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How is the coronavirus affecting your Puertográfico 2020 travel plans?
Are you registered to attend Puertográfico 2020? SGC International needs your assistance in helping us with Puertográfico 2020 conference planning related to the coronavirus. The SGCI Executive Board and the Puertográfico 2020 Steering Committee want to make informed...
Meet the 2020 SGCI Student Fellowship Awardees and Sponsored Awards Winners!
Each year, SGC International awards two student fellowships;one undergraduate ($500) and one graduate ($1000). And due to the generosity of our friends at Awagami Paper Mill and Gamblin Artists Colors, we are able to offer a...
Meet the Curators
Puertográfico Open Portfolio Exhibitions
This year SGCI is putting a new twist on the Open Portfolio! We’re transforming it into a live, malleable “happening” where exhibitions will be culled from the work shown by Open Portfolio participants and featured at the conference as the 2020 Open Portfolio...
Meet the 2020 SGCI Awardees
SGC International presents four awards at each conference. We are proud to announce this year's awardees for Puertográfico 2020: Consuelo Gotay: The Lifetime Achievement in Printmaking Award The Lifetime Achievement in Printmaking Award is given annually to...
Online Registration Closes Tonight!
Online Registration closes Sunday, Feb. 16th, at midnight.You don't want to miss this one!Don't wait in line to register when you can be looking at prints, exploring San Juan... or at the beach! Plus, registration fees go up quite a bit on-site. Save money, save time,...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 7:
¡Ricky Renuncia!
Why was the island protesting in July of 2019? The protests began after offensive chat messages between then Governor Rosselló and his allies leaked to the media. The messages exposed what protesters called a reprehensible indifference to Hurricane Maria victims, as...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 8
El Arsenal: The exhibition location for our Themed Portfolios, Pop-Ups, and Special Exhibitions! The historic complex of buildings that makes up the old Navy Arsenal is located in the La Puntilla section of Old San Juan, on land that was once a mangrove swamp. The...
Three Minute Thesis Competition at Puertográfico
Register by February 28
Hey Grad Students! Three Minute Thesis Competition at Puertográfico!Want to take a chance at winning free conference registration for our 2021 conference in Providence? Well, then, have we got an opportunity for you!SGCI and our 2020 San Juan steering committee are...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 9:
Salsa, a Trans-Caribbean Socio-Musical Phenomenon
Salsa was born in the northernmost Caribbean city: New York. Various traditional Afro-Caribbean styles converged in this new musical genre or form built on the foundation of Cuban son music. Thus arose the old argument by Cuban musicians that salsa was a new way of...
Extended Stays & Community Service
Sign Up Today!
Sign up here! Extended Stays: Are you interested in seeing other parts of Puerto Rico before or after the conference? Perhaps El Yunque National Forest, Surfing and Whale Watching at Rincón? Let us know, and we may be able to offer you group travel rates! Community...