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Zoom interview with Rebbeca Lemos Otero, Executive Director of HumanitiesDC

Level up your skills in SPEL’s fall session!

*Leer en español Join us this fall for our next semester of the Storytelling Program for Experiential Learning (SPEL)! Hola......
Fotos de la serie antes y después # 4

Antes y después

Fotos de la serie antes y después # 4...
A flooded street in Washington, D.C. (photo by Darrow Montgomery/Washington City Paper)

The hidden costs of flooding in D.C.’s poorest wards

This project was supported with funds from the Pulitzer Center and Spotlight DC. We co-published this story with the Washington City......
Alejandro Góngora, founder and artistic director of Corazón Folklórico DC

Corazón Folklórico DC’s Alejandro Góngora creates an inclusive dance community

Alejandro Góngora, the founder and artistic director of Corazón Folklórico DC, believes in the strength of a community that’s there......
Sixto Rodríguez cu

Fallece astro musical desconocido

Tributo a Sixto Rodríguez...
Nicolás Kanellos - Artistas in the Capital

Pioneering editor Nicolás Kanellos discusses how Arte Público Press got its start in our latest episode of “Artistas in the Capital”

Before the Latino Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 70s, Latino writers in the United States faced multiple obstacles,......
Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa

Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa

Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa...
Hola Cultura staff and SPEL interns at a Latin American Youth Center event

SPEL storytellers wrap up another successful semester

Enhancing her writing ability is something that Evelyn Margarito-Casas says she’s enjoyed about participating in Hola Cultura’s Storytelling Program for......
Mural: Washington Amordazado. 2

Vandalismo Corporativo

Mural: Washington Amordazado, vandalismo corporativo...
Youth at the Sitar Arts Center work on a mural (2022)

Sitar Arts Center helps young artists launch creative careers

Do you like to draw but don’t know how that could translate into a career? D.C.’s Sitar Arts Center has......
GALA Hispanic Theatre (interior) -Photo by Maxwell Mackenzie

GALA seeks artistic leader to carry on co-founder’s legacy

For nearly half a century, GALA Hispanic Theatre has given D.C. a distinctive vision of Hispanic culture. After losing its......
Daniel Alarcón “El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”, Alfaguara 2010

“El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”

RESEÑA: Daniel Alarcón “El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”, Alfaguara 2010...
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Left: red and blue sombreros. Right: Aztec mural

“Mexican Philly”

En un viaje en auto a la ciudad de Philadelphia disfrutamos de una pequeña inmersión cultural y gastronómica en el...
Snapshot of COVID-19 cell

What you should know about COVID-19 variants: An interview with Johns Hopkins epidemiologist William Checkley

As countries race to vaccinate their populations, variants of the COVID-19 virus have popped up around the world. The virus......
Ricardo Chavira photo

“We Were Always Here: A Mexican American’s Odyssey,” by Ricardo Chavira: A Review and Interview with the Author

On a six-week boyhood trip deep into Mexico, Ricardo Chavira was at first hesitant. He was unaware of Mexico, of......
Cover image by Luis Graterol, @iguanaphoto, published freely under the Unsplash License

How to Stay Healthy During the Months of Extreme Heat

The summer months can be a fun time of year with kids out of school and the pools and beaches......
Person spray-painting red car with white paint

ARTidotes: How one artist used art to get through COVID-19

*Part of our series interviewing artists about how they have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic The world of fine art......
American Orphan book cover

Book Review: “American Orphan”

Fast paced and filled with irony and dark humor, “American Orphan” tells the story of Orlando Lucero, nicknamed ghost boy...
Lilo Gonzalez album cover

Music in COVID Times: An interview with Lilo González

“Music has been a survival thing for me since I was little,” says local musician Lilo González, who purchased his......
Male and female dancing in front of crowd

“In the Heights” low on Afro-latinx representation

The new movie, In the Heights, takes place in New York City’s Washington Heights, where nearly seven in every ten......
Portait of Stephanie Eche

Art in Covid Times: An interview with Stephanie Eche

From her apartment across the street from DC’s Malcolm X Park, Stephanie Eche first got the idea of connecting businesses......
Arts in COVID logo

New interview series: How Latinx artists adapted to survive the pandemic

One of the biggest casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be artists and other members of the creative......
Woman receiving vaccination

Mary’s Center nurses share stories from the vaccine rollout—and hopes for the future

As COVID-19 vaccination continues worldwide, Teresa Hundertmark and Eva Sweeney spoke with Hola Cultura about the most rewarding and challenging......
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Chavela greyscale picture

Chavela, el documental

La semana pasada tuvimos el gusto de presenciar en línea el documental “Chavela” en torno a una de las más......
Blue surgical mask under black gate

Adiós a la máscara

De cualquier forma parece que pronto nos quitaremos las engorrosas máscaras para respirar, quizás las otras máscaras, las que cada...
Skeleton in a black and white sun, surrounded by a split skull

Micro Relatos: Vida Caracol

Interesados siempre en la promoción de los autores y el talento del área metropolitana, en esta entrega de nuestra sección:......
Heartbreak on orange background

Con nueva legislación de inmigración pendiente, ¿cómo pueden los inmigrantes del área de Washington acceder asesoramiento legal gratuito?

Mientras dudas y preocupaciones envuelven a la comunidad respecto a las propuestas de ley de inmigración y políticas de los......
COVID sign promoting social distancing of 6 feet

Imágenes de hoy: Distanciamiento

Acostumbrados a la muchedumbre, al ruido, al guateque y al estar cerca uno de otro –pues los humanos somos seres......
Man in grey suit and women in red dress having a conversation

La tía Julia y el escribidor en GALA

Basada en la novela homónima del premio nobel Mario Vargas Llosa, esta obra de teatro finalmente puede verse en escena......
Left: Bike. Middle: blurry room furniture. Right: Abstract light.

Imágenes de hoy – delivery

El repartidor o el que entrega a domicilio. La persona que lleva a nuestra casa la comida china, la pizza...
"Ya me vacune contra el COVID-19"

Lo que necesitas saber antes de recibir tu vacuna contra el COVID-19

Ahora que todos los adultos son eligibles para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19 en Washington, D.C., Maryland y Virginia......
Raining streets with people walking on crosswalk

Documentando encrucijadas

“Documentar encrucijadas: el coronavirus en comunidades minoritarias pobres” es el testimonio visual de la actualidad de la que aún no...
Guatemaya paining on sidewalk

Arte de Semana Santa

Dentro de las festividades de Easter en DC dos colectivos de artistas tradicionales elaboraron, a pesar de las restricciones de......
Museum entrance with bright green doors

“Estamos bien” reseña

el show en el Museo del Barrio no trata tanto de responder que bien a lo mal que nos ha...
Bags of assorted spices

Los remedios de la abuelita

Todavía en el mes de las mujeres y aprovechando la exhibición RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals en el National Museum......