culture/socialCommunity work in New York Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Madrid Fundación Beas, Dominican Republic Oné Respe, and Jordan Alliance for Solidarity, National Gallery of Fine Arts
“I never think of the future, it comes soon enough.”
Albert Einstein
Action
ART CENTERS I NGOs
Fundraising for a foundation in Spain to support water supplies in Africa. Promoting Cuban culture at art center in New York. Training children for a NGO in Dominican Republic. Raising an art hub for a national museum, and volunteering for a NGO family program in Jordan.
— Factory art hub
“We all do volunteering work in the arts. Quite often even more than in other walks of life. Passion for what we do is a strong asset to follow our dreams, and it may take us to make a difference in culture and education. Contact with community work goes beyond this gallery. Behind these exotic places, there are beautiful stories in the arts. Spanish painter Goya said that ’the sleep of reason produces monsters’. And, yes, in social work, we fight monsters.” —PV
CULTURE/SOCIAL
Williamsburg Art & Historial Center, New York I Beas Foundation, Madrid I Oné Respe, Dominican Republic I Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts I Alliance for Solidarity, Amman
New York
WAH CENTER
Volunteering for three months for WAH Center, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, coordinating ’CUBA IN NEW YORK' art exhibition, writers encounter, live band, and traditional cuisine.
FROM WAH “In 1996, Yuko Nii founded the non-profit The WAH Center based upon her Bridge Concept which envisions a multifaceted, multicultural art center. WAH in Japanese means peace, harmony, unity. Yuko also wanted to preserve the building: a French Second Empire masterpiece.” I © 2024 WAH
Madrid
FUNDACIÓN BEAS
Volunteering for six months for Fundación Beas collaborating in a humanitarian action for AFRICA to build water dwells, included planning and media.
Antonio Beas set Fundación Beas in the late 90s, and Krassia Photography in 2010. Fundación Beas worked for sometime in the social sector. Then Krassia was set as a photo/design studio. Later, Antonio made film and theater. I © 2024 FB
Dominican Republic
ONÉ RESPE
Volunteering for a month for Oné Respe in a educational program for children. Oné Respe is a NGO in Gurabo, a small village near Santiago City in Dominican Republic, founded by Puerto Rican Catuxo Badillo and Dominican Natacha Calderón.
FROM ONÉ RESPE ”Oné Respe is an expression from Creole farmers that means honor and respect. We believe that everyone, every culture, every pueblo deserves honor and respect.” I © 2024 OR
“Through editor Cassandra Badillo in New York, Oné Respe invited Teatro de La Luna Luna for a one-month arts program for children. Mexican dancer David Matiano directed the project The Story of Colors based on the book by Subcomandante Marcos. It included a dance show and workshops by American visual artist Lisa Rubin and Spanish filmmaker Pedro Valiente.” —Teatro de La Luna Luna
Amman
FACTORY
Volunteering for six months to develop a new art hub. I Spanish artist/professor Rocío Villalonga develops as artist-in-residence a groundbreaking project. In February 2018, Pedro Valiente joins Rocío to build Factory as Dr. Khalid Khreis and team took over later on.
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts: Founder/president: H.R.H. Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi I Director: Khalid Khreis I Coordinators: Bana Fanous, Khuzama Abu Jabeh FACTORY: Director: Rocío Villalonga I Art coordinator: Khaldoun Hijazin I Dance coordinator: Pedro Valiente
FROM FACTORY “Factory is an open platform on contemporary art, innovation, and research. A ground-breaking program at the service of cultural and social advocates, artists, and citizens.” I © 2024 JNGFA
Amman
ALIANZA POR LA SOLIDARIDAD
Volunteering for three months for Alianza por la Solidaridad in two projects: WOMEN’S DAY and MODERN WOMEN campaign for television, both coordinated by Laura Ciudad and country manager Ainhoa Ojeda.
01 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY 2018: Producing content for AxS for a clinic in Ajloun supporting Syrian and Jordanian families 02 MODERN WOMEN: Producing a digital media series on stereotypes and genre roles focused on health and family planning,
FROM AxS “Allliance for Solidarity is a social civil organization that channels the effort and support by more than 40.000 people to fight inequalities and contribute to protect human rights.” I © 2024 AxS
