Artist Talk with Esperanza Cortés
Join us for a conversation with artist, Esperanza Cortés about her exhibition, Embroidered Allegories.
Embroidered Allegories is the 2026 selection for Arte en el Alto Manhattan presented by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
Uptown Conversations: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Quiara Alegría Hudes. Moderated by Mino Lora
For one special evening, creators Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes of the Tony Award-winning In The Heights join us for an intimate conversation at The People’s Theatre, moderated by Executive Artistic Director Mino Lora.
Ahead of New York City Center’s gala production of In the Heights, they will revisit the musical’s journey from Washington Heights to Broadway and its lasting influence on American theatre and popular culture. Join us for a candid evening exploring the future of Latino theatre, the power of stories shaped by place, and what becomes possible when our communities see themselves on the map, at the center of the stage.
Free Event | Ticket Required Reservations: Complimentary reservations are required. Founding Members receive early access to reserve tickets. Capacity is extremely limited.
Lobby Opens: 6:30 PM
Event: 7:30 PM
Join the Hispanic Society for a conversation with NoMAA Exec Director, Niria Leyva-Gutiérrez and artistTom Sanford about Uptown Visions.
Uptown Visions is the 2026 selection for Art on Audubon Terrace presented by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library and the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA)
In Uptown Visions, Tom Sanford draws on his experience as a longtime Upper Manhattan resident to offer a vibrant expression of the joy, rhythm, and layered experience of Uptown summer life. The work also pays tribute to Joaquín Sorolla’s monumental mural series Vision of Spain, which documents the people and customs of the Iberian Peninsula, and which has long inspired Sanford’s work. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the installation of the Vision of Spain, this project honors Sorolla’s legacy through a contemporary reflection that celebrates the Hispanic Society’s Uptown community.
Tom Sanford is a Harlem-based painter whose work captures the energy, humor, and contradictions of contemporary life. Drawing on the visual language of pop culture, politics, and art history, Sanford’s “Pop-Surreal-Expressionist” style combines bold color, expressive brushwork, and incisive storytelling to portray the beauty and absurdities of modern America. His elaborate tableaux of New York City feature cultural icons and everyday people alike, inviting reflection on celebrity, media, and justice. By transforming the fleeting spectacle of current events into complex human narratives, Sanford captures the evolving spirit of the urban landscape and its broader national context.
Artists on Artworks—Ana de Orbegoso on “Creatures of Myth and Imagination”
Explore the fantastical world of Creatures of Myth and Imagination at The Met Cloisters in this special gallery talk with multidisciplinary artist Ana de Orbegoso. Drawing inspiration from depictions of hybrid creatures and supernatural beings in the Americas and medieval Europe, the artist reflects on her own work related to symbolism, identity, and spirituality.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas”
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register
Join us for Jamaicanisms: Jhanique Lovejoy & Kat Thompson in Conversation, a talk centered on family archives as living repositories of Black history, inviting the community into a dialogue about memory, storytelling, and archival ethics, situating domestic archives.
Hosted by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, the conversation features Jhanique Lovejoy and Kat Thompson discussing Lovejoy’s exhibition Soon Come, Likkle More and their respective artistic practices as Jamaican-American artists. Through photography and textiles, Lovejoy and Thompson examine Black memory, family histories, and the material traces of the Jamaican diaspora.
Cost: Free. RSVP Required: register on Eventbrite!
Jhanique Lovejoy (b. 2001) is a New York imagemaker whose practice engages with multiplicity through the lens of race and culture. Lovejoy is known for her deeply intimate portrayals of her relationships as a queer Jamaican-American artist, encompassing both familial and romantic connections. Utilizing alternative processes, collage, and insights from her musicological studies, she explores themes of family archives, love, and the preservation of Black family history.
Kat Thompson (b. 1991) is a lens-based artist and educator based in Virginia. Her interdisciplinary practice spans photography, video, textiles, sculptural collage, and installation. Through layering and material juxtaposition, she examines how images and objects function as vessels for memory, history, and identity, with a particular focus on the African Diaspora. Her work considers the construction of Black selfhood, exploring how cultural memory, ancestral inheritance, and lived experience converge across personal and collective narratives.
