This article is about the Cultural Center. For the building housing this Center, see Residencia Ermelindo Salazar.
Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce (English: Carmen Solá de Pereira Ponce Cultural Center) is the cultural center of the city of Ponce, and is located at 70 Cristina street in the Ponce Historic Zone, in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico.[2] The Center is located in a structure designed in 1870, and it is currently used for educational and cultural activities as well as for art exhibits.[3] Centro Cultural de Ponce was founded on 12 November 1963.[4][5]
Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce
Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Helvetia Nicole (1963–65) Ariel Colón Clavell (1965–75) Héctor García (1975–81) Héctor Méndez Loucil (1981–86) Antonia Santiago (1986–95) Julio Rodríguez (1995–97) Héctor Estrada (1997-01) Iraida Muñiz (2001–03) Pedro Santiago (2003–04) Carmen Santiago (2004–07) José Balay Ruiz (2007–12)[1]
Founded in 1963 by Judith Rodríguez Mirailh and Helvetia Nicole, the organization was originally called La Casa de la Cultura (The House of Culture).[6] Since its founding, Centro Cultural has been "actively promoting the artistic development on [Ponce]’s rich educational and intellectual environment",[7] including the Noches de Galería, "where renowned as well as promising painters, artisans and sculptors exhibit their works and showcase their talent."[7][8] The Centro Cultural de Ponce has occupied the structure at 70 Cristina Street since 1996. Prior to that its members met at members' homes and similar venues.[9]
Offerings
Among the Center's offerings are "Noches de Galería" during which the organization shows off artistic rendering by Ponceños and Puerto Ricans in general. Over 75 of these have taken place on a monthly basis since their inception. This offering started under the leadership of then Centro president and painter José Balay Ruiz.[10] Centro Cultural also organizes and directs the yearly Feria de Artesanías de Ponce, which take place at Plaza Las Delicias every year during the month of April.
Structure
The structure, located at 18° 0' 44.244" N, 66° 36' 39.9528" W,[11] was designed in 1870 by the Corsican architect Juan Bertoli Calderoni. Its style incorporates elements of Colonial Spanish and Ponce Creole architecture. Its courtyard is surrounded by a gallery.[2] The building was originally built as the former home of Ermelindo Salazar, a prominent landowner, merchant, banker, as well as mayor of Ponce in 1880.[2][7] In 1959 the building became the first home of the Museo de Arte de Ponce.[7][11] Museo de Arte de Ponce moved to its current facility on Avenida Las Americas in 1965, vacating the structure at 70 Cristina Street. In 1990, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña restored the structure to house the first headquarters of the Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña.[12][13] The house has the distinction of being the first one in the city to be served by a private telephone line.[2] The line exclusively communicated the owners’ family residence with their commercial offices at the Ponce port. This was 17 years before the service finally arrived to the rest of the City.[7]
Carmen Solá de Pereira
The Center was named after Carmen Solá de Pereira, an outstanding educator and a representative from Ponce at the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly.[2] Solá de Pereira dedicated her life to the education of disadvantaged children. She was a teacher and school principal in La Cantera, an underprivileged community in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[7]
^Incierto Futuro para el Centro Cultural. Jason Rodriguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9 March 2011. Page 4.
^ abcdeCentro Cultural Carmen Solá Vda. de Pereira. 19 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Atracciones Turisticas. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira. in, Pa' Donde Voy PR![permanent dead link] Pa' Donde Voy, Corp. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945–2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 85-86.
^De fiesta el centro cultural ponceño. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30. Issue 1512. 21 November 2012. Page 28. (Title in printed edition: "En la antesala al medio siglo: el Centro Cultural de Ponce.") Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Year 32. Issue 1565. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 November 2013. Page 16. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^ abcdefCultural Center Carmen Solá de Pereira. TravelPonce.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Artistas perpetúan a José Ayoroa Santaliz. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Year 32. Issue 1565. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 November 2013. Page 16. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Year 32. Issue 1565. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 November 2013. Page 16. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^ abCentro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira. in, Discover Why Puerto Rico does it better. Puerto Rico Tourism Company. Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Architecture. Magaly Rivera. Welcome to Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, et al. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce y sus Principales Lugares de Interes. 1st ed. 1991. San Juan, PR: Model Offset Printing. pp. 129–132.
