For the Spanish speaker in Tetouan, Morocco, the week of April 16 – 24, 2012 promises to be an exciting week of creative cultural treats! I wish my Spanish were better. This year, the 28th Spanish Cultural Week will be kicked off at the Sania R’mel Stadium with a soccer match(here we say “kora” or …
The ancient and dilapidated train station of Tetouan, famous for its Spanish castle-like architecture and closed for decades, is about to open its doors as a beautiful gem of an art museum. One of my favorite questions to ask taxi drivers is “What are they doing with the old train station?” the answers range from “They are …
In the increasingly dim light of a rainy day I had the rich priviledge of watching five young creatives sit at a table in an unlit side room of a ‘dar shabab’ (youth house) in Tetouan. I savored this opportunity to just be there for this historic event. It was the charter meeting of a new youth art …
IS … to develop a large art international studio (for all kinds of creatives actually) with specialized spaces for various mediums and connections to art-making opportunities in the very cool country of Morocco. Throughout the history of artmaking, creatives have always benefited from taking their craft away from the comforts (and distractions) of home into …