The School of Visual Arts (Escola de Artes Visuais d Parque Lage - EAV) is a school for artists, curators, researchers and others in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

History

Created by Rubens Gerchman in 1975, EAV is located in an historic mansion built in 1920's by architect Mário Vodrei, . EAV hosted the "Como vai você, Geração 80?" exhibit in 1984, the "Rock Brasil" series of shows. It has also staged Shakespeare's " The Tempest". EAV is considered to have been a center of resistance during the Brazilian military dictatorship.

References

eavparquelage.rj.gov.br

External links

Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
Art schools in Brazil {{Brazil-arts-stub