The Spill On Pura Vida Worldly Art!

At Pura Vida Worldly Art, we believe that exposure to and knowledge of other cultures fosters positive relationships and a stronger community. We bring not only art and crafts from also performing arts representing places all over the globe. We hope you enjoy our products. In purchasing them you help support long-standing family traditions. We hope you enjoy our cultural shows. In attending these, you help support our very talented local artists.

About the Founder

Armed with an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, Teresa Hernandez, moved to Charlotte in 1998 to pursue a career in business consulting. Upon arriving in Charlotte, she was surprised to find that a city of this size did not have a venue that provided an array of multi-cultural art and events. For years she waited, hoping someone would open such a place.

In 2001, after a long-term sabbatical traveling through Europe and Latin-America and spending several weeks as a volunteer with a human-rights organization, Global Exchange, in Chiapas, Mexico, she decided to leave the comfort and security of the corporate world to launch her vision. A firm believer that you have to create the community and environment in which you wish to live, she sought to provide a place where people could deepen their awareness and appreciation of various cultures; a mix of a gallery and old-world café; a place where one could meet and discuss or debate the vicissitudes and beauty of life and all people.