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Program Packages:
The Visítenos (Visit Us) Program is a series of
tours, workshops and lectures offered to promote
cultural understanding and appreciation of Puerto
Rican and Latino culture for individuals, families,
schools, and teachers. All tours/workshops can be
conducted in Spanish or English.
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A guided tour of the current gallery exhibit and
gift shop with information about Taller’s history
and mission.
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(Up to 40 members; 45 min).
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$9 per participant
A guided mural/neighborhood tour and tour of
the current gallery exhibit and gift shop.
Includes a workshop of choice and information
about Taller’s history and mission along with a
presentation of the Puerto Rican/Latino
community and Taller’s role.
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Founded in 1974, Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
(Taller) is a community based cultural organization
whose primary purpose is to preserve, develop and
promote Puerto Rican arts and culture, grounded
in the conviction that embracing one's cultural
heritage is central to community empowerment. Taller is also committed to the representation and
support of other Latino cultural expressions and
our common roots.
$5 per participant
A guided mural/neighborhood tour and tour of
the current gallery exhibit and gift shop.
Includes information about Taller’s history and
mission along with a presentation of the
Puerto Rican/Latino community and Taller’s
role.
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(Up to 40 participants; 1 hr).
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About Taller:
(Up to 30 participants; 1½ - 2 hours).
$13 per participant
An additional $3/participant is required
for the T-Shirt Workshop.
Gallery and Gift Shop
2721 N. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
T. 215. 426.3311
Education Building
2557 N. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
T. 215. 423.6320
tallerpr.org
Gallery and Gift Shop
Other options & customized workshops are available by special
arrangement, e.g. presentation and workshop by exhibition
artist(s); tailored Latino studies workshops; dance and music
workshops; and mural painting workshops.
To schedule tours, field trips,
workshops or residencies,
contact Dora Viacava
T. 215-426-3311
E. dviacava@tallerpr.org
The Julia de Burgos Gift Shop
Philadelphia’s only Spanish/English
books and Latino crafts shop.
Education Building
Visítenos:
Education & Outreach Program
EXHIBITIONS
MURALS/NEIGHBORHOOD TOURS
VISÍTENOS WORKSHOPS
Taller’s exhibition cycles are constructed around thematic
styles or techniques. Past cycles have focused on magical
realism, graphic arts, and placemaking in the Latino
community.
Guided mural and neighborhood tours of Philadelphia’s
historic Latino commercial district, El Centro de Oro (the
Golden Center), are available.
Taller Puertorriqueño translates to Puerto Rican
Workshop. As such, Taller offers workshops for children
and young adults.
Philadelphia’s 11-county metro area has a Latino
population of over 468,000. 90% are of Puerto Rican,
Mexican and Dominican descent, all of which are
represented in North Philadelphia through vibrant and lively
murals.*
The workshops and lectures are designed to promote
cultural understanding and appreciation of Puerto Rican
and Latino culture for individuals, families, schools, and
teachers.
Escorted tours of the current exhibition(s) are available with
an introduction to Taller Puertorriqueño’s history. Depending
on the exhibiting artist(s)’s availability, special arrangements
can be made for personalized presentations.
Magical Realism exhibition cycle
Guided tour of the exhibition Intersections: The Art of Rafael Trelles.
Latinoamérica
Una Lengua, Múltiples Culturas.
José Alí Paz and Henry Bermúdez
“Una Lengua, Múltiples
Culturas” is Spanish for One
Language, Multiple Cultures.
This mural demonstrates
how we, as Latin Americans,
share a common language
(Spanish), along with a rich
and diverse history. The
mural depicts notable
figures in Latin-American art
such as Pablo Neruda and
the literature Nobel Prize
winner and poet, Gabriela
Mistral.
Claiming Places exhibition cycle
Mexican muralist, César Viveros Herrera, talking about his exhibition,
No Me Conformo, to visiting students. As part of his exhibition, visitors
were encouraged to paint on the wall.
Bienvenidos
Danny Torres
This corridor is marketed
as The Regional
Destination Place for
Latino Business, Arts, and
Culture. The artist, Danny
Torres, was challenged
with the goal of providing
an image to this phrase.
The result is a welcoming
and colorful mural that
depicts facets of the
various Latino cultures
within the commercial
corridor and the City of
Philadelphia.
*Source: Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, Hispanic Philadelphia: Game- Changing Demographics,
June 4, 2012; Diversitydata.sph.harvard.edu
T-Shirt Workshop
Young adults will enjoy
designing and collaging Tshirts with Taíno petroglyph
stencils and coloring with
non-toxic fabric paints.**
Petroglyphs and artifacts
tell of the rich culture and
history of the Taíno people,
the indigenous people who
inhabited Puerto Rico and
other islands before
colonization.
**An additional $3 per
student is required.
Mask-Making
Workshop
Our mask-making
workshop is ideal for
younger students.
After learning about the
colorful and vibrant
“Ponce Carnival” and the
role of the “Vejigante” as
an icon for Ponce and
Loiza, students create
their own vejigante mask
by coloring and
assembling paper cutouts
into a mask. The mask is
then strung and ready to
wear.