“LPGC, streets with art”

The second edition of “LPGC, calles con arte” in La Isleta on Saturday, 8 November 2025, following the success of its first edition in Alcaravaneras. The initiative will transform the popular neighborhood into an open-air museum from 11:00 to 20:00.

The event will take place primarily on Calle Taliarte and Guaires, although, a few days earlier, on November 6, the Castillo de La Luz will host a concert by the Municipal Symphonic Band. This musical event is directed by Teresa Hernández, a conductor born in the neighbourhood who, after leaving for Venezuela as a child, has returned to La Isleta with a solid professional career.

Activities from 11:00

Saturday will offer a packed program that will include exhibitions, dance, performances, participatory workshops, as well as live music and painting.
Attendees will also enjoy a unique section dedicated to drama and theater. In addition, various musical and performing arts groups will commemorate the 115th anniversary of the founding of Club Victoria.
The day’s program has been developed with input from this enclave on the isthmus: texts, illustrations, photographs, and mementos will be displayed and used as the basis for numerous dramatizations. Based on the text “Why We Live in La Isleta” by Jonathan Ortega, coordinator of the popular blog Conoce La Isleta (Get to Know La Isleta), vignettes have been created and will be shown throughout the day. Similarly, a mural made with old photographs from the “Routes of Memory” collection by Desireé Hernández will be exhibited, as well as family memories compiled in the publication “Isleta Tales” by Esther Quintero.
Furthermore, as was the case in Las Alcaravaneras, local schools and training centres will participate with dynamic activities. A large number of students from the Canteras, León y Castillo, and Saucillo schools will exhibit artwork related to their surroundings. Art students from IES La Isleta will join in the creation of a participatory mural on Calle Faya, created and directed by visual artists Felo Monzón and Tono Cruz.

Another cultural hub in the neighbourhood, the La Isleta Municipal Public Library, has been working on its contribution to the project for some time. Its staff will share the results of the creative writing workshops held recently with the participants, as the writings produced will be placed in a ballot box in Adargoma Square and will form the basis of the performance piece “The Library of the Future.”

Following the success of the first edition, “Tapas with Art” will offer a culinary route featuring local bars and restaurants with special dishes created for the occasion. A jury of experts will evaluate the offerings.