The traditional art fair organized by the Ulises Gallery will be held at the Former Customs building for the first time ever.  The Former Customs building is located in San Jose’s eastern side of town near the Atlantic Railroad Station.  The building was recently claimed by the Ministry of Cult as a National Patrimony and normally hosts several cultural events.

Ulises Castillo, the event’s organizer, informed that the art fair will take place from August 13 through 17, 2008.  Over 100 Costa Rican artists will participate and will be displaying paintings, sculptures, music, plays and much more.

The event is a great opportunity for the local artists to be known as well as for the people to get to know the artists and even buy their artwork directly from them.

As for the final stretch of the much talked about Cow Parade, the voting for the favorite cow will come to an end this Saturday August 2nd at midnight.  The local newspaper hosting the contest has announced that they have received over 3,000 votes so far.

The cow with the most votes will be announced on Sunday August 3rd at the end of the ‘Farewell’ Parade that will be held in Paseo Colon.