Movement of emotions
Yennit Hernández Carrillo is a visual artist whose work explores the inner movement of emotions through color, texture, and matter. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, and spatial interventions, conceiving of art as an emotional and sensory experience that transcends mere decoration. Trained in Cuba, where she began her artistic studies at a young age and […]
Autumn Stone
On Saturday, October 4th, at 8:30 p.m., at the Artefactus Cultural Center, writer Ena Columbié will read her poems and narrative texts. Her presentation is titled after one of her verses: “Autumn Stone.” Writer and visual artist Ena Columbié holds degrees in Philology, Library Information Technology, and Graphic Design. She has won numerous awards for […]
Gabriela Mistral
To commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral, a talk on the life and work of the author of Desolación (1922), Ternura (1923), Tala (1938), and Lagar (1954), fundamental books in Latin American literature, will be held on Friday, October 3, at 8:30 p.m. […]
Authors Program – 2025 Season Summary
Live Intimo – Rita Rosa Ruesga
This Friday, September 5th, at 8:30 p.m., the Artefactus Cultural Center presents an intimate concert with singer-songwriter Rita Rosa Ruesga, a composer, writer, and producer renowned for her recordings for children and young people, with four Latin Grammy nominations and a career spanning stages in the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. For this special occasion, […]
Espacio: Juan Ramón Jiménez in Miami
Next Friday, September 12th, at 8:30 pm, the Artefactus Cultural Center will present the documentary Espacio: Juan Ramón Jiménez en Miami, directed by Carlos García Pandiello. The screening will feature a presentation by Habey Hechevarría, a theater scholar with a PhD in Hispanic Literature from Florida International University. The documentary explores the years when Juan […]
INTERIOR(e)S by Rafael Bernard Alfonso
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on August 11, 1953. At age 10, his father enrolled him in a sculpture class at the Maryland Institute of Art, where all his classmates were adults. Alfonso defines himself as an artist who uses every available medium to narrate and express ideas and realities of existence.
Metamorphosis by Jossie Lynn Martínez
Jossie Lynn Martínez (Havana, Cuba) immigrated to the United States in 1962. From a young age, she displayed artistic inclinations that led her to explore music, theater, and dance. She studied performing arts in the United States and abroad, participating in television commercials, soap operas, and theater productions. Her career was enriched by years spent […]
The Backyard Filmmakers
Miami Celebrates Local Filmmaking Talent with “The Backyard Filmmakers” The city of Miami is gearing up for a special night of film with “The Backyard Filmmakers,” an event created to celebrate and showcase the talent of local filmmakers who are transforming the audiovisual landscape from within our own community. The evening will offer the public […]
A glass of water
With the aim of promoting literature written in Florida and stimulating dialogue around this artistic production, the ARTEFACTUS Cultural Project, with the support of Florida Humanities, has organized a series of presentations by Miami-based authors whose works address essential themes for humankind: the cycle of life and death, humanity’s place in society and the universe, […]