Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Art of Solidarity: Blog 1

This blog has been created to document The Art of Solidarity: Cultural Exchange & Collaboration 2010


Innovation, social justice, and adventure thrive in the MICA in Nicaragua program. Here students interested in community arts and in documentary video come together to collaborate with Nicaraguan artists. The small mountain city of Esteli, where the program begins, has deep roots in music, dance, and folklore. Since the revolution of 1979, it has become a hub of public art and performance. Esteli's Casa de Cultura (Cultural Center) is a municipal art space with studios, workshops, and exhibitions-muralists, oil painters, corn husk mosaic artists, musicians, youth media groups, and performance artists all use the space. For two weeks, MICA in Nicaragua participants will build relationships with artists, collectives, and community art organizations. Workshops will introduce students to traditional and emerging cultural practices and offer the opportunity to discuss social, political, and generational significance. Esteli will orient students to the language and culture before they proceed to Limay. 

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1 comment:

Maria Gabriela Aldana said...

Que alegrisimo que ya comensamos el blog! Tenemos trabajo fuerte todos los dias en investigaciones Estelianas sobre temas culturales con vimau.com ... mas informacion al alcanse!