Laura Stagno
Illustrator & Visual Artist
A Living Space of Migration and Belonging
Born from the longstanding absence of institutional support and consular representation for Venezuelan artists in the U.S., EL CONSULADO reimagines the consulate not as a bureaucracy but as a moving creative magnet, fostering cross-cultural dialogue and community building through interdisciplinary artistic practices.
Consular Dispatches
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Events •
Frahydel Falczuk Brings *The Plastic Sea* to NYC Car-Free Earth Day
Frahydel Falczuk presents *The Plastic Sea* at NYC DOT Art’s Car-Free Earth Day 2026, extending a work tied to EL CONSULADO’s beginnings.
Essays •
Luis Salazar: “4 Kilos of Gego, 1 Liter of Cruz-Diez, 6 Tablespoons of Alejandro Otero”
Javier León examines Luis Salazar’s revisionist practice, tracing three decades of displacement, critique, and process-based contemporary art in Venezuela.
News •
EL CONSULADO Featured on CUNY TV’s Nueva York
EL CONSULADO appears on CUNY TV’s Emmy-winning Nueva York series, spotlighting the collective’s Venezuelan diasporic art and community work in New York.
Artists at Work
EL CONSULADO NYC presented KIOSKO at NADA Miami 2025, held at Ice Palace Studios from December 2–6, 2025. Organized by New York's New Art Dealers Alliance, NADA is a global stage where groundbreaking art and new voices are discovered and amplified.
- Representation: Venezuelan creativity — diverse, resilient, and multidisciplinary — at one of the most prestigious art events in the U.S.
- Cultural Power: EL CONSULADO, debuting as the first NYC-based Venezuelan collective to present at NADA Miami 2025 during Miami Art Week.
- A Historic Milestone: Over 40 Venezuelan artists showcased together in the U.S. for the first time in decades, a defining moment for Venezuelan diaspora art.
Ángela Bonadies
Visual Artist
Anthony Salazar
Photographer & Cultural Producer
Ana Alenso
Multidisciplinary Artist
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Opening Season: 2026
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