<h3 style="text-align: center;">Reception May 9th</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>(May 9th – June 14th)
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New York-based artists<a href="http://www.galeriagalou.com" target="_blank"> </a><b><a title="Patricia Cazorla" href="http://patcazorla.wix.com/patricia-cazorla-art" target="_blank">Patricia Cazorla</a> </b>and<b><a title="Nancy Saleme" href="http://nancysaleme.wix.com/nancy-saleme-art" target="_blank"> Nancy Saleme</a>’s </b>site specific installation in Taller’s adjacent garden pays homage through textile designs, cutouts and interviews, to the history of the area’s textile industry and it’s connection to Latina women and their struggles. Since 2010 the two artists have worked together beginning with issues of undocumented farm workers in the U.S. and immigration policy.  More information about them is <a href="http://galeriagalou.com/cazorla_saleme.html" target="_blank">here</a>.

<b><b><img class="alignleft wp-image-1787 size-medium" src="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Untitled-254x300.jpg" alt="Photos of Magdaliz Roura, Hafes Kotain, and Hanna Koury" width="254" height="300" />Concert at 8:30PM: Taller Puertorriqueño's Roberto Hernández Theater. <b>Education Building 2557 N. 5th St.</b></b></b>
Latin and Arab music come together in this intriguing blend of rhythms that defy expectation and reconnect with centuries-old musical roots. <b>Magdaliz and He Latin Ensemble CRISOL</b> come together with members of the <b>Al Bustan</b> <b>Takht Ensemble </b>(<b>Hanna Khoury</b> and<b> Hafes Kotain</b>).

<a title="Conociéndote (Getting to Know You): Bridging the Audience Divide" href="http://tallerpr.org/2013/11/29/getting-to-know-you-conociendote-exhibition-cycle/"><b>Conociéndote (Getting to Know You): Bridging the Audience Divide</b></a> is Taller’s 2013 Knights Art Challenge award-winning proposal, <i>Conociéndote</i>, bridging Philadelphia’s audience divide with events and exhibitions in May, July, and September.  The events connect the work of five organizations in North Philadelphia around three commissioned, month-long, socially conscious outdoor art installations by artists Nancy Salame &amp; Patricia Cazorla, José Ortiz Pagan, and Andria Morales &amp; Maya Escobar.  The commissioned work addresses the history of women in the textile industry of the area, the hope and dreams of the migrant Latino community, and the images being created as they look towards the future.   The partner organizations are Congreso de Latinos Unidos, HACE’s Business and Visitor Center, Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas, and a Seed on Diamond Gallery. For the May and July receptions a trolley will transport the public between sites during the opening reception.  A performance will close the event at 8:30 p.m. Learn more about the about the project <a title="Conociéndote (Getting to Know You): Bridging the Audience Divide" href="http://tallerpr.org/2013/11/29/getting-to-know-you-conociendote-exhibition-cycle/">here</a>.
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<a href="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Logo-Grouping-Conociéndote-2014.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1792" src="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Logo-Grouping-Conociéndote-2014-276x300.jpg" alt="Brought to you by: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation With additional support by: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Impacto, Motivos, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Philadelphia Foundation, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Independence Foundation, and PECO." width="276" height="300" /></a>