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Renowned artist Martha Petrona Jimenez is invited to Congress LASA 2016

Camaguey- The creative of the visual arts, Martha Petrona Jimenez Perez, resident in Camaguey, has been invited to LASA'2016 event, which will run from 27 to 30 May in New York, United States.

In 2007, Martha Petrona took part with a personal exhibition in the Congress LASA'2007 based in Montreal, Canada; also she participated in the LASA'2009, developed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Recently, Perez Jimenez served as moderator of the panel "Art, and political participation", held in context of LASA'2015 Congress, between May and June 2015 in Puerto Rico.

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the world's largest professional association that brings together individuals and institutions dedicated to the study of Latin America. It has more than 12,000 members; of these, nearly sixty percent live outside the United States.

Promote throughout the Americas the intellectual debate, research and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean and its people; and promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate, is the main mission of LASA.

Author: Roger Rodriguez Martin
Source: Portal Cultural Príncipe
Photo: http://oncubamagazine.com
Published: Tuesday, 12 Apr, 2016