Event Information

Join us during our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration to meet artist Silvia Martínez (Puerto Rico) and view her exhibit on display, “Icons, Idioms and Myth.” Silvia Martínez is a psycholinguist who, as a Puerto Rican, enjoys using painting and language to express her Hispanic roots. She uses demons, saints, and angels to showcase the fun and rich language humor among Latinos. This exhibit plays with language, first by using everyday idiomatic expressions that allude to demons to address negative traits in persons. Second, other pieces play with language more concretely, using words that start with “san”, the Spanish word for “saint” to create new comical saints. Finally in English, “angel” is also used to represent new angels. Martínez is an artist and a Professor Emeritus at Howard University, with degrees from the University of Puerto Rico, Harvard and Boston University. She is a former DC Democrat National Committee Woman and former president of the DC Latino Caucus.

This exhibit will be on display in the lobby of the Publick Playhouse from Mon., Sep 2-Sun., Oct. 27, 2024 during regular building hours (M-F, 9 am-5 pm). Please note that art exhibits are not viewable if a performance or event is taking place due to the close proximity of the theatre. Please contact the Box Office at 301-277-1710 if you would like to check the schedule before coming in to view the exhibit or before visiting with a group.