¡VAMOS! Festival uses empty shop
An empty shop in the centre of Newcastle will be used as part of ¡VAMOS! Festival.
Curated by Peruvian photographer, Sergio A. Fernandez, the space will host ‘Modernity in the Peruvian Andes’. The exhibition of documentary photography from the 1920s- 1940s features work by Martin Chambi and the Cabrera Brothers, and this is the first time the exhibition has been shown in North East of England.
¡VAMOS! Festival has taken over 18 New Bridge Street, opposite the entrance to the new Central Library. Titled the Cultura del Espacio, the space will be open daily 12-4pm with music, talks, food and dance demonstrations. It launches with the exhibition preview 3pm on Friday 2 July of 'Modernity in the Peruvian Andes'.
¡VAMOS! Festival runs from 2-11 July 2010, bringing Latin spirit to the North East with events celebrating the culture and vibrancy of Latin and Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) cultures. ¡VAMOS! Festival 2010 will host exciting events across Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough and North Tyneside.
More:
www.vamosfestival.com.
Curated by Peruvian photographer, Sergio A. Fernandez, the space will host ‘Modernity in the Peruvian Andes’. The exhibition of documentary photography from the 1920s- 1940s features work by Martin Chambi and the Cabrera Brothers, and this is the first time the exhibition has been shown in North East of England.
¡VAMOS! Festival has taken over 18 New Bridge Street, opposite the entrance to the new Central Library. Titled the Cultura del Espacio, the space will be open daily 12-4pm with music, talks, food and dance demonstrations. It launches with the exhibition preview 3pm on Friday 2 July of 'Modernity in the Peruvian Andes'.
¡VAMOS! Festival runs from 2-11 July 2010, bringing Latin spirit to the North East with events celebrating the culture and vibrancy of Latin and Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) cultures. ¡VAMOS! Festival 2010 will host exciting events across Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough and North Tyneside.
More:
www.vamosfestival.com.