ARAMAUCA was born in Chiapas, Mexico since 2016. It is an non profit, independent, flexible and changing space, whose main objective is to promote the dissemination, research, study, development and teaching of contemporary art.
It’s goal is to generate bridges and dialogues between art and other branches of knowledge, while seeking to support the processes of reflection of artist/creators interested in linking with the local culture in Chiapas, within the current grammars of art.
ARAMAUCA is directed by visual artist Adriana Lanni Aspiazu together with other professionals
specialized in various areas of social sciences and art.
VISION
ARAMAUCA OFFERS:
• Gallery for individual and collective exhibitions.
• Ongoing training workshops.
• Research and creation rooms.
• International Artists Residency Program.
• Artist Immersion Program in the Lacandon Jungle.
• Publication and dissemination of didactic and informative material on contemporary art in digital format.
• Development of street festivals in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
• Portfolio reviews.
• Talks, Cinema forum and workshops.
MISSION
ARAMAUCA seeks to support all forms of artistic expression from a transdisciplinary approach, with special interest in contemporary languages. Its intention is to contribute to the construction and transformation of society, and to promote educational programs where various international artists are invited international to integrate into the traditional communities of Chiapas and get in touch with the ancestral knowledge and ways of life in these communities. At the same time these artist/creators will offer free workshops for the communities in with the intention to generate an exchange of knowledge and experiences.
DIRECTORY
CO- FOUNDER / GENERAL DIRECTOR
INTERINSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Nataly Samaniego Resendiz
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Mau Giordano
PHOTOGRAPHY
Marcus Cohen
EXHIBITIONS ASSINTANT
Ernesto E. Naranjo
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
'ACROSS THE WALL' MEXICO-USA
John Jepsen
Daniel Djuro
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS
El Patio de Mi Casa - New York
Dirección de Cultura Universidad del Zulia - LUZ
Associazione Culturale Brodo, Napoli
