Matta.
The project is sponsored by Project Gettysburg Leon and Artists for Soup, Inc.