NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LATINO AND ARTS IN PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND


 

Magdalena Gomez, Keynote of the NALAC Conference-2014 and Lydia Perez, CEO of PRIAA
 Both are National Artists from New England

"Cabezudos" of  the Comparsa del Maja in the Vejigante Exhibit at Providence CityArts

Vejigantes from Loiza and Ponce brought to you by PRIAA

NALAC members and Alfonso Avecedo from American News

NALAC at Providence CityArts washing Vejigante Exhibit of the Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and the performance of Lydia Perez and Cristopher Johnson


 
  


















YORUBA 2 performaced at NALAC at FETE
Providence, Rhode Island

AMERICAN NEWS NEWSPAPER, PHOTOS BY ALFONSO ACEVEDO 

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