Cocktails & Creatives: Steven Certilman

Cocktails & Creatives: Steven Certilman

February 15, 2018, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The Merry Widow
51 S Conception St
Mobile, AL 36602

Cocktails & Creatives is a happy hour designed to unite Mobilians interested in creativity and creative pursuits – whether they be working artists, secret poets, tinkerers, or merely curious.

At Cocktails & Creatives’ second event, Stamford, Connecticut-based collector Steven Certilman joins us to share his insights into the world of collecting and the unique cultural context of present-day Cuba.

Steven Certilman has traveled the Caribbean and Latin America collecting art for more than thirty years. The mission of his organization Discoveries in Art is to promote the artistic works and artists of Cuba, and in doing so, to build goodwill, understanding and respect between the people of the United States and our neighbors to the south. Discoveries in Art organizes and produces exhibitions of Cuban art and lends works to museum and galleries for exhibitions such as Back to Havana, which features a number of works graciously on loan. They also organize and facilitate exhibitions, talks, fundraisers and other gatherings on the theme of Cuban art and culture and bring our Cuban artist friends to America for people-to-people cultural exchanges and workshops.

Image: Steven Certilman with Back to Havana artist Ibrahim Miranda, courtesy Discoveries in Art.