The walls of his workshop are covered with vises, drills and oddly shaped chisels, which he uses to transform logs of exotic woods into extraordinary pieces of traditional Peruvian art. For the past ...

On a fall afternoon, artist, activist, educator, and beekeeper Juan William Chávez welcomed 5 On Your Side to the Northside ...

In January 2000 a Calvin College interim class that included art and Spanish majors traveled to Peru. There, high in the Andes mountains, they met an American artist and author, Dr. Gail Silverman, ...

The Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C., is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a new exhibition showcasing Peruvian artists. The exhibition, titled ...

Picture the proportions of a shadow box: It could be the size of your hand, your head, or, in some cases, larger than your entire body. The exterior of this wooden box, often painted with vibrant ...

Elliot Tupac is bringing the street art of Peru to Washington, D.C. A brush in one hand, a can of spray paint in the other, a tanned Tupac is emblazoning the word "Libertad" — Spanish for freedom — in ...

Cusco, Peru — In 1923, Rafael Larco Hoyle came home to Peru after nine years studying in the U.S. His father gave him a present: a 1,000-year-old piece of pottery, a startlingly realistic portrait ...

A year ago, when postal customers tried to buy the 2005 “religious Christmas stamp,” they were surprised, even disappointed, to learn there were none. Instead, they were handed the same stamp that had ...

LEESBURG — The Amazon River begins in Peru. Its headwaters are surrounded by dense tropical forests where giant butterflies flutter and huge tarantulas crawl. Oscar Piccone has some of those large ...