SOUTH SHORE TEMPTATIONS Art, Culture and Puerto Vallarta
an Interview with OPC’s Pilar Perez While Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay has long been home to OPCs (Off Premises Contacts/Outside Public Canvassers) related to the timeshare industry and other promotions, today in one of Mexico’s friendliest cities, OPC has a brand new meaning to inspire both visitors and local residents: Oficina de Proyectos Culturales (Cultural Project Office). OPC is a an non-profit arts organization located in Puerto Vallarta’s downtown on Juarez street whose mission is to foster dialogue through art exhibitions, panelled discussions and education programs among other cultural endeavours. Open to the public Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment, the center is the nearest thing to a cultural art center that Puerto Vallarta has, apart from, perhaps, the Biblioteca Los Mangos. Find out more about the OPC and the driving force behind it, Pilar Perez, in this fascinating interview. How was OPC born? OPC was founded by a group of artists, curators, and architects—me, Fernando Sanchez, Oscar Moran, Heidi Padilla, Davis Birks, and Maria Jose Zorilla—the same group of people who have worked …