Further reading
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 15. Item 74. LCCN 92-75480
Vivien Mattei de Ortiz. "El Centro Cultural de Ponce." Anuario Quinta Feria Regional de Artesanias de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. s.n. 1979. pp. 70-75. (CUTPO)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 17. Item 85. LCCN 92-75480
Helvetia Nicole. "Breve reseña de la fundación del Centro Cultural de Ponce." Segunda Feria Regional de Artesanías de Ponce. Page 4. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Universitaria. 1976. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 17. Item 86. LCCN 92-75480
Joselyn M. Ortiz. "Fiesta en la 25 de Enero." La Perla del Sur. 24-30 de enero de 1996. pp. 22-23.
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 17. Item 87. LCCN 92-75480
Cruz Ortolaza. "Ponce es Ponce." Segunda Feria Regional de Artesanías de Ponce. Page 11. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Universitaria. 1976. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)
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This article is about the Cultural Center For the building housing this Center see Residencia Ermelindo Salazar Centro Cultural Carmen Sola de Pereira de Ponce English Carmen Sola de Pereira Ponce Cultural Center is the cultural center of the city of Ponce and is located at 70 Cristina street in the Ponce Historic Zone in Barrio Tercero Ponce Puerto Rico 2 The Center is located in a structure designed in 1870 and it is currently used for educational and cultural activities as well as for art exhibits 3 Centro Cultural de Ponce was founded on 12 November 1963 4 5 Centro Cultural Carmen Sola de Pereira de PonceCentro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira in Barrio Tercero Ponce Puerto RicoFormation12 November 1963TypeGovernment owned corporationLegal statusStatutoryPurposeEducational amp Cultural developmentHeadquarters70 Cristina StreetLocationPonce Puerto RicoCoordinates18 00 43 N 66 36 45 W 18 01197 N 66 61259 W 18 01197 66 61259Region servedPorta CaribeMembershipFreeOfficial languageSpanishPresidentMilagros Quinones 2012 incumbent Key peoplePresidents Helvetia Nicole 1963 65 Ariel Colon Clavell 1965 75 Hector Garcia 1975 81 Hector Mendez Loucil 1981 86 Antonia Santiago 1986 95 Julio Rodriguez 1995 97 Hector Estrada 1997 01 Iraida Muniz 2001 03 Pedro Santiago 2003 04 Carmen Santiago 2004 07 Jose Balay Ruiz 2007 12 1 Iris Torres Now Parent organizationInstitute of Puerto Rican CultureBudgetNot availableStaff3VolunteersNot availableRemarksOwner Government of Puerto Rico Contents 1 History 2 Offerings 3 Structure 4 Carmen Sola de Pereira 5 Presidents 6 External links 7 See also 8 References 9 Further readingHistory EditFounded in 1963 by Judith Rodriguez Mirailh and Helvetia Nicole the organization was originally called La Casa de la Cultura The House of Culture 6 Since its founding Centro Cultural has been actively promoting the artistic development on Ponce s rich educational and intellectual environment 7 including the Noches de Galeria where renowned as well as promising painters artisans and sculptors exhibit their works and showcase their talent 7 8 The Centro Cultural de Ponce has occupied the structure at 70 Cristina Street since 1996 Prior to that its members met at members homes and similar venues 9 Offerings EditAmong the Center s offerings are Noches de Galeria during which the organization shows off artistic rendering by Poncenos and Puerto Ricans in general Over 75 of these have taken place on a monthly basis since their inception This offering started under the leadership of then Centro president and painter Jose Balay Ruiz 10 Centro Cultural also organizes and directs the yearly Feria de Artesanias de Ponce which take place at Plaza Las Delicias every year during the month of April Structure EditThe structure located at 18 0 44 244 N 66 36 39 9528 W 11 was designed in 1870 by the Corsican architect Juan Bertoli Calderoni Its style incorporates elements of Colonial Spanish and Ponce Creole architecture Its courtyard is surrounded by a gallery 2 The building was originally built as the former home of Ermelindo Salazar a prominent landowner merchant banker as well as mayor of Ponce in 1880 2 7 In 1959 the building became the first home of the Museo de Arte de Ponce 7 11 Museo de Arte de Ponce moved to its current facility on Avenida Las Americas in 1965 vacating the structure at 70 Cristina Street In 1990 the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena restored the structure to house the first headquarters of the Museo de la Musica Puertorriquena 12 13 The house has the distinction of being the first one in the city to be served by a private telephone line 2 The line exclusively communicated the owners family residence with their