FAIRHILL - It is Hispanic Heritage Month and one organization, Taller Puertorriqueño, is fostering and preserving the culture through art.Taller Puertorriqueñohas been serving the North Philadelphia and Fairhill section for decades.
They recently built a brand new arts and community center that offers art classes, after school programs and exclusive art by many Puerto Rican artists."We have a gallery, we have a gift shop that features writings by Puerto Rican and Latino artists and very involved after school children," remarked Executive Director Dr.
Carmen Febo San Miguel.Their gift shop is not just a corner of knickknacks. It’s the words and works of local and global Latinx people showcasing their art and literature to anyone willing to.