The Music Department at the Americas Society, recipient of the ASCAP-CMA Award in Adventurous Programming, promotes the music and musicians from South and Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada. From tango to Bach, from folk music of the Andes to Brazilian pop, Music of the Americas highlights the variety of styles and genres of classical, modern, and traditional music being produced in the hemisphere.
The Literature Department actively addresses the Americas Society's mission through the organization of public programs and publication of its acclaimed magazine, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas. Since 1967, it has maintained an active schedule of bilingual readings, lectures, book presentations, and conferences featuring Latin American, Caribbean, and Canadian writers.
as.americas-society.org/areas.phpThe Society’s Department of Visual Arts, dedicated to fostering a better understanding of art in the American regions beyond U.S. borders from the pre-Columbian era to the present day, produces gallery exhibitions, illustrated catalogues, and a variety of public programs.