commercial offices at the Ponce port This was 17 years before the service finally arrived to the rest of the City 7 Carmen Sola de Pereira EditThe Center was named after Carmen Sola de Pereira an outstanding educator and a representative from Ponce at the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly 2 Sola de Pereira dedicated her life to the education of disadvantaged children She was a teacher and school principal in La Cantera an underprivileged community in Ponce Puerto Rico 7 Presidents EditHelvetia Nicole 1963 1965 Ariel Colon Clavell 1965 1975 Hector Garcia 1975 1981 Hector Mendez Loucil 1981 1986 Antonia Santiago 1986 1995 Julio Rodriguez 1995 1997 Hector Estrada 1997 2001 Liarda Muniz 2001 2003 Pedro Santiago 2003 2004 Carmen Santiago 2004 2007 Jose Balay 2007 2012 Iris Torres Incumbent External links EditMuseo de Arte de Ponce former occupant of the current Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira See also EditResidencia Ermelindo Salazar Instituto de Cultura PuertorriquenaReferences Edit Incierto Futuro para el Centro Cultural Jason Rodriguez Grafal La Perla del Sur Ponce Puerto Rico 9 March 2011 Page 4 a b c d e Centro Cultural Carmen Sola Vda de Pereira Archived 19 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Municipality of Ponce Puerto Rico Ponce Ciudad Senorial Atracciones Turisticas Retrieved 21 September 2011 Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira in Pa Donde Voy PR permanent dead link Pa Donde Voy Corp Retrieved 21 September 2011 Carmelo Rosario Natal Ponce En Su Historia Moderna 1945 2002 Published by Secretaria de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico 2003 p 85 86 De fiesta el centro cultural ponceno Reinaldo Millan La Perla del Sur Ponce Puerto Rico Year 30 Issue 1512 21 November 2012 Page 28 Title in printed edition En la antesala al medio siglo el Centro Cultural de Ponce Retrieved 21 November 2012 Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural Sandra Torres Guzman La Perla del Sur Year 32 Issue 1565 Ponce Puerto Rico 27 November 2013 Page 16 Retrieved 27 November 2013 a b c d e f Cultural Center Carmen Sola de Pereira TravelPonce com Retrieved 21 September 2011 Artistas perpetuan a Jose Ayoroa Santaliz Reinaldo Millan La Perla del Sur Ponce Puerto Rico 21 September 2011 Retrieved 21 September 2011 Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural Sandra Torres Guzman La Perla del Sur Year 32 Issue 1565 Ponce Puerto Rico 27 November 2013 Page 16 Retrieved 27 November 2013 Festeja medio siglo el Centro Cultural Sandra Torres Guzman La Perla del Sur Year 32 Issue 1565 Ponce Puerto Rico 27 November 2013 Page 16 Retrieved 27 November 2013 a b Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira in Discover Why Puerto Rico does it better Puerto Rico Tourism Company Government of Puerto Rico Retrieved 21 September 2011 Architecture Magaly Rivera Welcome to Puerto Rico Retrieved 26 February 2012 Neysa Rodriguez Deynes et al Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce y sus Principales Lugares de Interes 1st ed 1991 San Juan PR Model Offset Printing pp 129 132 Further reading EditFay Fowlie de Flores Ponce Perla del Sur Una Bibliografica Anotada Second Edition 1997 Ponce Puerto Rico Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce p 15 Item 74 LCCN 92 75480 Vivien Mattei de Ortiz El Centro Cultural de Ponce Anuario Quinta Feria Regional de Artesanias de Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico s n 1979 pp 70 75 CUTPO Fay Fowlie de Flores Ponce Perla del Sur Una Bibliografica Anotada Second Edition 1997 Ponce Puerto Rico Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce p 17 Item 85 LCCN 92 75480 Helvetia Nicole Breve resena de la fundacion del Centro Cultural de Ponce Segunda Feria Regional de Artesanias de Ponce Page 4 Ponce Puerto Rico Imprenta Universitaria 1976 Colegio Universitario Tecnologico de Ponce CUTPO Fay Fowlie de Flores Ponce Perla del Sur Una Bibliografica Anotada Second Edition 1997 Ponce Puerto Rico Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce p 17 Item 86 LCCN 92 75480 Joselyn M Ortiz Fiesta en la 25 de Enero La Perla del Sur 24 30 de enero de 1996 pp 22 23 Fay Fowlie de Flores Ponce Perla del Sur Una Bibliografica Anotada Second Edition 1997 Ponce Puerto Rico Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce p 17 Item 87 LCCN 92 75480 Cruz Ortolaza Ponce es Ponce Segunda Feria Regional de Artesanias de Ponce Page 11 Ponce Puerto Rico Imprenta Universitaria 1976 Colegio Universitario Tecnologico de Ponce CUTPO Coordinates 18 00 43 092 N 66 36 45 3234 W 18 01197000 N 66 612589833 W 18 01197000 66 612589833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centro Cultural Carmen Sola de Pereira de Ponce amp oldid 985640265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
