An intimate portrait of a small rural community in Colombia controlled by paramilitary forces, ABC COLOMBIA follows a group of young children through a school year, exploring the realities that nurture and perpetuate the violence that often forces them to make difficult choices.
Co-production of GA&A Productions and ITVS International (For reference to create awareness  of a social issue)

creating social awareness usa/mexico

• theater/public reading - Ciudad Juarez

The phenomenon of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, involves the violent deaths of hundreds of women since 1993 in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, a border city across the Rio Grande from the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas. Most of the cases remain unsolved.
Public reading "Mujeres de Arena" is a theatrical work that revisits the testimonies of the mothers, sisters and friends of the victims of the feminicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. An extremely disturbing text sure to provoke a reaction to the serious problem of violence against women. Mujeres de arena doesn't only show the cruelty, but also the impunity with which the crimes against women are committed daily in a ritual of panic. "They have not resolved even one single case of the more than 460 that have happened in 14 years", at which point the play ends with a desperate shout, "How many dead women are enough?.
Implemented by ACES (Arte Colectivo en Solidaridad): A New York based and internationally connected collective of artists, educators, and theatre practitioners whose aim is to explore social issues, build community, and motivate cross-cultural dialogue through interdisciplinary arts.

Social Issue ~ Women if Juarez (For reference)

supporting cultural and artistic educational

• theater of the oppressed workshops

Workshop “Theater of the Oppressed”: It is a rehearsal theater designed for people who want to learn ways of fighting back against oppression in their daily lives. In the Theater of the Oppressed, oppression is defined, in part, as a power dynamic based on monologue rather than dialogue; a relation of domination and command that prohibits the oppressed from being who they are and from exercising their basic human rights. Accordingly, the Theater of the Oppressed is a participatory theater that fosters democratic and cooperative forms of interaction among participants. Theater is emphasized not as a spectacle but rather as a language designed to: 1) analyze and discuss problems of oppression and power; and 2) explore group solutions to these problems. Implemented by ACES.

• "art exposed" art events/concerts/fundraisers

"Art Exposed" is a project that assists artists, supports and develops artistic projects and partners with already existing organizations and initiatives to support the making and showcasing of works of art to foster cultural development. Implemented by ArteRed.

assisting communities in need

• theater & visual arts - colombia
  

The project will take place in Fomeque, Colombia. “Imaginando Mundos Nuevos”, is an art program directed to a group of children who live in San Lorenzo a village in Fomeque, Colombia. San Lorenzo is one of the most poor and disadvantaged villages of Cundinamarca. Many of the families have been affected directly or indirectly by the armed conflict, that affects many rural areas of Colombia, South America. The majority of the families are farmers of very scarce financial resources. The children receive a very poor education because the public school does not count with the necessary resources to provide a good education. Artistic pilot program designed by teaching artist Victoria Tapias through ArteRed. Click here for images  and blog.

• documentary film - africa 

The project will focus on the following areas in Kenya: Nairobi, Nyanza, Western, and coast Province.
This project has the aim of enabling people of the affected areas to come to terms with what is happening and learn to respect the girl child-realising that she is not an object but a human being who is has rights just like men. This project is about rescuing the girl child-the woman who is chained by horrible cultural traditions. For her to see the oppression and also seek alternatives for herself and her children. This project is to ensure that people see what is happening and take action as soon as possible.
Migogo is a 25 minute documentary showing the plight of a Kenyan woman in rural Nyanza Province in Kenya. The film take you on her Journey as she struggles with life taking care of her father who is 94 years old and at the same time working on a Jaggery Project- to create jobs for the women. Run by Moving Framez Africa.
Social issue ~ Migogo Women

our alliances

Corinde, Colombia

ArteRed is partnering with CORINDE, a non-profit organization based in Bogota, Colombia, whose purpose lies toward the aid and intervention of areas affected by constant violence; violence due to the product of illicit plantations, poverty in rural areas, and the forced displacement of citizens from marginal zones to the main cities. CORINDE contributes to the local and regional development of the country through projects and initiatives that benefit the community, especially those that are more vulnerable to violence.

ArteRed and CORINDE will develop programs for youth in these areas, with special attention toward the prevention of violence in these communities. The programs will be educational as well as art oriented, and will focus on teaching and helping children develop creative techniques. www.corinde.org

Arte Colectivo en Solidaridad ACES, USA /New York

Moving Framez, Africa