Connecting a greater
public to Art
ART & ENVIRONEMENT
With little infrastructure of funding opportunities support for artists, projects, & endeavours in Guatemala we believe Inciting examples of Equity of national Fine Arts in Communities by introducing new models of support and funding avenues for artists to create more socially engaged art, be fairly compensated, provide greater civil and social impact by sharing their work to a majority of people who do not otherwise ever have access to engage or experience the incredible quality and diversity of important and significant art work that exists and is being produced in their own country.
Sculpture by Mehmet Ali Uysal
PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS
SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ART INSTALLATIONS
EMILY HASSELL" VANTAGE POINTS" LAKE PETEN ITZA
JANUARY 2024
why public art in Guatemala is so important
It strengthens national identity by showing the country’s wealth of talent. It produces new visual cues that awaken the imagination. It inspires future entrepreneurism, innovation, problem-solving skills, critical and creative new ways of thinking that are essential to the advancement of the nation. It brings hope, joy, and curiosity. It shifts popular mindsets and deep-rooted social issues.
It aids retain national residents and counters the need for migration for generations to come by expanding the choice of national job options in the Creative Industry.
It opens dignified opportunities and spaces where nationals can share and feel proud of their arts and cultural heritage doing what they love while being seen and appreciated by local, national, Latin American, and international visitors from all around the world. It supports, encourages, and empowers national influencers to set new trends in popular culture.