CUBAmistad: A celebration of Cuban Art & Film

CUBAmistad is a sister-city project between Bloomington and Santa Clara, Cuba. The project’s goal is to encourage understanding and dialogue between citizens of the two cities, according to CUBAmistad’s blog.

The celebration began Friday with a reception at Boxcar Books. IU Cinema will show the first in a series of four “CUBAmistad”-themed films today.

Two exhibits open today that will remain on display until November. The project is co-sponsored by the Department of American Studies, Black Film Center, Film and Media Studies Program, La Casa Latino Cultural Center and Latino Studies Program, among others.

Habanastation
7 p.m. today
IU Cinema
Directed by Ian Padron, “Habanastation” explores everyday Cuba through the lives of a poor student and the wealthy son of a jazz musician. The event is free, but tickets are required. A full listing of films is available at cinema.indiana.edu.

¡Cuba si! Posters from the revolution: 1960s and 1970s
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
Poster art from the Cuban revolution is on display now at the museum. Gerrie Casey, collector of the posters, will give a guest lecture at 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Mathers Museum.

Picturing “Che”
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday
IU Art Museum
British pop artist Joe Tilson’s renditions of images of Ernesto “Che” Guevara are on display now at the IU Art Museum. Visiting filmmaker Hector Cruz Sandovalt will discuss how photography immortalized Guevara as a revolutionary hero at 12:15 p.m. Sep. 18 in the Gallery of the Art of the Western World.

— Kate Thacker