Good news! The pilot project of Artivism for Peace was launched May 2011 in Araucania, Chile!
Despite minor changes, Artivism for Peace successfully launched its pilot project in Collipulli, Araucania - a historical region where the Mapuches had their sovereign territory.
During the week, we- a.k.a. the artivists facilitated workshops focused using collaborative art to help children of different backgrounds - ethnic, cultural, religious, socio-economic class integrate and communicate with each other through an innovative way. Thanks to the support and collaboration of Escuela Miguel Huentelen, Escuela Mapuñancú, Escuela Benjamin Franklin, 3 collaboratively created painitings and 2 community mural is created with 40 children- one by the children narrating the local history of Lautaro, the heroic Mapuche leader against conquistador/invador Pedro de Valdivia, and another one of a Machi (Mapuche traditional healer & matriarch) was created by the group of artivists - ¨El Pititore¨, Damaris Riquelme, Ximena Fuentes, Tamara Quijada, Carolina Rosales, Jorge Olate, Mauricio Paz and ¨Santiachina¨:)
During the week, we- a.k.a. the artivists facilitated workshops focused using collaborative art to help children of different backgrounds - ethnic, cultural, religious, socio-economic class integrate and communicate with each other through an innovative way. Thanks to the support and collaboration of Escuela Miguel Huentelen, Escuela Mapuñancú, Escuela Benjamin Franklin, 3 collaboratively created painitings and 2 community mural is created with 40 children- one by the children narrating the local history of Lautaro, the heroic Mapuche leader against conquistador/invador Pedro de Valdivia, and another one of a Machi (Mapuche traditional healer & matriarch) was created by the group of artivists - ¨El Pititore¨, Damaris Riquelme, Ximena Fuentes, Tamara Quijada, Carolina Rosales, Jorge Olate, Mauricio Paz and ¨Santiachina¨:)
One of the participants by the mural: oral history of Araucanía including Lautaro eating the heart of Pedro de Valdivia, kultrún (Mapuche cosmovision) and a weeping machi asking conquistadores to stop killing her people.
Chilean muralist "El Pititore" painting a machi with her kultrun, ritual drum with the circular design that represents Mapuche cosmovision
children and community members painting a canvas at Gimnasio Cornelio Saveedra
With children of Escuela Mapuñancú and the product of our collaboration!
and of course, our amazing artivists:)
A digital story featuring our inter-cultural workshops, art sessions, activity, philosophy and interview of artivists is on its way!
