Fundación Amigos de El Yunque, Inc.
Natural Selections
LocationSan Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Grantmaking areaPresidential Initiatives
AuthorAnthony Balas
PhotographyChristopher Gregory-Rivera for Mellon Foundation
Sound designAlletta Cooper
DateApril 22, 2024
“El Portal del Yunque: Presence and Lichen” by Ivelisse Jiménez is part of the NATURA exhibition placed along the Science and Conservation Trail of El Portal visitor center in the El Yunque National Forest. The artwork brings lichen to enormous scale using acrylic sheeting and paint.
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ArteYunque
Fundación Amigos de El Yunque, Inc. was awarded $1,020,800 in December 2023 through Mellon’s Presidential Initiatives.
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