Boston - March 06, 2009

Havana Nights

Galería Cubana Opens

Pop the champagne and pass the stogies. It’s time to celebrate the South End’s newest arrival.

Send your heartfelt congratulations to Michelle Wojcik, proud owner of Galería Cubana, which opens today.

Like its older sibling in Provincetown, the newbie showcases contemporary art sourced directly from La Isla Grande. (It holds one of only 30 licenses in the country that permits travel to acquire such artwork.)

Wojcik makes three trips annually, visiting Cuba’s marketplaces, studios, and private homes to suss out the most spectacular pieces in every medium. And like every parent, she’s got high hopes: to support local artists while exposing their talents to an unfamiliar American audience, thus using art to strengthen ties between the two countries.

It might just be the birth of a new era.

Galería Cubana, 460 Harrison Avenue, South End (617-292-2822 or lagaleriacubana.com).

  Artsy